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2026 Events

Jun 14 – Flag Day (US)
Jun 21 – Father’s Day

Jun 21 – First Day of Summer
July 4 – Independence Day (Sat)
Sep 7 – Labor Day
Sep 22 – First Day of Fall/Autumn
Oct 12 – Columbus Day
Oct 31 – Halloween (Sat)
Nov 1 – Time Change (Fall Back)
Nov 11 – Veteran’s Day
Nov 26 – Thanksgiving (Thu)
Dec 21 – First Day of Winter
Dec 25 – Christmas Day (Fri) 

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 Top Songs in Texas Red Dirt History
This Week – Cameron Allbright “How Many Sorrys” CDX
This Week – Jesse Raub Jr “One Wild Reason” T3R
One Year Ago – Brooke Graham “Rollin’ On” T3R
One Year Ago – Wade Bowen – Nothin But Texas” CDX
5 Years Ago – Randy Rogers & Wade Bowen “Hold My Beer”
15 Years Ago – Eli Young Band “Crazy Girl”
20 Years Ago – Cross Canadian Ragweed – “This Time Around” 

Our Thoughts and Prayers go out to Deryl Dodd who is fighting some big health issues. A year ago he came to stay with a close friend and get a regular doctor. Being on the road his whole life, whenever he got sick, he just saw whoever could see him. Deryl was pretty run down and after many tests they started to work on things until something big popped up. No details were giving but we are told Deryl needs our prayers and got news nobody wants to hear. Double D is in the biggest fight of his life and all he is asking for is love and prayers.
 

If you’re in Nashville on June 3, you’re invited to celebrate ACM Group of the Year The Red Clay Strays at their Grateful album‑release concert at The Pinnacle. Fans will get to hear songs from the record before its official June 5 release.
 

Jake Worthington shared on Friday that he’s stepping back from music to focus on his own well‑being and to be the best husband and father he can be. He’s the latest in a growing wave of Texas artists — including Randall King choosing their mental and physical health over the grind and not‑so‑glamorous reality of life on the road.
 

Tristan Roberson just added “international artist” to his résumé. He hit the stage at MTY Country Fest in Santiago, NL, Mexico this past weekend and even got to meet one of his favorites, Braxton Keith. The lineup also featured Texas standouts David Lewis, Payton Howie, Jake Bush, and Matt Castillo.
 

How would you like to hear about your Grand Ole Opry debut from Kaitlin Butts herself? That’s exactly how Red Dirt group Jason Scott & The High Heat got the news about their June 11 debut — delivered straight from Kaitlin. They’re already joking about trying to fit the whole band inside the sacred circle.
 

Robert Earl Keen's Gravitational Forces released in 2001 amidst a rapidly changing world at the turn of the millennium. An album that neither chased trends nor shouted over the noise and continues to hold its place as one of the defining records in Robert Earl Keen’s catalog. To celebrate the 25th anniversary, Robert Earl Keen and Lost Highway are joining hands once again for a special reissue of the seminal LP, out July 10. This new pressing features a special-edition opaque forest green vinyl along with new album notes from Keen’s daughter, Clara Rose.
 

Texas/Red Dirt shines in the 2026 Americana Awards nominations: Turnpike Troubadours, Flatland Cavalry, and Charley Crockett are all up for awards. The show returns to the Ryman on Sept. 16, with Charley nominated for Artist of the Year and Turnpike and Flatland up for Duo/Group of the Year.
 

The lineup is out for the third annual Everybody’s Somebody Fest on September 5 in Fredericksburg, TX — with Band of Heathens, Hayes Carll, The Wilder Blue, and more leading the Texas‑heavy bill. Tickets available now https://tickets.holdmyticket.com/tickets/450592
 

Treaty Oak Revival’s fans are known for getting a little too rowdy especially when “Boomtown” kicks in and not even the hallowed Ryman Auditorium could rein them in. Despite the band asking the crowd to keep things calm, and signs posted throughout the venue, a few fans still tossed beer bottles and other objects toward the stage. Even in the Mother Church, the kids misbehaved.

Koe Wetzel is rocking a fit dad bod lately. The same guy who made a career out of partying and not taking care of his body now seems completely locked in on fatherhood, family and a different kind of happiness. Fans are noticing, too. Koe has more energy and fun on stage, in the pictures he shares holding his daughter and soon-to-be wife and many fans comment that this could be the best version of Koe that they’ve ever seen.
 

Parker McCollum is all about the Giveaways. He has a giveaway going on right now with Dr. Pepper and another one just popped up. Parker is teaming up with Alltroo for a giveaway to see him perform at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado on July 29th.  

Album/EP Releases 

Mar 6 Aaron Watson – A Horse Named Texas
Mar 6  William Clark Green – Watterson Hall
Mar 14  Bart Crow – Hey Pretty Thing
Mar 19  Mark Powell – Altitude
Mar 20 Parker McCollum – Parker McCollum Deluxe Edition
Mar 27 Flatland Cavalry – Work Of Heart
Mar 27 Will Carter Band – Will Carter Band
Mar 27  Ty Myers – Heavy On The Soul
Apr 3  Charley Crockett – Age Of The Ram
Apr 3 Paul Cauthen – Book Of Paul
May 15  Braxton Keith – Real Damn Deal
May 15 49 Winchester – Change Of Plans
May 15 Reckless Kelly – Alternate Routes
May 29 Willie Nelson – Dream Chaser
Aug 7 Silverada – Living Proof

RED DIRT PROUD NOMINATED: Red Dirt Proud with JB Cloud was nominated again for Syndicated Specialty Show again, an award that was given to us in 2025. The Texas Country Music Associaion 2026 Industry Awards Top 5 Finalists were announce. Presentations to be made at TCMA’s 2026 Texas Country Music Industry Awards
on July 23 at the Rhinestone Saloon in the Fort Worth Stockyards. Final round voting is going on between March 15, 2026, and April 30, 2026, and will be voted on by members of the Texas Country Music Association and other verifiable industry stakeholders.  
TCMA Members and verifiable stakeholder can place their votes at:  https://texascountrymusicassociation.org/2026industryvoting/

Parker McCollum and Dr Pepper are serving up a Flyaway Experience sweeter than a cherry soda—your shot at concert tickets and a VIP meet‑and‑greet. Must be 21+ to enter, and the fizz fades 7/31/26. Details https://drpeppermusic.com/parker-mccollum/

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