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Waylon Jennings' music, career decisions carry long-lasting impact, inspiration
08/25/2012
From lubbockonline.com
The Outlaw Country Music movement ended long ago and, according to author Joe Nick Patoski, who wrote a respected Willie Nelson biography (“.. Read More >
Live at Billy Bob's Texas
08/17/2012
From austinchronicle.com
The last dozen years of Billy Joe Shaver's life can be described as an unpredictable horse opera. This CD/DVD set ties a glittering bow on h.. Read More >
Flatlanders on Anniversary Tour, About to Release New Album
06/21/2012
From nola.com
How does a band make it to the point where it can celebrate 40 years together? If you're the Flatlanders, you do it by spending most of thos.. Read More >
Ray Wylie Hubbard befriends a Beatle
06/20/2012
From wvgazette.com
WANT TO GO?
"Mountain Stage"
With Ray Wylie Hubbard, Dar Williams, the dB's, Arthur Alligood and The New Rope String Band
WHERE: Cu.. Read More >
Tomorrow’s Star Singers Heard at Texas Music Fest
06/07/2012
From chron.com
Some of the finest voices in the country are assembled at the University of Houston this week. Thanks to Le Chiavi – The Keys to Bel Canto, .. Read More >
Kenny Wayne Shepherd takes his classic cars and guitars out for a spin
06/07/2012
From nola.com
Guitars and cars are Kenny Wayne Shepherd’s dual obsessions. The Shreveport-born blues-rocker’s skill and success with the former has allowe.. Read More >
Willie Nelson on Leaving Nashville, Outlaw Movement, Highwaymen Reunion, Weed at Billboard Summit (Part 2)
06/06/2012
From billboard.biz
When Willie Nelson left Nashville for Austin in 1972, he wasn't exactly sure what direction the move would take him. What he did know was th.. Read More >
Rockport Music Festival Features Grammy Nominated Acts
06/05/2012
From kristv.com
ROCKPORT -- The 2nd Annual Rockport Music Festival is rolling into the Coastal Bend this week, complete with a star-studded musical line-up... Read More >
Texas Music Festival concert series kicks off in Houston
06/04/2012
From abclocal.go.com
HOUSTON (KTRK) -- If you are in the mood for some live summertime classical and jazz music, Texas Music Festival summer concert series is no.. Read More >
Michael Martin Murphey: "I Was Always Proud of Texas"
05/31/2012
From houstonpress.com
Michael Martin Murphey will not get off the phone. The Texas singer-songwriter, arguably America's foremost ambassador and scholar of tradit.. Read More >
Texas Music Hour (Local music and musicians might be headed for the small screen.)
05/30/2012
From fwweekly.com
The first season of Troubadour, TX is wrapping up, and what began as a promising idea for a TV show about the lives of musicians ended up as.. Read More >
Alejandro Escovedo's latest album takes on some serious issues.
05/24/2012
From kentucky.com
On his two most recent studio albums, Alejandro Escovedo saw a career that stretches back more than 25 years grab the serious, lasting atten.. Read More >
'Texas Music Scene' gets its due
05/23/2012
From sacurrent.com
It's a simple, remarkably straightforward idea that's already been tried successfully once. "It's like Austin City Limits circa its beginnin.. Read More >
Eli Young Band Holds Top Spot On Texas Music Chart
05/21/2012
From allaccess.com
There are three new entries to the TEXAS MUSIC CHART this week including RECKLESS KELLY, JERROD MEDULLA and HAYES CARLL! Meanwhile the ELI Y.. Read More >
Lyle Lovett: The singer-songwriter talks about songwriting, the influence of Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt, and why he takes his favorite guitars on the road.
05/19/2012
From acousticguitar.com
In 1986, on a tip from Guy Clark, country music producer Tony Brown signed an aspiring, alliteratively named Texas singer-songwriter to a re.. Read More >
When a Music Scene Leads to a Boom
05/18/2012
From theatlanticcities.com
Denton, Texas, is a small city home to two universities in the Dallas-Ft. Worth metropolitan region. Several years ago, Chris Flemmons, a lo.. Read More >
Butch Hancock's music is old time but enduring
05/18/2012
From mcall.com
Listening to the music of Butch Hancock, you hear age-old themes of loneliness and good times and hope and despair, along with a strong desi.. Read More >
House of song
05/17/2012
From dentonrc.com
The fourth annual North Texas Songwriters Festival, benefiting the Pilot Point Community Opera House, has grown this year.
