Eight years is a long time between albums, especially given the public’s short attention span and the fickle nature of the modern music biz in general. So too, given Mando Saenz’s well deserved ...

Mando Saenz titled his first album in eight years All My Shame. But the veteran Nashville songwriter who’s had his songs recorded by Miranda Lambert, Midland, and Lee Ann Womack has nothing to regret.

As an in-demand songwriter for hire, Mando Saenz hasn’t been lacking for work. But he has taken a bit of a hiatus from releasing his own records. Eight years on since his last album, 2013’s Studebaker ...

The Artist: Mando Saenz, an Americana songwriter who’s been covered by Eli Young Band, Lee Ann Womack, Kim Richey, and Stoney LaRue. The Video: “Pocket Change,” from his latest album Studebaker. The ...

Mando Saenz didn't plan to become a musician. Saenz, who has his M.B.A., thought he'd get a job "like everybody else." Then it hit him. He was "burnt out" with the world of business. He needed another ...

Singer and songwriter Mando Saenz was in the fifth grade when he went to his first concert: '80s metal band Dio, on their 1984-'85 The Last in Line Tour, at the Memorial Coliseum in Corpus Christi, ...

Reserved tables must be purchased in advance and will not be sold at the door. Every once in a while, a veteran artist manages to tap into a new creative wellspring, discovers an exciting sound, and ...

Mando Saenz is ready for the world to hear his music. In fact, he's been waiting for almost three years. The 31-year-old singer-songwriter released his debut album, Watertown, in 2002 on Houston's now ...

If Mando Saenz wasn't making music, he might be bagging your groceries. The soulful singer-songwriter, who lived in Houston from 1999-2006, was working at Whole Foods when producer John Egan ...

Mando Saenz wasn't born in Houston. But for seven years — 1999-2006 — the city served as a muse, rehearsal space and source of inspiration for the thoughtful singer-songwriter. "When I lived there — ...

Mando Saenz wrote dozens — maybe even hundreds — of songs since his last album came out seven years ago. He says he “creates stuff every day,” but still the lag between “Studebaker” and the new “All ...

Everyone has to start someplace. Lyle Lovett, for instance, admits that he started out trying to be Willis Alan Ramsey. And whether it’s by coincidence, influence or intent, Mando Saenz sounds and ...