by Phil Houseal | Dec 27, 2017 | All Articles, Events, Music, People of the Hill Country, Venue
Dec 27, 2017–“How can we go to a Jake Hooker show and not dance!” According to Sheila Hooker, wife of the popular dance band front man, that is a common plaint from fans about the band’s first “sit down” theater show set for Jan 6 at Lantex Theater in Llano. It’s a...
by Phil Houseal | Nov 30, 2017 | All Articles, Events, Music, People of the Hill Country, Venue
Nov 29, 2017–For Michael Martin Murphey, changing up his Cowboy Christmas Show would be “like coming to town and not singing Wildfire.” “The audience would kill us if we changed it,” said the American music legend during an interview about his Dec 2 show at the...
by Phil Houseal | Nov 2, 2017 | All Articles, Events, Music, People of the Hill Country, Philosophy
Nov 1, 2017–“I like being a storyteller.” Honestly, I didn’t know much about singer/songwriter Radney Foster before interviewing him. But when those were the first words out of his mouth, I knew I was meeting a kindred spirit. Foster–who will be doing an acoustic show...
by Phil Houseal | Sep 14, 2017 | All Articles, Events, Music
Sept 13, 2017–It’s boggling to think that the difference between being a backup singer and becoming a country music superstar was one lyric in one song. Yet seven words pulled one Nashville studio musician out of the backline and into the spotlight. It was1977. Johnny...
by Phil Houseal | Aug 3, 2016 | All Articles, History, Music, Venue
Aug 3, 2016–Seems like many of the artists I interview these days are people that my dad wouldn’t believe I talked to and my kids wouldn’t care. Roy Clark falls into that category. Taking a risk, I told him that line when I had the opportunity to interview him...
