My Sweet Lord by Seth James gets new wheels

I just found out today that Crowder (formerly David Crowder Band) cut Seth James' song "My Sweet Lord" for his upcoming record "Neon Steeple" that is expected to release on May 27th. Not only is this incredibly cool song from one of our favorite local artists making it on this new record, but it gets better.  Emmylou Harris provided background vocals for this track.  HOW cool is that?!

You can pre-order it in both standard and  deluxe editions both of which contain My Sweet Lord.  For those playing along at home, this song also made it on the 2012 record Adventus from Cody Canada and The Departed with Seth on vocals.  Pre-order Crowder's new record AND go buy another copy of Adventus.  Just for kicks!

Wade Bowen Classic 2014: Line Up Announcement

Concert Line Up Announced with a SOLD OUT Golf Tournament
 

Nashville, TN – (April 30, 2014) – Award winning singer/songwriter Wade Bowen will host his 16th Annual Bowen Classic celebrity golf tournament and concert benefiting the Bowen Family Foundation on June 1st and 2rd, in Bowen’s hometown of Waco, TX.

 

The 2-day event kicks off with an all-star concert on Sunday June 1st at Indian Spring Park (100 University Parks Drive between Franklin and Washington Ave.) with concert gates opening at 2:30 PM featuring Bowen and friends including country music veteran Mark Chesnutt, Randy Rogers, Pat Green, The Departed, Stoney LaRue, Willy and Cody Braun of Reckless Kelly, Micky and the Motorcars, William Clark Green, Adam Hood along with some big surprise guests.  The event resumes the next morning at 11:00AM with a SOLD OUT two-man golf scramble at the beautiful Cottonwood Creek Golf Course (5201 Bagby, Waco, TX).

 

“What an honor to have the lineup we have this year. So many of my friends once again lending their talents to make this event possible. We are very honored to have a legend like Mark Chesnutt as well, to continue to raise the bar for this event! It's going to be another absolute blast for an amazing cause!” says Bowen.

Fans interested in the concert, can purchase tickets for $20 in advance or $25 day of show, children 12 and under get in free.  This year a limited number of VIP concert packages are also available. A few sponsorship packages are available, which include the only golf spots still existing. To purchase tickets, find sponsorship information or to learn more about the event, visit www.wadebowen.com/classic

 

Bowen has raised close to a million dollars for various local organizations in need. 

 

ABOUT THE CHARITY:

We believe that Music Heals. And for the Bowen Family Foundation, our focus is on healing children and families. We seek out and support the most impactful and effective ways to connect children and families with love, support, resources and opportunities to help get them on a path to a better life.

Week of 4/28/2014

Monday
• Billy's Ice: TBA
• River Road Ice House: SoBE LASH!
• Gruene Hall: Bo Porter at 6
• Tavern in the Gruene: Court Nance Accident
• The PourHaus: Russell Bisbey
• Jack's Roadhouse: open mic w/JJ Garrett Band and Matt Begley
• Riley's Tavern: Songwriter showcase w/John Whipple
• Cheatham Street Warehouse:
--- SoldierSongs and Voices Workshop w/Dustin Welch at 5
--- Red Shahan & Six Market BLVD + Bryan Boyce
• Triple Crown: Ripe Honey at 6
• Barriba Cantina: Brian Duarte Trio

Tuesday
• Billy's Ice: TBA
• River Road Ice House: Belly-up acoustic open jam w/Scott Morgan
• Gruene Hall: Tuesday night song swap
• Tavern in the Gruene:
--- 7 - KNBT Roots and Branches of Americana w/Ray Wylie Hubbard
--- 9:30 - The Blooms
• The PourHaus: Open mic w/Jon Magill
• Herbert's Taco Hut: Buddy Boy at 5
• Los Cucos: Alli Mattice Band at 6
• Watering Hole Saloon: Buddy Boy
• Cheatham Street Warehouse: Blue Water Hwy + The Canvas People
• Triple Crown: Emily Herring at 6
• 512 on 6th: JJ Garrett Band
• Barriba Cantina: Mark Monaco

Wednesday
• Billy's Ice: Aaron Stephens
• River Road Ice House: Scott Wood
• Gruene Hall: The Georges
• Tavern in the Gruene: Slim Bawb & Tony Taylor
• The Phoenix Saloon: Jesse Stratton
• The PourHaus: Lucas Taylor's Mothership Connection
• Watering Hole Saloon: Slim Bawb & Howard Yeargan
• Buffalo Wings & Rings: Steven Roloff and friends
• Riley's Tavern: Molly Hayes
• Cheatham Street Warehouse: Kent Finlay's songwriter circle
• Triple Crown: Manzy Lowry at 6
• Barriba Cantina: Adam Johnson Band

