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2010 Stories by William Michael Smith

• Hitsville, Texas

  published April 8, 2010

  Dr. Roger Wood's eyes have that professorial twinkle in them, like he's finally getting the major point of the lecture across to the slowest dolt... More >>

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  SugarHill (Actually Gold Star) In the '50s, The Decade It Became A House Of Hits

  published Apr 06, 2010

  [Ed Note: All this week, to celebrate the release of Dr. Roger Wood and Andy Bradley's new book House of Hits: The Story of Houston's Gold Star/SugarHill Recording Studios and preview this weekend's r... More >>

• House of Hits' First Hit: Harry Choates' Cajun National Anthem "Jole Blon"

  published Apr 05, 2010

  All this week, Lonesome Onry and Mean will be blogging about House of Hits, the new book by Dr. Roger Wood and SugarHill Studios engineer Andy Bradley. A complete and well-annotated history of Gold St... More >>

• Like James McMurtryr Michigan's Erik Koskinen Will Scratch That Same Itch

  published Mar 30, 2010

  One of the biggest surprises of last week's SXSW fallout was young Erik Koskinen. Koskinen, originally from Michigan, drove down from Minneapolis to play guitar with Randy Weeks, and LOM met him at K... More >>

• Go-Go Girl

  published April 1, 2010

  Dressed in her miniskirt and Nancy Sinatra go-go boots, hair bouffed to the max, Southern Culture on the Skids bassist Mary Huff is the ultimate... More >>

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  Too Many Tequila Shots For The Band And More Fabulous Satellite Memories

  published Mar 29, 2010

  [Ed. Note: Third in a three-part series. See Part 1 here and Part 2 here.] rThe V-Roys: Another underattended Wednesday-night gig. The V-Roys had just been on tour with Steve Earle in England and had ... More >>

• An Americana "Billie Jean," Fried-Chicken Fight And More Great Shows From The Fabulous Satellite Lounge

  published Mar 24, 2010

  [Part 2 of a three-part series. Read Part 1 here.] Richard Thomspon: LOM's brother-in-law called us on a Sunday afternoon and said Thompson was playing the Satellite that night; we'd heard nothing a... More >>

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  The Night BYOB-Packing Jason & The Scorchers Fans Trashed The Fabulous Satellite Lounge, And 3 Other Great Shows

  published Mar 23, 2010

  [Part 1 of a three-part series.] r Houston International Festival Director of Performing Arts Rick Mitchell's recent remembrance of great shows he saw at Rockefeller's got LOM to thinking about great ... More >>

• Anderson Fair Documentary Premieres At SXSW; Hits Houston Worldfest April 10

  published Mar 18, 2010

  One of the cinematic highlights of SXSW was yesterday's world premiere of For The Sake of The Song: The Story of Anderson Fair. Produced by Houstonians Bruce Bryant and Jim Barham, the film documents... More >>

• Chatter: All in the Family

  published March 18, 2010

  Grandchildren of American music icon Woody Guthrie, Sarah Lee Guthrie and her siblings have teamed up with father Arlo for "The Guthrie Family... More >>

• American Man

  published March 11, 2010

  Much about Chuck Prophet is upside down. He's a rocker who does interviews in the morning. He thinks Golden Globe and Oscar winner Crazy... More >>

• Get Down With The Gourds At FotoFest 2010's Free Opening Party This Friday

  published Mar 09, 2010

  One of the best - and least publicized - free parties in town is the FotoFest opening, and this year the organizers are upping the ante by presenting Austin roots-rocking favorites the Gourds this Fr... More >>

• Dick Dale

  published March 11, 2010

  In the big picture of rock and roll guitar players, Dick Dale ranks with giants like Les Paul, Link Wray and Nokie Edwards. One of the prize... More >>

• Aftermath: The Russian Spring Festival At Under The Volcano

  published Mar 08, 2010

  Aftermath didn't think it was possible, but this year's Russian Spring Festival at Under the Volcano was twice as large as it was last year. This, of course, led to twice the chaotic fun that eventual... More >>

• Dustin Welch

  published March 4, 2010

  Odds are most people familiar with Dustin Welch's background — his dad is acclaimed writer/performer Kevin Welch — probably thought... More >>

• "Russian Spring Festival" With Flying Balalaika Brothers

  published March 4, 2010

  Austin’s Flying Balalaika Brothers are to Russian folk music what Bela Fleck is to bluegrass: Outside-the-box, no-boundaries,... More >>

• The Flying Balalaika Brothers

  published March 4, 2010

  Austin's Flying Balalaika Brothers are to Russian folk music what Béla Fleck is to bluegrass: Outside-the-box, no-boundaries,... More >>

• Matt the Electrician

  published March 4, 2010

  Austin's Matt the Electrician (Matthew Sower to his family and friends) must be both proud and puzzled by the blurb on his CDBaby marketing page... More >>

• Adam Carroll

  published February 25, 2010

  The first time we saw Adam Carroll, he was an unknown opening for one of the rowdiest, loudest bands on the scene at that time, Mark David... More >>

• Lonesome Onry And Mean: Two Chicago Cats Remember A "Diamond Ring" And "Spanish Harlem"

  published Feb 18, 2010

  Los Angeles-based Cary Baker's Conqueroo is one of the go-to publicity firms for folks in the roots-music game. Baker grew up in Chicago and has been instrumental in keeping the memory of a number of... More >>

• Texas Sapphires

  published February 18, 2010

  Nothing validates a honky-tonk band like a packed dance floor, and Austin's Texas Sapphires absolutely nail the dance-floor thing on sophomore... More >>

• Dave Mason

  published February 18, 2010

  A Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and founding member of fabled English rock band Traffic, Dave Mason has had an amazing career. A widely respected... More >>

• No Longer Bulletproof

  published February 18, 2010

  Twelve years and eight albums since moving to Austin from Bend, Oregon, Reckless Kelly front man Willy Braun sounds like he's had one too... More >>

• Roots-Rocker Chuck Prophet Heads Under the Volcano For St. Patrick's Day

  published Feb 12, 2010

  Chuck Prophet won't be skipping Houston on his upcoming tour as he makes his way toward Austin and South By Southwest. Under the Volcano announced yesterday that Prophet will play there Wednesday, Mar... More >>

• Would You See A Band Called The Snatch Wranglersr Saturday's Your Chance...

  published Feb 12, 2010

  Cinncinnati seems like an odd place for a band that patterns its schtick on Hank Jr.'s redneck asshole-ism, but that is exactly where Dallas Moore and the Snatch Wranglers are based. They're touring T... More >>