Alt-country band The Droptines took the stage Friday night, April 3rd to celebrate the release of their sophomore album Drought Flower at 3Ten in downtown Austin, TX.
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In the spirit of the Easter holiday, I wanted to put together a quick list of the best, more recent country Gospel songs for this Sunday in particular. It seems like country artists more than any other genre have so much crossover with the gospel/Christian contemporary genre. Maybe it’s because so many artists like Carrie Underwood, Alan Jackson, Dolly Parton and so many others grew up singing in church and have such a strong connection to the music from their childhood. And […]
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Buddy Holly and his band released The “Chirping” Crickets, on Nov. 27, 1957, about 14 months before he perished in an Iowa airplane crash. The record, their debut, turned out to be the only album they would make together. But what an album it is. Among the tracks on this LP are the chart-topping “That’ll […]
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A powerful, Easter message from a member of the Artemis II crew. Last week, NASA launched a mission to perform a lunar flyby for the first time in 50 years. Commander Reid Wiseman, mission specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen, and pilot Victor Glover are currently up in space, and around a day and a half away from reaching the far side of the moon. The four astronauts are playing a critical role in the Artemis program, which was established […]
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God bless everybody who signs up to serve our great country. Obviously with everything going in Iran right now, we’re praying for all of our service members who are in harm’s way. But there are also plenty of military parents out there right now who are terrified that their son or daughter could soon be sent to join the fight. The families of those who serve make incredible sacrifices themselves, and while I don’t have kids myself yet, I couldn’t […]
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Where is the music, Garth? These days, when it comes to discovering new music or listening to your favorites, streaming is undeniably king. A recent study found that streaming makes up 84% of music industry revenue, and Spotify alone reports having 110 million monthly active users in the United States. And more importantly, nearly 90% of their users fall into the highly-coveted (by advertisers and artists alike) 18-34 demographic. But none of them can listen to Garth Brooks. It’s a […]
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Walt Maddox has sadly passed away at the age of 88. He was best known for his role in The Marcels, a rock and roll doo-wop band.
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Chasing some Texas giants. The MLF Bass Pro Tour recently brought the field to Texas for a unique two-lake challenge at arguably one of the hottest lakes in bass fishing right now, O.H. Ivie, and about 60 miles away, Lake Brownwood. There probably hasn’t been a more talked about lake in the past few years than O.H. Ivie, one that has produced some absolute MONSTERS in recent history… we’re talking consistent double digit bass weighing 13, 14, even 15 and […]
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