Thursday
• Billy's Ice: Moonlight Social
• River Road Ice House: The Texas KGB
• Tavern in the Gruene: Jordan Minor
• The Phoenix Saloon: Happy hour w/The Leftovers
• Oma Gruene's Secret Garten: Jam night
• Adobe Verde: Tyler Hadlock
• Ironhorse Cafe: Bennett & Hines at 7
• New Braunfels Coffee: Open mic w/Richard Sanders
• Moose's Food Court: Jam night
• Koozie's Icehouse: Open mic w/Thom Shepherd
• Riley's Tavern: Ali Holder Duo
• Jack's Roadhouse: Uncle Daddy
• Cheatham Street Warehouse: Curtis Grimes
• Triple Crown: The Ledbetters at 6
• Sam's Burger Joint: The Red Elvises
• Barriba Cantina: Will Owen Gage
• Floore's Country Store: Thursday Throwdown w/Chris King

Friday
• Billy's Ice: Buggaboo
• River Road Ice House: Bo Brumble (cd release)
• Gruene Hall: Kyle Park
• The Phoenix Saloon:
--- Happy hour w/Marcus Morales
--- GoTo Stereo + The Love Me Tenders
• Tavern in the Gruene:
--- Happy hour w/Tony Taylor
--- 3 Man Front
• The PourHaus: Megan Ford
• Oma Gruene's Secret Garten: Space Oddity Prom Night + The Fillmore Experience at 6
• Adobe Verde: Jonathan Garcia
• Vino en Verde: Empty-Handed Vagabonds
• Los Cucos: Alli Mattice Band at 7
• Sertino's Cafe: Open mic at 7
• Riley's Tavern:
--- Jeff Vaughan and friends at 5
--- Ponty Bone and the Squeezetones
• Cheatham Street Warehouse: Brett Hauser Band + KC Berry (cd release)
• Triple Crown: Mark Jungers at 6
• Sam's Burger Joint: Def Leggend (Def Leppard tribute)
• Floore's Country Store: Wayne Hancock
• Barriba Cantina: TBA
• Luckenbach: Sol Patch at 1

Saturday
• NB Farmer's Market: Dan McCoy
• Billy's Ice: LC Rocks
• River Road Ice House: Whiskey Rodeo
• Gruene Hall:
--- Warren Hood Band at 1
--- Sean McConnell
• Tavern in the Gruene: The Texas KGB
• The Phoenix Saloon: The Georges
• The PourHaus: The Old 300
• Oma Gruene's Secret Garten:
--- Michael Waid at 1
--- Ty Gavin and his Pros and Cons at 6
• Adobe Verde: Bru Erdman
• Vino en Verde: Avalon
• Lazy L&L Campground: Gary Glenn & the 20x Band
• Whitewater Amphitheater:
• Riley's Tavern: Car show at 2 (music from Deuce Coupe + Earl Poole Ball)
• Cheatham Street Warehouse: Bill Chambers & Robyn Ludwick Band + HalleyAnna Band
• Sam's Burger Joint: Already Gone (Eagles tribute) + Abbey Road (Beatles tribute)
• Barriba Cantina: TBA
• Floore's Country Store: Monte Montgomery w/Jonny Burke
• Luckenbach: Cody Bryan Band at 1

Sunday
• Billy's Ice: Austin Meade
• River Road Ice House: Rooftop Ramble w/Johnny Burke & K Phillips at 2
• Gruene Hall: Lyle Lovett & His Acoustic Group (sold out)
• Tavern in the Gruene: Crawfish Boil - Travis Parker Band at 4
• The Phoenix Saloon:
--- Sunday Afternoon Live w/Adam Johnson at 2
--- True Audio Outland Presents: Doke Ford
• The PourHaus: Bicycle Jones
• Oma Gruene's Secret Garten: Slim Bawb and the Fabulous Stumpgrinders at 2
• Adobe Verde: Fallon Franklin
• Vineyard at Gruene: Joe Teichman at 3
• Moose's Backyard: Warrior Cry Fundraiser w/over 10 artists performing starts at 1!
• Sam's Burger Joint: Soundwave and Ryan Proudfoot
• Floore's Country Store:
--- Gospel Brunch feat. Miss Neesie & The Ear Food Orchestra at 11am
--- Drugstore Cowboys
• Luckenbach: Walt Wilkins, Bill Small, Jimmy Davis & Bert DeWin at 1

