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The House of Fifi Dubois

Posted by Brad Beheler on Mon, March 13, 2017 · Visiting Venues · 3 Comments

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Many years ago Drew Kennedy told me that he’d just played the coolest venue he’d ever stepped foot in. The name of said venue, The House of Fifi Dubois. I was awestruck at the name. That had to be the coolest venue name I’d ever heard. … Read the rest

Riley’s Tavern

Posted by Brad Beheler on Thu, January 26, 2017 · Visiting Venues · Leave a comment

ed. note–In 2017 we aim to hit up venues that are oft-overlooked, forgotten or unknown. Special, quaint, unique places that support music in their own way. While places like Gruene Hall get all the glory, there are countless other structures just as sacred across this state. … Read the rest

Today In Music

{1969}
Neil Young made his first appearance with Crosby, Stills and Nash
{1971}
Roger Creager is born.
{1980}
AC\DC released "Back In Black," their first album with Brian Johnson as lead singer. It will go on to become one of the biggest selling albums of all time.
{1982}
LeAnn Rimes born in Jackson, Mississippi
{1982}
George Strait attains his first No. 1 single, "Fool Hearted Memory"
{1995}
Jimi Hendrix's father regains the rights to his son's music. Under a court settlement, Al Hendrix paid an undisclosed amount to companies that had controlled the rights for 20 years
{1995}
Country singer Charlie Rich dies in Hammond, Louisiana of a blood clot in the lungs. He was 62. Rich began as a rockabilly artist for Sun Records in Memphis in 1958, but didn't gain wide success until 1973 when his ballads "Behind Closed Doors" and "The Most Beautiful Girl" crossed over to the pop charts.
{1999}
At Woodstock 99, all hell breaks loose. Crowds, enraged by the corporate gouging of prices and fueled by alcohol and drugs, began to riot. Fires fueled by paper plates, pizza boxes and garbage strewn around everywhere break out during a set by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The group's encore is delayed because a remote sound tower begins to burn.