By Richard Skanse While it might be logistically impossible to jam every major and up-and-coming act from the Red Dirt/Texas music scene onto one festival …
By Mike Ethan Messick Sometimes bands and artists treat their debut projects — justifiably or otherwise — like a bad high-school picture they can’t quite erase but …
By Richard Skanse Fans (and bands) who attended the 30th annual Old Settler’s Music Festival in Driftwood back in April who were a bit thrown …
STEVE EARLE & THE DUKES So You Wanna Be an Outlaw Warner Bros. Some of the great outlaws of country music are actually a pretty …
MIKE ETHAN MESSICK How Close We Came www.mikeethanmessick.com First, a disclaimer is in order. If you’re a regular reader of Lone Star Music Magazine, and pay …
By Richard Skanse I wish I could say who served up the better cover of Prince’s “When Dove’s Cry” at the Old Settler’s Music Festival …
By Richard Skanse For never-been-theres and others who might not know better, the Old Settler’s Music Festival — which kicks off its 30th installment this …
By Richard Skanse Move over, Donald — you are now only the second most surprising winner of 2016. Actually, as shocking as the November presidential election …
JEREMY PLATO & THE DEPARTED In Retrospect Underground Sound As a steadfast member of turn-of-the-century country-rock phenoms Cross Canadian Ragweed, bassist Jeremy Plato held down …
By Richard Skanse When Sturgill Simpson, duly appointed member of the official Holy Trinity of Saving Country Music Messiahs (alongside Chris Stapleton and Jason Isbell), …
