Yearly Archives: 2026

Going big for the 10th anniversary. Though many artists and bands such as Cross Canadian Ragweed, Reckless Kelly, Jason Boland, Stoney LaRue and many others opened the doors for the Red Dirt country/rock scene coming out of both Texas and Oklahoma in the 2000s, in many ways, Koe Wetzel launched it to new heights in the late 2010s. In turn, Wetzel, along with the aforementioned names, has allowed a plethora of today’s hottest up-and-coming acts, including the likes of Ole […]

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Can we finally put this whole ridiculous “controversy” to bed and actually celebrate our gold medalists? By now you’ve no doubt heard about the nonsensical “controversy” surrounding the US men’s hockey team and their reaction to a call from President Donald Trump after winning the gold medal over Canada at the Winter Olympics. Here’s the short version: While celebrating with the team in the locker room, FBI Director Kash Patel called up the president to speak to the team. During […]

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Despite an absolutely heroic and historic performance from the United States Men’s Hockey Team (and the ladies handled their business too), the liberal media is bending over backwards to smear, disavow, and downright criticize the team… simply because they took a call from the President of the United States, and then accepted an invitation to the White House for the State of the Union. You know, just like every championship team in just about every sport does… Of course, the […]

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Of the 17 country singers in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, 14 made country music’s version. Continue reading…

Here’s the details on where you’ll be able to see the rock legends. Continue reading…

Mary Cosby’s son, Robert Cosby Jr, has sadly passed away at the age of 23. A cause of death has not been made public.

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When heading to a Treaty Oak Revival concert, you might want to wear a helmet.  The “Bad State of Mind” band has been trying to clampdown the beer can tosses that has been known to happen at its shows when they perform “Boomtown.” Guitarist Lance Vanley talked about it last year.  “We don’t encourage it,” he […]

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Student Joseph Boutros tragically lost his life while charging his phone in a running car covered in snow. He died from carbon monoxide.

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One of the members of this iconic country group joined his bandmates onstage at the Grand Ole Opry a few weeks back.

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A lot of people have an opinion on the State of the Union address given by President Donald Trump yesterday. But among the late night hosts, Jimmy Kimmel spoke the loudest in an episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! filmed after the speech. His comments came months after the comedian commented on the assassination of conservative […]

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