Two weeks ago Wade Bowen hosted his 15th annual “Wade Bowen Classic” and Music Festival. This year a portion of proceeds raised will go directly to the victims of the fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas. And guess what? They raised a lot of proceeds!
The Departed is comprised of two former members of Cross Canadian Ragweed, Cody Canada and Jeremy Plato. They and long time friends Dave Bowen, Seth James, and Steve Littleton formed the new band soon after Ragweed called it quits in 2010. Canada and James recently stopped by the RTX studio where Canada explained the inadvertently often controversial "Adventus" album cover, and James offered up the story behind "Prayer for the Lonely." Both answered "Five Questions," check it out.
Party in the Dirt 2013, the official kick off to the Gladewater Round Up Rodeo, is just around the corner. #PID13 is set to take over the Gladewater Rodeo arena Saturday June 1st, with live performances from Ray Wylie Hubbard, Billy Joe Shaver and Cody Canada and the Departed.
Cross Canadian Ragweed was undoubtedly the most influential and popular band to ever come out of the Red Dirt scene, but they came to an end in 2010. Fortunately for us, It wasn’t too long before former members, Cody Canada and Jeremy Plato teamed up with Dave Bowen, Seth James, and Steve Littleton to form a new band, The Departed. Canada and James recently stopped by to perform for some lucky listeners on our Front Porch.
It’s nearly that time again, Party in the Dirt 2013 is just around the corner. #PID13, the official kick off to the Gladewater Round Up Rodeo and is taking over the Gladewater Rodeo arena Saturday June 1st, with live performances from Ray Wylie Hubbard, Billy Joe Shaver and Cody Canada and the Departed. And you've got seven full days to to get your specially priced Radio Texas, LIVE! tickets.
Cross Canadian Ragweed was the most influential and popular band to ever come out of the Red Dirt scene, but they came to an end in 2010. Fortunately for us, It wasn’t too long before former members, Cody Canada and Jeremy Plato teamed up with Dave Bowen, Seth James, and Steve Littleton to form a new band, The Departed. This Tuesday (4/30) at 12 noon Cody Canada and Seth James will be stopping by our studio to play an acoustic set for a few fans.
Jason Boland was one of the guys that introduced me to the Texas, Red Dirt scene. He along with stalwarts named Pat, Charlie, Ragweed, Cory and Robert Earl really made it easy for me, a transplanted Texan, to fall in love with this music. Last week Boland stopped by Radio Texas, LIVE! and left us with an exclusive performance of his next single "Dark and Dirty Mile," and much more.
What albums were you buying last year? Well, Lone Star Music spent the last week or so of 2012 slowly posting their top 100 selling albums from the 2012 calendar year. I won't draw it out that long, here are the top ten. How many do you own?
Rita Ballou, blogger extraordinaire, from RawhideandVelvet.com joins Radio Texas, LIVE! each week to keep us up to date on all the dirt in the Texas and Red Dirt Music scene. This week Randy Rogers Band has a leak, No Justice is giving someone a guitar plus the big scoop on the Christmas Acoustic tours in Texas plus more. Check out this week's Dirt.
The Christmas season is upon us and among other things, that means "CHRISTMAS MUSIC, hooray!" Or, for all you Grinches, that means, "Christmas Music? Boo!" Regardless which reaction you experience, one thing is certain -- your ears are fixin' to be inundated with sounds of the season.
All right all you Cody Canada and the Departed lovers the band released TWO videos this week. One is a music video the other is a "docu-video," of sorts, in which they address many issues, including one for fans of the now defunct former Red Dirt powerhouse band, Cross Canadian Ragweed.
If you haven't heard, former Cross Canadian Ragweed front-man Cody Canada is back with a new band called The Departed (maybe cause he took half of Ragweed with him when he departed --but that's pure speculation.) And you can see The Departed Saturday night in Tyler at The East Texas State Fair.
