Buddy Magazine

4 weeks ago | buddymagazine.com | Andrew Daly

Amazing Performances,Blah Blah News,Cover Story | By Andrew DalyPhotos by Chuck FloresFor most artists, being effectively silenced by an illness like spasmodic dysphonia would be the end of a career. But not for Ian Moore, who, after being diagnosed, found power and beauty in what was most certainly a life-altering situation. Of his post-diagnosis outlook, Moore tells Buddy, “I decided to chase beauty and to sit in joy. That is the key to making art and music.

Oct 3, 2024 | buddymagazine.com | Hannah Means Shannon

Outlaw Country artist, songwriter, and solo artist Butch Hancock is a founding member of The Flatlanders along with Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Joe Ely, and their most recent album was 2021’s Treasure of Love. But as a member of one of the earliest generations of Country-influenced musicians to realize that they could and should write their own songs, Hancock is also an excellent example of the ingenuity from which the burgeoning Americana and singer/songwriter scene might trace their descent.

Oct 3, 2024 | buddymagazine.com | Jessica Waller

Feature,New Texas Music | By Jessica WallerPhoto by A. WortzOn her newest album, “Bird by Bird,” southern star Suzanna Choffel’s warm melodies and songbird vocals shine like a north star lighting us home. Once christened “the voice of Austin” by Grammy-winning producer (for Fiona Apple’s most recent album “Fetch the Bolt Cutters”) David Garza, Folk musician Suzanna Choffel has been playing in and around Austin since the age of fourteen.

Jul 29, 2024 | buddymagazine.com | Hannah Means Shannon

By Hannah Means ShannonJimmie Dale Gilmore is known in many different areas of music and popular culture. Some know him from his lifetime of work with The Flatlanders, some from his solo work, some from his beloved character Smokey in The Big Lebowski. For a fortunate group, he’s also known as a teacher of songwriting and a collaborator.

Jul 18, 2024 | buddymagazine.com | Jessica Waller

By Jessica Waller“I’m sorta like these old folk singers Willie Nelson and Kristopherson in that I don’t sing great and I’m not the most intelligent—but I am authentic,” said singer-songwriter Sharon “Blu” Walker of Emory, Texas. She is the first artist I wanted to cover for Buddy as I have seen this bold 70-year-old woman playing her bluesy, “heart-hitting” songs in the trenches of east Texas for nearly ten years now, and have always wanted to know her backstory.