By Richard Skanse When Austin’s Mobley delivered his dazzling one-man-band performance right before intermission at Saturday night’s Black Fret Black Ball, the prodigiously talented, multi-threat musician …
RUTHIE FOSTER Joy Comes Back Blue Corn Music As valid and tempting to break out as they may seem anytime she puts out a new …
By Richard Skanse As any seasoned “Kerrvert” can tell you, there’s never really a question of will it rain at the Kerrville Folk Festival; it’s only …
By Richard Skanse “Hey, what ’cha know?” It’s 10:30 a.m., and Joe Ely, his signature West Texas greeting as cheerful as ever, is all coffee’d …
Notes from the Editor By Richard Skanse (LSM Oct/Nov 2014/vol. 7 – Issue 5) Apart from the opportunity to work with a team of really …
By j. poet (LSM Oct/Nov 2014/vol. 7 – Issue 5) “I come from a gospel family,” Ruthie Foster says from her home in Austin, reflecting …
By Michael Corcoran (LSM May/June 2014/vol. 7 – issue 3) Rod Kennedy at the 2013 Kerrville Folk Festival (Photo by Susan Roads) Austin became known as …
Strange Brew Lounge Side 5326 Manchaca Road, Austin, TX 78745 512-828-7636 / www.strangebrewloungeside.com By Tiffany Walker (LSM Sept/Oct 2013/Vol. 6 – Issue 5) It’s a …
Blue Rock Artist Ranch and Studio 333 Lone Man Overlook, Wimberley, Texas 78676 512-847-7440 / www.bluerocktexas.com By Tiffany Walker (LSM July/Aug 2013/Vol. 6 – Issue 4) Like …
GRANT PEEPLES Prior Convictions Gaterbone Records 104 Grant Peeples is clearly a man of deeply held convictions … and cojones. Both — or should that …
