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 Richard Skanse When Sturgill Simpson, duly appointed member of the official Holy Trinity of Saving Country Music Messiahs (alongside Chris Stapleton and Jason Isbell), …
By Lynne Margolis After duking it out for dominance on 2015 on Top 10 lists, Jason Isbell and Chris Stapleton each earned double wins at …
By Lynne Margolis We’re pretty sure this is the year of the alternate-universe Grammy nominations. For evidence, just look at the Traditional Pop Vocal Album …
By Kelly Dearmore Going into the making of his third album, 2013’s Rose Queen, William Clark Green knew it was time to put it all …
By Lynne Margolis (LSM March/April 2014/vol. 7 – Issue 2) The 56th annual Grammy Awards delivered quite a bonanza to Texas artists, with Lone Star nominees taking …
By Lynne Margolis (LSM Sept/Oct 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 5) After three releases on indie label Sugar Hill and two on Yep Roc, Reckless Kelly …
