18 Jan 12 Sarah Jaffe Prepares for New Album Release

mikedarnell-promise-land Mike 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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Tags: Big Lizard Boys, Bill Aspinwall, Lloyd Daniel, Mike Darnell, Smythe and Taylor

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17 May 09 Album Review – Bill Aspinwall “Free Range Trout”

Bill Aspinwall offers us an album that crosses a number of Texas musical styles including folk, pop and blues. He has brought together a talented set of friends to produce an album that highlights their versatility and creativity including Gibson, the dog and Satchmo, the cat (highlighted in “Mister Crippen’s Banjo”). This is the first of two albums that we will… Continue reading

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Tags: Bill Aspinwall, Free Range Trout, Lloyd Daniel, Mike Darnell, Smythe and Taylor

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08 May 09 Hendrix, Maines Combo Creates Outstanding Texas Music

One of the great things about living in Texas is you never know where and when you will run into some great music.

TMJ recently attended a concert in Fort Worth at the First Jefferson Unitarian Universalist Church. Each month they host the Jefferson Freedom Café, a listening room which features mainly Texas performers. On this night, we were treated… Continue reading

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Tags: Jefferson Freedom Cafe, Lloyd Maines, Terri Hendrix

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