By Richard Skanse It’s mid-morning on Tuesday, July 18 — Day 2 of President Trump’s mildly ballyhooed “Made in America” week — and Todd Snider …
By Lynne Margolis Jim Lauderdale has emceed the Americana Music Association’s Honors & Awards shows almost since the organization began presenting awards in 2002. …
ELANA JAMES Black Beauty Snarf On her eponymous solo debut, Elana James didn’t stray that far from the music she makes with her longtime cohorts …
By j. poet “Growing up, I played Mozart obsessively,” Elana James says, describing her first musical inspiration. “I’d go to class early to practice, but …
By Kelly Dearmore (LSM Oct/Nov 2014/vol. 7 – Issue 5) The seemingly always Nudie-suited Jim Lauderdale is more than just the sharpest-dressed man in Nashville: …
Punching in with Americana’s new supergroup By Lynne Margolis (LSM March/April 2014/vol. 7 – Issue 2) Todd Snider may present himself as a barefoot-stoner folkie just …
By Lynne Margolis (LSM Jan/Feb 2013/vol. 6 – Issue 1) Buddy Miller and Jim Lauderdale have been friends and collaborators for so many years, they …
By Dale Martin (Nov/Dec 2011/Vol. 4 – Issue 6) Being a petite white woman from Texas who can sing the hell out of the blues, …