Week of 4/21/2014

Monday
• Gruene Hall: Warren Hood & The Champeens
• Tavern in the Gruene: Court Nance Accident
• The PourHaus: Bryan Boyce & Paul Rogers
• Jack's Roadhouse: open mic w/JJ Garrett Band and Matt Begley
• Riley's Tavern: Songwriter showcase w/John Whipple
• Cheatham Street Warehouse: SoldierSongs and Voices Workshop w/Dustin Welch at 5
• Triple Crown: David Harris at 6
• Barriba Cantina: Brian Duarte Trio

Tuesday
• Billy's Ice: Austin Gilliam
• River Road Ice House: Belly-up acoustic open jam w/Scott Morgan
• Gruene Hall: Ben Balmer
• Tavern in the Gruene:
--- KNBT Roots and Branches of Americana w/Ray Wylie Hubbard (guests: Guthrie Kinnard & Eightball Aiken) at 7
--- The Blooms
• The PourHaus: Open mic w/Jon Magill
• Prickly Pear Bar: Josh Holden • Watering Hole Saloon: Empty-Handed Vagabonds
• Herbert's Taco Hut: Buddy Boy at 5
• Los Cucos: Alli Mattice Band at 6
• Cheatham Street Warehouse: Big John Mills & TX Road Dawgs + Will Arrington Band
• Lone Star Music: Brandon Steadman Band at 6
• Triple Crown: Nate Guthrie at 6
• 512 on 6th: JJ Garrett Band
• Barriba Cantina: Mark Monaco

Wednesday
• Billy's Ice: Aaron Stephens
• River Road Ice House: Scott Wood
• Gruene Hall: Noel McKay & Brennen Leigh
• Tavern in the Gruene: TBA
• The Phoenix Saloon: Brian Pounds
• The PourHaus: Megan Ford & Anthony Castelleja
• McAdoos: The Groove Hounds at 6
• Vineyard at Gruene: Zack Walther at 6
• Watering Hole Saloon: Open jam w/Josh Holden of 3 Man Front
• Buffalo Wings & Rings: Steven Roloff and friends
• Riley's Tavern: Dillon Myers
• Cheatham Street Warehouse: Kent Finlay's songwriter circle
• Triple Crown: Troy Stone at 6
• Sam's Burger Joint: Jimmy Spacek w/The Westside Horns & RB Blackstone
• Barriba Cantina: Adam Johnson Band
• Capital Bar (Ft. Worth): 1100 Springs w/The Washers #roadtrip

Thursday
• Billy's Ice: Wally West & Them Lostbound Souls
• River Road Ice House: Jacob Powell
• Gruene Hall: Matt The Cat Trio
• Tavern in the Gruene: Rockadillos
• The Phoenix Saloon: Happy hour w/The Leftovers
• The PourHaus: Michael Kelton
• Oma Gruene's Secret Garten: Jam night
• Adobe Verde: Jeremy Steding
• New Braunfels Coffee: Open mic w/Richard Sanders
• Riley's Tavern: Manzy Lowry Band
• Jack's Roadhouse: Uncle Daddy
• Lone Star Music: Hill Country Gentlemen at 7
• Cheatham Street Warehouse: Shane Smith & The Saints w/Charlie Stout
• Taxi's: JJ Garrett Band
• Triple Crown: Molly J. Hayes at 6
• Sam's Burger Joint: Seth James & Bobby Mack (BLUES)
• Floore's Country Store: Thursday Throwdown w/Josh Grider
• Barriba Cantina: Will Owen Gage

Friday
• Billy's Ice: Devil's Hollow
• River Road Ice House: Randy Brown Show
• Gruene Hall: Ray Wylie Hubbard w/If Birds Could Fly
• Tavern in the Gruene:
--- Happy hour w/Tony Taylor
--- BJ Thibodeaux and Backwater BLVD
• The Phoenix Saloon:
--- Happy hour w/Broseph
--- Lucas Taylor's Mothership Connection
• The PourHaus: The Groove Hounds
• Oma Gruene's Secret Garten: Arms Length at 6
• Adobe Verde: Dry River Religion
• Vino en Verde: Empty-Handed Vagabonds
• Los Cucos: Alli Mattice Band at 7
• Ironhorse Grill: Broken Duckfeet
• Herbert's Taco Hut: Buddy Boy (full band)
• Sertino's Cafe: Open mic at 7
• Riley's Tavern: Big John Mills
• Cheatham Street Warehouse: Buster Jiggs
• Triple Crown: Joel Hofmann Band at 6
• Sam's Burger Joint: The Vantage, Ben Balmer, Ali Holder, Matt Adler
• Floore's Country Store: Ruby Dee & The Snakehandlers
• Barriba Cantina: Smokehouse Guitar Army
• Luckenbach: Almost Patsy Cline Band

