16 Feb 19 Joey McGee Releases “El Camino Real”
Now that he’s releasing his new album, El Camino Real (Feb. 22, 2019), McGee is breathing well — and looking forward to celebrating with album-release performances at several favorite Texas venues including Güero’s and the Saxon Pub in Austin and Gruene Hall in New Braunfels.
Posted by: Sam Moore
Tags: Joey McGee, Texas music
22 Jan 19 Chuck Shaw Ready To Release Debut Album
Chuck Shaw stands out among other premiere releases in its application of diverse influences, including Shaw’s upbringing in New Jersey/Springsteen, to add depth and distinction to his lifelong love of traditional Texas country.
Posted by: Sam Moore
Tags: Chuck Shaw, Texas music
17 Dec 18
Tomorrow, Conroe will become the latest city recognized by the Texas Music Office as a “Music Friendly Community.” A free event will be held at 5pm at Pacific Yard House in Conroe.
Posted by: Sam Moore
17 Dec 18 Folk Legends Celebrated in Upcoming Film
Other performers emerged from the Austin alternative country boom of the early ’70s with much more public visibility. Yet as this unforgettable 26-minute documentary demonstrates, the bond shared by the Bill and Bonnie, steeped in Texas roots music and weathered by time, transcends whatever benefits, more fame might deliver.
Posted by: Sam Moore
Tags: Hearne, Texas music
09 Nov 18 Stephenville to Receive Texas Music Friendly Community Certification
On Tuesday, November 13,The Texas Music Office within the Office of the Governor will certify Stephenville as the sixth city to receive the TMO’s Music Friendly Community certification at a celebration ceremony from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at Twisted J. The public is invited to attend this free event. Performing that evening will be Pearl Street Combo, with an open jam following the ceremony featuring other local musicians.
Posted by: Sam Moore
08 Nov 18 BMI Opening Office in Austin
The new office, expected to open in early 2019, will allow BMI to work directly with the talented songwriters, composers, publishers and emerging songwriters and artists in the thriving Austin music community and help enhance their ability to earn a living by writing music. The BMI office is being opened with the support of Governor Abbott and the Texas Music Office and Entrepreneur Gary Keller, co-founder of the Austin Music Movement, who is signing on as a key sponsor of BMI’s Texas music initiatives.
Posted by: Sam Moore
Tags: BMI, Texas music
10 Oct 18 Concert Benefits Texas Music License Plate Grant Fund
Since it began in 2004, the Texas Music Office’s License Plate Grant Program has contributed more than $132,000 to music education opportunities across the state via sales of its Texas Music license plate for cars and motorcycles. The TMO aims to expand its outreach concerning how license plate sales contribute to the grant fund with events like the one Anheuser-Busch hosted at Floore’s Country Store in Helotes, TX; Anheuser-Busch covered all costs for the concert allowing Texas musicians Josh Abbott and Rob Baird to perform free-of-charge to the public.
Posted by: Sam Moore
Tags: License Plate Grant, Texas music
10 Oct 18 New Music Coming from Frenchie’s Blues Destroyers
On their new single, “Beautiful Mess,” releasing Oct. 12, and their Nov. 9 album, Love is Blood, lead singer/guitarist Frenchie and drummer Brother Pete delve as deeply into ’60s British bands as they do the American blues traditions on which those bands built their foundations.
Posted by: Sam Moore
13 Sep 18 Gatlin Brothers Coming to Greenville
The Gatlin Brothers will make a rare appearance together, when they perform at the Greenville Municipal Auditorium on Nov. 3.
Posted by: Sam Moore
Tags: Gatlin, Greenville, Texas music
11 Sep 18 Music City Texas Planning Two Big Events
A couple of good events coming up at Music City Texas Theater in Linden.
Posted by: Sam Moore
Tags: Bellamy Brothers, Music City Texas Theater, T-Bone Walker, Texas music
