Local Artist Scores River Phoenix’s Last Movie
James Michael Taylor is not “going Hollywood,” as the old saying goes –– he’s much too cantankerous and outspoken for anyplace other than Fort...
Guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd Ready To Rock On Saturday
The bluesy teen-aged guitarist who stormed out of Shreveport two decades ago, got dubbed "the next Stevie Ray Vaughan," scored a big hit with...
Ted Nugent Talks Obama, Guns At Billy Bob’s
The president, "big" women, and machine guns were a few of the topics that redneck philosopher and rock guitarist Ted Nugent touched on during...
I Want To Party With Randy Travis
I'm diggin' up bones / I'm diggin' up bones
Exhuming things that's better left alone
Country songbird Randy Travis dug up more bones last night.
That makes...
Cliburn Video Contest Winner Announced
I got so caught up in the Olympics that the Van Cliburn's Amateur Piano Video Competition slipped under my radar. Rather than make weak...
Live Oak Re-branding
Hiring Kinser and Knight, Live Oak owner Bill Smith said, is part of an overall re-branding of his venue/restaurant/bar.
Blake Barker, former general manager of...
UPDATE Blackbox Booking Live Oak
Easily the biggest deal in the local music scene since Lola’s Saloon came along in 2006 was the opening several months ago of Live...
Tabula Rasa Reunites
Back in the early ’90s, Dallas ruled rock. Not just in North Texas but arguably the entire Southwest. Dallasites Edie Brickell & The New...
Four Obituary Notices
A number of people whose work has caught my interest over the years have passed away recently, and while I let a couple of...
New Booking at Live Oak
The beautiful new Live Oak Music Hall & Lounge and its in-house booking agent, Clint Simpson, have parted ways.
“Basically, it just wasn’t a good...