Editor’s Note: Texas singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith (born July 6, 1953 in Seguin and raised in Austin, where she began her widely renowned folk and country …
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STRYKER BROTHERS Burn Band Scriptorium Rex So anyhow, I think it’s fair to let you know that Luke the Drifter was Hank Williams, Hank Wilson …
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By Mike Ethan Messick There are plenty of reasons to like Drew Kennedy. For starters, there’s the way his music bridges the gap between Texas …
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 Mike Ethan Messick In the last decade and a half of independent Texas country music, few artists have been as steadfast and reliable as …
