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Texas & Red Dirt News & Prep
March Birthdays
Mar 3 Willy Braun (Reckless Kelly)
Mar 4 Kylie Frey (fry)
Mar 6 Bob Wills
Mar 6 Trent Willmon
Mar 7 Townes Van Zandt
Mar 11 Flaco Jimenez
Mar 16 Jerry Jeff Walker
Mar 16 Ray Benson
Mar 21 Mark McKinney
Mar 22 Hoyle Nix (wrote Big Balls In Cowtown)
Mar 26 Dean Dillon
Mar 30 Brad Good
Mar 31 Jerry Audley
Dates To Remember
Mar 12 – Daylight Savings Time
Mar 17 – St Patrick’s Day (Friday)
Mar 20 – First day of Spring
Apr 7 – Good Friday
Apr 9 – Easter Sunday (on a Sunday again this year)
May 5 – Cinco de Mayo (Friday)
May 14 – Mother’s Day
May 29 – Memorial Day
Jun 18 – Father’s Day
Jul 4 – Independence Day (Wednesday)
Sep 4 – Labor Day
Oct 31 – Halloween (Tuesday)
Nov 5 – Daylight Savings Time
Nov 23 – Thanksgiving (On a Thursday again this year)
Dec 25 – Christmas Day (Monday)
Dec 31 – New Year’s Eve (Sunday)
Robert Earl Keen may be “retired” but is still playing a few shows and he just teased a new album called Western Chill that is coming out soon. Presale begins March 15th.
Parker McCollum and Koe Wetzel are Raising Cane!! When Parker played the Houston Rodeo, he took time out to work with the folks at Raising Cane’s Chicken to record some video, work the window, sign autographs, take pictures and do a TikTok in his Cane’s shirt and gold chains. Koe Wetzel did the same but on February 28th to coincide with a popular song of his by the same name.
Bri Bagwell loves her boots and the color red. We noticed that she had many different pair of boots, (well my wife noticed) so I asked her exactly how many pair of Red Boots does she own. The Answer is EIGHT.
If you are a fan of Reckless Kelly, check out their online store. The guys just added a custom Reckless Kelly Fiddle that is autographed by the entire band.
Brandi Behlen has been on the Texas/Red Dirt Scene for a few years and we all know her as Brandi but the kids at her School just call her Mrs Behlen (Bay-Lynn). Brandi is a full-time Middle School Teacher during the week.
FESTIVALS, CRUISES AND EVENTS
RATTLESNAKES – Head out to Sweetwater, Texas March 10-12 for the World’s Largest Rattlesnake Roundup. People from all over the World attend this annual event to see huge pits filled with snakes, demonstrations, snake skin merchandise, taste fried snake meat, a carnival, trade show, vendors and more. The Great Divide will play a concert and you can get more info online at Rattlesnakeroundup.net
Frio River Music Fest will be March 16-18 in Concan, TX, featuring the Randy Rogers Band, William Clark Green, Charlie Robison, Jason Boland & The Stragglers and more. Get info online at housepasture.com
Outlaws & Legends will be held March 31st and April 1st at the Backporch of Texas in Abilene, Tx. The lineup includes. Willie Nelson, Exile, Mark Powell, Roger Creager, Kevin Fowler, Jamie Richards, Gary P. Nunn, Stoney Larue, Micky & The Motorcars, Cody Canada & The Departed, Carly Pearce, Landon Talley, Kin Faux, Tanner Usery, Dale Watson & His Lonestars, Williams Beckmann, emcee Clinton Pickens and more. Get tickets and info at OutlawsAndLegends.com.
Country Music at Sea Cruise April 15-20. Leaving Galveston, Tx to Costa Maya & Cozumel Mexico and have a ton of Live Music from Curtis, Mark Wills, Sunny Sweeney, The Wilder Blue, Adam Hood, Sundance Head, Buddy Jewel, David Adam Byrnes, Brandon Rhyder, the Chad Cooke Band and more. Get tickets and info online at RockTheCoastTX.com
Larry Joe Taylor’s 34thAnnual Texas Music Festival is set for April 24-29 at Melody Mountain Ranch in Stephenville, Texas. This is the Woodstock of Texas/Red Dirt Music featuring a main stage, smaller stage for during the day and tons of mini stages around the various parking and camp sites. You can bring an RV, a tent or sleep on the ground. Get the full scoop at LarryJoeTaylor.com and on Facebook.
Calf Fry Festival – at the Tumbleweed Dancehall in Stillwater, Oklahoma May 4-6 featuring Casey Donahew, Parker McCollum, Read Southall, Giovannie & The Hired Guns, Mike Ryan, Tanner Usrey, Tyler Halverson and many more. www.CalfFry.com
Casey Donahew’s 6th Annual Boots On The Beach is set for 2023 and this time you will have 3 weeks to choose from. June 4-8, July 9-13 and/or July 30-Aug 3 Week 1: Casey Donahew, Randy Rogers, Josh Abbott, Mike Ryan, Chris Colston, & more Week 2: Casey Donahew, Josh Abbott, Mike Ryan, & more Week 3: Casey Donahew, Randy Rogers, Josh Abbott, & more. Get more info online at BootsOnTheBeach.net.
Roger Creager & Kevin Fowler are already planning their Big Cabo Fest for June 11-15th at Cabo San Lucas with 5 days/4 nights of music, sun, sand, cold drinks and hot sand. This all inclusive event sells out every year so get online today at BigCaboFest.com
Drew Kennedy, Bri Bagwell, Paul Eason, Josh & Kristi Foster Griderand John Baumann and the Topo Chico Cowboys have a Mexico Trip planned June 25-29 at the Riviera Maya. Book Now at TopoChicoCowboys.com
Max Stalling and his wife Heather are throwing a party in Belize and you are invited. It’s the Max & Heather Stalling’s “We Ain’t Drinkin’ Alone” throwdown at Ambergris Caye, Belize July 26-30 at the Victoria House Resort & Spa.
Koe Wetzel, Parker McCollum & Ashley McBryde will headline the Headwaters Country Jam July 27-29 at Three Forks, Montana. Tracy Lawrence, Pecos & The Rooftops, Warren Zeiders, Randall King and more will join them. Get info at HeadWatersCountryJam.com
Bri Bagwell announced a festival that she will be a part of September 1-3 in Colville, Washington called Farm Jam featuring Bri, Colby Acuff, The Lowdown Drifters and the Brandon Jackson Band. Tickets and info are online at FarmJamFestival.com
There is another Music Cruise to check out, The Texas Country Music Cruise will leave Galveston and sail October 8th thru 15th next year. Get all of the info on artists, itinerary and how to book now online at TexasCountryMusicCruise.com
Jason Allen announced his Music Cruise recently. A 5 night cruise Nov 27 thru Dec 2, 2023 on the Royal Caribbean Voyager of the Seas. There will be Private Concerts and meet ups. The cruise goes from Galveston, Tx to Cozumel and Progresso then back. Prices start at $391 per person. See Jason Allen’s FB page for more info
