Love & War in Texas announced Monday morning that it would be Stoney LaRue who closes out this year’s Shiner Sunday series, held at 4 pm Sundays on their Plano venue’s outdoor plaza. It’s unclear why they held off announcing that until Monday, but Brett Dillon, KHYI on-air personality, told Sunday’s crowd there for Two […]
Guest article by Julie Morris, photo from Pixabay.com You shouldn’t need an excuse to make the time to do something you enjoy or try something new. However, if you’re looking for justification to pursue that hobby or practice that skill, consider the benefits you’ll reap. First, you’ll get a break from the daily grind of […]
Story and photos by Mary Jane Farmer, Click on the link for more photos. How many towns this small, about 3,400 living souls, and a few questionable ones as well, can brag about having five venues that bring in live music on a regular basis? Well, welcome to the way-North Texas town of Van Alstyne. […]
First appeared in Buddy Magazine, September 2018 issue. Photos and story by Mary Jane Farmer Aaron Watson, “Live at the World’s Largest Rodeo”, Big Label Records Aaron Watson is introduced on this recently-released CD as “The man putting ‘cowboy’ back in country music, Texas’ own Aaron Watson.” Watson and his band recorded this latest project live at […]
Story and photos by Mary Jane Farmer The Bodarks set up — twice — for their following at Wales Manor Saturday night (Aug. 18, 2018), the first time on the outdoor stage, as per normal at this amphitheater-style venue in New Hope/McKinney. The second time was just in the nick of time, as thunder and […]
Press release with more added and photos by Mary Jane Farmer AXT TV is hosting a special 2-hour concert held in March in at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, in tribute to Charlie Daniels and his 60 years of music. The show will air at 10 p.m. EST, and that’s 9 p.m. CST. And for […]
Press release with courtesy photo Nashville, TN —Music duo Moonlight Social announced it has signed a new booking agreement with Pier 30 Music Agency, a boutique agency based out of Nashville. “Pier 30 Music Agency is excited to be part of the rapidly-growing sensation that is Moonlight Social,” CEO Hannah Hoyt said. “Their unique blend of traditional sound with […]
First appeared in Paris Life Magazine, August 2018 issue. Story by Mary Jane Farmer, Courtesy photos When one mentions Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers, one person’s mind’s eye might swing over to thoughts of harmonies, tight lyrics, and comradeship among family while others’ envisions California gold and Houston love. Since their first recording in 1973, […]
Kinky Freidman — Still The Kinkster
Lately, I’ve been listening to Kinky Freidman’s newest CD in about, oh, say, 40-ish years. It’s called Circus of Life and is due out in about three weeks, or July 3 to be more specific. And, believe or trust me, it’s well worth the money. The Texas Jewboy has not lost his touch, not at […]
Mary Jane Farmer, Texas Nexus, August 2017 It’s a 3-column list I have worked up — “PACK UP” it’s called. It’s what I have to reference and cling to when getting ready to go to all the music festivals in my life. And there’s a bunch! Me and Hippie Van head out. She has clean […]
9 Stevie Ray Vaughan at Celebrate Austin Music
Because you asked… The Celebrate Austin Music Festival at Zilker Park, circa April 15, 1984, was filled with Austin-based touring acts with generous sprinklings of up-and-comers. A lot of that information is in Rod Kennedy’s book, Music of the Heart, written many years before his 4-14-14 death. It had been a long three-day event, and […]
This was first in Buddy Magazine, August 2016 issue. People ask me a lot — why am I in the music business? OK, I’ll share the secret – it was a guy who got me into all this. While teaching school in El Paso, I met another teacher, a musician, out there and that chance meeting and […]
(I’m sorry, but we got absolutely NO photos of these people.) Ake Pecha — I was told this means “Start fresh, my friend.” It was probably around 1982 when Kerrville Festival Producer Rod Kennedy took a trip to the southeast, where he met a group of travelers from the Scandinavian countries. This was the “International School […]
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