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July 2020: Defending the Music
“Man, that song sucks!” That was the response I got as I commandeered the state of the art Pioneer cd player in my buddy’s maroon Pontiac...
Brad Beheler
Jul 6, 2020

Best of 2020…so far
What a year 2020 has been. All the optimism that abounded on January 1 was lost by Friday March 13. The world stopped and it hasn’t...
Brad Beheler
Jul 1, 2020


River Jam 2020 – Cancelled
June 26, 2020 6/26/20 In light of Governor Abbott’s announcement this morning shutting down both bars and river outfitters due to the...
Brad Beheler
Jun 26, 2020


Kyle Nix – Lightning on the Mountain and Other Short Stories
Going solo after being in a massively successful band is one of the more difficult propositions in the music business. It has rarely been...
Brad Beheler
Jun 26, 2020
Half in Plain Sight
I came home from kindergarten one day and told my parents that my “girlfriend” had chased me down on the playground and tried to kiss me....
Brad Beheler
Jun 19, 2020


John Baumann – Country Shade
John Baumann is one of the finest young songwriters plying his trade in Texas and beyond at the moment. He’s developed a knack for...
Brad Beheler
Jun 4, 2020


Bleu Edmondson
The first time I heard the name Bleu Edmondson, it came from the lips of a SMU sorority girl who was more well to do than anyone I had...
Brad Beheler
May 18, 2020


Wade Bowen/Randy Rogers – Hold My Beer Volume 2
The Hold My Beer Volume 1 release from Wade Bowen and Randy Rogers dropped five years ago. It was a rallying testament to the type of...
Brad Beheler
May 8, 2020


Kyle Nix
You know Kyle Nix as the fiddle player from the Turnpike Troubadours, but the entire country music world is about to know him as...
Brad Beheler
May 8, 2020
May 2020: Megan and Paul
When I first moved off to college, I was already a fairly hardcore music fan. But, like most people those first years of true...
Brad Beheler
May 4, 2020


American Aquarium – Lamentations
BJ Barham has carved out a spot among modern songwriters with his a signature brand of hardscrabble songs that evoke the best parts of...
Brad Beheler
May 1, 2020
April 2020: Giving a Hand, Lifting a Voice
As we continue to navigate this new normal as it has come to be known, a small part of my daily routine has been trying to figure out how...
Brad Beheler
Apr 22, 2020


John Prine
*John Prine passed away on April 7, 2020 from complications related to the Covid19 virus at the age of 73. The first time I heard about...
Brad Beheler
Apr 7, 2020


Quarantine Comfort Courtesy of Diamonds, Gasoline and Rollercoasters
Two records stood out among the responses. Social media is currently a small, wooden boat carelessly adrift in a sea of fear, anxiety,...
Brad Beheler
Apr 6, 2020
April 2020: We’ll Do It Live
With all of the uncertainty and changes around us, one thing has remained constant: live music. It’s just that the venue looks a little...
Brad Beheler
Apr 2, 2020


Galleywinter Covid Concert Series
This current situation we all find ourselves in is frightening, uncertain, anxiety-inducing and difficult to process. People are sick,...
Brad Beheler
Mar 23, 2020
March 2020: The Times They Are Most Definitely Changin’
Well, here we are. The COVID19 virus has caused an interruption in lifestyle like no other moment in memory. Being that this is a music...
Brad Beheler
Mar 16, 2020


Supergroup Panhandling
The Panhandlers (William Clark Green, Cleto Cordero, Josh Abbott, John Baumann) Supergroups are a difficult task to undertake. They’re...
Brad Beheler
Mar 4, 2020


Micky and the Motorcars
Last fall Micky and the Motorcars released their 7th studio album, Long Time Comin’. It’s been almost five years since the younger...
Cody Starr
Feb 20, 2020


Music Premiere: Austin Meade – “Happier Alone”
Austin Meade continues to impress the hell out of us. In a scene where artists fight for space in order to stand out, Meade is creating...
Cody Starr
Feb 12, 2020
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