Rawhide & Velvet: The 2011 Year in Ballou Bragogram
By Rita Ballou (Nov/Dec 2011/Vol. 4 – Issue 6) It’s that time of year again for revisiting, rehashing, looking ahead, and — if you’re like …
By Rita Ballou (Nov/Dec 2011/Vol. 4 – Issue 6) It’s that time of year again for revisiting, rehashing, looking ahead, and — if you’re like …
RICH O’TOOLE Kiss of a Liar Average Joe’s Entertainment Houston’s Rich O’Toole takes an awkward stumble right out of the gate on Kiss of a …
VARIOUS ARTISTS This One’s for Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark Icehouse Music Tribute albums usually fall into one of two categories. The more dubious …
By Richard Skanse (LSM Sept/Oct 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 5) Are you a hat, or a Robert Earl Keen? According to Rich Brotherton, that was …
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 …
By Brian T. Atkinson (LSM Sept/Oct 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 5) Lyle Lovett suddenly stops strumming, glances around at the other players assembled with him …
JOHN HIATT Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns New West The press blurb for John Hiatt’s current tour with Lyle Lovett refers to Hiatt as an …
FOSTER AND LLOYD It’s Already Tomorrow Eefin Ell Records In the great Nashville credibility scare of the late-80s that gave the world Steve Earle, Lyle …
By Richard Skanse (LSM May/June 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 3) Songwriter’s songwriter Guy Clark may have gotten snubbed at this year’s Grammy Awards, but no biggie: …
By William Michael Smith (LSM March/April 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 2) With the February release of Blaze Foley’s 113th Wet Dream, a stellar new tribute …