Songs about heartaches and hangovers are par for the course for most honky-tonk flavored songwriters. Houston troubadour Mike Stinson, in from Virginia by way of Los Angeles, gives listeners that and a whole lot more in his lyrically rambunctious songs. [Read more…]
In the early 1970s, when Texas singer-songwriter Bob Livingston was forming the legendary Lost Gonzo Band, backing up and recording with the likes of Jerry Jeff Walker and Ray Wylie Hubbard, and contributing to the formation of the Austin outlaw country scene, he was known as “Cosmic Bob.” Today, in other parts of the world, Livingston could very well be known as the “Buddy Holly of Bangladesh” or the “Texas Troubadour of Tunisia.” [Read more…]
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If there’s one thing to know about Kevin Fowler, it’s that he likes to have a good time. [Read more…]
Singer-songwriter Robert Kuhn was born and raised in Houston. But at age 18, he set out to see the world — or at least other parts of it. [Read more…]
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Geoff Fish was 10 years old when he got his first guitar. Since then, he’s never looked back.
By day, Fish, who grew up in La Marque, works as a medical technologist at the University of Texas Medical Branch. But by night — at least two or three times a week — he plays at venues around the county. [Read more…]
Luke Boor has loved music for as long as he can remember. So much so, he left his hometown of Galveston for Nashville, where he intends to make his name. [Read more…]
Galveston’s Deep Cuts takes on Texas music sceneGalveston band Deep Cuts plans to share its sound with the world, starting with the Texas circuit.
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Hayes Carll’s native language is Texan.
While in Denmark playing the Tonder Music Festival early last month, the lanky, bearded songwriter didn’t really think about the language barrier. [Read more…]
Islander Lyda Plummer knew from a very young age what she was destined to do with her life.
“There was never a doubt in my mind that I wanted to write, sing and perform my own songs around the entire world,” Plummer, a singer/songwriter and guitarist, said. “The very first concert I ever went to was Jessica Simpson and Kelly Clarkson at the Houston Rodeo and ever since that moment, I knew I wanted to perform for crowds like that.” [Read more…]