13 Jun 09 What Makes the Eli Young Band Go
Mile Eli discusses the strength behind the Eli Young band with the Texas Music Journal.
Posted by: Sam Moore
Tags: Country Music, Eli Young Band, Texas music
13 Jun 09 Richardson Prepares for Wildflower Festival
Music for everyone can be found in the Wildflower Music Festival in Richardson this weekend.
Posted by: Sam Moore
Tags: Texas music, Wildflower Festival
13 Jun 09 San Marcos to Host Swing Festival
The 17th Texas Natural and Western Swing Festival on Saturday will celebrate Texas history, Texas traditions and Texas music at the San Marcos Courthouse Square and on the San Marcos River. The San Marcos Record reports that the event is free and open to the public, with a limited number of paid reserved seating tickets available for the nighttime concert. Concert goers are invited to bring lawn chairs to enjoy…
Posted by: Sam Moore
Tags: San Marcos, Texas music, Western swing
12 Jun 09 Stephen Bruton Dies
Texas has lost another musical icon. Stephen Bruton died Saturday from throat cancer complications. The 60-year-old guitarist and vocalist was in Los Angeles, working with T. Bone Burnett on the film “Crazy Heart.” He was acting as music producer and composer.Bruton is known for his work with Kris Kristofferson, Alejandro Escovedo and many others. He first worked with Kristofferson in 1972 on his “Border Lord” album. They had most recently…
Posted by: Sam Moore
Tags: Stephen Bruton, Texas music
11 Jun 09 To Be Young and Talented
Here at the Texas Music Journal, we often get tips about young performers from Texas who are sure to be “the next big thing.” Often, however, they fall a little short of the promise. We were referred to a young blues singer and guitarist who would be playing in McKinney. After sitting through his sets, in our opinion, he could very well be … well, you know. Colton O’Neill is…
Posted by: Sam Moore
Tags: Colton O'Neill, Texas blues
11 Jun 09 Blues Icon Dies in Corpus Christi
Rocky Benton, honoree of the South Texas Music Walk of Fame, dies in Corpus Christi.
Posted by: Sam Moore
Tags: Blues, Corpus Christi, Rocky Benton, Texas music
10 Jun 09 Texas-Nashville Divide Could Be Closing
Recent examples show that more cooperation is taking place between Nashville and Texas musicians.
Posted by: Sam Moore
Tags: ccsa, Country Music, nashville songwriters association, Texas music
08 Jun 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 to an outstanding performance by Terri Hendrix and Lloyd Maines….
Posted by: Sam Moore
07 Jun 09 Amazing Musician Fighting Through Broken Hip
Harold Hudson recovering from a broken hip.
Posted by: Sam Moore
Tags: Harold Hudson, Texas music
05 Jun 09 Eli Young on the Tonight Show
Eli Young Band makes its second national television appearance in the past month.
Posted by: Sam Moore
Tags: Eli Young Band, Texas music, When It Rains
