23 Feb 09 If Adventure Had a Name…
The Plano Symphony brought movie memories to life Saturday night, during its salute to legendary music composer John Williams. Continue reading
Posted by: Sam Moore
Tags: John Williams, Plano Symphony, Texas music
20 Feb 09 Friday Night at the Cadillac
For those of you who missed last Friday’s show at Cadillac Pizza in McKinney, you missed a standing room only viewing of a hard charging, true Texas blues group, Junior and the Journeymen. Lead by frontman Mike Clark, J&J rocked the house with their powerful interpretation of the blues. Mike shared the duties on stage with each of band members including Johnny Marshall on keyboards, Bobby Chitwood on bass and… Continue reading
Posted by: John South
Tags: Cadillac Pizza, Junior and the Journeymen, Paul Reed Smith, Quinten Hope
19 Feb 09 Christian music record labels in Texas?!
Ever wonder who “The BIG Players” in Christian music record labels are? Ever wonder if there were or are any “players” in Texas?
The “size” of a record label can be measured by the number of singer/songwriters under contract with the label, the number of copyrighted songs administered in the label’s catalog, the number of “top tier” performers/groups under contract with the label, the volume of albums or songs… Continue reading
Posted by: Rick Matos
Tags: BMG, Canaan Records, Christian Record Labels, Fervent Records, Forefront Records, Myrrh Record, Sony Music, Sparrow Records, Texas Music Office, Word Entertainment, Word Records
18 Feb 09 America’s Cowboy for America’s Stadium
George Strait set to headline concert for the opening of the new Dallas Cowboys stadium in June. Continue reading
Posted by: Sam Moore
Tags: Country Music, Dallas Cowboys, George Strait, Texas music
17 Feb 09 A G-Chord on an Old Martin – An Evening with Quinten Hope
Texas Music Journal caught up with Quinten at the Granada Theater in Dallas on Sunday, February 8, 2009 where he was opening for Andy McKee (quite a guitar player in his own right). Since the show highlighted acoustic guitars, Quinten left his Strat in the case and played his repertoire on an old acoustic – his Dad’s Martin. Continue reading
Posted by: John South
Tags: Blues, Granada Theater, Jazz, Quinten Hope
16 Feb 09 Eli Young Band Rocks
Denton-based Eli Young Band rocks during a recent performance at the Texas Club in Baton Rouge. The group is now nominated as best new group by the Academy of Country Music. Continue reading
Posted by: Sam Moore
Tags: Academy of Country Music, Always the Love Songs, Country Music, Denton, Eli Young Band, When It Rains
16 Feb 09 You too can be a Christian music writer
Some wonder whether or not they have what it takes to be a Christian music writer. What does it take to craft a Christian song? What inspires Christian writers? The answers vary, but the themes are the same: faith, surrender, life, commission and Grace.
Faith is the mortar that holds all Christians united. Each of us is a building block for the foundation of the Kingdom of God on… Continue reading
Posted by: Rick Matos
Tags: Christian music, Songwriting
03 Feb 09 One Door Closes, Another Opens
A flip of a coin, the flu, bad weather and an inexperienced pilot changed the face of music at 1:00 AM, fifty years ago today.
America woke up on February 3, 1959 to find that Charles Hardin Holley, Richard Steven Valenzuela and Jiles Perry Richardson, Jr. were killed in an early morning airplane accident. Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and J.P. Richardson (the Big Bopper) had played at the Surf… Continue reading
Posted by: John South and Sam Moore
Tags: American Pie, Buddy Holly, Don McLean, J.P. Richardson, Lloyd Maines, Richie Valens, The Big Bopper
02 Feb 09 Christian music. What’s that?
Did you ever wonder what Christian music most Christians actually listen to? Over the years, I have conducted brief (very non-scientific) surveys of some Christian friends to ask that very question. Here’s what I found out.
Among other things, Christian music is music about Christ, His teachings, or Christian living, and Christians, of course, profess a belief in Christ. So, you might expect that Christians listen to “Christian music”… Continue reading
Posted by: Rick Matos
Tags: Christian music
