By Richard Skanse “Hey, what ’cha know?” It’s 10:30 a.m., and Joe Ely, his signature West Texas greeting as cheerful as ever, is all coffee’d …
By Holly Gleason Thirty years ago, at a time when Nashville was running on the fumes of Merle, Waylon, Willie, and Emmy, the general state …
By Holly Gleason “We were doing two shows in Philadelphia and somewhere in New Jersey, and we got snowed out,” Lyle Lovett says of his …
From Lone Star legends to breakout newcomers, these were our favorite Americana albums of 2014 … Richard Skanse, Editor 1. Robert Ellis, The Lights from …
By Lynne Margolis (LSM July/Aug 2014/vol 7 – issue 4) As the popularity of Americana music continues to grow, the tiny town of Franklin, Tenn., …
JOHN HIATT The Terms of My Surrender New West Records If all were right with the world, John Hiatt would one day sit in the …
By James McMurtry (LSM May/June 2013/vol. 6 – Issue 3) [EDITOR’S NOTE: On the first night of this year’s SXSW, I cornered Tamara Saviano, producer …
Americana Music Festival honors legends and showcases its best By Lynne Margolis (Oct/Nov 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 5) By Lynne Margolis Even though emcee Jim …
By Richard Skanse (Aug/Sept 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 4) The nominations for the Americana Music Association’s 11th annual Americana Honors & Awards were announced May …
MICHAEL O’CONNOR Devil Stole the Moon Bare Knuckle Recordings Some of us adjective slingers will do almost anything to avoid dropping a dreaded cliché into …
