Texas Country

Stoney LaRue is a house hold name on the Texas/Red Dirt Scene thanks to his rough tour schedule, sharp song writing and originality. Stoney headlined the ATO Gator Fest on Friday, September 2nd, here in Lubbock. That's where we got the chance to sit down and play six years of catch up with the Red Dirt pioneer. We talked everything from the release of his new album, Velvet, to working with Frank Liddell to musical influences.

I had the privilege to sit down and talk with Asleep At The Wheel leader,Ray Benson, Thursday September 1, before their show at the Cactus Theater. I grew up with the music of Asleep at the Wheel and foamed at the mouth when I was granted the honor of doing the interview with the Texas legend. Ray talked everything from Western Swing to Austin City Limits to the state of country music today.

I had the great pleasure of sitting down and talking to country music star Jason Boland on Thursday, August 25th, inside the Bear studio. Jason and I talked everything from his new album, Rancho Alto, to heavy metal music, to country music being dead as we know it. Here is the interview, in its near entirety, from that day. I left out our talk about Oklahoma State football so Texas Tech fans would

It's an eight day Texas and Oklahoma tour set to stop at three military bases and five college towns. Cory Morrow will be playing and mentoring with the Dirty River Boys as they stop over in Lubbock while touring in the Red Bull Tour Bus. The bus, a one of a kind bus made from a 1984 GMC Eagle, is the coolest stage ever built on wheels...

Kevin Fowler's newest CD has officially been released and is available at Walmart and iTunes. Eleven huge beer drinkin', river riding songs that will become a part of your trucks stable of music.

The Reckless Kelly boys are back with brand new music. The Bend, Oregon, brothers Willy and Cody Braun continue to sharpen their Red Dirt sound with a brand new release. Based in Austin, Texas, the band moves forward with "Good Luck & True Love." ...

Johnny Cooper was kind enough to sit down with us prior to his show at Blue Light on August 13th to talk about everything from the release of his newest CD “Live at the Pub II” that was just released August 2nd, to the best pranks he’s seen while on the road, which includes tons of saran wrap and a detailed knowledge of automobiles.

Charla Corn and her band the Trainwrecks have been busy primarily playing for PRCA/NFR events, festivals weddings, and any gathering of folks who need to be entertained. Charla is a one stop shop, whether it be emceeing an event or being surrounded by the Trainwrecks in a full blown concert, Charla has paid her dues...

One of the many highlights of last Saturday evening's Maines Brothers concert was the Terry Allen written song "Amarillo Highway."  Kenny Maines kicks the song off and immediately introduces the new generation of Maines Brothers  Chad, Jeremy, and Brian who play and sing along during the choruses...

The Maines Brothers Band blew through the Lubbock Civic Center theater stage like a West Texas Twister Saturday night bringing back memories of "Coldwater" and marking up several standing ovations. They played for almost two and a half hours without missing a beat...

I missed a lot of the Maines Brothers Band excitement in Lubbock early on in their career even though, being from Floydada I knew who they were and loved their music.  I had just moved back to Texas from doing radio on the coast of California when I ended up doing afternoon drive at KIXZ in Amarillo...

Up and coming Texas country music artists Cruise Duke has just launched his first CD “This Side of Texas”, and although they’re just getting started they seem predestined for great things. Despite his busy schedule Cruise and the guys carved out some time to sit down and talk with us at 99.5 The Bear, before his performance at the Blue Light on August 6th.