Saturday
• NB Farmer's Market: Steve Tschoepe
• Comal County Fairgrounds: Crawfish Festival of New Braunfels w/Kevin Fowler & Cory Morrow gates open at noon
• Billy's Ice: Austin Gilliam and the Politicians
• River Road Ice House: Guy Forsyth w/Boone Cook and The Remains
• Gruene Hall:
--- Flattop Jones at 1
--- Stoney LaRue w/Tyler & The Tribe (SOLD OUT)
• Tavern in the Gruene: Court Nance and friends
• The Phoenix Saloon: Rick Sanford Band + Judge Metal
• The PourHaus: Brent Woods
• Oma Gruene's Secret Garten:
--- The Rudy Casillas Band at 1
--- Pepper's Blues at 6
• Adobe Verde: The Groove Hounds
• Black Whale Pub: Tony Taylor
• Vino en Verde: Mistral Winds
• Schertz VFW: 3 Man Front
• Riley's Tavern: Rollfast Ramblers
• Cheatham Street Warehouse: Hill Country Gentlemen + Moonlight Social
• Jack's Roadhouse: Matt Begley & Bitter Whiskey
• Barriba Cantina:
--- Ron Young & Scott Gale at 5
--- Coolcat Charlie at 9
• Floore's Country Store: Josh Abbott Band w/Green River Ordinance
• Luckenbach: Charlie Robison w/Dan Dyer

Sunday
• Billy's Ice: Dan Adams
• River Road Ice House: Waylon Gruene Malone Benefit at 2
• Gruene Hall:
--- Slim Bawb at 12:30
--- South Austin Moonlighters at 5
• Tavern in the Gruene: Whiskey Rodeo
• The Phoenix Saloon:
--- Sunday Afternoon Live w/James Pardo at 3
--- True Audio Outland Presents: TBA
• Score's Sports Bar: Court Nance, BJ Thibodeaux & Tony Taylor at 3 • The PourHaus: Cody Coggins
• Oma Gruene's Secret Garten: Cold Snap at 2
• Adobe Verde: Jesse Stratton
• Vineyard at Gruene: TBA at 3
• Sam's Burger Joint: Allan Haynes, Ezra Charles, Lauren Silva, No Refund Band
• Barriba Cantina:
--- Jacinto y Ray y Joaquin at 3
--- Step Aside Blues Band at 7
• Luckenbach: Jason Eady, Jamie Wilson, Courtney Patton & Owen Temple

18th Annual KNBT Americana Music Jam

The 18th annual Americana Music Jam comes to Gruene Hall on Sunday May 18th, the line up below speaks for itself, but we are in for yet another amazing day brought to you by KNBT 92.1fm and Gruene Hall, this year benefitting The Braunfels Foundation Trust.

Get tickets NOW at Gruene Hall or gruenhall.com!

Randy Rogers Band - Homemade Tamales - Live at Floores

thanks to monthfullofsundays.blogspot.com
No big thoughts required here because it's that obvious... Randy Rogers Band just released their 3rd ever live album "Homemade Tamales - Live at Floores" which hearkens to sign(s) hanging at John T. Floore's Country Store in Helotes, TX that reads "World's Best Homemade Tamales, Sausage and Bread" (or other variations of that). Prior live albums include the band's first full-length album ever the 2000 release "Live at Cheatham Street Warehouse" and the 2005 release "Live at Billy Bob's Texas". Homemade Tamales is a double length record that also includes 5 videos recorded at the live shows at Floores from October 25 and 26 of 2013. This is a great representation of the live shows that Randy and the band put on, but sadly I have to admit I've only seen acoustic shows from members of the Randy Rogers Band, I've never actually been to a real RRB show in all these years. I'm hoping to rectify that June 14th at Whitewater Amphitheater on the Guadelupe river just north of New Braunfels when Randy Rogers Band and Stoney LaRue will BOTH be playing shows that night.

But back on the topic at hand, I've already listened to Homemade Tamales, and it is GREAT and a must have for any Randy Rogers fan.

buy from iTunes, LoneStarMusic.com or wherever good music is sold!

photo credit: monthfullofsundays.blogspot.com

Week of 4/14/2014

Monday
• Billy's Ice: TBA
• River Road Ice House: TBA
• Gruene Hall: Warren Hood and the Champeens
• Tavern in the Gruene: Court Nance Accident
• The PourHaus: Aaron Stephens
• Jack's Roadhouse: open mic w/JJ Garrett Band and Matt Begley
• Riley's Tavern: Songwriter showcase w/John Whipple
• Cheatham Street Warehouse:
--- SoldierSongs and Voices Workshop w/Dustin Welch at 5
--- Missoula Slim and friends
• Lone Star Music: Randy Rogers Band (cd release) at 6
• Triple Crown: Bob Appel at 6
• Sam's Burger Joint: Jonny P & The Wiseguys
• Barriba Cantina: Brian Duarte Trio

