Vince Gill, Paul Franklin revisit Bakersfield era
Vince Gill, country music's modern ambassador, and Paul Franklin, Nashville's most sought after steel guitar player, are bringing the twang back to country with a new collection of songs from the...
View ArticleBill Kirchen makes return trip to the Blue Door
Known as “A Titan of the Telecaster,” Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter/guitarist Bill Kirchen is still best known for driving a souped-up cover of ‘Hot Rod Lincoln' into the Billboard Top 10 with...
View ArticleAlbum review: Bill Kirchen "Seeds and Stems"
LeadPhotoID --> 0 A version of this album review appears in Friday’s Weekend Life section of The Oklahoman. To read my interview with Bill Kirchen, click here. Americana Bill Kirchen “Seeds and...
View ArticleAlbum review: Bill Kirchen “Seeds and Stems”
The hard-touring roots-rock pioneer revisits many of the favorite songs from his famously high-energy live shows with “Seeds and Stems.” By Brandy McDonnell Modified: August 1, 2013 at 2:58 pm •...
View ArticleInterview and video: Bill Kirchen releases retrospective album "Seeds and...
LeadPhotoID --> 0 Bill Kirchen A version of this feature appears in Friday’s Weekend Life section of The Oklahoman. To read my “Seeds and Stems” review, click here. Bill Kirchen makes return trip...
View ArticleTop Tickets: Country fans, don’t miss Bill Kirchen
FRIDAY Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun With special guest Austin de Lone This Telecaster wrangler, from Austin, Texas, via Maryland’s Western Shore via Ann Arbor, Mich., is a roots music treasure. His...
View ArticleWhat to do in Oklahoma on Aug. 8, 2013: Listen to Bill Kirchen at the ...
LeadPhotoID --> 0 Bill Kirchen Today’s featured event: Hear Grammy-nominated “Titan of the Telecaster” Bill Kirchen at 8 tonight at the Blue Door, 2805 N McKinley. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. The...
View ArticleBlues, bluegrass at Bugle Boy
Take the bluesiest blues man in Texas. Add in the talents of Texas Music Hall of Fame member and Texas Steel Guitar Hall of fame member Cindy Cashdollar and you have the recipe for a night to be...
View Article>Interview: Rock Pioneer Commander Cody
During the period of rock creativity that was the early '70s, Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen was different than most bands. While there were many country-influenced groups, the Airmen had a...
View ArticleTelecaster Master Bill Kirchen Is Down to Seeds and Stems Again
Bill Kirchen, the warhorse guitar virtuoso behind some of the most familiar licks on the planet, comes to Mucky Duck Tuesday to preview his latest album, Seeds and Stems, which...
View ArticleBill Kirchen: The Entertainer Rocks On
The internet legend is now just another internet myth. No, Bill Kirchen, “The Titan of the Telecaster,” did not pick up his 1959 Fender in a trade with a stranger on a bus. “That story is an internet...
View Article>Interview: Rock Pioneer Commander Cody
During the period of rock creativity that was the early '70s, Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen was different than most bands. While there were many country-influenced groups, the Airmen had a...
View ArticleBest country picks, September 6
By any other name, Bill Kirchen and Too Much Fun will leave you smiling long after...
View ArticleChuck Berry Rocks Cleveland Tribute Concert
"I'm 86 years old," Chuck Berry said after playing a short, raw set at Cleveland's State Theatre late last night. "And I'm happy to be anywhere!" The crowd was equally ecstatic. Berry traveled to...
View Article>Interview: Rock Pioneer Commander Cody
During the period of rock creativity that was the early '70s, Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen was different than most bands. While there were many country-influenced groups, the Airmen had a...
View ArticleChuck Berry Rocks Cleveland Tribute Concert
"I'm 86 years old," Chuck Berry said after playing a short, raw set at Cleveland's State Theatre late last night. "And I'm happy to be anywhere!" The crowd was equally ecstatic. Berry traveled to...
View ArticleHaggard offers a flowing, flawless set
After his fourth song in front of a packed Kleinhans Music Hall on Friday night, black-clad country legend Merle Haggard stood at center stage, frustrated. Because of two replacement amps that were...
View ArticleAsleep At The Wheel's Ray Benson steps out with second solo album
He’s led Western swing's venerable Asleep At The Wheel band for so long that people forget what a great singer-songwriter-performer Ray Benson is on his own. But with his just-released second solo...
View Article>Interview: Rock Pioneer Commander Cody
During the period of rock creativity that was the early '70s, Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen was different than most bands. While there were many country-influenced groups, the Airmen had a...
View ArticleThe Best Concerts In Houston This Week: John Egan, Bill Kirchen, Mike...
John Egan The Big Easy, February 3 Solo bluesman John Egan sings in a tone that suggests someone is constantly walking over his grave, and his lyrics are loaded with bad mojo like nature gone haywire...
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