“There’s always somebody playing somewhere.” That’s the quote the grizzled songwriter gave me post-set as he gazed out at the domestic...

by: Cody Starr Few will deny that in the late 90s, Cross Canadian Ragweed brought Oklahoma’s answer to Pat Green across the Red River,...

I’ve written many times about the role certain people had in shaping my musical taste.  Parents, sister, friends, acquaintances.  As a...

There’s an old saying that goes “what’s old is new again,” and with music that is often the case.  There are very few new ideas,...

Rusty Wier was one of the few musical heroes I had as a child that I got to actually befriend as an adult.  Anytime I was around him, it...

by: Cody Starr Galleywinter’s M.O. has always been “Support Music You Love” and that mantra extends to other aspects of our lives,...

Red Shahan released a fantastic new record this week.  It’s his second straight home run.  Despite his growing notoriety, he still...

The recent news that Dale Watson had moved to Memphis sent ripples far beyond the Countrypolitan honky-tonk scene he made thrive in...

by: Cody Starr It’s been 5 years since Johnny “Chops” Richardson rolled out his first solo project, “Sticks & Stones” with his band The...

by: Cody Starr We started the week bringing you Brad’s thoughts on Mile 0 Fest and we’ll end the week with mine. As usual, they’ll be...

**Below you will find my complete story on my trip to Mile 0 Fest and Key West.  If you want to skip the prologue and jump straight to...

Tomorrow, we will descend on the infamous community of Key West, Florida for an inaugural Texas/Red Dirt festival.  What happens when a...

When I was first getting into this scene many moons ago, two of my favorite acts both live and on record were Rusty Wier and Jerry Jeff...

by:  Cody Starr January’s kick off to 2018 is about over and music-wise, I’m pumped about what’s in store for the year. My personal...

As Steamboat wraps up for another year, we are on the cusp of another year of Texas Music pandemonium…or something.  The more things...

The albums, songs, people and places (in no particular order) that were our favorites in 2017. ALBUMS John Baumann – Proving...

by: Cody Starr The circus that is social media conveys the zeitgeist of the day and occasionally the news feed gives you a gem worth...

by: Cody Starr The studio is a place where art and tech cross paths. Taking a song birthed from raw creativity and figuring out how to...

by: Heather Copeland Unless you’ve been living under a rock you’ve heard about the recent controversy between up-and-comer Dalton...

Songwriting is a wide and varied art form that takes on many different personalities depending upon the writer and the subject matter. ...