As we prepare to embark on our fourth journey down to the magical island hamlet known as Key West, it is with perhaps greater excitement...

Editor’s Note: Today’s guest contributor is none other than The Puzzle Man himself, Seth Jones of The Seth Jones Band. When he’s not...

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...

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...

“Texas Music” and the ensuing music scene that springs from its tentacles and ensares everything from Red Dirt to folk to Americana has...

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...

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...

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...

“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...

In case you missed it, we covered The Panhandlers’ show last Thursday night. Before downbeat, we got a backstage interview with Josh...

Men don’t come more complicated than Billy Joe Shaver. On the surface he was often the classic teddy bear. Bubbling underneath that...

Lives don’t get lived harder than the one that Ronald Clyde Crosby lived for the past 78 years. The last 54 of those years were spent...

Mile 0 Fest returns for 2021 amid a new post-Covid landscape. The island vibe and tropical themed boutique music fest that could was...

As a music fan the past two decades have been revolutionary. Any song that has ever been created is now at our fingertips. There’s no...

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...

The house band faded out from a mostly accurate cover of a Gary Allan song just in time for Luke Combs “Beer Never Broke My Heart” to...

The genre of southern rock had been moribund and dormant until the ascendance of bands such as Cross Canadian Ragweed, Whiskey Myers and...

Hey folks, it’s been a while. Like most of you, I’ve spent the last several months hunkered down, protecting family, busting my tail to...

The one thing that remains constant is music. The entire world has been on fire for the past six months, and the band plays on. One...

*Charlie Daniels passed away this morning at the age of 83. The 1970’s in the American south was truly a time of innovation, recognition...