By Richard Skanse November 2002 You wouldn’t wish the last couple of years of Billy Joe Shaver’s life on your worst enemy. By now, his …
By Andrew Dansby September 2002 Giving Steve Earle carte blanche to pen a political album isn’t unlike lobbing batting practice to the Babe; it almost …
By Andrew Dansby August 2002 While some artists tag their records with unwieldy faux-philosophical titles, sometimes those that say the least say the most. Easy …
By Richard Skanse July 2002 So did you hear the one about the Texas music revolution being crashed by a bunch of (gasp!) Oklahoma boys? …
By Richard Skanse June 2002 For anyone who’s followed Terri Hendrix’s career as far back as her 1996 debut Two Dollar Shoes or at least …
By Richard Skanse March 2002 Hard as it is to believe nowadays, this thing we call “Texas music” wasn’t always a young man’s game. Sure, …
By Richard Skanse March 2002 While the T Bone Burnett-produced O Brother, Where Art Thou soundtrack may have been the No. 1 roots music success …
By Richard Skanse February 2002 In the Texas music sideman hall of fame, Stephen Bruton can comfortably take his place amongst the A-list ranks of …
By Richard Skanse January 2002 Willie Nelson is a man who needs less introduction than the Pope in Rome, but keeping track of the guy …
