by Phil Houseal | Dec 23, 2009 | All Articles, Events, History, Music, People of the Hill Country, Venue
Dec 23, 2009–I wish I could say I recognized the musical brilliance of the 14-year-old boy hanging out at Luckenbach in the 1980s. When we wannabe musicians gathered under the spreading oak tree to do the traditional “guitar pull,” there was often a slight, shy,...
by Phil Houseal | Jun 24, 2009 | All Articles, Events, History, Music, People of the Hill Country, Venue
June 24, 2009–I first heard acclaimed tenor Donald Braswell singing in a vineyard near Fredericksburg on November 7, 2007. I–along with many of you–next heard Donald Braswell in the summer of 2008 on the national television program America’s Got Talent. That November...
by Phil Houseal | Aug 13, 2008 | All Articles, Events, Music, Venue
August 13, 2008–Every few years, the music business seems to discover its “next big stars.” Just as often, the glow quickly fades. But the Quebe Sisters Band might be the group to make those stars align again. These young ladies are what popular music can...