This year he's a finalist for "Live Act of the Year" at the Lone Star Music Awards. According to Kevin Fowler and Aaron Watson, he is the next breakout star in the Texas scene. Judging by the quality of music he's putting out, the radio play he's receiving and the steady growth of crowds at his shows, Cody Johnson is no less than a sure thing for Fowler and Watson to put their money on.
This week Bart Crow looks to keep "Dandelion" at the top of the charts for a second consecutive week. To do it he’ll have to hold off Will Hoge, JB and the Moonshine Band and Turnpike Troubadours. Can Crow hold to the top? Let’s find out.
It seems weird to point out how "country" a singer/songwriter is, especially in a genre that is regularly referred to as "Texas Country." But Jon Wolfe does stand out as a legitimate "country" artist, surrounded by bands that are a slightly less country, or easily more rock, blues and Americana. And tonight (3/20) you can come scoot your boots to to Jon at Cowboys in Tyler.
Individually they are Tyler Jones, Jordan Owens, Heath Robinson and Colton Joe Smith. Collectively they're called Tyler and the Tribe. Recently the guys stopped by Radio Texas, LIVE! to debut their new single "Heaven and Hell."
The ETX Music compilation cd release party is set for this Thursday. For a night of great music from eight of some of East Texas' greatest talents, fantastic food, and loads of fun, come out to Lago del Pino March 21st. Don't miss out on a show case of some of the best music around these parts.
Oh Granger Smith. You'd think singing songs you wrote, on stage, in front of thousands of people, all across the US and overseas would be enough attention, but it's not. And dog gone it, I'm sure glad it isn't. Once again Granger's making us laugh, with a brand new character, "Donny Cowboy."
William Clark Green is native to Flint, just south of Tyler -- but has seen the beginning of his musical success in the Texas scene come from the western side of the Lone Star State. That makes sense seeing how that’s where he started his band after graduating Texas Tech in Lubbock. And now the reigning TRRMA New Male Vocalist of the year has this week's RTX Sunday Video.
Beginning at noon on St. Patrick's Day, Where's Rufus Sports Bar on S. Broadway in Tyler will be throwing it down St. Patty's Day style. And come nighttime Brandon Rhyder will be taking over their parking lot -- If you didn't know Rhyder has added a fiddle to the band, he called in last night to Radio Texas, LIVE! to talk about the concert and the addition of the fiddle.
Rita Ballou joins Radio Texas, LIVE! each week to keep us up to date on all the happenings in the Texas and Red Dirt Music scene. This week she had the dirt on Roger Creager's power outage, the new Whiskey Myers video, William Clark Green's new album, plus more.
Can Josh Grider keep his very first No. 1 “Lone Star Highway” there for a fourth straight week. To do it he’ll have to hold off Bart Crow, Aaron Watson and Turnpike Troubadours. Can Grider stay on top? Let’s find out.
It's been a few months since I've been able to steal her tweets. Because she hasn't gathered and posted them in a while. But if you can remember that far back, every time Rita Ballou compiles the wittiest, most topical and random tweets from the Texas scene, I steal ‘em. Thus her "Tweets of the Week," become my "Last Week in Tweets."
March is a big month for our pals JB and the Moonshine Band. Not only are they CMT's Listen Up Artists for the month, they will also be headlining their first main-stage show at Billy Bob's Fort Worth. And only we have your chance to win FREE tickets to what will surely be one of the most memorable and definitive concerts of their young career.
