By Scott Schinder Tift Merritt’s sixth studio album, Stitch of the World, finds the North Carolina-bred singer-songwriter-guitarist delivering some of her most potent country-soul songcraft …
By Michael Corcoran On Easter Sunday 1972, Texas artist Boyd Elder was the toast of the Los Angeles music and arts community. His one-man “American …
By Richard Skanse (LSM Jan/Feb 2015/vol 8 – issue 1) Ryan Bingham has a pretty good track record when it comes to making strong first …
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 …
By Courtney Sudbrink (Oct/Nov 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 5) Like just about any other day in Santa Monica, Calif., the sun is shining and the Spanish palms …