Tuesday
• Billy's Ice: TBA
• River Road Ice House: Belly-up acoustic open jam w/Scott Morgan
• Gruene Hall: Jeannie Burns & Andrew Hardin
• Tavern in the Gruene:
--- 7 - KNBT Roots and Branches of Americana w/Ray Wylie Hubbard
--- 9:30 - The Blooms
• The PourHaus: Open mic w/Jon Magill
• Watering Hole Saloon: Colton's Kin
• Herbert's Taco Hut: Buddy Boy at 5
• Los Cucos: Alli Mattice Band at 6
• Cheatham Street Warehouse: Blue Water Hwy + Pardo & Reed
• Triple Crown: Eric Hisaw at 6
• 512 on 6th: JJ Garrett Band
• Barriba Cantina: Mark Monaco

Wednesday
• Billy's Ice: Aaron Stephens
• River Road Ice House: TBA
• Gruene Hall: The Georges
• Tavern in the Gruene: Slim Bawb and Tony Taylor
• The Phoenix Saloon: Jesse Stratton and Kenneth Martinez
• The PourHaus: Jeremy Steding
• Watering Hole Saloon: Jon Magill
• Buffalo Wings & Rings: Steven Roloff and friends
• Riley's Tavern: Opie Hendrix
• Cheatham Street Warehouse: Kent Finlay's songwriter circle
• Triple Crown: Tony Taylor at 6
• Sam's Burger Joint: Dick Dale w/King Pelican
• Barriba Cantina: Adam Johnson Band

Thursday
• Billy's Ice: Jenna McDaniel
• River Road Ice House: Dave Jorgenson
• Gruene Hall: Nick Verzosa (cd release)
• Tavern in the Gruene:
--- Happy hour w/Aaron Stephens
--- Steven Roloff Band
• The Phoenix Saloon: Happy hour w/The Leftovers
• The PourHaus: Nick Lawrence
• Oma Gruene's Secret Garten: Jam night
• Adobe Verde: Jeremy Steding
• New Braunfels Coffee: Open mic w/Richard Sanders
• Moose's Food Court: Jam night
• Riley's Tavern: Big Red Drum Artist Spotlight
• Jack's Roadhouse: Uncle Daddy
• Lone Star Music: Hill Country Gentlemen at 7
• Cheatham Street Warehouse: Mayeux and Broussard
• Triple Crown: Pepper's Blues at 6
• Sam's Burger Joint: Bleu Edmondson (acoustic)
• Floore's Country Store: Crooks Country
• Barriba Cantina: Will Owen Gage

Friday
• Billy's Ice: Retro FX
• River Road Ice House: Thom Shepherd
• Gruene Hall:
--- Tony Taylor, BJ Thibodeaux & Bronco Jr. at 1
--- Old 97's
• Tavern in the Gruene: TBA
• The Phoenix Saloon: Happy hour w/Ken Raba then Dry River Religion
• The PourHaus: Dirty White Horse
• Black & Tan Pub: Broken Duckfeet
• Kork Wine Bar: Two Rivers Trio (80's night)
• Oma Gruene's Secret Garten: The Texas Terraplanes at 6
• Adobe Verde: The Knowhow
• Herbert's Taco Hut: The Groove Hounds at 7
• Vino en Verde: KennCentric w/LeeAnn
• Los Cucos: Alli Mattice Band at 7
• Sertino's Cafe: Open mic at 7
• Dirty's Bar N Q: Matt Begley & Bitter Whiskey at 5
• Riley's Tavern: The Beaumonts w/Ghosts of Dixie
• Cheatham Street Warehouse: Jamie Wilson and Courtney Patton
• Triple Crown: The Bottom Feeders at 6
• Sam's Burger Joint: Heartless Bastards w/A Giant Dog
• Floore's Country Store: JB and the Moonshine Band w/Clayton Gardner
• Barriba Cantina:
--- Christine Roberts at 5
--- G-Man
• Luckenbach: Dale Watson

