CONCERT RECAP: Pecos and the Rooftops’ Victory Lap Tour Comes Home to Cook’s Garage

The band was on fire and rose to the occasion of their hometown show. They breezed through a 90-minute set nearly effortlessly.

Cotton Fest Announces 2023 Lineup: Headlined by William Clark Green, Read Southall Band, and Shenandoah

Following an announcement by The Red Dirt Rebel, Cotton Fest took to their social media accounts to announce the lineup for the 5th edition of William Clark Green’s festival. Green will close out the festival once again which is always a great time. His set last year fresh off of the release of Baker Hotel […]

CONCERT RECAP: Giovannie and the Hired Guns Blow the Roof Off of Sold-Out Cook’s Garage Bus Barn

Playing to a sold-out crowd on the second of two nights at Cook’s Garage’s Bus Barn, Giovannie and the Hired Guns went all gas, no brakes to kick off our semester of coverage. Forming in 2017, the Stephenville-based band has been gaining traction at an unprecedented amount with their blends of country and hard rock, […]

YEAR END LIST: Andrew’s Top 15 Festival Sets of 2022

Merry what day is it between Christmas and New Years, let’s keep these list things rolling. In 2022, I attended 4 big festivals, Innings Fest in Tempe, Arizona, KOKE Fest in Hutto, Texas, the first weekend of Austin City Limits in Austin, Texas, and JAB Fest right here in Lubbock. With that comes a lot […]

YEAR END LIST: Andrew’s Top 10 Concerts of 2022

What’s up friends, welcome to list season. I don’t know how many of these I’m going to do but it’s getting to the point where it’s now or never on these lists so let’s kick it off with a fun one! Before I started an official position writing and taking pictures for this station, I […]

Concert Recap: Goo Goo Dolls Bring “Chaos in Bloom” to Jam-Packed Buddy Holly Hall

The band excelled and erased any of my doubts across their career-spanning 90-minute set.

Monday Rewind: Slade Coulter’s Big Damn Family Jam Celebrates Triumphant Second Year

I’ve been putting off finishing this article for a very long time but with Slade Coulter announcing the release of his album, Best of Me, out on Wednesday, I figured that would be the best catalyst for me to finally push this damn thing over the finish line. The second edition of the festival boasted […]

JAB Fest 2022 Recap: The Best (and Worst) Things We Saw

The festival transitioned into its new format and venue nearly seamlessly with a few growing pains but none that distracted from the great performances across both days.

ACL Day 3 Recap: Paramore Remains On Top of the World, Kacey Musgraves Plays the Best Set of the Weekend, and Oliver Tree is Still Somewhere Playing His Last Song

If I had to hear Oliver Tree say the phrase, “DO YOU GUYS WANNA HEAR ONE MORE SONG??” one more time, I would’ve banged my head into the barricade I was standing along.

ACL Fest Day 2 Recap: P!NK Soars (literally), The War on Drugs are Pure Bliss, and Wallows Command a Big Stage

Day two saw even more exceptional performances and made up for a light Friday.