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Mile 0 2022

January 20, 2022January 21, 2022 Brad Beheler

Another winter and year has rolled into Texas. Steamboat’s MusicFest is in the rearview mirror. Which means that it is Mile 0 time. Time to traverse US1 down to the Florida Keys. It’s hard to believe that this magnificent festival is in year 5. Back in 2018, we were part of a select few modern day vagabond musical pirates that found ourselves wandering up and down Duval St with Mile 0 armbands on like we were part of some super secret, ultra club. The town didn’t know what we had in store for it and vice versa. The music and

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This Road Isn´t Forever – Robert Earl Keen Hangs It Up

January 15, 2022January 15, 2022 Brad Beheler

The news hit my shoulders like a double dose of elephants doing jumping jacks and my gut like a broken elevator ride. As I watched Robert Earl Keen´s video announcing his retirement from touring and performing, I sat slackjawed as a whirlwind of emotions overtook me. Sad. Bewildered. Forlorn. I was seeking connectivity and began texting musician buddies, some of whom hadn´t yet heard the news. My proclamation that ¨This Bob Keen news is hitting me hard.¨ scared a few of them as they feared and assumed the worst. After a quick correction on my end we began to reminisce

Favorites of the Year

Favorites of 2021

December 14, 2021January 21, 2022 Brad Beheler

Below you will find our list of favorite songs, albums, artists, songwriters, entertainers and more. Those that moved the needle for us this year. Those that made us listen on end, pay attention and spread the good word. Dig in to our favorites, tell us yours. Enjoy! Spotify playlist of these favorites: Albums Flatland Cavalry – Welcome to Countryland Cleto Cordero and the boys come back with their most well-rounded effort to date. Radio candy slides in right alongside hearty folk and Americana. It’s all grounded in Cordero’s songwriting wisdom and peppered with big hooks and enough fiddle to make

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November 2021 – Gratitude

November 23, 2021November 23, 2021 Brad Beheler

I’m thankful for music. I’ve been blessed quite a bit in life, but nothing quite competes with music for my fanciful wanderlust and attention. It’s my chief hobby. Sure, I’ll hunt and fish and I’m a diehard sports fan for my squads…but music consumes me in a way like no other entity. If there’s a free spot on my calendar, I’m looking for a show. And, there’s still nothing quite like the thrill that I get when I hear a song that resonates with me for the first time. Music isn’t just good for the soul, it’s essential. For many

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October 2021: Drafting the Biz

September 22, 2021January 21, 2022 Brad Beheler

The Texas Music scene in 2021 is kind of like your favorite sports team that hasn’t won a title in a couple years. The roster is aging, the fanbase is satisfied but restless and everyone is waiting for the draft pick, coaching change or free agent signing that’s going to turn things back to a championship level. This is not to mean that the squad isn’t scoring victories, because we’re racking up dubs with Cody Johnson selling out arenas nationwide, Koe Wetzel packing baseball stadiums, Parker McCollum playing the Opry, stalwarts like Randy Rogers Band and Wade Bowen keeping things

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Pat at 50

April 5, 2022April 5, 2022 Brad Beheler

My entanglements with the music of Pat Green are well documented. I’ve written and spoken thousands of words about it over the last 20 plus years. The wave of energy that crested in the late 90s with Pat’s ascent is something that will not be recreated or experienced again. His affable awshucks demeanor, blazing stage presence, professional band, catalog of songs and general attitude had not been seen before and it has not been seen since. He took what Robert Earl Keen and Jack Ingram were doing next level. He leaned on guys like Walt Wilkins and Joe Ely to

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