Neil Peart of Rock Band Rush Passes Away His name may not be as well-known as drummers like Ringo Starr, Charlie Watts, Buddy Rich and Matt Briggs, but when Neil Peart passed away on January 7 at the age of 67, it sent shock waves through the music world. He had battled brain cancer for […]
I always love the start of a new year. Everyone seems so energized and full of promise. Projects that were on hold in December suddenly get completed. The local venues get their calendars updated and our choices for live music starts multiplying like guinea pigs in a third-grade classroom. One show I’m excited about is […]
The new year is finally here and I know everyone has hopes that 2020 will be better than 2019. It’s just human nature for us to always want better things for our future. My family had many unfortunate challenges in 2019 so I know we are really hoping for a better year. Our city, state […]
As this year winds down, it’s time to take a look back at all the cool music events that happened in the past twelve months. Obviously, the Garth Brooks show at Gruene Hall tops the list as the biggest single music event of the year. Gruene Hall was hand-picked by Garth to be included on […]
Texas Americana singer Kevin Fowler has joined in on the holiday spirit by embarking on a Deck the Dancehalls Tour. The trek began on November 29 in Cedar Park, Texas and concludes on New Years Eve at the Old Coupland Dancehall in Coupland. Tonight he stops at Gruene Hall before continuing on to Fort Worth, […]
For the past few years, the Grand Ol’ Christmas show has performed their special holiday show at the Brauntex Theatre to sold-out crowds. This year is a repeat of the same with tonight’s show and Friday night’s show almost sold-out. The show was the brainchild of singer Will Hearn and his pals, the Blue Water […]
Wassailfest takes place tonight in our beautiful downtown and it’s one of the most popular holiday events in our city. Tonight there’s a special treat in store for you Wassailer’s and its name is Wade Bowen. That’s right, our own Wade Bowen will perform a holiday themed concert at 8:30pm on the Shiner Beer stage […]
Music News – Nov. 28, 2019 Most live venues will be closed tonight so they can spend Thanksgiving with their families but on Friday, it’s full speed ahead for live music. It’s one of the busiest shopping days of the year but it’s also one of the busiest concert days as well. Most families […]
Next week begins the holiday season and the music business is gearing up for a string of holiday themed shows and new music. During the next few weeks I’ll highlight some of the new Christmas music and shows in our area. Local singer Wade Bowen has a brand new Christmas CD titled Twelve Twenty Five […]
Music News – Jan. 23, 2020
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