By Richard Skanse It’s mid-morning on Tuesday, July 18 — Day 2 of President Trump’s mildly ballyhooed “Made in America” week — and Todd Snider …
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 When Ray Wylie Hubbard was invited to last month’s Desert Trip festival in Indio, California, he responded with a polite but resolute …
By Scott Schinder Two decades down the road from their stint as unlikely mainstream country hitmakers, the Mavericks have evolved into a singular musical force …
By Mike Ethan Messick Steadfast talents, tireless tourers, and beloved brethren to the community of modern Texas music, the band Reckless Kelly are as …
SHAWN COLVIN & STEVE EARLE Colvin & Earle Fantasy Not since Fleetwood Mac’s Rumors has a song been as fraught with romantic frisson, tension and …
By Lynne Margolis (LSM Jan/Feb 2015/vol 8 – issue 1) When Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Ian “Mac” McLagan passed away Dec. 3 following a …
By Lynne Margolis (LSM Jan/Feb 2015/vol 8 – issue 1) If the essence of rock ‘n’ roll could be defined with just two words, they …
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 Eric Hisaw (LSM Jan 2014/vol. 7 – issue 1) From Bob Wills to Buddy Holly and Mance Lipscomb to Santiago Jimenez — to name but a …
