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Interviews: Terry Allen on Lubbock (on Everything)

Interviews: Terry Allen on Lubbock (on Everything)

Photograph by Peter Ellzey by: Thomas D. Mooney Editor-in-Chief This coming Thursday, February 18th, Lubbock artist-musician-writer Terry Allen will be performing his masterpiece album, Lubbock (on Everything) on Texas Tech University campus as this year’s “Lubbock Lights: Celebrating the Musical Heritage of the South Plains” guest speaker and artist. Allen and company will be performing Lubbock…

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Interviews: Brandy Zdan

by: Thomas D. Mooney Editor-in-Chief We caught up with songwriter-musician Brandy Zdan a week back to discuss her last album, the self-titled Brandy Zdan, released this last November. Zdan will be playing the LHUCA alongside fellow songwriters Drew Kennedy, Susan Gibson, Kelley Mickwee, Walt Wilkins, and Josh Grider tonight (Thursday, Jan. 21). The Red River songwriters are bound for their fifth…

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Interviews: Drew Kennedy

Red River Singer-Songwriters. Photograph by Robbyn Dodd. Courtesy of the artist. by: Thomas D. Mooney Editor-in-Chief Drew Kennedy‘s songs are as good as Polaroids. Good songwriters, they’re able to throw out a photograph every song more or less. Kennedy, he’s grown into being able to snap one off with every line or thought. Those vivid images of a song transport you to a spot on his shoulder as…

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Snapshot: The Right Stuff

Snapshot: The Right Stuff

by: Thomas D. Mooney Editor-in-Chief Brandon Adams, Daniel Markham, and Daniel Fluitt writes porch light songs. You drive around town and their glow breaks through the darkness at different locations. They can be faint–you have to really search to find them. Some, the memories rush in. You’re over-saturated with the senses. A dose of nostalgia hits you in the nose and you’re suddenly feeling your…

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News: The Blue Light's Lubbock Music Week Ticket Giveaway

News: The Blue Light’s Lubbock Music Week Ticket Giveaway

by: Thomas D. Mooney Editor-in-Chief The week of January 18 will be a highlight reel of sorts at The Blue Light. A Who’s Who of Lubbock artists are set to perform each night of the week–William Clark Green, Dalton Domino, Flatland Cavalry, Dix Hat Band, Red Shahan, Brandon Adams, Charlie Shafter and more. It kicks off the first week of the Spring Semester at Texas Tech University (among others),…

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News: Red River Songwriters to Perform at the LHUCA

News: Red River Songwriters to Perform at the LHUCA

Red River Singer-Songwriters. Photograph by Robbyn Dodd. Courtesy of the artist. by: Thomas D. Mooney Editor-in-Chief This upcoming January 21, singer-songwriters Drew Kennedy, Susan Gibson, Josh Grider, Walt Wilkins, Kelley Mickwee and Brandy Zdan will be performing at the Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts. The six are part of a collection of singer-songwriters within the Red River…

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Panhandle Music 2015: Best of

Panhandle Music 2015: Best of

by: Thomas D. Mooney Editor-in-Chief If you were keeping up with our Top 100 Panhandle Songs of the Year list, I’m sure you’ve been wondering if we’d throw out a list counting down our top albums and/or EPs of the year as well. Often when you do this kind of thing–counting down and talking about songs, albums, and artists in detail–you begin to see yourself reusing the same thing. In some cases,…

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Panhandle Music 2015: Top Songs 25-01

Panhandle Music 2015: Top Songs 25-01

by: Thomas D. Mooney Editor-in-Chief Over the last three days, we’ve counted down The Top 100 Panhandle Songs of the Year. With songs 100 through 26 revealed on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, we conclude the countdown today with the Top 25. For yesterday’s songs (50-26) click here, for songs 75-51, click here, and for songs 100-76, click here. Subscribe to the master playlist of our Top 100…

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Panhandle Music 2015: Top Songs 50-26

