Country Mike
Mike Sudhalter | November 6, 2009
It's a cool Tuesday night in the northern suburbs of Houston. Scooter Brown, Josh Ward and Josh Norman were playing an acoustic show at a roadside bar, Nico's Place, off U.S. Hwy. 59 in Kingwood, Texas.
There were dedicated fans, for sure. But many of the people were enjoying their [...]
Continue reading "What Can Brown Do For Texas Country?"
Mike Sudhalter | October 28, 2009
Mike Sudhalter | October 27, 2009
Give me a Saturday night. My baby by my side. A little old school Pat Green and Robert Earl Keen, and I'll be alright. Sorry, Justin Moore. This is Texas, not Arkansas.
And while we appreciate Nashville, Texas Music is much closer to our hearts.
That's why I really loved reading [...]
Continue reading "Dance Halls & Dreamers"
Mike Sudhalter | October 13, 2009
"You've got your getaway," Wade Bowen sings, "And I've got mine."
Bowen, a Waco, Texas native who earned his college degree at Texas Tech and now lives in the Central Texas town of New Braunfels, has a sound that recalls Garth Brooks and Bruce Springsteen with a [...]
Continue reading "Wade Bowen to play the Grand Ole Opry tonight"
Mike Sudhalter | October 8, 2009
Who puts their toes on a lawnchair? Apparently people who like to censor country music lyrics.
I was listening to the Zac Brown Band's "Toes", and every time it's supposed to say "ass," it says "toes."
So on that last one, it doesn't make sense. [...]
Continue reading "Toes On A Lawnchair?"
Mike Sudhalter | September 22, 2009
I enjoy road trips, especially because I work two jobs (on top of this blog) and don't often have the time to take them. And when I do take them, I often need to get back to Houston, within a day or two.
That's why I try to pack a week's worth of fun into 38 hours. And road trips [...]
Continue reading "Louisiana Saturday Night"
Mike Sudhalter | September 22, 2009
Like he sings in "Love Me Right," Casey Donahew grew up in a North Texas town. Burleson, to be exact. And he still lives there. Because the independent country music artist who debuted with the No. 28 album "Moving On" on Sept. 1 -- doesn't want to live the life of a [...]
Continue reading "Casey Donahew Interview"
Mike Sudhalter | September 16, 2009
It's too bad that Kanye West had to interrupt Taylor Swift's award speech at the Video Music Awards. I never saw the video, but she won it for the song, "You Belong To Me."
He had also complained about losing a best new artist honor to Gretchen Wilson a few years ago and [...]
Continue reading "Kanye and Taylor"
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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.
I wrote my first article for Country Standard Time in the summer of 1998 (reviewing a
Lee Ann Womack concert
at Indian Ranch) and have since written for several publications, both
local, regional and national.
I look forward to sharing my thoughts and opinions on trends,
developments and events in the world of country music.
Feel free to email me
your thoughts and feedback.
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