Saturday
• NB Farmer's Market: Fallon Franklin
• Billy's Ice: Texas Renegade
• River Road Ice House: Devin Kleinfelder and friends
• Gruene Hall:
--- Greg Harris & the World Famous Bandini Brothers at 1
--- Aaron Watson
• Tavern in the Gruene: Jordan Minor and the Bottom Dollar Band
• The Phoenix Saloon: The Hillbilly Jug Band + Marcus & Washboard Machine
• Black Whale Pub: Court Nance
• The PourHaus: Empty-Handed Vagabonds
• Oma Gruene's Secret Garten:
--- Empty-Handed Vagabonds at 1
--- Kim Meeks and Her Bad Habits at 6
• Adobe Verde: Bru Erdman
• Vino en Verde: Jackson Parten
• Riley's Tavern: Roy Heinrich and the Pickups
• Cheatham Street Warehouse: Tessy Lou and Shotgun Stars
• Sam's Burger Joint: Quiet Company + Driver Friendly w/Fisherman
• Barriba Cantina:
--- Ashlee Rose at 5
--- Granvil Poynter
• Floore's Country Store: Robert Earl Keen w/Brennen Leigh and Noel McKay
• Luckenbach:
--- Clayton Gardner at 1
--- Mike and the Moonpies

Easter Sunday
• Billy's Ice: TBA
• River Road Ice House: Jonny Burke w/TBA
• Gruene Hall:
--- Milkdrive at 12:30
--- Poor J. Brown at 5
• The Phoenix Saloon:
--- Sunday Afternoon Live w/James Pardo
--- True Audio Outland Presents: TBA
• The PourHaus: Jon Magill
• Oma Gruene's Secret Garten: The Blues Buzzards at 2:30
• Vineyard at Gruene: Austin Gilliam at 3
• Barriba Cantina:
--- Cajun Blue at 3
--- Step Aside Blues Band at 7
• Floore's: MC & The Mystyx • Luckenbach: Brian Keane, Matt Powell and Walt Wilkins at 1

Week of 4/7/2014

Monday
• Billy's Ice: Charlie Stout
• River Road Ice House: TBA
• Gruene Hall: Jamie Wilson & Courtney Patton
• Tavern in the Gruene: Court Nance Accident
• The PourHaus: Paul Eldridge
• Jack's Roadhouse: open mic w/JJ Garrett Band and Matt Begley
• Riley's Tavern: Songwriter showcase w/John Whipple
• Cheatham Street Warehouse:
--- SoldierSongs and Voices Workshop w/Dustin Welch at 5
--- Trey Stone and friends
• Triple Crown: Gerry's Kids at 6
• Sam's Burger Joint: Tennessee Voodoo Coupe
• Barriba Cantina: Brian Duarte Trio

Tuesday
• Billy's Ice: Austin Gilliam & Nick Worley
• River Road Ice House: Belly-up acoustic open jam w/Scott Morgan
• Gruene Hall: Drew Kennedy & Josh Grider
• Tavern in the Gruene:
--- 7 - KNBT Roots and Branches of Americana w/Ray Wylie Hubbard (guest: Eliza Gilkyson)
--- 9:30 - The Blooms
• The PourHaus: Open mic w/Jon Magill
• Herbert's Taco Hut: Buddy Boy at 5
• Los Cucos: Alli Mattice Band at 6
• Cheatham Street Warehouse: Brett Hauser Band
• Lone Star Music: Aaron Einhouse at 6
• Center for Texas Music History: Kyle Park, Lisa Morales, Jamie Wilson, Kelley Mickwee, Big John Mills and Paul Glasse
• Triple Crown: Ali Holder at 6
• 512 on 6th: JJ Garrett Band
• Barriba Cantina: Mark Monaco

Wednesday
• Billy's Ice: Aaron Stephens
• River Road Ice House: Grant Ewing
• Gruene Hall: Tom Gillam's Kosmic Messengers
• Tavern in the Gruene: Double Barrel
• The Phoenix Saloon: Brandy Zdan & Kelley Mickwee
• The PourHaus: Michael Kelton
• Vineyard at Gruene: Zack Walther
• Buffalo Wings & Rings: Steven Roloff and friends
• Riley's Tavern: Mark Sebby
• Cheatham Street Warehouse: Kent Finlay's songwriter circle
• Triple Crown: Bruce Curtis at 6
• Barriba Cantina: Adam Johnson Band

Thursday
• Billy's Ice: Clutch Kings
• River Road Ice House: Court Nance at 6 then Jason Eady w/Celbi Manchaca (OPEN HOUSE)
• Gruene Hall: Elijah Ford & The Bloom
• Tavern in the Gruene: Aaron Stephens (happy hour at 5 and full band later)
• The Phoenix Saloon: Happy hour w/Jesse Stratton
• The PourHaus: Tony Taylor
• Oma Gruene's Secret Garten: Jam night
• Adobe Verde: Jeremy Steding
• Gruene River Inn: Owen Temple (limited seating)
• New Braunfels Coffee: Open mic w/Richard Sanders
• Riley's Tavern: Pat Benz
• Jack's Roadhouse: Uncle Daddy
• Lone Star Music: Hill Country Gentlemen at 7
• Cheatham Street Warehouse: Thieving Birds
• Triple Crown: Justin Murray at 6
• Sam's Burger Joint: Lucas Jack & Luke Huggins
• Floore's Country Store: John Slaughter
• Barriba Cantina: Will Owen Gage
• Cora's Grill: Haley Cole

