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Charley Crockett – 10 For Slim

February 26, 2021February 26, 2021 Brad Beheler

The first time I ever heard James “Slim” Hand, it was just in conversation at the dusty bartop in Tokio, TX at, what else, the Tokio Store.  Tokio was one of our favorite early 00’s haunts.  Just outside of West, it was the type of building that dots the landscape of the Lone Star State that looks as likely as it is home to a good time as it is to be scheduled for demolition in the morning.  The entire structure kind of leaned to 10 o’clock.  Now, mind you, the Hand family is well known in northern McLennan County

Music Premiere: Prophets and Outlaws – “Little Bit of Love”
Music Premiere 

Music Premiere: Prophets and Outlaws – “Little Bit of Love”

February 12, 2021February 12, 2021 Cody Starr

We’ve got some feel good for you this Friday to keep you warm on what looks to be a historically cold (and snowy) weekend in Texas… Those suited up, soul shopping gents from Big D, better known as Prophets and Outlaws, dropped a new single and video with a little bit of help from friends George Dunham and the OG himself, Pat Green. According to lead man Matt Boggs, “Little Bit of Love” was conceived when Pat Green called his buddy George with the hook…from the golf course. The P&O boys and PG share a common friendship through Dunham, the

January 2021 – TikTok Tides
Brad's Corner 

January 2021 – TikTok Tides

January 28, 2021January 28, 2021 Brad Beheler

“Texas Music” and the ensuing music scene that springs from its tentacles and ensares everything from Red Dirt to folk to Americana has suffered from few credibility crises over the years. However, it has been inundated over the years by an ongoing originality crisis.  With each original act, artist, songwriter, idea there are scores of copycats. It becomes tiresome. It also causes fans to seek something fresh.  Today’s modern streaming listening options provide ample opportunities for folks to sample those fresh sounds.  Sometimes they find them from within our genre’s borders…other times it is found far beyond. I’ve experienced this

Texas/Red Dirt Songs That Describe 2020
Starr Reflections 

Texas/Red Dirt Songs That Describe 2020

December 31, 2020December 31, 2020 Cody Starr

Looking back and seeing the title of my end-of-year piece for 2019 was “It’s Been a Hell of a Year” seems laughable at this point because, without question, 2020 pulled a “Hold My Beer.” While the media likes to show us the world on fire and how we can’t agree on much of anything, I think most of us can agree on a common pool of emotions to describe the past twelve months. Sick, tired, lonely, worried, irritated, angry, dismissive, sad, skeptical are all almost certainly there, with a few other choice words thrown in to customize your recipe for

Favorites of 2020
Favorites of the Year 

Favorites of 2020

December 7, 2020December 8, 2020 Brad Beheler

Avoiding all the cliches about how awful 2020 has been is difficult when compiling a list such as this. Or really just looking back at the past 12 months in any capacity. It’s unprecedented in so many respects, but particularly from the arts perspective. Concerts shut down. Venues closed. Movie theaters shuttered. Yet, as they will always do, artists found a way. And that way for musicians was to keep plugging along. Sure they couldn’t perform and play in the traditional manner, but they kept grinding. Live streams and album releases kept the music going until they could be joined

Bri Bagwell
20 Questions 

Bri Bagwell

December 2, 2020December 2, 2020 Brad Beheler

1.  What’s new and exciting in the world of Bri Bagwell? First of all, quarantine made me a brunette because I decided to save the salon cash and grow my hair out au naturale for a bit.  News alert!  It’s not bright blonde without the bleach.  Also, my music video for “As Soon As You” was on CMT for nine weeks.  I can’t believe I’m typing that – we did the music video during quarantine with one camera man, a very limited team (in masks), clothes/props I ordered from Amazon (because the stores were all closed), and then the song

The Pandhandlers – Bonus From Billy Bob’s
20 Questions 

The Pandhandlers – Bonus From Billy Bob’s

November 3, 2020November 3, 2020 Cody Starr
Jack Barksdale (Podcast style)
20 Questions 

Jack Barksdale (Podcast style)

May 27, 2020June 26, 2020 Cody Starr 0
Kyle Nix
20 Questions 

Kyle Nix

May 8, 2020May 27, 2020 Brad Beheler 0
Wade Bowen – The Waiting
Album Reviews 

Wade Bowen – The Waiting

September 15, 2020September 15, 2020 Cody Starr

Wade Bowen delivered us some joy over the Labor Day weekend by dropping a new EP he’d secretly been working on during the lock downs. At first, I didn’t know what to make of the track list for The Waiting. It was kind of like peeking into a bag of Halloween candy and seeing familiar favorites (shout out Three Musketeers) mixed in with a few surprises. Even Bowen admits, “This EP is all over the place. The six songs don’t really fit together, which I like… and I did it on purpose. It’s almost like an encore on stage.” Here’s

Shaker Hymns – The Ties That Bind
Album Reviews 

Shaker Hymns – The Ties That Bind

September 1, 2020September 15, 2020 Brad Beheler 0
Kyle Nix – Lightning on the Mountain and Other Short Stories
Album Reviews 

Kyle Nix – Lightning on the Mountain and Other Short Stories

June 26, 2020June 26, 2020 Brad Beheler 0
John Baumann – Country Shade
Album Reviews 

John Baumann – Country Shade

June 4, 2020June 23, 2020 Brad Beheler 0

Favorites of 2020

The Drop

Want to know what is bending our ear lately? Check out this curated list of tunes from some of our favorite artists.

 

Brad’s Corner

December 2020 – Timing
Brad's Corner 

December 2020 – Timing

December 1, 2020December 2, 2020 Brad Beheler

“Songs are like tattoos.” – Margo Price Tattoos are permanent. Sure you can pay tons of money to have them covered up or removed, but the memory remains forevermore. Songs are the same way.  And much like tattoos, songs seem to come to us at just the right time.  Some are visible for a short period of time and others are indelible marks on our psyche and soul.  I’m a big believer that things happen for a reason.  Songs and music are no different.  Music, people, events all hit you at the right time in your life.  Your opinion of

Brad's Corner 

September 2020: The Value of Music

September 18, 2020December 2, 2020 Brad Beheler
Brad's Corner 

August 2020: The Music Remains

August 5, 2020September 18, 2020 Brad Beheler 1
Brad's Corner 

July 2020: Defending the Music

July 6, 2020September 15, 2020 Brad Beheler 0
Best of 2020…so far
Brad's Corner 

Best of 2020…so far

July 1, 2020August 5, 2020 Brad Beheler 0

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