Q&A: Paul Thorn Pricking consciences — and funnybones — with "Too Blessed to be Stressed"
By Lynne Margolis (LSM Oct/Nov 2014/vol. 7 – Issue 5) Though Paul Thorn didn’t release his first album until 1997, it’s not a stretch to …
By Lynne Margolis (LSM Oct/Nov 2014/vol. 7 – Issue 5) Though Paul Thorn didn’t release his first album until 1997, it’s not a stretch to …
By Richard Skanse (LSM May/June 2014/vol. 7 – issue 3) “We’ve been doing this longer than you’ve been alive …” So begins the first song on …
By Holly Gleason (LSM March/April 2014/vol. 7 – Issue 2) With his 6’7” frame and long ponytail, Ray Benson is one of the most recognizable …
By Rob Patterson (LSM Jan 2014/vol. 7 – issue 1) Kevin Russell is the bearded Buddha of contemporary Texas semi-acoustic roots music. As co-frontman of the …
From the Idaho mountains to the Live Music Capital of the World, from scrappy new-kids-in-town to seasoned elder statesmen of the Texas music scene, and …
By Rob Patterson (LSM Sept/Oct 2013/Vol. 6 – Issue 5) “I’ve always considered myself a serious amateur,” asserts Michael Martin Murphey. “I never wanted to …
By Richard Skanse (LSM July/Aug 2013/Vol. 6 – Issue 4) “What do you want to know?” Bob Schneider strides into the greenroom at New Braunfels’ …
By James McMurtry (LSM May/June 2013/vol. 6 – Issue 3) [EDITOR’S NOTE: On the first night of this year’s SXSW, I cornered Tamara Saviano, producer …
By Scott Schinder (March/April 2013/vol. 6 – Issue 2) At 76, Kris Kristofferson is currently making some of the best music of his career. The …
By Andrew Dansby (March/April 2013/vol. 6 – Issue 2) For years Todd Snider has been based out of and inspired by his home base of …