It becomes instantly good music and good times anytime that these two bands get together for a night of music. Such a night was Thursday, (Feb. 20) at Hank’s Texas Grill in McKinney. The Chase Sanford band kicked off the night. Chase on vocals, harmonica, and rhythm guitar; Jason (Fuzzy) Smith on bass and backup […]
NOTE: I found this short story from 9 months ago had not been ‘published.’ Hank’s Texas Grill offers the best of the newer and more-rarely-seen-in-the-area musicians on its Thursday night line-ups, bringing in each weekend’s incredible line-ups. The McKinney bar and grill is a true friend of Texas and Americana music, no questions asked! That said, […]
Photos by Mary Jane Farmer Hank’s Texas Grill in McKinney is again hosting its yearly Open Mic competition. This one is unique from so many contests in that it’s not necessarily about songwsriting, but is more about the performance and the crowd reactions. Two preliminary weeks, Dec. 4 and 11; semi-finals Dec. 18; and since […]
Sunday (June 16) found Hank’s Texas Grill in McKinney hosting a fundraiser to help those in Oklahoma, where tornados took homes and lives last month. There were a total of 10 bands, singers, and songwriters who contributed their talents to the cause. These were: Zane Williams, Tyler Rogers, Jeff Hopson, Dustin Perkins, Saille Branch, Randy […]
Hank’s Texas Grill in McKinney was alive with a large variety of music sounds Thursday night (March 28,2013), and those myriad sounds came from only two bands. Opening was The Tyler Rogers Band, rockin’ Texas country rather like Whiskey Myers and Casey Donahew rock out, but with an approximate 95-5 mix of Tyler Rogers originals […]
Police Investigating Construction Material Thefts
By Mary Jane Farmer for the Van Alstyne News, Scene In Town Van Alstyne Police made no arrests made this past week, but are investigating another theft of construction material, reported Police Lt. Steven Hayslip. It was about 2 p.m. Friday (April 5, 2024) when officers were dispatched to 1556 Whispering Meadow in regard to […]
Cornhole Tournament Draws Abundant Crowd
Photos and story by Mary Jane Farmer, many photos at bottom of this story. Van Alstyne’s first cornhole tournament came and went Saturday (April 6) with many happy participants and their happy supporters . Organized by the Van Alstyne Parks & Recreation Department, led by its Event Coordinator Kandi Hessel, the tournament involved 24 teams. […]
Police Activity Between March 27-April 1
By Mary Jane Farmer for the Van Alstyne News, SceneInTown.com NOTE: 4.2.24 — Correction is made on one of the March 31 arrest reports and the updates appear there in bold Van Alstyne Police Lt. Steven Hayslip, public information officer, reported on several arrests and incidents of the past week. Arrest — On March 27, […]
“Pack Up” Makes the Possibilities Possible.
Texas Nexus / Story and photos by Mary Jane Farmer 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. […]
This is a feature I wrote in 2007 and, crazily, found it on my My Space somehow. It also was printed on the Rockabilly Hall of Fame’s Website of the same name. Roy Head was inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame that year. I am excited to be able to include it now here […]
Van Alstyne is Autumn Town, too!
Story and photos by Mary Jane Farmer, Blog style, not reporting style. More photos on link at bottom, and more will be added on future Sunday drives, so please feel free to check back throughout October and November. Sundays are made for driving around, slowly, and looking at things one misses when moving so fast. […]
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