Panhandle Music 2015: Top Songs 50-26

by: Thomas D. Mooney Editor-in-Chief On to the next one. We’re on our third day in our countdown of the Top 100 Panhandle Songs of 2015. Here, we examine songs 50 through 26. Tomorrow, we’ll cap things off with our Top 25. For yesterday’s songs (75-51) click here. For songs 100-76, click here. Subscribe to the our constantly updated Top 100 Panhandle Songs of 2015 Spotify playlist here, or listen…

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Panhandle Music 2015: Top Songs 75-51

Panhandle Music 2015: Top Songs 75-51

by: Thomas D. Mooney Editor-in-Chief Yesterday, we kicked off Best of the Year coverage off with songs 100-76 in our Top 100 Panhandle Songs of 2015. Today, we count down No. 75 through 51. For yesterday’s list, click here. Subscribe to the our constantly updated Top 100 Panhandle Songs of 2015 Spotify playlist here, or listen along below. [spotify…

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News: Chris Stapleton to Perform Lubbock Date

News: Chris Stapleton to Perform Lubbock Date

Chis Stapleton. Photograph by Becky Fluke. by: Thomas D. Mooney Editor-in-Chief Country music darling Chris Stapleton will be performing in Lubbock come 2016. The 2015 CMA champion (Male Vocalist, New Artist, and Album of the Year) will be performing this Friday, February 26, 2016 at City Bank Auditorium. Tickets for the show will go on sale this coming Friday, December 18 at 10 AM CST.  The date…

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Panhandle Music 2015: Top Songs 100-76

Panhandle Music 2015: Top Songs 100-76

by: Thomas D. Mooney Editor-in-Chief While I’m sure you could make an argument that other geographical regions, cities, music scenes, and clumps of artists have had a larger impact on the Texas music scene in 2015, I’m whole-heartedly positive that you’d be wrong. If the proverbial Lubbock songwriter was the underrated artist in the Texas music room the last 60 years, it was this year that he…

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Interviews: Shane Smith

by: Thomas D. Mooney Editor-in-Chief In fairgrounds, amusement parks, and carnivals across the country, there’s often these photo booths. They’re saloon sets. It’s Deadwood or an old Billy the Kid haunt. It’s where you and your buddies or and families dress up in ten-gallon hats, a handful of chaps, cowboy boots, and the usual. Typically, someone’s wearing a vest that has a sheriff’s badge pinned…

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Interviews: Josh Greco of Uncle Lucius

Interviews: Josh Greco of Uncle Lucius

Josh Greco of Uncle Lucius at Cactus Theater. Photograph by Trace Thomas/NEW SLANG. by: Thomas D. Mooney Editor-in-Chief  Yesterday, we briefly caught up with Uncle Lucius drummer Josh Greco to talk about the evolution of the band, the many interpretations of their songs, and their latest release, the excellent and uplifting album, The Light. The five-piece roots band will be performing tonight…

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New Music: Mount Ivy's Wabi Sabi

New Music: Mount Ivy’s Wabi Sabi

by: Thomas D. Mooney Editor-in-Chief This next Friday, December 11, Amarillo’s dream pop garage band Mount Ivy, will be releasing their highly anticipated full-length debut, Wabi Sabi. Over the last few months, the four-piece has shared swooping guitar driven singles  “Space Camp” and “Fool’s Gold Paradise.”  Wabi Sabi comes off the heels of their excellent debut EP, The Wilted Day: B-Sides,…

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Interviews: Ryan Bingham

Ryan Bingham. Photograph by Landan Luna/New Slang. by: Thomas D. Mooney Editor-in-Chief Last week, we caught up with American songwriter Ryan Bingham. He had just arrived in San Francisco that afternoon, the fourth date on his current string of acoustic tour dates across the Western Coast and Southwest. For the vast majority of 2015, Bingham has been nonstop traveling and playing in support of…

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