Robert Earl Keen

Lyle Lovett and Robert Earl Keen at Bass Performance Hall, 2/10/13: Review

The stage at Bass Hall was nearly barren, except for two chairs and a small coffee table. Lyle Lovett and Robert Earl Keen were playing without a backing band. It was just two guys, two acoustic guitars and a lot of memories; two men stripped down to the thing that got them started. The show had b ... More >>

Roger Creager: "I Think of Texas Country as a Flower Bed"

Houston native Roger Creager has been a mainstay of the Texas-centric festivals and college-town honky-tonks that make up the Texas country circuit. Over the course of six full-length albums and 14 years, Creager's become known more for his rambunctious live shows than he has his relatively small ca ... More >>

The Best Food, Drink and BBQ Events of the Week (Oct 24 - Oct 30)

The 3rd annual Blues, Bandits and BBQ is this Friday and Saturday in an old sunflower patch in Oak Cliff (715 W Davis Street). The two-day will have live music, Four Corners' beer and 23 teams cooking more than 1,000 pounds of meat. Admission is free, but if you want to taste the cook-off grub, you ... More >>

The Best Texas Country/Red Dirt Songs of the Past 15 Years

The 15 Best Songs From the Past 15 Years of Texas Country/Red Dirt/Whatever It's Called

As we look upon the massive machine Texas country has made chug along over the past several years, it's easy to see 1997 as a pivotal time. In college towns and major metropolises alike, the masses were demanding more music from people that shared their pride, enthusiasm and thirst for something dif ... More >>

Robert Earl Keen

Thursday, December 29, at House of Blues

Top 100 Reasons Texas Is Twice as Awesome as Any Other State

Merritt MartinOh, you can damn well bet this is on the list.​By now most of you dear readers are well aware of the Gawker-produced list of the 50 Worst States In America. Gawker placed their home base at 50, and the Lone Star State at 13. Sure sure, our placement could be worse, but instead of ... More >>

Robert Earl Keen Calls Kings of Leon "Sissies," Caleb Followill Says He's "Trying To Get Better."

A pint glass is among the things for sale in the Kings of Leon online store. Interesting.​Not too much more to report on the Kings of Rip Off Leon front today; we already know that the band has canceled all remaining dates on their U.S. tour and that the rest of the band may or may not be encourag ... More >>

It's Us Versus the Balls

Sons of Hermann Hall Turns 100

Good Friday: Bro Fest, Kessler Theater Turns One, Peter Murphy, Roman Numerals, Tombs, Robert Earl Keen, Third Day, Rural Alberta Advantage, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Toro Y Moi, Snoop Dogg, Valient Thorr & More!

The Greenhornes headline Bro Fest 2011​This weekend is all about South By Southwest spillover, and the entity that is taking advantage the most is Parade of Flesh, who will be hosting the third annual Bro Fest all day on Sunday at Club Dada. For more information on the 22-band, half-indie, half-me ... More >>

KHYI's Texas Music Revolution 15 Featuring Robert Earl Keen and Old 97's

Saturday, March 19, at Southfork Ranch

Tonight, Tonight: Robert Earl Keen at House of Blues, Jim Suhler at The Kessler and Rad Bromance at the Cambridge Room

Not too much going on this Monday before New Year's, but there are still a couple of shows  I wanted to make sure you knew about.

Keen on Texas Music

ACL 2010 So-Far Superlatives: The Best Performers, Songs and Movements of Days One and Two.

Here we are, final morning of Austin City Limits, and we're getting all wistful and whatnot. It's a busy day ahead filled with North Texas connections like whoa: 15-year-old Dallas-born fiddle wunderkind Ruby Jane kicks the entire day off with her 11:15 a.m. set; Midlake will somehow have to physica ... More >>

Picture Show: Hippies vs. Hipsters at ACL

Caity ColvardWell, I never! See more fans in the slideshow.​ We're just hours away from the end of the ACL, but the number of good bands left to play in day three is staggering. Band of Horses and the Flaming Lips are up next--and bleeding into the sky here is Robert Earl Keen's "The Road Goes O ... More >>

Fall Indie Fest Announces Three-Day Bill That Includes Reverend Horton Heat, Sarah Jaffe, Telegraph Canyon, Others

​OK, now this is getting ridiculous. Seriously: We like the suburbs just fine (The Suburbs, too, actually), but, c'mon, we're past that part of our lives, and we really don't want to be dragged back out there every weekend. Doesn't seem like we're being given much choice in the matter, though. Dan ... More >>

Carrollton Announces Full Inaugural Festival At The Switchyard Bill. Lineup Includes Old 97's, Polyphonic Spree, Robert Earl Keen, Others.