Friday
• Billy's Ice: John Edward Baumann w/Wes Nickson Band
• River Road Ice House: Whiskey Rodeo
• Gruene Hall: The Fabulous Thunderbirds
• Tavern in the Gruene: Happy hour w/Tony Taylor then Zack Walther and the Awe Hells
• The Phoenix Saloon: Happy hour w/Junior Nash then Slim Bawb and the Fabulous Stumpgrinders
• The PourHaus: Bryan Boyce & Paul Rogers
• Oma Gruene's Secret Garten: MC & The Mystyx
• Adobe Verde: The Groove Hounds
• Vino en Verde: Empty-Handed Vagabonds
• Vineyard at Gruene: Buddy Boy at 7
• Los Cucos: Alli Mattice Band at 7
• Sertino's Cafe: Open mic at 7
• Riley's Tavern: Bill Kirchen
• Cheatham Street Warehouse: Dry River Religion + Blue Water Hwy
• Triple Crown: Laura Meyer at 6
• Sam's Burger Joint: Slaid Cleaves
• Floore's Country Store: Jon Wolfe w/Rebels of Texas
• Barriba Cantina:
--- Coolcat Charlie at 5
--- Catherine Denise at 9
• Luckenbach: Thomas Michael Riley, Max Stalling, Tommy Alverson, Jamie Richards

Saturday
• NB Farmer's Market: Pete and Sean
• Billy's Ice:
--- Harleys and Habits w/Austin Gilliam and K Phillips at 3
--- Jeremy Steding
• River Road Ice House: Tuning out Cancer (benefit)
• Gruene Hall:
--- Kelley Mickwee, Brandy Zdan & Drew Kennedy
--- Junior Brown
• Tavern in the Gruene: Dave Jorgenson Band
• The Phoenix Saloon: The Georges
• Black Whale Pub: Two Rivers Trio
• Oma Gruene's Secret Garten:
--- Lesti Huff Band at 1
--- Chubby Knuckle Choir at 6
• Adobe Verde: Jonathan Garcia Band
• Moose's Food Court: Step Aside Blues Band
• Lazy L&L Campground: Landon Dodd & Dancehall Drifters
• Whitewater Amphitheater:
• Vino en Verde: KennCentric
• Riley's Tavern: Teri Joyce and the Tagalongs
• Cheatham Street Warehouse: Adam Johnson Band
• Sam's Burger Joint: Pat Travers Band w/Tom Gillam
• Barriba Cantina:
--- Bill Lewis & Jake Martin at 5
--- The Lavens at 9
• Luckenbach: Thomas Michael Riley, Hal Ketchum & The Tejas Brothers

Sunday
• Billy's Ice: Mark McKinney & Shannon Lee Nelson
• River Road Ice House: Jonny Burke w/Walt Wilkins at 2
• Gruene Hall:
--- Bret Graham at 12:30
--- Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun at 5
• Tavern in the Gruene: Whiskey Rodeo
• The Phoenix Saloon:
--- Sunday Afternoon Live w/Jordan Minor at 3
--- True Audio Outland Presents: Joe & Anthony Mustaca
• The PourHaus: Larry Martin Sweeney & friends
• Oma Gruene's Secret Garten: Jamie Krueger Group at 2
• Adobe Verde: Mark Henricks
• Vineyard at Gruene: JD Miller
• Barriba Cantina:
--- Jacinto y Ray y Joaquin at 3
--- Step Aside Blues Band at 7
• Floore's Country Store: The Mavericks w/Michael Guerra Band
• Luckenbach: Thomas Michael Riley, Brian Burns and friends

Flashback: Roy Orbison

source: royorbison.com
This story below was posted on Facebook by my long-time family friend Pat Parks' brother Mike.  I've known Frank and Pat since I was about 8 or 9 years old when visiting a friend of mine that lived next door to them.  Pat is one of the kindest people you could ever meet, and she always wanted to make sure if nothing else that we were well fed.  This story is Mike's retelling (with a few edits after speaking with Pat) of Pat and Frank's friendship with Orbison and his wife during the 1950's when he was a very young musician.
My sister, Pat (Lovelace) Parks knew Roy Orbison back in the day when he was first starting out in rock and roll. On a recent visit together, one of his songs was playing on the radio and she casually mentioned that she knew him back in the 50’s. I nearly fell out of my chair and I asked her to elaborate on that bombshell. She said, “Well, he wasn’t a big star back then, he was just starting out and I used to listen to him and his band practice in the warehouse underneath my apartment.”

