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 2 Recap: Turnpike Troubadours Return to Central Texas, Robert Earl Keen Says Farewell, and American Aquarium Play the Best Set of the Weekend
August 7, 2022 by Leave a Comment
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
August 6, 2022 by Leave a Comment
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
August 1, 2022 by Leave a Comment
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
July 31, 2022 by Leave a Comment
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
July 24, 2022 by Leave a Comment
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 […]
Concert Recap: I Saw Willie Nelson and I Have Never Felt More American
July 4, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Maybe that title should’ve been the lead for this article but oh well, it works in either scenario. The week of my birthday, Willie Nelson and promotion company Blackbird Presents announced the lineup for Willie’s now annual Outlaw Music Festival. The lineup for the full tour strikes a solid balance of fresh faces like Zach […]
Concert Recap: Randy Rogers Band and Kevin Fowler End the School Year with a Bang at Cook’s Garage
May 12, 2022 by Leave a Comment
My first semester as a writer and a concert photographer for this station ended in a full-circle moment for me. This was an extremely sentimental show for me as the Randy Rogers Band is the reason why I love Texas Country and Red Dirt music. I remember vividly hearing the album Trouble for the first […]
Cotton Fest 2022 Recap: The Best (and Worst) Things We Saw
May 1, 2022 by Leave a Comment
In 2018, William Clark Green threw a festival at Cook’s Garage. The main goal in mind was to raise money for the High Cotton Relief Fund, Green’s charity benefitting panhandle farmers in need. Now in its 4th year, the festival is still going strong and even before the music started on Friday, Green had raised […]
Concert Recap and Photo Gallery: Flatland Cavalry Throws a Homecoming Party at Cook’s Garage
April 13, 2022 by Leave a Comment
One of the most beloved bands to come out of the Lubbock Texas Country scene, Flatland Cavalry kicked off Cook’s Garage’s outdoor concert season on Saturday night. I do want to say something real quick before I go in-depth about the show. There are going to be a lot more pictures than I usually post […]
Concert Recap: Whiskey Myers Rock Sold-Out Buddy Holly Hall
April 10, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Returning to Lubbock for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic took over, Whiskey Myers tried their absolute hardest to burn the Buddy Holly Hall down over the course of their two-hour set. One of my classes this semester is News Writing and in that class, I’ve been told many many times that one of […]
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