Venue Spotlight: Rio Brazos Music Hall
By Laurie Barker-James (LSM Jan/Feb 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 1) Rio Brazos Music Hall 6611 Glen Rose Highway, Granbury, Texas 817-579-0808 / www.riobrazoslive.com Rio Brazos …
Posts tagged Laurie Barker James
No stopping No Justice As one great Stillwater band rides into the sunset, another comes into its own.
By Laurie Barker James (LSM Jan/Feb 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 1) Ask Steve Rice of No Justice to define the music his band makes, and …
Bridging the Great Divide Seminal Red Dirt band reunites for Stillwater show
By Laurie Barker James (LSM Sept/Oct 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 5) Before Jason Boland and the Stragglers, before Stoney LaRue and Brandon Jenkins, and before …
Jason Boland & The Stragglers: “Rancho Alto”
JASON BOLAND & THE STRAGGLERS Ranch Alto APEX Nashville/Proud Souls Ent/30 Tigers Springing out of Stillwater right around the same time as fellow Okie heavyweights …
A birthday for Billy Bob’s Texas
The biggest honky-tonk in Texas (and the world) celebrates the big 3-0. By Laurie Barker James (LSM May/June 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 3) If there’s …
Super Bowl Shuffle, Texas Style
By Laurie Barker James (LSM March/April 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 2) In case you missed it, Super Bowl XLV exploded all over North Texas in …
In Profile: Josh Abbott Band From “Taste” to “She’s Like Texas,” Josh Abbott’s rise has been a whirlwind
By Laurie Barker James (LSM Oct/Nov 2010/vol. 3 – issue 6) It would be tempting to call West Texas singer-songwriter Josh Abbott a copy of …
In Profile: Johnny Cooper The wonder years
By Laurie Barker James (LSM Aug/Sept 2010/vol. 3 – Issue 5) At age 15, Johnny Cooper was a fairly normal, sports-playing kid in Wichita Falls. …
Something “Brand New” from “Ramblin'” Morrow
By Laurie Barker James (LSM Aug/Sept 2010/vol. 3 – Issue 5) On Aug. 31, Cory Morrow will release Brand New Me — his first full-length …
The bottle let me down
By Laurie Barker James (LSM June/July 2010/vol. 3 – issue 4) In early May, Cross Canadian Ragweed’s Cody Canada was assaulted by a fan at …