When Pat married Frank Parks in 1959, they moved into in an apartment above his father's carpet cleaning warehouse in Midland, Texas. It just so happened that about the same time Frank’s younger brother Larry Parks was hired as Roy’s drummer. Needing a place to rehearse, Roy and his band set up their music equipment in the Parks’ warehouse and started practicing for an upcoming tour.  It turned out they really liked the sound in the warehouse because they were surrounded by many hanging rugs.  The group became a big item of interest with the locals as their music filled the neighborhood there in South Midland.

Pat said that Roy was very much a true gentleman and treated everybody really nice. It was well known that Roy Orbison wore very thick prescription eyeglasses. And so did Pat. For laughs, Roy would compare his thick prescription eyeglasses with Pat’s eyeglasses and they had a good laugh trying on each other’s eyeglasses. You know how contagious Pat’s laughter can be! Each time that he saw Pat, he would tap his eyeglasses in a salute to her.

Roy’s wife Claudette was with him while they practiced in the warehouse that summer and Pat got to know her, too. Pat said she was also very nice to everybody and that Roy and Claudette were very close. It was a pleasant time for the Orbison’s as his career was just getting off the ground. Pat remembered that Claudette would eventually die at a young age in a motorcycle accident some years later.

Roy’s first big hit, “Only the Lonely” had just come out that year and was rapidly climbing the charts. It would eventually reach #2 on Billboard’s Music Charts. He instantly became an international music star overnight, even though he had been trying to break into the big-time for several years.

Larry Parks went on tour with Roy Orbison in Australia where they played on the same bill with the Beach Boys. Roy also toured with another up and coming music group out of Liverpool, England . . . the Beatles.
Larry Parks also became a successful songwriter when he penned the hit song “I Like Bread and Butter” performed by the Newbeats in the early 60’s. He wrote the lyrics to that song while sitting in class at Midland High School.

Side Bar: Roy Orbison grew up in Wink, Texas, which is located about 8 miles south of Kermit, Texas. He is a graduate of Wink High School. One of his first “gigs” was performing on a weekly radio show for KERB in Kermit. In 1963, a high powered radio station in Acuna, Mexico hired a disc jockey named Wolfman Jack. If you ever listened to Wolfman Jack’s radio shows, you probably heard a lot of Roy Orbison’s music.

Whitewater Amphitheater: Haggard, Bowen and Rogers

Whitewater Amphitheater set the bar high when they kicked of their 2014 live music season on Saturday, March 29th with Merle Haggard plus an opening set from Wade Bowen and Randy Rogers' "Hold My Beer and Watch This" acoustic tour.  Wade and Randy took turns performing acoustic versions of their songs with Brady Black joining in on fiddle and Todd Laningham on guitar.  If you're not familiar with this annual tour, they drink beer and swap songs and stories.

It was an early show with Wade and Randy taking the stage at 7:30, but Whitewater was already starting to fill up despite that.  Rock, Paper Scissors is apparently a tradition to see which man will start the show, and Wade won out and kicked things off with "If We Ever Make It Home". From there they played one song after another with an occasional stop for a drink of beer and some humorous conversation about life on the road, etc.

By the time Wade and Randy's set ended the place was packed, and people were of course antsy to see Merle Haggard on stage.  After a brief wait while the stage was prepared, The Strangers (Merle's band) took the stage to sing a few songs while waiting for Merle to appear.  Finally it was time, and at almost 77 years of age (he was born April, 6, 1937), Merle Haggard doesn't appear to have lost a step. His well-staffed 8 piece band performed every hit Merle Haggard song I could remember, and it truly was an honor to be able to witness such a country music legend performing live.

I just happen to have some video from the show!


Whitewater Amphitheater has now officially launched concert season for 2014, here are the shows I know about, clickable shows are links to buy tickets:
• 5/3 - Jmblya
• 5/24 - Josh Abbott Band w/Roger Creager + William Clark Green
• 5/25 - The Spazmatics
• 6/14 - Stoney LaRue & Randy Rogers Band
• 6/23 - Goo Goo Dolls, Daughtry, Plain White T's
• 7/4 - Eli Young Band w/Chase Rice
• 7/5 - Turnpike Troubadours w/Jerry Jeff Walker & Jonny Burke
• 7/26 - Pat Green & Cory Morrow
• 8/9 - Dwight Yoakam w/Jason Boland and Jason Eady

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