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Tommy Hancock & The Supernatural Family Band - At The Little Bear

For decades, Tommy and Charlene Hancock have been a force in Lubbock and Austin, credited by Sonny Curtis as an influence on Buddy Holly & the Crickets. Tommy X Hancock, the original Flatlanders fiddler and a patriarchal figure, became one of the original cosmic cowboys and, with his Supernatural Family

Ry Cooder & Manuel Galban - Mambo Sinuendo

Ry Cooder is an iconoclast and a searcher, and when he chooses his collaborators, he tends to ally himself with characters just as fiercely enigmatic. This is to be expected from a man who pores through discarded, cheap guitars, looking for a sound or tone he hasn't yet

Hardcore Troubadour: The Life And Near Death Of Steve Earle

It's a good thing that Steve Earle likes to talk, because it seems like he's always got a lot of explaining to do. Earle once turned up late for a concert in Atlanta, forcing headliner Rosanne Cash to go on before him -- not a big

Rosanne Cash- The long journey home

If looks could kill, the cover shot of Rosanne Cash's 1985 album Rhythm & Romance would have landed her on somebody's most wanted list. Staring hard into the camera, a country-rock femme fatale in boudoir white, she dared you to crack wise about her shoulder-padded jacket,

Townes Van Zandt's Sixth Annual Wake - Old Quarter (Galveston, TX)

"Thank you for coming. Townes will be late, as usual," Rex Bell, owner of the Old Quarter and MC for the evening, wryly noted after opening this year's wake with a foot-thumping rendition of Van Zandt's gospel-tinged "Two Hands". Marking the seventh

Billy Joe Shaver - Freedom's Child

The hard part to remember now is that this man was once regularly described by many, himself included, as a rough-edged, brawling fight-picker and general maker of trouble. It's hard because the 63-year-old performer we see onstage these days, the man reflected also in this first Billy Joe

Ben Vaughn - Glasgow Time

After his commercial breakthrough providing the music for the hit TV series "3rd Rock From The Sun", singer-songwriter Ben Vaughn put his solo career on the back burner. Since the success of "Sun," he has written and performed the music for a dozen TV shows and