In Profile: Shelley King Stirring the fire in her soul
By Rob Patterson (LSM Oct/Nov 2014/vol. 7 – Issue 5) “I can’t wait for the fire puns,” says Austin singer-songwriter Shelley King, anticipating the reaction …
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The Mastersons The duke and duchess of Americana power pop embrace their chemistry on Good Luck Charm
By Holly Gleason (LSM July/Aug 2014/vol 7 – issue 4) “There was this article… What was the title?” muses Eleanor Whitmore, the crimson mermaid-tressed and …
Matt Harlan: “Raven Hotel”
MATT HARLAN Raven Hotel Berkalin Records Matt Harlan is a regular at the historic Anderson Fair venue in his native Houston, where quite often established …
Rich O’Toole: “Jaded”
RICH O’TOOLE Jaded PTO Records More so than any other young artist on the Texas country — sorry, “indy” country — scene, Rich O’Toole seems …
Leslie Krafka: “Onward”
LESLIE KRAFKA Onward Smallz Records Houston’s Leslie Krafka is proof that it’s never too late to find your true calling. A few short years ago, …
LSM Cover Story: Rodney Crowell Above and beyond: From Houston’s Chinaberry sidewalks to Nashville, L.A., and the top of the country music charts, Rodney Crowell has lived long and prospered by the art of the song. But he’s still hell-bent on chasing his own elusive carrot as far as he can run.
By Richard Skanse (LSM May/June 2014/vol 7 – issue 2) It’s Tuesday, March 11, the night before the starting gun for the official opening of …
LSM Cover Story: Robert Ellis Wayward Son: How Houston kid Robert Ellis jumped the honky-tonk track and found his own way to the light.
By Andrew Dansby (LSM March/April 2014/vol. 7 – Issue 2) Sitting outside Houston’s SugarHill Recording Studios, Robert Ellis looks weary … His eyes are dark and his …
Robert Ellis: “The Lights From the Chemical Plant”
ROBERT ELLIS The Lights From the Chemical Plant New West Records As much as one hates to inadvertently set any gifted young hopeful up for …
Mr. Record Man: Roky Erickson
By Scott Schinder (LSM Jan 2014/vol. 7 – issue 1) If one were to invent the story of a tragic, tormented cult hero who failed to …
Q&A: Kevin Russell In the wake of the Gourds’ “indefinite hiatus,” co-founder Kevin “Shinyribs” Russell talks candidly about the band’s split, early days, and future — along with his immediate plans to chase his musical muse wherever it leads him.
By Rob Patterson (LSM Jan 2014/vol. 7 – issue 1) Kevin Russell is the bearded Buddha of contemporary Texas semi-acoustic roots music. As co-frontman of the …
