By Scott Schinder Welsh-born, Chicago-based renaissance man Jon Langford recently wrapped a typically action-packed SXSW, during which he performed multiple sets with four different bands …
WACO BROHTERS Going Down In History Bloodshot This venerable Anglo-American agit-roots institution’s reputation for propulsive, alcohol-fueled live gigs tends to overshadow the pithy songwriting skills …
By Lynne Margolis (LSM Jan/Feb 2015/vol 8 – issue 1) When Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Ian “Mac” McLagan passed away Dec. 3 following a …
Notes from the Editor By Richard Skanse (LSM Jan/Feb 2015/vol 8 – issue 1) I’m not gonna mince words here: December was rough. The kind …
Jason Isbell, Sturgill Simpson among big winners at AMA Awards By Lynne Margolis (LSM Oct/Nov 2014/vol. 7 – Issue 5) Fifteen years after the gathering …
Notes From the Editor By Richard Skanse (LSM Sept/Oct 2013/Vol. 6 – Issue 5) Every now and then, we put our heads together in the …
By Lynne Margolis (LSM Sept/Oct 2013/Vol. 6 – Issue 5) If you didn’t get over to London for the 17th annual Small Faces Convention on …
RAY WYLIE HUBBARD The Grifter’s Hymnal Bordello Records Like the faded songbook pictured on the cover of The Grifter’s Hymnal, Ray Wylie Hubbard’s music has …
By Kathleen O’Keefe (Nov/Dec 2011/Vol. 4 – Issue 6) It’s been nearly a decade since Stoney LaRue released his first (now out of print) CD, …
By Mike Ethan Messick (LSM Sept/Oct 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 5) Hard as it may be to believe in the hyper-connected, niche-friendly world of today, there …
