From living legends like Willie Nelson, Robert Earl Keen, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Steve Earle, and Emmylou Harris to fan favorites William Clark Green, Josh Abbott, Kyle Park, …
RANDY ROGERS & WADE BOWEN Hold My Beer, Vol. 1 www.RandyandWade.com Long established among the top-drawing tier of independent country artists, in Texas or elsewhere, …
WILLIE NELSON & MERLE HAGGARD Django and Jimmie Legacy Recordings The gatefold photo for Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard’s new album shows the two troubadours …
By j. poet “Growing up, I played Mozart obsessively,” Elana James says, describing her first musical inspiration. “I’d go to class early to practice, but …
By Lynne Margolis (LSM Jan/Feb 2015/vol 8 – issue 1) At 81, Willie Nelson is still releasing albums at twice the rate most music- making …
OLD 97’s Hitchhike to Rhome (20th Anniversary Edition) Omnivore Recordings Although it was never as big in the mainstream as “Outlaw” country in the ’70s …
By Lynne Margolis (LSM May/June 2014/vol. 7 – issue 3) As he sliced through a throng of people nibbling hors d’oeuvres and sipping cocktails at KLRU-TV’s …
George Strait: The end of the trail (or so they say) By Holly Gleason (LSM May/June 2014/vol. 7 – issue 3) “Sometimes I feel like Jesse …
Mr. Record Man: Old 97’s By Richard Skanse (LSM May/June 2014/vol. 7 – issue 3) The year 2014 marks the 20th anniversary of the Old …
MERLE HAGGARD Okie from Muskogee: Anniversary Edition Capitol/UME Despite the title, this is a double-disc twofer of Haggard’s late-60s live albums Okie from Muskogee and …
