Photos and short story by Mary Jane Farmer

Judges Dustin Hendricks, Brett Dillon, and Aubrey Lynn England with sound-man Ted and White Elephant’s Jason.
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 Rodeo, but it was a close call, judges said, because both bands brought their own kind of special to the Round 2, Week 2.
The final round begins at 8 p.m., with both bands getting a 45-minute set during which they must perform two cover songs.