16 Sep 09 New IM Live Video Technology Changes Concert Experience
Immersive Media is first to release IM Live, a new interactive live video technology which allows the viewer to completely control their concert viewing experience by manipulating angles and perspectives over the computer. Content comes alive giving a sensation of actually being on stage. The viewer can click on the live streaming concert and with the use of a mouse, see 360 degrees around the stage as if turning your… Continue reading
Posted by: smssteely
Tags: concert, Hannah Madison Taylor, technology
01 Sep 09 Larry W. Jones completes 6,000 song lyrics
Larry W. Jones, aka Kingwood Kowboy, has completed his writing of 6,000 song lyrics. Two collections of songs are currently available.
Real Country Lyrics is a collection of 2,000 classic and vintage country, cowboy and western songs, published in eight volumes of 250 song lyrics each. Island Song Lyrics is a collection of 4,000 island-themed songs written in the vintage style of “Territorial Hawaii” and other Pacific islands, which… Continue reading
Posted by: kingwoodkowboy
Tags: bluegrass, classic, Country, Honky Tonk, vintage
13 Aug 09 Cindy Walker Still Giving After Her Death
The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum has received a gift of a 500-song catalog from Cindy Walker, three years after her death. Continue reading
Posted by: Sam Moore
Tags: Cindy Walker, Country Music, Texas music
29 Jul 09 NSAI Houston North Metro August Meeting Notice
Dear Songwriters:
This is a notice of the August workshop for NSAI Houston North Metro Chapter, for Wednesday, August 5th at Dosey Doe Coffee Shop, 25911 I-45 North, The Woodlands, TX, beginning at 7:00pm. For directions to Dosey Doe: http://www.doseydoescoffeeshop.com. Dosey Doe features a full dinner menu and outstanding hot and cold beverages. It is open to the public during the workshop and performance rounds, so please bring… Continue reading
Posted by: conniemims
Tags: Connie Mims, Dosey Doe Coffee Shop, NSAI Houston North Metro Chapter, Texas music
07 Jul 09 The Woodlands Songwriters Association July Song Swap and Critique
WHO: The Woodlands Songwriters Association (WSA)
WHAT: Monthly Song Swap & Group Critique
WHERE: Borders Books, Market Street District, The Woodlands (adjacent to the Pavilion and the Woodlands Mall;
Intersection of Lake Woodlands Drive and Six Pines Drive); Meeting upstairs in the “Art & Architecture” section.
WHEN: Monday July 13th, 7:00pm-10:00pm
HOW: Put on your thick skin coat and leave your ego at home… Continue reading
Posted by: conniemims
Tags: songwriters association, Songwriting, Woodlands Songwriters Association
05 Jul 09 Songwriting Therapy
Songwriting, I am learning from personal experience, can be both a creative outlet and a form of emotional therapy. Continue reading
Posted by: Sam Moore
Tags: Songwriting, Texas music
29 Jun 09 NSAI Houston North Metro July Meeting Notice
The July workshop for NSAI Houston North Metro Chapter will meet on Wednesday, July 1st at Dosey Doe Coffee Shop, 25911 I-45 North, The Woodlands, TX, beginning at 7:00pm. Click here for directions to Dosey Doe. Dosey Doe features a full dinner menu and outstanding hot and cold beverages. It is open to the public during the workshop and performance rounds, so please bring family and friends. Under 18… Continue reading
Posted by: conniemims
Tags: Connie Mims, nsai, NSAI Houston North Metro Chapter, Texas music
03 Jun 09 The Heart of Melody – An Interview with Lena Shammas
This is the first of what we hope will be many articles written by Bill Aspinwall whose album, Free Range Trout, was reviewed by the Texas Music Journal (http://texasmusicjournal.com/texas-music-business/album-reviews/album-review-bill-aspinwall-range-trout).
This article originally appeared in “Liner Notes”, the official webzine of the Houston Songwriter’s Association and is re-published with their permission.
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“The wealth of sense-knowledge belongs to perception, not to immediate certainty, where all that wealth… Continue reading
Posted by: baspinwall
Tags: Andre Cymone, Lena Shammas
31 May 09 Anna Thomas’ stunning first outing: Splash of Red
I’ve been following the development of North Texas performing songwriter, Anna Thomas, for almost a year now. She has just released her first EP, Splash of Red, a locally produced venture. I have to say, I’m completely impressed.
Usually when you listen to a small regional release, you find yourself having to make a lot of excuses for shortcomings in… Continue reading
Posted by: Ryan Michael Galloway
Tags: Anna Thomas, Mathew Gaskins, Splash of Red
31 May 09 Woodlands Songwriters Association Monthly Meeting
WHO: The Woodlands Songwriters Association (WSA) WHAT: June Monthly Song Swap & Group Critique WHERE: Borders Books, Market Street District, The Woodlands (adjacent to the Pavilion and the Woodlands Mall; Intersection of Lake Woodlands Drive and Six Pines Drive); Meeting upstairs in the “Art & Architecture” section. WHEN: Monday June 8th, 7:00pm-10:00pm *Special Guitar Instruction Class from 6:00 to 7:00pm, facilitated by Michael Pope! The Guitar Doctor is in the… Continue reading
Posted by: conniemims
