Mike Sudhalter | January 16, 2010
There's one thing about living in Texas. Sometimes, you have a tendency to forget that Nashville exists. The vast majority of the artists performing at clubs and shows are Texas/Red Dirt artists.
Sure, you can see Carrie Underwood or Keith Urban at some concert pavillion or downtown arena, [...]
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Mike Sudhalter | January 16, 2010
Have you every been to Alvin, Texas?
I haven't, but until recently, I just knew it as the hometown of Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan.
The town is also known for the Alvin Opry, which I hope to check out sometime (I miss the Opry shows in Kansas, and there's nothing like a [...]
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Mike Sudhalter | January 3, 2010
I rang in the New Year (and the New Decade) at the Firehouse Saloon in Houston, and it's always great to see Granger Smith. He puts on a great, high-energy show, and it was quite a contrast to his acoustic, songwriter night with Trent Willmon at Dosey Doe's in The Woodlands.
Both [...]
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Mike Sudhalter | December 17, 2009
Idaho. It's famous for potatoes, Boise State football and the quirky, yet delightful 2004 film, Napoleon Dynamite.
Add Reckless Kelly to that list...
Reckless Kelly - an Austin, Texas based band and one of the top acts in the Texas Music scene - started in their hometown of Stanley, [...]
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Hello, country music fans near and far. My name is Mike Sudhalter and I've
been a dedicated country music journalist, fan and observer since the mid
1990s. I hail from suburban Boston (Sharon, Mass.) where I took a lot of
ribbing from friends and classmates over the twang.
