Month: July 2014

The 2014 Shiner Rising Star Competition is ONE WEEK from TODAY!! Join us as we kick off Round 1 with Parallel Play, Lager & the Fatties and Ole G and the Crew! Week 1 will be at Love and War in Texas (Plano) and the judges will be Brett Dillon Khyi, Deryl Dodd and Tip […]

Practically growing up at a radio station, I have had the honor of meeting some of the greatest people in music; Willie, Pride, Haggard and one of the best singers Ray Price. When music and radio became a passion, I started interning at the age of 15.  I answered phones, took out trash and was […]

KHYI and Shiner Beer’s Shiner Rising Star competition is back! We’ve got 24 great bands battling it out for a recording contract with Shiner Records (up to $10,000 spent on the recording process with a name brand producer such as Gurf Morlix, Lloyd Maines, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Dan Baird, Jonathan Tyler and others) and a […]

Patsy Cline- You probably know of the great popularity of Patsy Cline, now, even decades after her passing, but maybe you didn’t know of how she came to such fame.  That came about when she as featured on a talent competition on the radio in the 1940’s, a competition that later became the model for […]

Y’all don’t miss this Shiner Sunday with Dale Watson! As always, we’ll be hanging out on the patio at Love and War in Texas (Plano) from 4-6pm! You can enjoy The Cowboy Dave Band opening up at 4pm then Dale Watson will headline at 5pm! Cover this week is only $12, see y’all out there, […]

This week we got to know Big Gus a little better with a few questions: Who is one artist you’d like to meet (living or dead)? Doc Watson Who has been your favorite interview or artist to chat with? Robert Plant, I met him at the Winspear Opera House 4 years ago What are your […]

Have you checked out The Range General Store lately? Tumbleweed TexStyles tees are the most comfortable tees around, made with style AND comfort in mind and our trucker hats are the perfect gift for that Range listener in your life (or yourself)! Here is the new KHYI logo tee: And the new Range Trucker hats: […]

This week’s guest on the weekly Country Jam Radio Show is Jamie Richards! Matt Hillyer and Steve Berg from 1100 Springs will be broadcasting the CJRS live at Love and War in Texas (Plano) from 7-9pm tomorrow night. Come check out the live broadcast over dinner at Love & War, tune into 95.3FM or stream […]

My new favorite album right now is the brand new release from Old Crow Medicine Show, Remedy.  This album has that rootsy, quirky sound that Old Crow has become known for. It’s been 10 years since OCMS recorded “Wagon Wheel” (despite the world believing it’s a Darius Rucker tune…don’t get me started!) which started out […]

Don’t miss this week’s Country Jam Radio Show with Matt Hillyer and Steve Berg from 1100 Springs! We’ll be broadcasting LIVE from Love & War in Texas (Plano) and this week’s guest is Guthrie Kennard! If you can’t make it out, you can always stream CJRS every Wednesday from 7-9pm through KHYI.com, on your KHYI […]