As long as this issue’s live-reviews section turned out to be — “20% more than the average ‘Miked’ section!!” — I think Grant and I were most disappointed by the one that didn’t pan out: a Don Williams show on […]
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Sunday, May 24, 1998 I woke up at the crack of dawn — hell, even before the crack of dawn — and headed off to the docks in downtown Seattle to catch the first ferry of the morning (at 5:20am) […]
It’s easy to forget that Lyle Lovett’s musical roots run deep in the heart of Texas songwriting. In recent years, his music has leaned heavily toward R&B, jazz and gospel, sounding ever further removed from the country music charts where […]
As with many roots-tinged rock ‘n’ bands who rose to prominence (at least in the underground) during the late ’80s — say, the Silos and Souled American, to name two others who just happen to be covered in this issue […]
Sometimes you can tell a lot just from the titles. A made-up word, Eleganza, that nails the feeling perfectly; a seemingly out-of-nowhere sports-related reference, Heisman Stance; harking back to days of innocence with 72-74. None of the song names offered […]
From left to right, the stage looked like this: Joe Eddy Hines, Alejandro Escovedo, Razz Russell, David Perales, John Convertino, Brian Standefer, Joey Burns, Victoria Williams, Mark Olson, Richard Buckner and Howe Gelb. Not your average 11-piece band. Much of […]
I met John Krajicek purely by chance at a 10,000 Maniacs/Balancing Act show in Dallas eleven years ago. He was a corporate tax accountant who didn’t really belong in such a job; I was a college student with aspirations of […]
There’s somethin’ in a Sunday Makes a body feel alone — “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down”, Kris Kristofferson The calendar may portray it as the beginning of the week, but in reality, we all know Sunday is the end of the […]
If alternative country — whatever it may be — is to reach a fundamental level of public awareness, much of it will depend on the efforts of those who seek to provide it with a respectable place in the cultural […]
It’s tempting to call The Wind’s Dominion Butch Hancock’s Blonde On Blonde, given that Hancock has often been referred to as “the West Texas Dylan,” and that this epic double-album arguably stands as his greatest studio achievement. Originally released in […]
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