Posts tagged Texas women

COURT YARD HOUNDS Amelita Columbia Long before Natalie Maines turned the Dixie Chicks into a runaway freight train without brakes, they were a roots band …

CHARLA CORN Stella Winding Road Music  With the release of the imminently enjoyable Stella, Charla Corn effectively presents herself as a country girl with a …

BONNIE WHITMORE There I Go Again This Is American Music With There I Go Again, Austin’s Bonnie Whitmore continues to provide greater proof of the …

COURTNEY PATTON Triggering a Flood Classic Horse Label Triggering a Flood is Courtney Patton’s second album, but it’s such a leap in confidence over 2008’s …

THE RANKIN TWINS Moonshine & Maybes www.therankintwins.com The Rankin Twins aren’t lying when they sing they’ll “bring the swagger.” For their first full-length album, the …

By Lynne Margolis (LSM July/Aug 2013/Vol. 6 – Issue 4) No matter how forthcoming an artist is, sometimes what they don’t tell you is just …

By Mike Ethan Messick (LSM July/Aug 2013/Vol. 6 – Issue 4) Every genre of music is populated with stories of lifelong strivers who finally come …

AMANDA SHIRES Down Fell the Doves Lightning Rod Records When West Texan Amanda Shires up ’n’ moved to Tennessee, it was obvious she’d never slide …

By Richard Skanse (LSM July/Aug 2013/Vol. 6 – Issue 4) On Feb. 23, 10 days before her 31st birthday, Amanda Shires married fellow singer-songwriter Jason …

By D.C. Bloom (LSM July/Aug 2013/Vol. 6 – Issue 4) Texas has launched its share of rock stars of both the musical and political varieties …