I had just landed at LAX last week and turned on my phone; expecting to be inundated by the usual few texts and emails.  7-10 maybe....

John Baumann is perhaps the most lauded young songwriter currently working in the scene.  Each of his releases have been strong, but it’s...

by: Cody Starr A recent article posted by Fort Worth Weekly made me tilt my head a bit. I’m still up in the air as to whether or not this...

As the great credibility scare of Texas Music enters it’s 8th or 9th year depending on who you ask, we’ve all adopted Sturgill, Isbell...

K Phillips came out of seemingly nowhere to deliver one of the finest debut albums in the history of this scene with 2012’s  American...

Bands don’t last.  There are exceptions , but they are rare.  One band from this scene that made significant inroads was 6 Market Blvd....

Few artists come out of the gate stronger with their debut record than Red Shahan did in 2015.   Men and Coyotes is a masterwork.  It’s...

John Baumann is a songwriter with a strong voice and clear conscience that has enabled him to cut through to the hearty details of life...

My father passed away unexpectedly two years ago.  He was too young to go and it took everyone by surprise.  A myriad of tributes and...

His was a name known only by chief music aficionados and melody makers.  A master of the bass and groove.  A producer who used simple and...

I recently tweeted that I hadn’t seen a young band blow this scene up quite like the Koe Wetzel crew is currently since Josh Abbott Band...

One of the things that first attracted me to this music scene all those year ago was the live show.  The songs hooked me first, but the...

by: Cody Starr Last month we did a preview of George Dunham’s 6th annual charity event, Jub Jam, which benefits The Senior Source , a...

Our official photographer Tim Murphy aka CrackersNCucumbers took in his first LJT experience last week.  Below is a gallery of the best...

The John Moreland song referenced in the title of this piece has been around for several years, but becomes more bitingly prophetic with...

The official podcast of this website is The Co-Write.  I was the most recent guest and I talked a wide range of topics with Bobby and...

by: Cody Starr For 23 years, George “Jub Jub” Dunham along with his co-hosts Craig “Junior” Miller and Gordon Keith (a.k.a. “The Great...

This morning news broke that Tony Romo was “stepping away” from football to enter the broadcast booth.  After much speculation for many...

There are many folks that saw the former Ronald Crosby catting around the Texas Hill Country in the early 70’s who probably would have...

Rich O’Toole has had one of the most interesting careers in the history of this music scene.  His debut record flung him atop the charts...