Photos and story by Mary Jane Farmer, who apologizes to Tanner Usury because his photos did not turn out well — at all. So, in the final round, it will be Tanner who gets the camera pointed at him the most intently! In the middle of the Christmas and New Year’s season,16 musicians continued […]
Story and pix by Mary Jane Farmer. Click on the link for many photos of all the week’s musicians. And with apologies to contender Aaron King for not getting good pictures of him. The preliminaries are over in the Hank’s Texas Grill 3rd Open Mic Competition, being held every Wednesday in December. There are now […]
Story and pix by Mary Jane Farmer. I wouldn’t even try to judge the Rusty Wier songwriters contest There’s so much talent gracing the Love & War in Texas patio stage, it would have to be a tie between them, all 37 of them who are hoping to move into Round 2 in this third annual […]
Some love open mics, others can do without them, but there’s no doubt that open mics are a valuable part of the indy, grassroots music scene, busy, ubiquitous, and hustling no matter which direction you travel. The musician/songwriter views open mics as a way to network with other musicians, maybe finding someone they can co-write […]
Story and pix by Mary Jane Farmer. Many more photos available at the end of this feature story. The true colors of the four Shiner Rising Star finalist band members — gentlemen all — came out Thursday night when everyone learned it was The Bigsbys who took home the top honor. Every musician gathered on […]
National Night Out -Tuesday, October 3 – UPDATED 10/1
Story and photos (from past years) by Mary Jane Farmer, for the Van Alstyne News In this, the 40th anniversary year of the establishment of National Night Out, Van Alstyne Police are hosting its yearly community gathering from 6-8 p.m. this Tuesday, Oct. 3. The full event will be held at the Central Social District […]
Construction to Begin on New City Park
Story by Mary Jane Farmer for the Van Alstyne News. Photos by Paige Boatman The City of Van Alstyne will soon have a sixth city park for its residents and visitors to use for their enjoyment.Monday (September 25), city and business leaders were joined by residents to break the ground for the Eula Umphress-Robert […]
TxDOT Seeks Input on US 82 Texas Corridor Study
Highway spans all of Texas from Arkansas to New Mexico Press Release from Texas Department of Transportation, Sept. 13, 2023 PARIS, Texas – The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is working to shape the future for one of the most important highways in the Paris area (Grayson County is in this Paris, Texas area), and […]
“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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