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The show was announced on Friday, Alan Jackson will be playing the United Spirit Arena on Friday June 29th. Tickets for the show go on sale Saturday at all select-a-seat locations and online at select-a-seat lubbock.com. . He’s sold nearly 60-million albums worldwide, topped the country singles charts 35 times, and scored more than 50 Top-10 hits...

Since December of 2011 a new group has emerged via Facebook in support of all aspects of the music industry in Lubbock. The Lubbock Music Association has been organized and officially approved as a 501-C3 non-profit in the state of Texas. Anyone who has an interest in local music in Lubbock in invited to join the Facebook group , and attend the group's meetings, with one happening tonight beginn

Coming April 23rd to a nose near you. It's national nose picking day. I am not sure you'll be able to find a Hallmark Card for this holiday. You are pretty much on your own on this one. There is not a more disgusting habit to deal with, to watch, to see where it lands or where it's wiped...

Superstar's stolen guitars are returned, except for one that was pawned at an L.A. pawn shop. The guitars were stolen less than a week before Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers had planned on kicking off a worldwide tour. Tom Petty was quoted as saying "I am extremely grateful to the Culver City Police Department for a job well done and touched by the outpouring of good wishes and concern fro

It's just about time for the 41st annual Bob Wills Celebration in Turkey Texas Thursday April 26th through Saturday April 28th. Each year the City of Turkey, Texas plays host to thousands of Western Swing fans attending the downtown parade, arts and crafts shows, and of course the free concert featuring the Original Texas Playboys...

Once again the Kite Fly and Frisbee Fling returns to McAlister Park on Saturday. The area will open for high flying activities at 10 Saturday morning through 4pm. What for many years was one of the biggest yearly events that was originated and sponsored by the Buffalo Beano company, by 1990 had run its course and because of problems with the city the event stopped, but, about 4 years ago, organi

Moths are taking over my side of Lubbock. Moths are everywhere and I can not remember once in the past that I've seen this many moths at once. I guess you would call it an infestation. The moths are so bad that we can not open doors during the evening more than a second before hundreds and even thousands of moths rush in towards the lights...

Imagine being a musician, let alone a superstar musician, to find that the guitars you've made a signature sound with for decades has disappeared and has most likely been stolen. Five guitars belonging to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were taken from a sound stage in Culver City, California during rehearsals of their upcoming tour according to Petty's website on April 13th...

It's time for another round of Yank it or Crank it. The past few weeks Casey James "Let's Don't Call it a Night" has done extremely well no matter who we put him up against. It landed Casey a spot on the Bear's playlist, so now it's time to move on to another two potential songs for airplay...

One of Lubbock's most overlooked statue/monument is the Stubbs BBQ memorial at the legendary address of 108 East Broadway. Stubbs BBQ became home for many musicians whether from Lubbock or not. From Joe Ely and the Flatlanders to Stevie Ray Vaughan, whenever they were hungry, Stubbs fed them...

Toby Keith's "Red Solo Cup" is one of the catchiest songs of the past year. It takes a Red plastic solo cup, adds a lot of irreverence and with that you've got yourself a hit record. Now that you've had plenty of time to practice using the Red Solo Cup, Toby has put together a contest where fans can upload a video of them singing the song on Toby Keith's Facebook page and have it "

It seems as though the big electronics store is a thing of the past, for the most part in cities the size of Lubbock. There are a few stores that are open and specialize in the more high end products. Then there are the stores like Best Buy that sells a little of everything electronic from washing machines and big screens to smartphones and software...