Montesino Ranch
More Than An Organic Farm
MusiCares
Offering Aid to Struggling Musicians, Launches Artist-Designed T-Shirts
By Ashley M. Halligan
Made For Good calls itself a “recurring model of giving and a catalyst of collaboration in its efforts of identifying like-minded consumer product goods created to augment their endowment efforts and assist them with fundraising in their mission of giving.” Essentially, Made For Good (MFG) partners with non-profit organizations with lateral ideals in an effort to provide revenue for product development and, in turn, donating a percentage of its sales to each organization’s efforts.
Lionel Richie on Life, Music and Austin
(THE “BEST TIME OF HIS LIFE”)
By Ashley M. Halligan | Photography By Alan Silfen
It was an ordinary Thursday afternoon in April. Well, ordinary, aside from the fact that I’d planned on spending the afternoon chatting with Lionel Richie. I spent the morning filled to the brim with butterflies, anticipating the coming conversation that I would be having with one of Motown’s forefathers: the original lead man for the iconic Commodores, the lyricist behind albums I distinctly remember listening to on grandad’s vinyls as a terry cloth-clad, feather-haired child of the ‘80s, and a face and voice recognized the world over—from North America to Syria—and back.
Musicians On The Rise
By Ashley M. Halligan
It’s no secret that one of the (many) magical things about living in Austin, Texas is its ever-evolving music scene. With venues scattered along most of its downtown grid and in neighborhood hideaways throughout the city, Austin’s a city where music is sleepless, with Austinites thriving on the daily discovery of new artists and bands, innovative melodies, interesting collaborations and thoughtful creativity. With local radio support from stations like KGSR & 101X, up—and—coming bands have a fostering opportunity to make it on air in the early stages of their career, casting them into the sound waves of our daily lives, finding locals familiar with musical innovation long before other U.S. cities have had the opportunity to catch up.
Throwin’ High Fives to Austin’s Wheeler Brothers & Suzanna Choffel
By Ashley M. Halligan
In the 2011 September/October issue of ALM, I wrote a feature titled “Musicians on the Rise,” where I took a gander and predicted who I thought would be makin’ great big musical strides in the very near future.Of the three folks and bands I had my eyes (err, ears) on, two received superlatives at this year’s Austin Music Awards. And we’d like to give ‘em both a HUGE congratulations.
