Author: Brian Strickland

“We are here and we’re not going anywhere all week long. I don’t care what anyone says. We are going to stay here, and we are going to protest against the negativity and the craziness in the world. We want people to just ‘Be cool’. We want our world leaders to just ‘Be cool’. We are going to occupy Cheatham Street Warehouse.” That was the message from Todd Snider on the first night of what could be a very interesting week in San Marcos, TX. Not only is Todd Snider… Continue reading on musicofnewbraunfels.com #becool #OccupyCheathamStreet

In short, Walt Wilkins owned a really cool, custom Gibson Americana that was given to him in 2006. The guitar was stolen in 2009, then 5 and a half years later it made it back to Walt’s very grateful hands. Walt was gracious enough to answer a few questions about the guitar and its journey. Me: What’s the story on this guitar, and how did it end up in your hands? Walt: It is a Gibson Americana model, which never went into full production by Gibson. Gibson made 3 of them for a benefit in conjunction with the public radio

Devil’s Hollow is a dry creek bed in north-western Comal County hanging off the Guadalupe River west of Canyon Lake. A road sign pointing toward Devil’s Hollow fell on front man Justin Murray’s eyes at just the right time one night when he was headed home after a gig and booking another gig over the phone. He went with it, figuring he could come up with something else later. Several years later, Devil’s Hollow Trio (as it was known then) is staffed with six heavy hitters that have varied connecting ties back to previous (and current) other bands, all of