By Richard Skanse No one could ever mistake Neil Young for an “unknown” — let alone unappreciated — legend in his own time. But a …
By Richard Skanse As any self-respecting (and/or self-loathing, come pay-up time) vinyl junkie already knows, Record Store Day is Saturday, April 16. Out of the …
By Richard Skanse Long before he built his House of Songs, launched an award-winning animation/film company, helped shepherd a Roky Erickson comeback, and dreamed up …
By j. poet Once you hear the voice of Blind Willie Johnson, you’ll never forget it. His stentorian growl is the essence of soul; every …
LUCINDA WILLIAMS The Ghosts of Highway 20 Highway 20 Records If Lucinda Williams’ 2014 album Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone found the singer …
From Lone Star legends to breakout newcomers, these were our favorite Americana albums of 2014 … Richard Skanse, Editor 1. Robert Ellis, The Lights from …
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 …
By Holly Gleason (LSM Oct/Nov 2014/vol. 7 – Issue 5) Sunny Sweeney can recall with vivid, multi- sensual clarity her very first musical moment of …
John T. Floore’s Country Store 14492 Old Bandera Road, Helotes, Texas 78023 210-695-8827 / www.liveatfloores.com By Jim Beal Jr. (LSM July/Aug 2014/vol 7 – issue 4) A …
Goodnight Moon: A sad but fond farewell to a beloved Austin singer-songwriter By Rob Patterson (LSM March/April 2014/vol. 7 – Issue 2) Austin’s Sarah Elizabeth Campbell, …
