The Best Texas Records of 2010??
Don’t look now, everyone, but it’s really freaking close to becoming 2011. One way to know that the calendar will soon be turning is the slow cropping end-of-year lists that have been showing...
View ArticleJavi Garcia’s Cold, Southern Ambition
Goodness, the kolache-scented roads of the Texas hill country are just insanely ripe with musical talent, aren’t they? Javi Garcia & The Cold Cold Ground are springing forth and aren’t much...
View ArticleThis Week’s Video Gold!!
Oh, man! I love it when I stumble into a veritable gold-mine of sweet, clean video. As with the previous week’s editions of Video Gold, there isn’t much to say, which is kind of the point, I guess....
View ArticleBEST OF TEXAS MUSIC PODCAST – EPISODE 001
OK, here it is! We’ve been telling you about some of our favorite new Texas-bred music for a while, now, but here we are, ready to let you hear it, all in one nice, tidy podcast! The first Best of...
View ArticleTexas Summer Concert Preview
I know that we still might technically be still in the midst of Spring, but the temps are beginning to suggest otherwise. Each year, as our energy bills rise, so to does the list of concerts we all...
View ArticleRecap: North Texas Beer Festival.
On Saturday, the 14th, the city of Plano got straight-up sudsy, thanks to the North Texas Beer Festival, hosted at the Plano Centre. Tons of beer vendors from all over the country sharing samples of...
View ArticleMemorial Day Events in Texas!
Obviously, when talking about Memorial Day, we want to remember the real reason for it (check back here on Monday for more of that), but it’s also fair to talk about the fun that can be had, as we all...
View ArticleTubing is SO Texas!
Ah, summer in Texas. Rangers’ baseball, 100+ heat, (and this year), Dallas Mavericks playoff basketball, and tubing the rivers of the Hill Country. I can only hope that this post doesn’t find you...
View ArticleBBQ Madness!
Every few years, Texas Monthly Magazine crowns their favorite BBQ joints throughout the state. The usual suspects typically make the list, sure, but many new names from unknown outposts also find their...
View ArticleThis Weekend, Try Fredericksburg!
You know, so many wait until Thursday or Friday to get their weekend plans in order. We thought we’d just go ahead and help you out with that now, though. Obviously, Texas is blesssed with many a...
View ArticleBoy + Kite is Soaring!
Austin rock outfit Boy + Kite has come quite a ways from the hot tub they claim to have been formed in back in 2009. Last week not only did the four-piece – which consists of Guiseppe Ponti, Darvin...
View ArticleRun All Over Texas!
I know that the thought of running in the current heat isn’t exactly up the alley of many folks. Thankfully, most decent 5-10k’s, half and full marathons and other assorted races (see last week’s post...
View ArticleDia De Los Toadies (and Tubing)!
Don’t look now, but yet another annual Texas-based music festival has become quite the dependable attraction. Now in it’s fourth year, the Dia De Los Toadies shin-dig has become perhaps the greatest...
View ArticleBandera’s Bringin’ It!
Texas, among being the capital of so many other things, simply has to be the King of the Easily-Traveled-To Weekend. Awkward title perhaps, but still, it’s actually kind of tough to keep up with all of...
View ArticleJester King’s Sunbelt is Bright!
A couple of weeks ago, I couldn’t wait to tell you all about Austin’s Jester King craft brewery and their insanely delicious Black Metal Russian Imperial Stout. Knowing how great that big ol’ bottle of...
View ArticleThe Daytripper Can Help Bastrop County!
There are precious few things that Texans hold more dear than a beautiful, perfectly smoked, juicy brisket. It’s safe to say, however, that helping fellow Texans in dire need is certainly one of the...
View ArticleDaytrotting Texans
There’s really not much to say or add to what you see below. If you’re not famililar with the site Daytrotter.Com, then you’ve been missing out n some serious (and free) music by some of the biggest...
View ArticleTexas Oktoberfest Brews
There’s a legit case to be made for why just about any season is great when it comes to seasonal brews. For this dude, however, Fall is about as good as it gets. The summer ales are great, and the...
View ArticleLonesome Heroes Ride Again!
It’s been a while since we mentioned the psychedelic honky-tonkers from Austin, The Lonesome Heroes. They wow’d us with their inventive take on standard old-school country and they have been touring...
View ArticleRun All Over The Fall
Recently, we couldn’t help but notice that everyone around us seemed to be wearing cozy long-sleeve t shirts that bore the name of some race that the person wearing the shirt had presumably run....
View Article
