By Richard Skanse It’s not about nostalgia, Terry Allen insisted. “It’s about memory.” That was mid-December, and the internationally renowned artist, sculptor, and maverick songwriter …
Consensus, schmensus! When we asked our core staff and contributors to put together their individual Top 10 lists of their favorite Americana releases of 2016, we kinda …
Three years (and 11 months, but who’s counting?) after his first appearance at Superfly’s Lone Star Music Emporium, songwriting legend and acclaimed visual artist Terry …
To celebrate the recent re-issue of his first two albums, 1975’s Juarez and 1979’s Lubbock (on everything), Texas songwriting legend and world-renowned visual artist Terry Allen returned to …
When we kicked off this poll a couple weeks back with 64 classic albums from the ’70s heyday of Texas progressive country music, there were …
It’s all fun and games until somebody gets hurt. Or until one’s favorite album of all time gets eliminated. Or until it comes down to …
By Thomas D. Mooney The ’70s and ’80s were boom times for the West Texas music scene, with songwriters and bandleaders like Joe Ely, Butch …
By Thomas D. Mooney Terry Allen was 36-years-old when he released his second album, the double-platter, all-encompassing monolith Lubbock (on Everything). Released in 1979, it …
By Thomas D. Mooney By all definitions, Terry Allen’s double-album, Lubbock (on Everything) is a masterpiece that defines an era of music blowing in from the Panhandle, …
By Richard Skanse (LSM Jan/Feb 2013/vol. 6 – Issue 1) In the summer of 1965, a 22-year-old art student from Lubbock, Texas, named Terry Allen walked …
