We think a no-frills, no-fluff, straight-forward approach to keeping the community informed of what’s happening in the Texas/Red Dirt scene would quite refreshing in today’s social-media driven world. So here’s our first attempt at it. A vertically packed information source with all the fat trimmed that provides information on the news, music releases, major music events and more surrounding the Texas/Red Dirt scene. In order to keep this going, we really need a community effort. Whether you’re an artist, in the industry, or a fan, we’d be extremely grateful if you would help keep us informed of the happenings of the scene by utilizing our submission forms below:
With the information overload and constant social media bombardment, we believe a community-driven resource composed to keep the community informed will keep our community healthy and strong in the unpredictable digital age.
| News |
| Chris Colston Signs with Randy Roger’s Big Blind Management |
| Giovannie and the Hired Gun sign with Red 11 |
| Koe Wetzel ‘s Incredible Music Festival a Success on its debut |
| The Texas Regional Radio Report Awards Looked Awesome this Year! |
| Nyles Robakiewicz of Shaker Hymns win the LJT Songwriter Competition |
| Wade Bowen Released a New Music Video |
| Ireland Pub Crawl Lineup Announced |
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Parker McCollum signs with Red Light Management |
| Aaron Watson releases a new lyric video |
| Recent TMP Playlist Adds/New Song Recommendations | |
| You Can Find them All here on our TMP Spotify Playlist: | |
| Playlist Link | |
| Randy Rogers Band | Comal Country Line |
| Randy Rogers Band | Hell Bent on a Heartache |
| Randy Rogers Band | Drinking Money |
| Casey Donahew | Bad Guy |
| Casey Donahew | Still Ain’t Made it Back |
| Kylie Rae Harris | Missouri |
| Seth Ward | Break Your Heart |
| Kensie Coppin | Break Up in a Bar |
| Zach Nytomt | Seven Day Bender |
| Jake Bush | Don’t Drink My Whiskey |
| Aaron Watson | Trying like the Devil |
| Jody Booth | This Town |
| Ben Danaher | Apple and the Tree |
| Upcoming Releases | |||
| Shea Abshier | Turning Point | Album | 4/20 |
| Randy Rogers Band | Hell Bent | Album | 4/26 |
| Kolby Cooper | Good Ones Never Last – EP | EP | 4/26 |
| Jody Booth | The Rosewood Tapes Vol.2 | EP | 4/26 |
| Kathryn Legendre | Making it all Up | EP | 5/17 |
| Aaron Watson | Red Bandana | Album | 7/21 |
| Rodney Crowell | Texas | Album | 8/15 |
| Dalton Domino | Songs from the Exile 1 | Album | TBA |
| New Released Albums and EP’s | ||
| Zach Nytomt | New York To Montana | More info |
| Kylie Rae Haris | Kylie Rae Harris – EP | More Info |
| Festivals and Major Events | ||||
| Larry Joe Taylor Fest – 2019 | Wade Bowen, Pat Green, Casey Donahew Band, Turnpike Troubadours, William Clark Green, Randy Rogers Band, Mike Ryan, Koe Wetzel, Roger Creager, Josh Abbott Band and more | Stephenville, TX | 4/22-427 | More Info |
| CottonFest | William Clark Green, Whiskey Myers, Flatland Cavalry, Shane Smith and the Saints, Read Southall, Kody West and more | Lubbock, TX | 5/2-5/4 | More Info |
| Calf Fry Festival | Eli Young, Koe Wetzel, Turnpike Troubadours, Parker McCollum, Read Southall Band, Randall King and more! | Stillwater, Oklahoma | 5/2-5/4 | More Info |
| Red Dirt BBQ and Music Fest | Randy Rogers, Wade Bowen, Stoney Larue, American Aquarium, and Mike and the Moonpies | Tyler, TX | 5/4 | More Info |
| Cory Morrow’s Go Wheels Up | Cory Morrow, Bret Michaels, Radney Foster, Dale Watson, Jomo & the Possum Posse with more artists to be announced. | San Marcos, TX | 5/3-5/5 | More Info |
