Throughout its history, country music has been fortunate enough to have several trailblazing women whose work bucked cultural standards of the so-called “woman’s place” in society. Whether by Loretta Lynn’s “Don’t Come Home A-Drinkin’ ” or Dolly Parton’s “Just Because I’m a Woman,” brilliant women songwriters were
Which Concerts to See at the 2021 State Fair of Texas: My Picks
Everyone is talking about it. The State Fair of Texas, and Big Tex, are back for 2021. Mark your calendars for September 24 through October 17.
When I first went to the State Fair s website, I had to do a double take. I easily recognized Jack Ingram, but the guy next to him looked a lot like Mark McGrath. Sure enough, the biggest surprise this year on the lineup is Sugar Ray.
Here are my picks for this year for must see concerts:
Sugar Ray
It s going to feel weird admitting this, but the allure here is pure nostalgia. I can go without the bedpost song. In fact there are a lot of their songs that I can miss and not worry about it. Nothing against Sugar Ray, they re just not my cup of sweet tea.
Observer named Front Yard Concerts the Best Music Venue largely for homeowner Matthew Kurzman’s devotion to local music and desire to keep live music going in a safe way. Since all the events take place at his home, interested guests must reach out via the event page to get the address. If you do that by this Friday, you will get a chance to see a performance by jazz vocalist and model Alex Blair hot off the release of her first EP
Season of the Curvy Fox.
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8 p.m. Friday, April 23, at Trees, 2707 Elm St., $17 at axs.com
And we’re back. With so many people getting vaccinated (not to mention the governor’s revocation of the mask mandate) things are starting to feel like they’re finally getting back to normal for now anyway. Thus, it is our duty here at the
Observer to bring you the best of what’s coming up in live music. Though it might take a bit more time before we see the big names on this list, there are plenty of mid-level and local bands that have gone through the trouble to set up their gear to entertain us. Let’s show them some support. Coming this week are performances by Texas legends like Ray Wylie Hubbard and future legends like Joshua Ray Walker. If you’ve been missing live music, the wait is over.