CONCERT RECAP: I Saw Lyle Lovett on Friday Night and I’m Still Speechless

In Texas music, there’s a certain totem pole of singers and songwriters that have been so great for so long that they’ll forever be engrained into the culture of this state. I don’t know exactly where Lyle Lovett is on that totem pole but he’s pretty far up it. Lovett’s voice is timeless and sounded incredible all throughout his two and a half hour show.

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 […]

NFL: 2023 Super Wild Card Weekend review

The 2023 NFL Super Wild Card Weekend was one the best weekends of playoff football in recent memory. This year’s Wild Card round saw a historic comeback, a clutch 98-yard touchdown by a defensive end and a lot more postseason wackiness. Here is a brief recap and review of all six games. NFC: (7) SEA […]

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, […]

Zachary’s Top 100 Albums of 2022

This is my third year making a Top 100 albums list and the second year I wrote about it for KTXT. Each year, I go through my listening log and look at every single album I heard. If I feel in that one single moment that I enjoyed that album, I throw it into a […]

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 […]

Album Review: “Pray 4 Tomorrow” by Dumb

When I first heard this album, I was immediately transported to some small room in a house with a stage, listening to one of the bands opening for a friend. This album feels so purely garage-rock that anybody who’s been to a house show or has friends in music, will immediately recognize the sound. They’re […]

Album Review: “The Organic Band” by Babe Rainbow

This year, Babe Rainbow released their fifth studio album, The Organic Band. This album is full of all the classic elements of a psychedelic jazz album and blends funky guitar grooves with ethereal vocals, a common practice in their music. The album opens with the song “Inner Space,” infused with a 70s psychedelic rock sound […]