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11 Mar 12 Bugs Henderson Dies

Texas music guitarist Bugs Henderson has died. Continue reading

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04 Mar 11 Gator and Mudcat Going into the Music Room

Texas and Louisiana stars Michael Reames and Wayne Folse will perform In the Music Room next Saturday in Waxahachie. Continue reading


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31 Oct 10 Guitarists Find Sanctuary in McKinney

Retail stores open every day; many never catch your eye. However, a store opened this past weekend in McKinney, Texas which sets a new bar for servicing guitarists and musicians. It’s called The Guitar Sanctuary, with Quinten Hope, Caron Hope, Maylee Thomas and George Fuller (Geo) as founders. What’s interesting about this store is that its name has multiple meanings that might not be caught by those who don’t know… Continue reading


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22 Aug 10 Gator and Mudcat Prepare To Take On the World

Gator and Mudcat are ready for their assault on the Texas music scene. Continue reading


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05 Jan 10 Blues Festival To Benefit Community Radio

Community radio station KNON will bring the Texas music blues to downtown Dallas with its 11th annual Blues Festival. Continue reading


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03 Dec 09 El Paso To Talk Stevie Ray Tonight

Texas music icon Stevie Ray Vaughan will be the topic of tonight’s lecture series at the El Paso Museum of History. Continue reading


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26 Aug 09 Mudcat Prepares to Go Global

A taste of Texas music gets a global air play on Internet television Thursday night. Continue reading


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28 Jul 09 The Jeff Strahan Band at Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar in Houston

Photo by Dale Kennemer

Photo by Dale Kennemer

Dawson County is about as West Texas as West Texas gets. For all the monotony in its landscape, this part of the world has produced more than its share of gifted musicians.  

Jeff Strahan, for example, is from Dawson County. Lamesa to be precise, roughly halfway between Midland… Continue reading


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03 Jun 09 Album Review: The Snakecharmers – Been Gone Too Long

the-snakecharmersThe Snakecharmers formed in 2002 as a family affair.  Marie Angell, Will Blumentritt and their son Eric Blumentritt brought together diverse musical backgrounds to form an incredible blues sound.  The missing element for the band was a lead guitarist that could feel the music and integrate into “the family”.  They found that in the person of Larry Meeker, a saxophonist by… Continue reading


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20 May 09 Album Review: Mike Darnell – The Promised Land

mikedarnell-promise-landMike Darnell brings us an offering of the “flues” as he calls it – a combination of Folk and the Blues.  Like much of Texas music, it’s really the confluence of the many events, people and music that have impacted Darnell.  He moved around the country as a youth and was impacted by folk and rock that he heard.

Darnell… Continue reading


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