By Richard Skanse Fans (and bands) who attended the 30th annual Old Settler’s Music Festival in Driftwood back in April who were a bit thrown …
By Richard Skanse I wish I could say who served up the better cover of Prince’s “When Dove’s Cry” at the Old Settler’s Music Festival …
By Richard Skanse For never-been-theres and others who might not know better, the Old Settler’s Music Festival — which kicks off its 30th installment this …
By Richard Skanse In case you missed last night’s Grammy Awards — and by “missed” we mean not just the telecast, but the inevitable Grammy …
By Richard Skanse Move over, Donald — you are now only the second most surprising winner of 2016. Actually, as shocking as the November presidential election …
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 In a night filled with Americana luminaries — and even the Lumineers — the one artist who made history during the 15th …
By j. poet “Since I graduated from college, I’ve developed a deeper awareness of what a song can be and a stronger sense of where …
PARKER MILLSAP The Very Last Day Okrahoma Records You listen to one too many fire and brimstone sermons as a young ’un growing up in …
By Richard Skanse Although Americana, alt-country, and Texas-reared singer-songwriter acts are all now by and large relegated to afterthought (if any thought at all) status at …