The event is a.. Read More >
Texas troubadour Hayes Carll makes wry, wise statements about life's many angles
05/17/2012
From columbiatribune.com
If Hayes Carll were a bartender, no doubt he would be slinging shots of piss and vinegar — on the house, of course — at any country-club cli.. Read More >
'Texas Music Scene' features homegrown musicians
05/16/2012
From austin360.com
Texas bands are "flipping out" over the exposure they're getting on a music-focused TV show produced right here in the Austin area.
On th.. Read More >
Eli Young Band Back On Top Of Texas Music Charts
05/14/2012
From allaccess.com
REPUBLIC NASHVILLE act ELI YOUNG BAND’s “Even If It Breaks Your Heart” retakes the #1 spot this week on the TEXAS MUSIC CHART with 1,226 spi.. Read More >
Annual music festival, fair expects 10,000 visitors
05/11/2012
From galvestondailynews.com
LEAGUE CITY — The Texas Music Festival and Village Fair has been around so long there was a time when six-gun shooting contests were part of.. Read More >
Music Review: Billy Joe Shaver - Live At Billy Bob's Texas
05/09/2012
From seattlepi.com
Billy Joe Shaver is one of those survivors who just keeps on ticking. The loss of his wife, son, court problems, and a major heart attack ma.. Read More >
Josh Abbott Band Stays On Top On Texas Music Charts
05/07/2012
From allaccess.com
PAT GREEN’s new single “AUSTIN” jumped up the TEXAS MUSIC CHART this week seven spots to land at #17. Meanwhile JOSH ABBOTT BAND’s “Touch” r.. Read More >
Texas Singer-Songwriter Brian Kalinec Releases A New CD: The Fence
05/07/2012
From mi2n.com
Award-winning Houston Texas-based Americana/folk singer-songwriter Brian Kalinec’s new CD, The Fence, released in May, is the follow-up to L.. Read More >
Songwriter showcase to benefit Texas Music for Life
05/02/2012
From amarillo.com
A quartet of Amarillo singer-songwriters will perform in a fundraiser Saturday for Texas Music for Life. Jeff Williams, Chancy Bernson, Kaci.. Read More >
Daisy Rock Girl Guitars Welcomes Haley Rose To Its Artist Roster
04/30/2012
From ultimate-guitar.com
Daisy Rock Girl Guitars, the original girl guitar company, welcomes to its artist roster Haley Rose, the singer/songwriter with music full o.. Read More >
Happy Birthday Willie Nelson, and Hello to Other Musicians Who Worship the Weed!
04/30/2012
From browardpalmbeach.com
Suffice it to say, Willie Nelson may well be the most prodigious musician working today, no small accomplishment for a guy turning turning 7.. Read More >
Ray Wylie Hubbard finally brings his sound to Lexington
04/29/2012
From kentucky.com
At the end of his extraordinary new album, The Grifter's Hymnal, Ray Wylie Hubbard offers a tune that is half High Plains spiritual and half.. Read More >
Hit carries the Eli Young Band to country awards and beyond
03/30/2012
From suntimes.com
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Count the guys in Rascal Flatts among the fans of “Crazy Girl,” the song that took the Eli Young Band to the top of the c.. Read More >
Unsung: The Stories of Women in Texas Music
03/29/2012
From kut.org
From the singing cowboys of depression era movies to the beer-drinkin’ good ol’ boys of modern country, Texas music has been wrapped in a Lo.. Read More >
Gary Clark Jr. bringing big expectations to 2012 Hangout Music Fest
03/26/2012
From al.com
To hear some people tell it, Gary Clark Jr. might just be one of the biggest names on the bill at the 2012 Hangout Music Fest. Even though h.. Read More >
Hayes Carll
03/15/2012
From riverfronttimes.com
Raised outside Houston, tutored by Ray Wylie Hubbard and now one of the most reliable of the unwashed, uncouth but undeniably talented post-.. Read More >
Ray Wylie Hubbard: “Count My Blessings”
03/14/2012
From kut.org
In a career that’s spanned almost five decades, Ray Wylie Hubbard has cast a long shadow in Texas music. Hubbard effortlessly blends element.. Read More >
Eli Young Band Holds Onto Top Spot On Texas Music Chart This Week
03/12/2012
From allaccess.com
REPUBLIC NASHVILLE group ELI YOUNG BAND remains in the top spot on the TEXAS MUSIC CHART while MERCURY NASHVILLE’s RANDY ROGERS BAND moves i.. Read More >
Following Woody Guthrie's footsteps from Oklahoma to Texas to California
03/12/2012
From latimes.com
Over the weekend, the Woody Guthrie centennial celebration included a stop in Pampa, Texas, a town of about 18,000 in the Texas panhandle wh.. Read More >
Stephanie Urbina Jones Doesn't Mess With 'Troubadour Texas'
03/09/2012
From billboard.com
Television has always been a component that can really help drive an artists' career. Nobody is finding out just how vital the two can be mo.. Read More >
Roger Creager continues his musical adventures, plays tonight at Wormy Dog Saloon
03/02/2012
From newsok.com
From Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman.
