Posts tagged Richard Skanse

By Richard Skanse (May/June 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 3) Hayes Carll (pictured) and the other winners at this year’s Lone Star Music Awards, held April …

JONIE RAE JACK Jonie Rae Jack Ah-Ha Music Group Joni Rae Jack is not a 20-something starlet with aspirations of being the next big thing …

Notes From the Editor By Richard Skanse (May/June 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 3) In the fall of 1994, a couple of months into my junior …

By Richard Skanse (May/June 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 3) “I buried my heart, I was born again with 17 lies and one night of sin …

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 …

JIM WHITE Where It Hits You Yep Roc Released on David Byrne’s adventurous Luaka Bop label, Jim White’s extraordinary 1997 debut, The Mysterious Tale of …

MARTIN ZELLAR Roosters Crow Owen Lee Recordings In a marginally more fair world, the Gear Daddies — pride of Austin, Minn., — would have made …

SHURMAN Inspiration Teletone Records As admittedly lazy critical adjectives go, “Stonesy” is only slightly less overused than “Beatlesque.” But “Facey” just doesn’t look or sound …

SHOOTER JENNINGS Family Man Black Country Rock/Entertainment One It’s no secret that following a famous relative into the music business can be as much of …

Notes from the Editor By Richard Skanse (March/April 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 2) For all the great music that’s come out of the Lone Star …