By Lynne Margolis From Austin and Australia to the Ozarks and Nashville (twice). And vice-versa. That’s the circuitous route several musicians found themselves traveling with …
By Lynne Margolis Eight years ago in a one-story Austin bungalow, a novel experiment was launched. Called the House of Songs, it brought local and …
Austin’s House of Songs, the cultural exchange program which pairs some of the city’s best songwriters with visiting troubadours from around the world for unique and mutually …
By Richard Skanse On Friday, March 18 during the height of SXSW week in Austin, Texas, Loose Diamonds performed a rare reunion gig in front of …
By Lynne Margolis Despite the uncanny timing, one of the few events Louis Jay Meyers certainly did not plan was his death from a heart …
By Richard Skanse Long before he built his House of Songs, launched an award-winning animation/film company, helped shepherd a Roky Erickson comeback, and dreamed up …
By Richard Skanse Austin, Texas — self-styled “Live Music Capital of the World” — is usually atypically quiet in March, turning into a veritable ghost …
By Richard Skanse (May/June 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 3) “I buried my heart, I was born again with 17 lies and one night of sin …
By Lynne Margolis (March/April 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 2) Austin musician Danny Malone has a particularly odd tattoo on his right forearm. It’s a set …
By William Michael Smith (LSM March/April 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 2) Austin producer, picker and songwriter Gurf Morlix has been waiting 20 years to record …
