BREAKING: The Turnpike Troubadours are Finally Returning to Lubbock

They’re bringing Dawes and Jamie Lin Wilson with them. It will not suck.

ALBUM REVIEW: Paramore – This Is Why

It feels like the band took two steps backward while at the same time taking a giant leap forward. The album has a lot of the same grooves and danceable production and performances of After Laughter while also bringing back some of the pop-punk energy of their early work.

I went to the “Wronside” of Lubbock last Friday and it was on the right side of fun

Wronside is one of the most well know house show venues in the Lubbock area and is constantly doing shows of local artists from across the musical spectrum. Found in the South Overton area, the Wronside house is in a dense location filled with a lot of heart.

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 […]

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 […]

Album Review: “Few Good Things” by Saba

Few Good Things show Saba living in a world with grief, but still finding the beauty in the world around us for better or for worse. There’s guilt, there’s fear, and there are seemingly the worse times but you still find peace in the few good things you see.