Matt Caldwell and Jamie Richards —keeping ’em on the dance floor
Jamie Richards
Matt Caldwell
The Southern Junction Steakhouse and Dancehall in between Royse City and Rockwall is tailor-made for the dancer in all of us. Thursday nights are special: (1) All-you-can-eat ribs; (2) Free dance lessons; (3) Specially-lower-priced drinks; (4) Incredible house bands, actually every Wednesday through Saturday. And if that weren’t enough, Thursday nights also have brought second dance bands to the stage, all part of the Sounds of Summer series hosted by Big Gus Samuelson.
These past two weeks were outstanding. On July 10, Matt Caldwell and his band played their own hits along with numerous cover tunes, all good for those new dances the patrons learned earlier in the evenings. Caldwell remarked how pleased he was to be playing back at SoJo (Southern Junction), as he did years ago when he traveled there from his native Nevada (Texas), long before he packed up his family and guitars and moved to Nashville, where he signed as a songwriter. He’s also been featured on the syndicated television series, “Troubadour TX.”
Then, on July 17, it was Jamie Richards who brought his very-country band to this very-country venue. Richards’ “I’ll Have Another,” is currently on both the Texas Regional Radio chart. Richards, too, worked in Nashville for a while; but returned to his native Oklahoma and has taken his brand of true-Texas/country across the southwest for some time.
True talent like these two musicians and their bands is rare. However, it might be matched this Thursday (7/24) when Texan Jeff Allen and his band take the SoJo stage. And those ribs and free lessons will also be there, as will the Marcus Lindsay Band.
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