RECKLESS KELLY
by Lynne Margolis
Willy and Cody Braun didn’t have to dream about being musicians when they grew up. Like heirs to a throne, they knew early on what they’d be doing with their lives. With nature and nurture doing the mapping, and destiny already pushing them along, the brothers had music careers. . . .

BOB CHILDERS
by John Wooley
In this tribute to Red Dirt music godfather Bob Childers, who died on April 22, you won’t find remembrances from any of the singers, songwrit ers and musicians he influenced. It’s not that he doesn’t cast a giant shadow over anyone who plays . . .

BLUE EDMONDSON Q&A
by Christina Torti
Bleu Edmondson has always seemed mysterious behind his signature pulled down ball cap, appearing to want to fade into the background of Texas Music but luckily never succeeding in doing so because of his honest, raw songwriting and energetic live shows . . .

WELCOME TO AUSTIN
by Willy Braun
It took all four of us to pick up the picnic table high enough so that we could throw it over the eight-foot cinder block wall on the back patio of Lucy’s. It was one of those green metal ones you can get down at the HEB in September for about $49.99, cheaply made . . .

STRUDEL CIRCUIT
by Jimmy McFeeley
Back in the late nineties I toured through Europe with George Devore. We played every pub, club, and fair that would have us. I call these tours the strudel circuit because we spent a lot of time in Germany. The Italian portion of the strudel circuit actually . . .

NEW RELEASE
Reviews
Alejandro Escovedo, Fred Eaglesmith, Band of Heathens, 1100 Springs, Adam Carroll, Old 97s, Justin Townes Earle, The Waybacks, Guy Forsyth, Cory Morrow, Reckless Kelly . . .

JESSIE SCOTT
by John Dickson/Kathleen Braun
As program director of XM’s progressive country Channel 12, X Country (aka “Cross Country”), Scott has spent the past 7 1/2 years utilizing the revolutionary format to spread far and wide the array of music that finds a home on her channel. . .

THE PERFECT SPINNER
by James McMurtry
What if I felt I had to vote with my bill fold? Where’s a commie supposed to get sharp pointy things with which to kill critters? There are two chain sporting goods stores closer to my house than the independent anti democrat establishment. One is a giant . . .

ASK MOTHER HUBBARD
by Judy Hubbard
Q: I recently started writing songs and I’ve been noticing that sometimes I use chord changes or word phrasings that remind me of tunes by other musicians. I guess it makes sense that I would emulate my influences, but on the other hand, I don’t want to . . .

RYAN BINGHAM
by Michael Devers
It was afternoon in early April when I made my way out to Los Angeles to catch up with Bing ham and his band as they were working on the follow-up to Mescalito. The article in the L.A. Times had hit the Sunday before and then on Tuesday they received the invitation to appear . . .

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
by Wade Bowen
Some called it genius. Some called it a silly gimmick. But there was no denying the fact that Tux & Chauncey were at one-point country music’s biggest stars. Their racy lyrics and chaotic lifestyle led to millions of albums sold and fans from all over the world begging for more. . .

GUY FORSYTH
by Don Henry Ford Jr.
Consider yourself forewarned: I am a Guy Forsyth fan, as in fanatic. Guy was the first singer/songwriter/musician whose songs moved me to pen words of praise, and now, some eleven or so years since the first time I saw him perform, I still write about Guy. . .

ADDICTION AND FARKEL
by Texas Renegade
It is 8:30 on a Saturday morning, mid-weekend road trip. We are Texas Renegade, and we’re addicted to music. We’ve come to think of ourselves as a small army crisscrossing the state of Texas, and at times Oklahoma, with the hope that one day we will be . . .

THE BBR
by Mark McCoy
It’s too early to start swizzling whiskey my old pal Nick says as we climb into one of his many old Jeeps. “I need to stick to my water for now.” Apparently water to him comes in the form of a Coors Light. I stuck with that routine and opened up what would be the first of many . . .

SAD SONGS OF TEXAS
At The Gallows
It’s an odd kind of sad song. There’s an inner peace to each of these tunes that only comes when you know you’re facing your last stroll on this mortal coil and there’s not a damn thing you can do to change it.

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