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 …
TOM RUSSELL The Rose of Roscrae www.TomRussell.com Tom Russell could well be a contender for the title of the world’s most interesting man. In addition …
RYAN BINGHAM Fear and Saturday Night Axster Bingham Records/Thirty Tigers The quality that his earliest champions like Joe Ely and Terry Allen praised most about Ryan …
JERE LOWE Cars Trains and the Wind www.JereLowe.com When Texans get to bragging about the Texas-sized musical talent pool of the Lone Star State, the …
JOE KING CARRASCO Tlaquepaque Rucca Que Wow Tattoo Laredo Vamos A Get Down Anaconda Records Although he’s best known outside of Texas for his new …
TISH HINOJOSA After the Fair Varese Vintage Records Tish Hinojosa has been making beautiful, soulful music ever since bursting onto the folk scene in 1989 …
By Eric Hisaw (LSM Sept/Oct 2013/Vol. 6 – Issue 5) Something was happening in Austin and it was time the rest of the country took …
By Richard Skanse (LSM May/June 2013/vol. 6 – Issue 3) Don’t call Steve Earle’s 1995 album Train a Comin’ a “comeback.” Oh, it certainly met …
JESSE DAYTON Jesse Sings Kinky Stag Records Tribute records are always something of a dicey prospect. Can the interpreter transcend the original? A lot of …
By Greg Ellis (Oct/Nov 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 5) The mere fact that you are reading this magazine begs an assumption that you have an …