| Texas Music Pickers Presents: Pickin’ and Peelin’ | Kody West, Kolby Cooper, Shea Abshier, Giovannie Yanez, Dylan Wheeler, Lane Smith, Holly Beth and More | College Station, TX | 5/5 | More Info |
| 23rd Annual KNBT 92.1FM American Music Jam | Robert Earl Keen, Randy Rogers, Wade Bowen, Cody Canada, Darrell Scott, Jack Ingram, Ray Wylie Hubbard and more! | Gruene, TX | 5/19 | More Info |
| Lone Star Jam 2019 | The Turnpike Troubadours, Josh Abbott Band, Granger Smith, Casey Donahew, Stoney LaRue, William Clark Green, and more | Austin, TX | 5/25 | More Info |
| 21st Annual Bowen Musicfest | Wade Bowen, Cheap Trick, Whiskey Myers, Tracy Byrd, Stoney Larue, Shane Smith & The Saints Josh Weathers and more. | Waco, TX | 6/2 | More Info |
| Texas Music Takeover Presents: MexiKoe | Koe Wetzel, Muscadine Bloodline, Read Southall, Kody West | Cancun, Mexico | 6/2 | More Info |
| Big Cabo Fest | Roger Creagar, Kevin Fowler, Gary P. Nunn, Trent Willmon, Randall King, Josh Ward, Ray Johnston | Cabo San Lucas, Mexico | 6/9-6-13 | More Info |
| Hwy 30 Music Fest | Aaron Lewis, Whiskey Myers, A Thousand Horses, Sam Riggs, Flatland Cavalry, Ray Wylie Hubbard and more! | Filer, Id | 6/20-6/22 | More Info |
| Rednecks with Paychecks Shore Thang Getaway | Justin Frazell, Randy Brown, Austin Allsup, Julie Holliday, Sonny Burgess | Riveria Maya, Mexico | 6/23-6/26 | More Info |
| Jon Wolfe’s Juan Lobo Fest | Jon Wolfe, Grupo Signo, Los Texmanicas, Rick Trevino, Falco Jimenez, and Jake Worthington | Corpus Christi, TX | 6/27 | More info |
| East Texas Country Music Festival | Kody West, Blue Water Highway, Curtis Grimes, Holly Tucker, Truck Stop Gamblers, Cooper Wade, Aaron McDonnell and more | Grapeland, TX | 7/4 | More Info |
| Wild Hare Country Festival 2019 | Cody Johnson, Whitey Morgan, Jason Boland and the Stragglers, Micky and the Motorcars, Mike and the Moonpies and more | Canby, OR | 7/19-7/20 | More Info |
| Guitars & Swim-up Bars | Steve Helms, Jamie Richards, Bo Phillips, Matt Hillyer, Ben McPherson | Riveria Maya, Mexico | 7/21-7/25 | More Info |
| Braun Brothers Reunion Festival 2019 | Reckless Kelly, Wade Bowen Robert Earl Keen, Todd Snider, Rodney Crowell, Randy Rogers Band, Guy Clark and more! | Challis, ID | 8/8-8/10 | More Info |
| Texas Country Music Cruise 2019 | Pat Green, Bart Crow, Bri Bagwell, Randall King, Dirty River Boys, Flatland Cavalry, Jason Cassidy and more! | Departs from Galveston | 9/29-10/6 | More Info |
| Extras |
| Diggin’ this Twitter Video of Will Brogan playing a new original |
| Heard some early mixes of Giovannie and the Hired Guns new project. Those dudes are bringing it on their next record |
| Heard some of the songs from Koe Wetzel’s upcoming album! Those guys are taking it to the next level with this one |
| Heard the new Kobly Cooper EP. 2019 is going to be rocket ship ride for that kid |
| Was completely blown away by Holly Beth both times I’ve seen in her in the last month. She has the potential to really make a name for herself |
| Loving Seth Ward’s debut single “Break Your Heart”. I’ve had on stuck in my head for a week. Solid, Texas Country |
| Joshua Ray Walker getting a lot of praise from the industry and media |
| Kolton Moore playing a few select dates |
| Dolly Shine Reunion Tour |
| John Hord’s “Too Far Gone” is the best music he’s put out to date. |
| Kylie Rae Harris’ voice makes my heart melt. everytime. |
| Sell Outs! |
| Wade Bowen Sold Out Gruene Hall |
| Red Dirt BBQ and Music Fest is sold out |
| MexiKoe is sold out |
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Giovannie & the Hired Guns sells out the Blue Light for the first time |
Music addict, a sucker for heartbreak songs, and avid Houston sports fan! I’am also the Editor-in-Chief of Texas Music Pickers.
