LSM Cover Story: Ryan Bingham Western Shores: Ryan Bingham's New Horizon
By Courtney Sudbrink (Oct/Nov 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 5) Like just about any other day in Santa Monica, Calif., the sun is shining and the Spanish palms …
Posts tagged rock ’n’ roll
Ring of Fire In order to help country music reclaim its hillbilly soul, Jason and the Scorchers had to torch the status quo. Three decades on, that blazing grace still burns.
By Eric Hisaw (May/June 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 3) I was a 14-year-old fledgling guitar player that night in 1987 when I piled into a …
Mr. Record Man: Alejandro Escovedo
By Scott Schinder (May/June 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 3) Alejandro Escovedo’s new Big Station continues the incredible creative roll that began with 2006’s The Boxing …
LSM Cover Story: Alejandro Escovedo Station to station with a man of the world
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 …
Dale Watson & The Texas Two: “The Sun Sessions”
DALE WATSON & THE TEXAS TWO The Sun Sessions Red House Records Dale Watson channels the vibe of the Sun Records artists he so obviously …
Micky and The Motorcars: “Raise My Glass”
MICKY AND THE MOTORCARS Raise My Glass Smith Entertainment Let’s raise a glass to younger sons everywhere. To the eldest go the first rights of …
The Krayolas: “Tipsy Topsy Turvy”
THE KRAYOLAS Tipsy Topsy Turvy BOX Records If albums had thesis statements, “I ain’t no Cantinflas, baby, I ain’t no matador/I’m a genuine Mexified San …
Like a Rolling Stone How does it feel to blow sax on some of the most famous tracks in rock ’n' roll history? Ask Lubbock's own Bobby Keys
By Eric Hisaw (LSM May/June 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 3) Bobby Keys, once called the “ruby-lipped essence of Lubbock, Texas” on an LP jacket, stood pokerfaced …
Okkervil River: “I Am Very Far”
OKKERVIL RIVER I Am Very Far Jagjaguar Though the songs beg for interpretation, one hesitates to hazard guesses about what might have been inside Will …
Mr. Record Man: Joe Ely
By Eric Hisaw (LSM May/June 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 3) “Well I left my home out on the great high plains, headed for some new terrain …
