For the second (third?) year in a row, LOM didn't vote in either the Nashville Scene's best of country music poll or the Village Voice's Pazz & Jop best of American music poll. I'm just not a good list-maker. Detest that stuff. Just trying to compile a list of possibles makes my brain hate me.
Anyway, I rarely get serviced by the major labels, and I don't listen to the radio stations that kowtow to the major labels, so I don't feel I have much context in which to wrestle with the important
Miss Leslie and Her Juke-Jointers, "Yes Ma'am"
Houston's own Miss Leslie Sloan of Miss Leslie and Her Jukejointers was tipped for a slew of honors in the most recent Best of 2008 voting by FAR (Freeform Americana Radio) members. She was voted Female Artist of the Year over Eliza Gilkyson and Carrie Rodriguez, and Songwriter of the Year over another Houstonian, Hayes Carll.
Leslie's Between the Whiskey and the Wine took home top album honors, while Carll's Trouble In Mind was slotted at No
We've just gotten an email alert from McGonigel's Mucky Duck about two stellar shows added to the fall lineup: Dave Alvin and the Guilty Women on September 19, and Darrell Scott on November 15. Undoubtedly, both of these shows will sell out. Tickets are on sale now.
Alvin has just released a new album with the Guilty Women. This is an all-female ensemble consisting of Lisa Pankratz, Cindy Cashdollar, Sarah Brown, Nina Gerber, Amy Farris, Laurie Lewis, Suzy Thompson and Christy McWilson.
Lonesome, Onry and Mean just noticed that venerable listening room McGonigel's Mucky Duck has a major streak of high-grade talent Nov. 12 through 17. Beginning with the Subdudes on the 12th, the Duck quickly plows through Texas legend Ray Wylie Hubbard (13th), troubadour-poet Tom Russell (14th), one of Nashville's biggest talents, Darrell Scott (15th) and George Strait hit writer/two-time Grammy winner Jim Lauderdale (17th).
Since reforming a couple of years ago, the Subdudes have been packing
