Category: 2016

Texas Music Showdown, Rd 2 Wk 2

Texas Music Showdown, Rd 2 Wk 2

| March 27, 2016 | Reply

Photos and short story by Mary Jane Farmer Well, it’s all over but the shoutin’ now, and The White Elephant Saloon will play host to lots of shoutin’ Wednesday, March 30, as Tin & Tonic takes on Hillrise for all the Texas Music Showdown marbles. Tin & Tonic advanced to the final over Big Town […]

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LJT’s Singer/Songwriter showdown,

LJT’s Singer/Songwriter showdown,

| March 20, 2016 | Reply

Story and videos by Houston Hall — Click on the links below to view the videos. Many of you have heard of a little piece of heaven that lies between two state highways just north of a town called Stephenville. Melody Mountain Ranch, aka the place where the ever-growing Larry Joe Taylor Music Festival is […]

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Texas Music Showdown, Rd 2 Wk 1

Texas Music Showdown, Rd 2 Wk 1

| March 19, 2016 | Reply

Photos by Mary Jane Farmer — Click on the links below for more photos Two bands, Hillrise and Gander Slu, met on the White Elephant Saloon to kick off Round 2 of this 11th annual Texas Music Showdown. Judges Brett Dillon, Dustin Hendricks, Scott Copeland and Aubrey Lynn England selected, after both bands gave it […]

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Texas Music Showdown, Round 1

Texas Music Showdown, Round 1

| March 12, 2016 | Reply

Round 1, Week 3, March 2, 2016 Round 1, Week 4, March 9, 2016 This avid music fan wasn’t able to attend Weeks 1 and 2 of this 11th yearly Texas Music Showdown. Winners of those two nights and moving into Round 2 were Hillrise and Gander Slu, and they will challenge each other on […]

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Rusty Wier contest, Round 2 photos

Rusty Wier contest, Round 2 photos

| January 28, 2016 | Reply

Round 2 Week 1 photos — Photos by Mary Jane Farmer Round 2 Week 2 photos — Photos by Stacey Shope and Diana Love Round 2 Week 3 photos — Photos by Mary Jane Farmer Moving into Round 3:  Which starts Sunday, Jan. 31, 4 p.m., at Love & War in Texas, Plano. Trace Bivens […]

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