Roger Creager continues his musical adventures
The Texas country music star recentl.. Read More >
7th Annual Texas Music Showdown Tonight
03/01/2012
From fwweekly.com
The White Elephant Saloon’s 7th Annual Texas Music Showdown begins tonight, and a dozen bands will be competing on Wednesday nights over the.. Read More >
Singer Livingston performs at Enoch's
02/29/2012
From thenewsstar.com
Friday Enoch's welcomes Texas legendary singer/songwriter Bob Livingston for one performance at 8 p.m.
Enoch's owner Doyle Jeter could no.. Read More >
New Artists Added to Nelsonville Music Fest Lineup
02/21/2012
From woub.org
Legendary reggae/dub musician and producer Lee "Scratch" Perry and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird have been added to the 2012 Nelsonville.. Read More >
John Carter Cash helps inspire East Texas musicians
02/20/2012
From kltv.com
NACOGDOCHES, TX (KTRE) - Each year singer, song writer and Nacogdoches native Kasey Lansdale hosts a workshop for local musicians.
For th.. Read More >
'The Voice's Sarah Golden: 'It would be cool to 'pop up' folk music'
02/18/2012
From digitalspy.com
The Voice contestant Sarah Golden has said that she would like to "pop up" her folk music with the help of mentor Cee Lo Green.
The folk .. Read More >
2012 Folk Alliance Conference Information
02/13/2012
From folkalliance.org
The International Folk Alliance conference is an annual event that draws together music industry professionals from throughout the world to .. Read More >
Tower Songs: Townes Van Zandt
02/12/2012
From popmatters.com
The 1st of January 2012 marked the 15th anniversary of singer-songwriter Townes Van Zandt’s death. By most accounts, Van Zandt’s final days .. Read More >
Grammy-nominated Ruthie Foster to take Soul Salvation to Arcata with Paul Thorn
02/07/2012
From times-standard.com
This Tuesday night, HSU's Van Duzer Theatre will be the scene of a soul salvation, a blues bail-out, a R&B redemption -- a one-of-a-kind sou.. Read More >
Songwriter Sonny Curtis to be Honored as Next Poet and Prophet
02/04/2012
From cybergrass.com
Nashville, TN -- Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member Sonny Curtis will take a seat at the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum on Sa.. Read More >
Buddy Holly remembered today at Holly Center, Cactus Theater
02/03/2012
From lubbockonline.com
Local music fans remember the third day in February.
Feb. 3 even was referred to by singer-songwriter Don McLean in hit song “American Pi.. Read More >
US-based Kiwi singer to tour NZ
02/03/2012
From voxy.co.nz
US-based Kiwi singer /songwriter Jackie Bristow will make a flying visit this month with her Coming Home New Zealand 13-gig tour.
