BLAH BLAH By Bellicose Bullfeather Coca Cola Cowboy,” cently charted top 5 Reverb Nation Ruby, Don’t Take Your rocker and band will be joining forces Guns to Town, Detroit with some all star friends as the open- City and Honey (Open ing act for prominent glam rock band, that Door) and many the “Sweet.” You can catch The others. McGrath Project on stage regularly TopCat Records right outside the Cowtown Coliseum Blues Jam & Artist located in the Fort Worth Stock- Showcase is happening yards. More info on shows and the every Sunday night from fundraiser visit at firstgiving.com 9 pm till 1 am at Tailgaters Sports Bar & New Releases Restaurant. Special THE SECOND EP FROM Lost & guest artists include is Nameless this year is the six-song Hash Brown on Septem- When You Walked into the Room. The ber 7 and Lance Lopez Austin-based quartet calls its music on September 27. fiddle-driven contemporary folk Tailgaters is located at rock. The band is Patrick Conway 14831 Midway Rd. 2 (vocals, guitars, banjo, singing bowl), blocks south of Nate’s Chris Peterson (mandolin, fiddle, in Addison. vocals), Nathan Quiring (piano, or- Harbor Point Club gan, accordion, vocals), and Kim- & Grill in Richardson berly Zielnicki (vocals, fiddle, bass, has convinced Buddy piano). Zielnicki won the Old Settler’s Texas Tornado Lynn Youth Talent Competition in 2012

RON MCKEOWN Groom to return to Dal- under the tutelage of Peterson, a He performed one of his Dallas Performances las. He is playing his pi- former Arkansas fiddle champion June 17, 1990 at Starplex: Stevie Ray Vaughan ano and having an occa- who began playing in the Peterson sional special guest on Family Band at age four. WHILE REMEMBERING THE Friday at beginning at 8. Robert Lee Due out September 16 is Long Wlife of Stevie Ray Vaughan, Kolb was the first to set in. Way Down, a seven-song, enjoy a fun-filled combination mo- The Rhymes & Vines fest is slated roughhewn, sometimes irreverent EP torcycle parade and afternoon con- for September 18-20, at the Taylors’ from Casey Berry, an Amarillo na- cert honoring Texas’ most beloved Melody Mountain Ranch in tive now trying to make it in Nash- bluesman. The annual SRV Remem- Stephenville. This year, the line-up ville. One of the songs, “Stupid An- brance Ride & Concert is scheduled includes William Clark Green, gels,” made it onto the TV drama for Sunday, October 5.The party Propheets & Outlaws, Bruce Robison “Nashville” last November. Berry re- starts at the Hooters in Dallas’ West & Kelly Willis, Walt Wilkins, Cooder corded in Nashville with guitarist End beginning at 9am, Graw, Brandon Rhyder, Roger Audley Freed (The Black Crowes, The parade departs at 11:15 am. Creager, and of course LJT and his Cry of Love), drummer Fred The concert is Noon - 6pm at Cow- band. Visit melodymountainranch.com Eltringham ( The Wallflowers, Sheryl boys Dancehall in Arlington starring Two weeks later, and maybe even Crow, K.D. Lang), bassist Billy Mer- Tommy Katona & Texas Flood host- a little cooler weather, on Oct. 2–4 cer (Ryan Adams), harmonica player ing a Special Tribute to Stevie. Spe- Tommy Alverson will host his yearly Mickey Raphael (Willie Nelson), cial guests include Buddy musical gathering at Hog Mountain and legendary steel guitarist Lloyd Whittington, Wanda King, Joey Love, Retreat in Mineral Wells. This year, Maines. Kayla Reeves, Lance Lopez, Tallan Alverson is featuring Deryl Dodd, Rapture is the second release from Latz, Wes Jeans, Nick Harless, Larry Joe Taylor band, Buffalo Austin-based Sam Pace & The Gilded Kenny Kranzow, Kouichi Morita and Ruckus, Big Gus & Swampadelic, Grit. The 11 songs are pretty much Peterson Brothers. All proceeds ben- Steve Helms, Bo Phillips, and more. rock and soul. Pace (guitars, vocals), efit the S.R.V. Memorial Scholarship And just a little side note, Big Gus Patrick Sanderson (bass), and Seth Fund established by Martha reported this morning that Alverson Fasske (drums) recorded Rapture in Vaughan, Stevie’s mother. is including one of his songs on a Chicago with Chris Kress, longtime For more info and advance tick- new Family Gathering Live CD. Info engineer for Dave Matthews Band. ets visit srvrideandconcert.org. BUDDY on this event is available online at Detours from Mike and Doris magazine is proud to be co-sponsor tommyalverson.com or call 817-304- Merritt is a cowboy Christian album. again this year. 6290. It’s influenced by what Mike Merritt KNON will present Gregg Smith’s calls “a certain code of ethics and Events 22 nd Anniversary show party at Poor values” and their Christian ministry. Mel Tillis WILL HEADLINE THE David’s Pub on October 11 Redneck Revival from Louisiana Kenneth Threadgill Concert Series Fort Worth native and award Swamp Donky is basically Southern in downtown Greenville on Septem- winning local guitar player, Gary rock with country influences. Just so ber 18. Tommy Alverson will open. McGrath is heading west to raise there’s no surprise about the songs, Tillis is a member of the Country money for Cancer Research. The note that the quartet is said to love to Music Hall of Fame and the Grand event is bringing out some of hunt, fish, mud ride, and have a Ole Opry with his songs such as “I the biggest names in the music good time hanging around with bud- Ain’t Never,” “Good Woman Blues,” and entertainment industry. This re- dies at evening bonfires. ■

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