America Losing Faith In The Death Penalty – Sky News
A battle of conscience is under way in America after recently released figures showed there had been a dramatic fall in the number of death sentences. Sky’s Greg Milam visited Texas to hear both sides of the argument.
The growing market of kids music
by Chris Parker
“This one goes out to the kids“: It’s arguably the hoariest sentiment in all of music, running alongside “Are you ready to ROCK?” Fortunately, it’s increasingly taken on a different meaning in the last several years as artists of all stripes cash in on the growing market of … Read More »
masslive.com on “The Best of Times”
By Kevin O’Hare, The Republican
Various Artists, “The Best of Times: Texas Artists Performing The Music of Sara Hickman” (Sleeveless). THREE STARS
She may not be that well known to the rest of the country, yet any singer who’s got a 38-song double-CD filled with artists from her state of Texas saluting … Read More »
PopMatters on “The Best of Times”
By Jedd Beaudoin, 2 November 2011
Sara Hickman’s songs shine in the hands of others.
Texas certainly isn’t alone in suffering from what some might view as an assault on the arts, but this two-disc compilation suggests that citizens of the Lone Star State may be among the most vocal opponents of … Read More »
Austin Chronicle on “The Best of Times”
BY JIM CALIGIURI, FRI., OCT. 28, 2011
Texas Artists Performing the Music of Sara Hickman
The Best of Times (Sleeveless)
Never one to rest on her back catalogue, Sara Hickman employed part of her 2010 as Official Texas State Musician to pull together this double disc set benefiting the Theatre Action Project, a … Read More »
Austin startup, nonprofit use music to help schools
Austin Business Journal by Sandra Zaragoza, Staff Writer
Thursday, October 13, 2011
A couple of musical do-gooders want Austinites to buy some tunes to help funding-challenged schools.
Bedrock, a startup aimed at fundraising for schools through the sale of all-digital music compilations, launched this fall as a pilot program at several Austin-area schools. … Read More »
Sara Hickman performs Wednesday in Chinook
Great Falls Tribune, October 6, 2011
The Northeastern Montana Arts Network brings Sara Hickman to Chinook on Wednesday. The show at Chinook High School starts at 7 p.m.
Since 2010, Hickman has served as the Official State Musician of Texas, following in the footsteps of Willie Nelson. A recording artist since 1989, … Read More »
American Songwriter Sessions with Sara Hickman
By American Songwriter, October 4th, 2011
Sara Hickman, the official state musician of Texas, recently dropped by the offices of American Songwriter to play a few songs and discuss her writing process. The veteran performer played two songs for us; an emotional reading of “The One,” which deals with the Virginia … Read More »
Texan Has Heartfelt Message in Music
By Mark Jordan
Published Thursday, September 22, 2011
As a teenager, Sara Hickman, the Texas singer-songwriter who performs at the Levitt Shell on Sunday night, learned the habit of public service from her grandmothers, one of whom gave time at a local hospital. Following her lead, young Hickman would volunteer in the … Read More »
ACL Music Spotlight: Sara Hickman
From YNN.com
Sara Hickman has a long and storied career in Austin performing for both children and adults.
Hickman is a firm believer that “families that create together do great together,” and has enjoyed playing for both kiddos and their parents.
The local wonder will be playing for a slightly older crowd this … Read More »