Bristow.. Read More >
Ruthie Foster: Let It Burn
01/31/2012
From popmatters.com
The Church Is on Fire
Ruthie Foster first sang in the church choir while growing up in rural Texas. While she became successful mixing fo.. Read More >
Pat Green Keeps #1 Spot On Texas Music Chart This Week
01/30/2012
From allaccess.com
ROGER CREAGER, JON WOLFE, RANDY ROGERS BAND and THE ELI YOUNG BAND all had big moves up the TEXAS MUSIC CHART this week, while PAT GREEN hol.. Read More >
Eli Young Band Up for Five Texas Regional Awards
01/27/2012
From theboot.com
The Eli Young Band are up for five Texas Regional Radio and Music Awards. The foursome is named in the Entertainer and Duo/Group/Band of the.. Read More >
Del McCoury kicks off 2012 Sounds of Texas Music Series
01/27/2012
From yourhoustonnews.com
When it comes to authentic bluegrass music, it’s tough to find a better pedigree than Del McCoury, a living legend who was handpicked to pla.. Read More >
'Late bloomer' in Last Minute Folk series
01/22/2012
From cjonline.com
A ukulele-playing Texas troubadour and a young Topeka guitar champ on Wednesday evening will kick off the spring edition of Last Minute Folk.. Read More >
Texas Heritage Songwriters Association to Induct Lyle Lovett, Robert Earl Keen and Townes Van Zandt into Hall of Fame During Awards Show on March 4th, 2012
01/17/2012
From marketwatch.com
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan 17, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Texas Heritage Songwriters Association (TxHSA) will hold its 7th Annual Hall of Fame Awar.. Read More >
Why your local folk singer could become your folk hero
01/16/2012
From sacurrent.com
I imagine interviewing Nick Mery is something like dealing with national acts. He schedules me on a Sunday just before his #goodjobtexas rad.. Read More >
New music from The Little Willies, Jimmy Cliff and a Guy Clark tribute
01/16/2012
From masslive.com
The Little Willies, “For the Good Times” (EMI/Milking Blues) 3 ½ stars.
Various Artists, “This one’s for Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark” (Mu.. Read More >
CD review: Cory Morrow 'Live at Billy Bob's Texas' (Smith Music Group)
01/13/2012
From newsok.com
Texas country standout Cory Morrow may be barefoot, but he gives a boot-stomping performance in the latest installment of the long-running “.. Read More >
Lovett inducted into Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame
01/12/2012
From reporternews.com
FORT WORTH — Grammy Award-winner Lyle Lovett is getting another feather in his cowboy hat.
He's being inducted into the Texas Cowboy Hall.. Read More >
'Mystique' music awes fans
01/11/2012
From amarillo.com
When blues-rock singer The Mighty Orq was 12 — neither mighty nor particularly orqish yet — he told one of his fellow garage band members th.. Read More >
Remember Me, Vol. 1 by Willie Nelson
01/09/2012
From countryweekly.com
Because Willie Nelson’s star rose only after he’d departed Nashville for his native Texas in the early 1970s, some may forget that his first.. Read More >
Award-winning songwriter to speak at banquet
01/07/2012
From oaoa.com
Those attending the Birthright of Odessa banquet and enjoy Christian music will be in for a treat when they show up to eat January 12th. Nic.. Read More >
Guy Clark Tribute CD Does Him Justice
01/06/2012
From fwweekly.com
The late Townes Van Zandt is often lionized as Texas’ sharpest songwriter, but his best friend Guy Clark ultimately created the body of work.. Read More >
This year, this land will be Woody Guthrie's
01/06/2012
From sacbee.com
LOS ANGELES - The colorful life and rich musical legacy of Woody Guthrie, widely considered America's greatest folk troubadour and songwrite.. Read More >
Robert Earl Keen brings a dance party to Fort Worth's Bass Hall for New Year's Eve Eve
01/05/2012
From star-telegram.com
It was easy to believe it was already New Year's Eve at Bass Hall last Friday: Texas music icon Robert Earl Keen and company were rolling th.. Read More >
Eli Young Band ready to share its story
01/05/2012
From usatoday.com
In 2011, the Eli Young Band went from being an established Texas band with four albums under its belt to being a group with a big hit record.. Read More >
Elle King to tape performance for ‘Arts In Context’ in old ‘Austin City Limits’ home
01/04/2012
From austin360.com
Austin City Limits’ may have moved downtown, but the beloved old Studio 6A is still put to good use by KLRU for tapings such as this Friday’.. Read More >
Kyle Hutton Takes 'Real Life, Real Music' Show To Musicfest 2012
01/03/2012
From allaccess.com
Songwriter/radio show host KYLE HUTTON will be the host for this year's MUSICFEST 2012 from BEST IN TEXAS music magazine. KYLE’s "Real Life .. Read More >
Demi Lovato Pens Country Song
01/02/2012
From theboot.com
Demi Lovato may be one of the most popular pop singers on the airwaves today, but that doesn't mean the 19-year-old isn't open to other genr.. Read More >
Cary Cooper is TSL's January 2012 Artist of the Month
01/01/2012
From TexasSongwritersLive.com
Cary Cooper has been working. Working hard. And it’s showing in every career move she makes.
In early 2011, Cary was spotted by the produ.. Read More >
Poor David's Pub is TSL's January 2012 Venue of the Month
01/01/2012
From TexasSongwritersLive.com
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