All posts tagged "live music"

Lee Mathis And The Brutally Handsome: Prettier Than Ever

By Johnny Griffith I love music. I love creating it, listening to it, and writing about it. Luckily, this area...

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Eating Out, Literally: Dining Outside Becomes Abundantly Popular

Pictured above: Lago Del Pino, Tyler TX By Gini Rainey What is it about the great outdoors that just seems to make...

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Keeping Her Groove: Lauren Alexander

By Johnny Griffith 2020 hasn’t been a kind year for working musicians, or really just about anyone for that matter, but it...

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Guitar On Fire: Reece Malone

By Johnny Griffith Hendrix, Stevie Ray, B.B., Eddie, Slash, T-Bone Walker, David Gilmour, Duane Allman, Derek Trucks. Their names, along with countless...

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Dagnabbit: Get Your Good Times On!

By Reid Kerr “He played, Fire on the mountain, run boys run” The fiddle jumps in the musician’s hands as he wades...

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TEAZUR: You Can Still Rock in East Texas!

It’s the weekend. You want to go out and unwind from the work week. You want to hear some live music...

Living Their Best Life: 2nd Childhood

By Johnny Griffith Childhood is typically a time associated with fun and laughter, and usually great memories when we think back on...

A Blue State Of Mind: The Bluez Boyz

By Johnny Griffith Ask any blues player worth their salt, and they’ll tell you it’s not just a genre, it’s a state...

Guitar For Hire: Mayson Garner

By Johnny Griffith The term ‘mercenary’ has pretty much always had somewhat of a negative connotation with it throughout its history. It’s...

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Charting His Own Course: Levi Kitchen

By Johnny Griffith It’s always fun to check back in with people we’ve interviewed in the past and see what they...

Lost In Space: Gorgeous Jetson

By Johnny Griffith There is a band from Tyler that you can absolutely get lost in. I mean the “sit back...

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In Case You Were Wondering: We Have Your Dog

By Johnny Griffith One of the great things about live music is the spontaneity you can get in a show you don’t...

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Feeling The Groove: Señor Gringo

By Johnny Griffith We’ve all had THAT moment when we’ve been out enjoying ourselves and our friends and family on a patio...

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Keeping It Saxy: LaDarius “Low D” Daniels

By Johnny Griffith When one thinks saxophone, one probably equates it to a couple of different things: either smooth “pop” Jazz, i.e....

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Country To The Bone: Darrin Morris Band

By Johnny Griffith One of the many things I enjoy about getting to interview local musicians is the ability to follow them...

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Taking Every Footstep To Heart: Gary Patrick

By Johnny Griffith Month to month I talk to a lot of musicians here in East Texas. Either I’m interviewing them for...

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Sticking To His Roots: Wade Skinner

By Johnny Griffith Country music has become a quickly evolving genre tree that has a lot more branches on it these days...

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Leaving The World Better, One Blue Note At a Time: Wesley Pruitt Jr.

By Johnny Griffith Music is a funny thing. It’s really all up to interpretation as to how it affects the listener, no...

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You Say White Trash Like It’s a Bad Thing: White Trash Wannabees

By Johnny Griffith They’re loud, they’re rowdy, and they’re some of the most talented musicians you’ll find on one stage. They are...

Please Fasten Your Seat Belts: This is Clutch Cargo

By Johnny Griffith I’m a child of the ‘70’s, started school in the ‘80’s, and really came into my own, musically, in...

Making His Own Way: Jonathon Allen

By Johnny Griffith Life isn’t exactly fair, and it certainly is full of challenges, pitfalls, and plenty of circumstances that can...

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Just The Way She Is: Elfin Paige

By Johnny Griffith Some people are just blessed with what seems like an endless well of creativity, and there are the rest...

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A Unified Musical Assault: We Divide

By Johnny Griffith It’s an easy assumption to make, based on what tends to get the most stage time around this area,...

Not Waiting On The World To Change: Patrick Lissner

By Johnny Griffith Some people are content to go through life with blinders on to what happens around them. Sometimes it’s because...

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Summer Days: Bob Mauldin

By Johnny Griffith Bob Mauldin is a man of many hats. The East Texas native has taken on many roles since his...

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It’s Only Rock & Roll But I Like It: Post Profit

By Johnny Griffith One of the perks of this gig is getting to listen to a lot of really good music from...

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A Little Bit Old School: Wes Brown

By Johnny Griffith Back before the days when Country Music radio was dominated by songs about beach parties, overprocessed vocals, and...

Al & The Longshots: A Sure Bet For Great Music

by Johnny Griffith Webster’s Dictionary defines a long shot as “a venture involving great risk but promising a great reward if successful,”...

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Karisia Hernandez: Learning To Fly

By Johnny Griffith It’s easy to be impressed with the resume of Karisia Hernandez. This past year alone, she was nominated in...

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Cody Norman: Are You Experienced?

By Johnny Griffith For a working musician, experience is just about like gold. With the right experience, you can get gigs, the...

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Travis Bolt: Finding His Style

By Johnny Griffith Travis Bolt is thankful he’s found his own style. The 26 year old musician from Mabank, Texas remembers a...

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Lee Mathis And The Brutally Handsome: Prettier Than Ever

By Johnny Griffith I love music. I love creating it, listening to it, and writing about it. Luckily, this area has...

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Thieves Of Sunrise: Stealing the Spotlight

By Johnny Griffith There’s a new Robin Hood movie which recently hit theaters and, yet again, tells the story of the famous...

Matthew Marcus McDaniel: Feel Free To Express Yourself

By Johnny Griffith Sometimes you just have to throw caution to the wind and go with what you feel. That’s the approach...

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Luke LaPrade: A Little Too Country

By Johnny Griffith There is a debate among music enthusiasts these days about what is “real” Country music, especially when you hear...

Sean Berry: Starting A ‘Wildfire’

By Johnny Griffith Earlier this year we introduced you to Sean Berry, a local musician who has been making waves in East...

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Dubb And The Luv Machines: I’m a Musician Because It’s What I Love

By Johnny Griffith When I’m searching for local musicians to interview every month I’ll browse through to see who’s playing where or...

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Breweries & Vineyards

ETX Brewing Company: Good Times Are Brewing Downtown

By Johnny Griffith If you ask ten different people on the street what comes to mind when they hear the word “beer,”...

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