By Richard Skanse “Today is the day our record is released into this strange, alternate universe that we’re living in right now where I can’t …
MARY GAUTHIER Rifles & Rosary Beads In the Black In a political era where too many people feel compelled to a) pick a side and …
With new albums by Hayes Carll, Ryan Bingham, Flatland Cavalry, Robert Ellis, and Rob Baird all due for release in the first quarter alone, 2019 …
By Richard Skanse “What even is Americana?” That was the question that Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale of the Milk Carton Kids put to song …
By Richard Skanse If you’re inclined to place bets, here’s three sure things (well, three surely sure things) you can count on when it comes to the …
By Richard Skanse Las Vegas has earned a reputation for being a great many things over the years, but a hotbed of original music is …
By Rob Patterson “We don’t know where these songs come from,” says Gurf Morlix, verging into the metaphysics of creativity. “We just kind of reach …
By Richard Skanse As any seasoned “Kerrvert” can tell you, there’s never really a question of will it rain at the Kerrville Folk Festival; it’s only …
By Richard Skanse (LSM Jan/Feb 2015/vol 8 – issue 1) “That felt good!” Jon Dee Graham offers this verdict from the studio floor of Austin’s …
MARY GAUTHIER Trouble & Love In the Black Records For the last decade-and-a-half, Mary Gauthier has proven herself time and again to be a keen …
