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Thieving Birds Perform “Stuck In Memphis” Live in the Bear Studio [VIDEO]
One of our favorite bands to drop by and bust out in the Bear control room are Thieving Birds. Ace Crayton is not only a great guitarist, he can sing too. Ace played two songs for us in the Bear studios, the most recently charted "Stuck in Memphis," and "Because My Baby...
Granger Smith Kicks Off 100 Mile Walk for Boot Campaign [VIDEO]
Today our good buddy Granger Smith kicked off another 100 mile walk. This is his second time to tackle the grueling 100 miles in the name of the Boot Campaign. Governor Rick Perry and Former Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell joined Granger today as he kicked off his 2nd Annual 100 Mile Walk...
Waylon Jennings Last Album to be Released on September 11
There is new music on the horizon from Outlaw Country Legend Waylon Jennings coming this September. The music was recorded days before the legends death in 2002. Jennings had spent hours in a recording studio with his long-time accompanist Robby Turner to lay down twelve tracks that included Waylon's guitar and vocals along with Robby's bass guitar...
Severe U.S. Weather Warning [VIDEO]
As the severe weather exploded onto the national radar maps Saturday, a newer, more extreme weather warning was heard again, but not since the tornado break-out during 2006 when it was heard the very first time. The National Weather Service in 2006 began using much more scary terminology...
The Crickets Inducted Into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
It was a night for some long deserving back up bands at last nights induction at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. James Brown's "The Famous Flames," Bill Haley's "The Comet's," and Buddy Holly's "The Cricket's." The Lubbock born band, "The Crickets," were unable to attend the induction due to health issues...
Rigging Not Stable at Indiana State Fair Show [VIDEO]
The Indiana State Fair Case continues to unfold with details from engineering experts saying that the metal rigging structure was not strong enough to withstand 68 mile an hour winds. I have worked dozens of concerts and can not remember one time that the rigging or structure was tested to withstand a certain amount of wind speed...
Why is Lubbock The Second Most Beauty Obsessed City in the Nation
Now here's one that will make you go HMMMMMM. This, from INSTYLE.COM and the folks from FourSquare, the TEN most beauty obsessed cities in the United States. From an incredibly large database of 15 million users, and over 300,000 check ins, the number one most obsessed with beauty is Fresno, California...
Dine and Be Kind for Ronald McDonald House
Local McDonald's will be participating in an event called "Dine and be Kind" for Ronald McDonald House charities of the Southwest, Tuesday, April 17th, 2012. "Dine and be Kind" is a fundraiser that will be generously sponsored by all area McDonald's locations...
Casey James and Chris Cagle Yank It or Crank It
In the last two weeks of Yank It or Crank It Casey James has handily beaten Hunter Hayes and Jana Kramer, and because of that, Casey has earned a spot on the Bear's playlist. That's not where it ends with Casey James though. It's time for another round of Yank It or Crank It...
Keith Urban First Opry Member From Outside North America [VIDEO]
Last night at the "All for the Hall" benefit at Bridgestone Arena, New Zealand born and Aussie raised Keith Urban received an invitation to be a member of the Grand Ole Opry. Opry members Vince Gill, Rascal Flats, Diamond Rio and The Oak Ridge Boys joined Urban on stage to make music history by bringing the legendary Opry mike to the stage in bag...
Waylon’s First Birthday Bash [VIDEO]
Here's a show that you'll want to put on the calender for June 16th in Whiteface, Texas. It's being billed as the first Waylon Jennings Birthday Bash starring Shooter Jennings. Special guests include, Whiskey Myers, Jackson Taylor and the Sinners, William Clark Green, Rowdy Johnson Band, Jimmy Miles, Sergio and the Outta Luck Band, and Tommy Jennings...
Shooter Jennings Live Webchat Tomorrow Night
With the upcoming Waylon Jennings Birthday Bash featuring Shooter Jennings coming up in June, We figured there would be a lot of folks who would want to chat with Shooter and maybe get a question or two in about the upcoming show in Whiteface, Texas...