​Even though we wrote about Frisco in this week's paper in anticipation of tomorrow's Oysterfest, it looks like that city's got some competition on the horizon in its attempt to bring the rock to the suburbs. The City of Carrollton has just announced their lineup to this year's inaugural Festival ... More >>

Austin City Limits Announces 2010 Lineup...

​It's that time of year, again. The Austin City Limits Festival line-up was unveiled early this morning via the fest's official website. There isn't any question: This year's docket will have people gabbing--whether it's vitriolic hate or nostalgic, warm-fuzzies. Sure, for many, bashing on the cho ... More >>

By Texas Music, TXA 21 Clearly Means "Country Music." And, Not Texan.

Ray Benson​Late last night, Lori Conrad at KTVT and KTXA sent word: Channel 21's about to launch a music show: The Texas Music Scene (catchy?), which will air on TXA 21 after Texas Rangers Friday Night Baseball around 10:30ish p.m. every week beginning this Friday, matter of fact. But those expect ... More >>

On the Road Again

Haiti Benefit Concerts Scheduled In Austin And Dallas, And Paste 'Songs For Haiti' Downloads Include Fort Worth Band

Fort Worth's The Burning Hotels are among the artists available for download once you donate to Paste Magazine's Songs For Haiti.​Perhaps the best thing about the local music scene is how generous North Texas musicians are when it comes to benefit concerts and other ways of donating to worthy char ... More >>

Picture Show: Cross Canadian Ragweed's Red Dirt Roundup

Caity ColvardCheck it out, I'm feeding this zombie a beer!​ As Pete wrote in his preview of the show, there's plenty about Cross Canadian Ragweed's four-year run of Red Dirt Roundups that'll confound you if you ponder it too hard. But as unlikely as The Wallflowers' appearance was alongside Robert ... More >>

Cross Canadian Ragweed's 4th Annual Red Dirt Roundup

Saturday, September 5, at Fort Worth's Historic Stockyards

Gig(s) Alert: Great Roots Rock--At Several Area Spots--Tonight

Those looking for a way to start the weekend early--especially those with a proclivity for Americana--can do so at a variety of local establishments tonight.Aside from the much-heralded Lucinda Williams kicking up her heels at the House of Blues this evening, you can also catch Austinite Jason Allen ... More >>

Hayes Carll, Band of Heathens, Jason Eady

Monday, December 29, at the Granada Theater

The Road Goes On Forever...

And the stories never end with Robert Earl Keen

Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher Is, Seriously, a Shanghai Surprise

Dallas Fed's Richard Fisher Predicts a "Frightful Storm" Is A-Brewin'

Austin City Limits Music Festival Announces Lineup

Why the Dallas Fed Prez Voted Against the Interest Rate Cut. Something About Tequila, Punch and Whisky.

Good Friday: The Lash Outs, Record Hop, Tree Wave, Bluesfest

Texas Pride

Gurf Morlix

Saturday, April 14, at the AllGood Café

Country Christmas

Willis and Robison bring holiday cheer

Jason Boland and the Stragglers

Thursday, September 28, at FireWater

Viva La Revolución!

This weekend, Southfork becomes The Range

Llano Avenue

Darryl Lee Rush released his debut album just a year shy of his 40th birthday. How's that for a mid-life crisis?

Adam Carroll

Saturday, July 16, at Plano ArtCentre Theatre

Time to Howl

WolfDance two-steps into Sundance Square

Star Bright

Plus: Gimme Some Skin; Dude, You Owe Us, Like, $304

Robert Earl Keen, Cory Morrow

May 26

Critics' Picks

Pat Green

Out Here

Jack Ingram

The last roundup

Soul Food Cafe throws in the towel

Out Here

Spirit of '96

Last year showed pop still has more than a ghost of a chance

Events for the week

His work is never done

Robert Earl Keen would like nothing better than to save country music

Events for the week