Last March we covered the arrival of Moody, Texas native Dustin Brown and his self titled album, which could be summarized a solid, but gritty entry point into the Americana genre. Today we are back for a new single he's dropping on December 12th. “Ballerina” is a short, melancholy ballad that flips a familiar script. Instead of the guy chasing the road, the rodeo, or some other call to adventure, it’s the woman who can’t stay put. Brown plays the role of the heartbroken one

Some voices hit your radio and you forget them by the next red light. Then there are voices that scramble your attention and make it hyper focused on what you are experiencing. The unforgettable ones. Raul Malo always belonged to the second kind. A once in a lifetime gift that was equal parts Texas dancehall and Roy Orbison. With some Cuban spice tossed in for good measure. I still remember first seeing The Mavericks on Nashville Now when they were promoting From Hell to P

A celebration of the artists, albums, songs, and moments that made this year memorable for us. And hopefully you as well.

There’s a certain kind of magic that happens when the stories behind the songs get captured on tape. Not the polished liner note version that a publicist polished… I mean the unfiltered yarns told in smoky rooms under suspect stage lights that flicker like they’re listening too. Those moments when a songwriter stops being a performer and starts being a friend you’re drinking with on your back patio somewhere between midnight and the rest of your life. Hundreds, maybe thousand

We hit the road north to Celina yesterday with heavy hearts. Life things. Todd Snider. Just a heavy vibe. I was determined to set it all aside and let the music heal me like it has so many times before. It helps when you have friends there too. Moments and days like this have a way of sneaking up on you. You roll in expecting cold beer, tasty BBQ, and a long day of Texas tunes...and you end up getting your soul rearranged instead. Yesterday at Troubadour Fest was one of th

The world is a better, kinder, stranger and funnier place because Todd Snider wandered through it barefoot with a guitar.

Whether it’s pyro and perfection or 4 part harmony echoing in a room in West…the feeling is the same. It’s what makes me feel alive.

We move on, grow up, chase new sounds, but the great ones never really leave. They just wait patiently until the right mix of nostalgia and

Baumann delivers another standout record showcasing the happy, sad, and melancholy of life. And does it well.

Twenty years in, Rhymes and Vines at Larry Joe Taylor’s Melody Mountain Ranch still feels like that secret handshake festival you hope...

While I didn’t partake in the barbecue, the Tanglefoot Festival in Temple was still smokin’ with stacked lineups both days at the MLK...

Labor Day tends to get lost in the shuffle. For some, it’s just a three day weekend, a chance to float the river one last time or...

The Galleywinter Listening Room has always been about more than just music, it’s about connection. It’s about peeling back the noise,...

photo by Todd Purifoy There’s a famous quote from the finale of The Office  where Ed Helms’ character Andy says, “ I wish there was a way...

Willie Nelson is one of one. But, there are rare occasions when echoes of his humanity, vibe and musicality bleed over into other artists...

There are shows you circle on a calendar. There are shows you stumble into on a whim. Then there are shows you move heaven and earth to...

(preface - this is a very brief snapshot. For the whole story, go read Josh Crutchmer’s book!) In the mid 90s, Mike McClure and The Great...

If you’ve been around this scene long enough, you can trace a lot of things back to some ragtag songwriters in and around Stillwater,...

There are friendships in this scene and then there are lifelines. The kind that aren’t built on convenience or hype, but forged in miles...

One of the coolest things about this scene is how the circle just keeps widening. The veterans who built it don’t just hang on to their...