By Richard Skanse Like many Roky Erickson fans, Ryan Lee first heard the news about the 71-year-old godfather of psych rock’s death last month on …
By Scott Schinder In his seven decades on this planet, Roky Erickson — psychedelic pioneer, punk progenitor, horror-rock maestro — scaled dizzying creative heights and spent …
Consensus, schmensus! When we asked our core staff and contributors to put together their individual Top 10 lists of their favorite Americana releases of 2016, we kinda …
If it wasn’t immediately apparent from the 100-deep line of folks outside of Austin’s famed Cactus Cafe, it was established early on that last Saturday’s Will Sheff …
By Scott Schinder (LSM Jan 2014/vol. 7 – issue 1) If one were to invent the story of a tragic, tormented cult hero who failed to …
OKKERVIL RIVER The Silver Gymnasium ATO Records Will Sheff of Austin’s Okkervil River has never made being an artist sound fun. Lyrical reference points over …
OKKERVIL RIVER I Am Very Far Jagjaguar Though the songs beg for interpretation, one hesitates to hazard guesses about what might have been inside Will …
