In Profile: Amanda Shires Carrying lightning, dancing in the dark
By Christopher J. Oglesby (LSM May/June 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 3) Standing 5-foot-3-inches in her custom handmade cowboy boots, braided pigtails, and feathered headband, Amanda …
Posts tagged West Texas
Like a Rolling Stone How does it feel to blow sax on some of the most famous tracks in rock ’n' roll history? Ask Lubbock's own Bobby Keys
By Eric Hisaw (LSM May/June 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 3) Bobby Keys, once called the “ruby-lipped essence of Lubbock, Texas” on an LP jacket, stood pokerfaced …
Heartworn Highways: Life in Hub City
By Colin Gilmore (LSM May/June 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 3) The Scene I have been all over the nation. I’ve been through thousands of towns …
After Awhile: LSM May/June 2011 (Joe Ely)
Notes From the Editor By Richard Skanse (LSM May/June 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 3) The last time I visited Lubbock, I was a junior in …
Mr. Record Man: Joe Ely
By Eric Hisaw (LSM May/June 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 3) “Well I left my home out on the great high plains, headed for some new terrain …
LSM Cover Story: Joe Ely Lubbock Calling: When Joe Ely says he's "Satisfied at Last," take it with a grain of salt. Because with the keys to his creative kingdom in his own hands and his West Texas muse working overtime, this Crazy Lemon gathers no moss.
By Richard Skanse (LSM May/June 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 3) Time holds no sway over Joe Ely. He could stand a little more of it, …
Heartworn Highways: Making Tracks
Snapshots, soundtracks and tall tales from Texas and beyond By Bob Livingston (LSM March/April 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 2) First Time For Everything I didn’t …
Beth Wood: “The Weather Inside”
BETH WOOD The Weather Inside Blue Rock Artists The term “recording artist” has become somewhat devalued in an era where any singer-songwriter with Garageband, a …
Honky-Tonk Halloween: “This is what it’s like …”
The haunting of a Thrift Store Cowgirl By Amanda Shires (LSM Oct/Nov 2010/vol. 3 – issue 6) My plan was to write about the time …
Mr. Record Man: Waylon Jennings
By Eric Hisaw (LSM Oct/Nov 2010/vol. 3 – issue 6) Waylon Jennings took on the country music establishment armed with a leather-covered Telecaster, a bag …
