Concert Recap: Eli Young Band Headlines West Texas Hero Homes’ 2022 Benefit Show

Returning to Lubbock to play a special benefit show, Eli Young Band played a solid 75-minute set full of charisma, happiness, and hits at Cook’s Garage last Friday.

JAB Fest Announces Lineup by Day and Single Day Tickets

The single-day lineups for the 11th annual JAB Fest were announced this evening via Instagram. Single-day tickets are on sale now at https://www.jabfest.com/.

CONCERT RECAP: Parker McCollum and Shane Smith Provide the Best One-Two Punch of the Semester So Far at Cook’s Garage

I can’t lie to you guys, I’ve had this date circled on the calendar ever since it got announced. This show lived up to every expectation I had for it and then some.

Concert Recap: Grouplove Kicks Ass and Takes Names at Raider Alley’s Return

There’s no way to sugarcoat this so I’ll just say it, Grouplove blew my mind and played one of the best shows I’ve seen this year to open the 2022 season of Raider Alley. Raider Alley has been around for a few years now but in 2019, it was moved to the Engineering Key and […]

Concert Recap: Midland Brings Old-School Flair to Cook’s Garage

Playing their biggest show to date in Lubbock, Midland brought their vintage sound and aesthetic in full force to Cook’s Garage to kick off our semester of coverage. Going into this show, I honestly didn’t know what to expect. I had never really known much about the band’s live shows before Friday night but have […]

KOKE Fest Day 2 Recap: Turnpike Troubadours Return to Central Texas, Robert Earl Keen Says Farewell, and American Aquarium Play the Best Set of the Weekend

Day two of the Fifth Annual KOKE Fest saw both of two extremes, the recently reformed Turnpike Troubadours playing their first show in Central Texas in nearly 4 years and Robert Earl Keen playing one of his last. My day started a little after 4 PM. I missed the first set of the day, Tanner […]

KOKE Fest Day 1 Recap: Clint Black Provides a Dose of Nostalgia, Aaron Watson Continues to be Country’s Underdog, and Randall King Shines Bright

Returning to Hutto, Texas for its 5th Anniversary, KOKE Fest started off strong on Friday afternoon for the first of two days in the city’s Hutto Park at Brushy Creek. The day started a little after 5 PM when Triston Marez took the stage to kick the day off. Marez has improved a lot since […]

JABFest 2022 Lineup Revealed; Headlined by Josh Abbott Band, Randy Rogers Band, and Surfaces

Lubbock native and Texas Tech Alumnus, Josh Abbott, took to social media this morning to announce the lineup for the 11th edition of JAB Fest. The festival is making a major change this year, moving from its home for the past decade, Lonestar Amphitheater, to the South Plains Fairgrounds where the festival will now have […]

Concert Recap: Whiskey Myers Celebrate Release of “Tornillo” at Concrete Street Amphitheater

Texas southern-rock band Whiskey Myers celebrated the release of their 5th studio album, Tornillo, the best way they knew how. By playing a rock and roll show. It would feel like a disservice if the band celebrated any other way. A party thrown by the label or their management company doesn’t feel like their scene, […]

Concert Recap: Koe Wetzel Keeps the Summer Hot at Concrete Street Amphitheater

When you see an artist live multiple times, two things can happen. The first is that the artist gets comfortable, doesn’t change things up as much, and you end up just seeing the same show multiple times over the course of a few years. The other is that an artist can keep things unpredictable and […]