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We had 4 class acts compete at Love and War last night and although the scores were close, Big Joe Walker held the highest score and was named our 2015 Shiner Rising Star winner! Congrats guys!! HUGE THANK YOU to all the bands that competed, particularly our Top 4: The Whiskey Prophets, Darrell Goldman, Matt Nix Band […]

Join us this Friday night for another classic Western at The Granada! Blazing Saddles with Burton Gilliam is our feature this month as a part of KHYI’s Western Series and Burton will be there to present the movie and do a Q&A after! Doors open at 7:30 and the movie will play at 8:00.  Tickets are only $3 – Click here to get yours!   […]

It’s almost time for KHYI’s annual Canvas For Kids Charity Auction! We’ve got another great line-up of artists donating their time and talents to this cause and are excited to get these paintings up for auction! Some of the talent involved this year includes Chris Stapleton, Pat Green, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Ashley Monroe and Aaron […]

Thank you to all 22 bands that competed this 2015 Shiner Rising Star season and congrats to Whiskey Prophets, Darrell Goldman Band, Matt Nix Band and Big Joe Walker for making it into the Finals! We have also welcomed Rhythm & Beards as this year’s Wild Card band as they were the closest runner up […]

Congrats to Big Joe Walker and his band for making it into the 2015 Shiner Rising Star FINALS last night! They are joining The Whiskey Prophets, Darrell Goldman Band and the Matt Nix Band as the final Top 4 band of the 21 bands we’ve had compete this year! All 4 bands will be competing at the Finals on Thursday, November 12th at Love and War in Texas [Plano] from […]

What I’m Listening to Right Now: I’ve been in the music business for the better part of two decades.  It hurts to admit that, but it’s true.  In that time, I’ve seen bands come and go.  Thousands of them. A few weeks ago I ran into an executive at a record label in Nashville that […]

Come out to Love and War in Texas [Grapevine] this Thursday for Round 2, Week 4 of the 2015 Shiner Rising Star competition with The Jarrod Morris Band competing against Big Joe Walker! Each band with have 45 minutes to step on stage, set up, play all original songs except for 2 covers then break down and step off stage. The winner of […]

Last night was the closest score ever – just a 2 point difference – but congrats go out to The Matt Nix Band for getting those 2 extra points and making it into the 2015 Shiner Rising Star FINALS last night! They are joining The Whiskey Prophets and Darrell Goldman Band as another Top 4 band of the 21 bands we’ve had compete this […]

Q: Who are your favorite artists right now? A: Don Henley, George Strait, Kevin Deal, Gus Samuelson, Bill Medley, B.J. Thomas. Q: What’s your favorite album recently released? A: “Cass County” Don Henley CD, released September 25th Q: Have you interviewed this artist before? A: Never have had the chance to interview Don.  One of the […]

Come out to Hat Trick’s [Lewisville] this Thursday for Round 2, Week 3 of the 2015 Shiner Rising Star competition with the Matt Nix Band competing against Rhythm & Beards! Each band with have 45 minutes to step on stage, set up, play all original songs except for 2 covers then break down and step off stage. The winner of this round will […]