Posts tagged pedal steel

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 …

TERRY ALLEN Bottom of the World www.terryallenartmusic.com Although he’s hardly been sitting idle in the interim, having produced two major multi-media art and theater works …

ROSEHILL Crooked Thoughts Tenacity Records Rosehill, the Houston-based duo comprised of Mitch McBain and Blake Myers, are developing a promising trend that establishes them as …

WAYLON JENNINGS Goin’ Down Rockin’: The Last Recordings Saguaro Road Unlike most posthumous collections of studio-enhanced tracks by departed artists, Goin’ Down Rockin’ honors and …

SLIM BAWB Pardon Me Swampgrass Records Although Slim Bawb — aka Bob Pearce, former frontman of Sacramento, Calif.’s long-running band the Beer Dawgs — has …

BRACKEN HALE Bracken Hale www.brackenhale.com Austin, Texas, has never exactly been short on country acts of the retro persuasion — but it could stand a few …

MICHAEL O’CONNOR Devil Stole the Moon Bare Knuckle Recordings Some of us adjective slingers will do almost anything to avoid dropping a dreaded cliché into …

SUSAN HERNDON All Fall Down susanherndon.com According to her bio, singer-songwriter Susan Herndon began her music career during a stint living in France, which helps …

By Eric Hisaw (LSM May/June 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 3) “Well I left my home out on the great high plains, headed for some new terrain …

By Eric Hisaw (LSM May/June 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 3) “Jesse and Lloyd! Lloyd and Jesse!” the woman at the front of the stage repeated …