Fred Eaglesmith

Aftermath: Fred Eaglesmith at McGonigel's Mucky Duck

Bill Chambers

Saturday, August 3

Tonight: Hayes Carll at Warehouse Live

Woodlands native turned Austin dweller Hayes Carll had an up-and-down year in 2008. His first Lost Highway release, Trouble In Mind, garnered worldwide attention. As he relaxed in the Ozarks with his in-laws before heading to Warehouse Live for tonight's gig with Band of Heathens a ... More >>

Lonesome Onry and Mean: 2008's Heavy Rotation

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. ... More >>

Canadian Born, but Texas Proud

Fred Eaglesmith descends from the Great White North with a unique American vision

The Gourds land a real Haymaker!

Dead to Rights

In the Pines of Houston

Americana prospers in the northern suburbs

Fred Eaglesmith: Tinderbox

Americana prospers in the northern suburbs

Chris Knight

Tuesday, July 18, at McGonigel's Mucky Duck, 2425 Norfolk. Call 713-528-5999 for more info.

Roots Redux

Dan Colehour's Midwestern musings get their day in the Texas sun

Fred Eaglesmith

Tuesday, March 21, McGonigel's Mucky Duck, 2425 Norfolk, 713-528-5999

Mercy Eventually

More than 20 years down the road, Mary Gauthier is finally an emerging artist

Let the Eagle Soar

Alt-country hero Fred Eaglesmith dumps guitars and makes a pre-Beatles pop record

Playbill

Alt-country hero Fred Eaglesmith dumps guitars and makes a pre-Beatles pop record

Playbill

Alt-country hero Fred Eaglesmith dumps guitars and makes a pre-Beatles pop record

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Alt-country hero Fred Eaglesmith dumps guitars and makes a pre-Beatles pop record

Eric Hisaw, with Greg Wood

Thursday, August 28

Rockin' Drama Mama

Mary McBride makes the transition from aspiring playwright to alt-country songstress

Corb Lund

Mary McBride makes the transition from aspiring playwright to alt-country songstress

Lonesome Onry and Mean: Has Miranda Lambert Sparked a Revolution In Nashville?

If there is a ticking time bomb signaling the impending end of the '80s hair-band nature of mainstream country music, Miranda Lambert is probably lighting the fuse. Lambert's third album, Revolution, debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart last week and sold 23 percent more (almost ... More >>

Lonesome Onry and Mean: Looking Ahead to Jonathan Richman, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Scott Miller and Lots More

While doing our usual hunt for interesting acts coming to Houston in the next few weeks, Lonesome Onry and Mean came across some great stuff coming to Continental Club and McGonigel's Mucky Duck. The brainy, always quirky Jonathan Richman will be at the Continental Saturday, January 29. An origianl ... More >>

Want To "Support The Scene"? Avoid Open-Mike Nights

Fat Man & Little Boy (and friend)​Let Lonesome Onry and Mean see if we've got this straight. Because we've written an article about how bad an open-mike night at Salt Bar was, we are tearing down - or not supporting - the Houston music scene? Well, that's bullshit. You want to know what's wr ... More >>

Lonesome Onry And Mean Plays "Spin The iPod" (Almost)

​Facebook, that great time-waster, is always a source of mindless brain candy. Just a few moments ago, Lonesome, Onry and Mean was tagged in a note titled "15 Random iPod Songs." The rules were fairly straightforward: Put your unit on "random" and list the first 15 songs that play. This sound ... More >>

Fred Eaglesmith Is Back, Existential As Ever

"My life is about not being accepted. That really is where it started and where it ended." - Fred Eaglesmith in the documentary There Ain't No Easy Road Fred Eaglesmith on Facebook​Always at the forefront of indie music options and operations, Fred Eaglesmith has been doing his own thing so lon ... More >>

Fred Eaglesmith: Dangerous To Himself

​Fred Ealesmith's latest release 6 Volts is rapidly becoming our most played disk since we scored a copy at his recent show at Mucky Duck. Recorded live as a band with ONE MICROPHONE(!) as one track mono to a reel-to-reel deck (oh, you want lo-fi!), the album has drawn frequent comparisons to ... More >>

Scott Merritt Goes Lo-Fi on Latest Eaglesmith Album

​One of our favorite albums of the year is Fred Eaglesmith's 6 Volts. Like the Le Noise project from Neil Young and producer Daniel Lanois, 6 Volts is decidedly lo-fi. The main technical challenge for Eaglesmith and producer Scott Merritt, who goes back to with Eaglesmith virtually to his reco ... More >>

Ten Albums That Should Be Grammy Nominated Over Linda Chorney's

Photo by Jason WolterJason Isbell (left) and Amanda Shires (right) are both more deserving than Chorney.​The small world of Americana music is all a-twitter over New Jersey woman Linda Chorney's nomination for a Grammy in the Americana category. In case you haven't been following the story, Ch ... More >>