By Richard Skanse Alas, there will be no Dallas Cowboys — or even Houston Texans, for that matter — on the field representing the Lone …
Consensus, schmensus! When we asked our core staff and contributors to put together their individual Top 10 lists of their favorite Americana releases of 2016, we kinda …
By Richard Skanse One of the coolest things about having a brick-and-mortar record store (Superfly’s Lone Star Music Emporium in San Marcos, Texas) as part …
On Saturday, June 4, the day after the release of his self-titled fourth album, Houston-reared singer-songwriter Robert Ellis visited Superfly’s Lone Star Music Emporium in …
By Richard Skanse All these years later, the schoolyard taunt still haunts Robert Ellis, needling at his self confidence like a splinter burrowed deep inside …
ROBERT ELLIS Robert Ellis New West From the first sparkling moments of “Perfect Strangers,” it’s apparent that Robert Ellis has found a more pop-forward take …
From Lone Star legends to breakout newcomers, these were our favorite Americana albums of 2014 … Richard Skanse, Editor 1. Robert Ellis, The Lights from …
Notes from the Editor By Richard Skanse (LSM Jan/Feb 2015/vol 8 – issue 1) I’m not gonna mince words here: December was rough. The kind …
By Lynne Margolis (LSM July/Aug 2014/vol 7 – issue 4) As the popularity of Americana music continues to grow, the tiny town of Franklin, Tenn., …
By Andrew Dansby (LSM March/April 2014/vol. 7 – Issue 2) Sitting outside Houston’s SugarHill Recording Studios, Robert Ellis looks weary … His eyes are dark and his …
