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Ray Wylie Hubbard on the Late Show
If I could eat dinner with any person in the world right now, it would be Ray Wylie Hubbard. I would love to sit and pick his brain and I have a feeling I would walk away with a whole new outlook on...
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Whiskey Shivers and Shakey Graves - Live and Breathing Tour
I finally made my return to my favorite place on earth, the Blue Light, on Saturday just in time to catch the final night of the Live and Breathing Tour. I had never heard of Shakey Graves or Whiskey...
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Throwback Thursday - Ray Price
I haven't done a throwback in a few weeks, but in light of the Blake Shelton/Ray Price social media war (never thought that could be a "thing") I had to. Nothing reminds me of my Nana and Grandad's...
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Chris King - 1983
This is country music. It hits on all the classic country themes without dumbing it down or name-dropping or being about trucks. It's country because it's country, not because it has to prove it's...
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Crooks - "Bar Stool"
This past weekend was a great one for live music for me. I saw one of my favorites, the Dirty River Boys on Friday night and Charlie Shafter Saturday. I have seen both of them more times than I can...
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Throwback Thursday - Tom T. Hall
Here's another throwback courtesy of my friend JNJ!They call him "The Storyteller." And that he is. Tom T. Hall has been writing and singing songs since the early '60s. Not only did he have a slew of...
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BIG NEWS - Return of Heartworn Highways
I can't even describe how excited I am about this. Just watching the trailer and hearing Townes introduce himself gave me chills.A while back my best friend, Carter, told me about this documentary...
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Throwback - Ray Charles
Here's another throwback courtesy of my friend JNJ! There is not a week that goes by that I don't listen to Ray Charles. His 1959 album was called The Genius of Ray Charles, but every album he ever had...
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Josh Grider, Zane Williams and Matt Caldwell - Troubadour, TX Tour
On Wednesday some of the guys from the show Troubadour, TX were in town at the Blue Light for part of their tour. Zane Williams, Josh Grider and Matt Caldwell were doing an acoustic song swap. Of...
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News!
I'm excited to say I am the newest contributor to the best source for Lubbock music news... New Slang. Check them out at newslangtakeover.wordpress.comHere is the link to my first post:...
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Kolton Moore and the Clever Few - Dear Mom,
Like many new artists, I first heard of Kolton Moore several months ago when he was on the Texas Red Dirt Roads show with Justin Frazell. I was driving back from my 10-day "study abroad" trip across...
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Playlist - I Never Liked St. Valentine
Welcome to the most cliche blog post of my life. I hate Valentine's Day. I think it's a stupid holiday that florists and card companies made up. Nothing says "thoughtful" like receiving the exact same...
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Throwback Thursday - Loretta Lynn
Here's another Throwback from my good friend, JNJ!Known simply as the Queen of Country Music, Loretta Lynn has done a lot in her life. From humble beginnings to having four children before the age of...
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Quaker City Night Hawks - Honcho
I have been meaning to review the new Quaker City Night Hawks CD ALL WEEK but I have been putting it off like a mofo. I saw them for the first time last weekend when they opened for Jonathan Tyler and...
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Throwback Thursday - Delbert McClinton
Here's another Throwback from my good friend, JNJ!Little background here. As I was watching Seth James singing "Cigarettes, Anger and Wine" at the Blue Light a couple of weeks ago, I remembered an...
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Throwback - Don Williams
Sorry posts have been few and far between... I've been in Houston all week at the Livestock Show and Rodeo. I've seen music that's been good, bad and ugly so hopefully next week I can catch up. Thanks...
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Women Week - Ashley Monroe "Like a Rose"
I've decided to do something different this week in honor of the much, much, MUCH anticipated Kacey Musgraves release of Same Trailer Different Park tomorrow. I'm going to focus on only female artists...
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Kacey Musgraves - Same Trailer Different Park
It's here, it's HERE!!!I have been waiting on this record for years. I remember being a Kacey Musgraves fan all the way back to when she was on Nashville Star way back in 2007. She only placed seventh,...
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Women Week - Holly Williams "Drinkin"
I'm continuing the theme this week of women to celebrate Kacey Musgraves Same Trailer Different Park that came out yesterday.I heard this song on the radio for the first time about three weeks ago. i...
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Women Week Throwback - Tammy Wynette
My friend, JNJ, is on board for Women Week with Throwback Thursday.Today's throwback, staying with The Arrogant Texan's female theme this week, is The First Lady of Country Music... Tammy Wynette....
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