by Phil Houseal | Sep 17, 2026 | All Articles, Events, Music, Venue
September 23, 2026–Even casual and un-wizened fans will recognize Ray Wylie Hubbard as the guy who wrote “Up Against the Wall Redneck Mother.” Every bar band from Nebraska to Namibia has covered that ode to hippie cowboy southern culture. Ray Wylie Hubbard, the Texas...
by Phil Houseal | Aug 26, 2026 | All Articles, Events, History, Music
August 26, 2026–If you are a Beatles fan, you might think every possible story about the legendary British band has been told. But someone found more stories, buried in boxes. Marty Scott portrays George Harrison in the Liverpool Legends, a tribute band officially...
by Phil Houseal | Nov 5, 2025 | All Articles, History, Music, Philosophy
Nov 05, 2025–We recently returned from a cross-country car trip to an undisclosed location for an undisclosed family event. Prepping for this excursion caused me great anxiety. For someone who never deviated from his weekly routine for, oh, two decades, driving...
by Phil Houseal | Oct 29, 2025 | All Articles, History, Music, Philosophy, Venue
Oct 29, 2025–Recently I had to embark on something I haven’t done, nor had the desire to do, for three decades: Travel. More specifically, I had to undertake a cross-country car trip. In my youth, traveling coast to coast and border to border was in my blood. In fact,...
by Phil Houseal | Sep 10, 2025 | All Articles, Events, History, Music, People of the Hill Country, Venue
Sept 10, 2025–How does it feel to take center stage at The Grand Ole Opry? “Well, it was wonderful.” So saith Gary Nicholson, who as a Hall of Fame Songwriter and Grammy Winner, got his first solo spot under country music’s biggest spotlight at the age of 75. Not that...
by Phil Houseal | Jun 25, 2025 | All Articles, Events, Music, People of the Hill Country, Philosophy
June 25, 2025–You know you’re not in Kansas anymore when you look into a box full of bags labeled “Fiona’s Noses.” You would be in Shrek’s Swamp. And yes, I know I mixed metaphors, but the magic of Fredericksburg Theater Company’s production of Shrek rivals the Land...
