RYAN BINGHAM
by Lynne Margolis
Standing in the parking lot behind the Shady Grove Café in Austin, Joe Ely tells the story of how he met Ryan. It was in Marfa, at Terry Allen and Jo Harvey’s anniversary party. Allen had invited Bingham after catching him at a local bar. After the party, a bunch of guests moved to the hotel they were staying at in Marfa. They built a fire . . .

GRUENE HALL
by Clavin & Sandra Plumb
The hall has been the springboard for dozens of successful music careers, most notably those of Hal Ketchum, George Strait, Lyle Lovett and Robert Earl Keen. If it weren’t for the Hall and the influence of Lyle Lovett and Flatlander Jimmy Dale Gilmore, singer/songwriter and local carpenter Hal Ketchum may . . .

BOBBY DUNCAN
I’m figuring out more and more that life is not defined by one major event. Instead, it is a patchwork of many lessons gathered through the years that shape the final product. We learn, we try, we fail, we regroup, and we try again. For me, this knowledge is not something I woke up with one day, but rather the end result of the first six months . . .

WAYNE HANCOCK
by Simeon R. Franks
Wayne “the train” Hancock is a hard working man. He takes his music seriously - singing his heart out there somewhere, where the hip cats are vipers and times were harder than they’d ever been before. Music kept spirits up and tensions relieved. There’s an optimistic feel to Mr. Hancock’s songs, masterfully . . .

LSM MAG STREET TEAM
There are people in every town who help us "spread the dirt." If there is a venue close to you that is not stocked with LoneStarMusic Magazine, please let us know. If you are interested in being a street team member, you would be eligible for freebies and invitations to special events.

DUSTIN WELCH
by Don Henry Ford Jr.
Sometimes, usually when I least expect it, a new artist comes along that totally kicks my ass. I’d seen Dustin Welch accompany his dad at a short gig during an Americana Jam Festival, playing a banjo off to the side. While he proved an accomplished musician that day, that’s . . .

SEAN MCCONNELL Q&A
by Mattson Rainer
My first gigs in Texas were with Wade. It was just me and my acoustic and I would hop onto the bus from time to time and go play his shows. I think it was a combination of him saying things and me getting on stage and experiencing it, just being thrown into it . . .

ASK MOTHER HUBBARD
by Judy Hubbard
Dear MH,
I'm in a band and I thinking about getting a dog. Is it possible to live this life and take my pet on the road? -Animal Lover, Richardson, TX
Dear Animal Lover, I consulted our friends at Four Paws Vet Hospital who told me that a dogs hearing is considerably . . . .

SLAID CLEAVES
by Don Henry Ford Jr.
You’d think that with six billion people on this planet no one’s voice would be unique. No one enters this world speaking,much less singing; we learn from listening to others and emulating what we hear. The tendency for songwriters is to copy sounds that have been successfully . . .

LES FEMME LES TEXAS
By Tina Wilkins
Are we not the luckiest people in the world? I mean look at us. We have this great music scene that only gets richer with time. We have venues that burst with flavor, light and beauty. And we have this magazine. This magazine that caters to the freaks that we are..traveling miles and miles to get our TX/Red Dirt music fix . . .

NEW RELEASE
Reviews
Ryan Bingham, Scott Miller and the commonwealth, Charlie Robison, Slaid Cleaves, Austin Allsup, Dustin Welch, Kyle Bennett Band, Scott Biram, Bobby Duncan, Red Stick Ramblers, Steve Earle .. . .