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We know you’ve been waiting all year- the North Texas Fair & Rodeo is finally back! It’s running starting TODAY, August 15 through next Saturday, August 23 on the North Texas fairgrounds in Denton, TX and as usual, there are many different ticket options for the varied fair-goers! You can check them out and buy […]

Don’t miss this Shiner Sunday with Gary P. Nunn! Opening up at 4pm is Tessy Lou and the Shotgun Stars and Gary P. Nunn goes on at 5pm! Cover this week is only $12 and as always, we’ll be hanging out on the patio at Love and War in Texas (Plano)! See you Sunday, Range […]

Competing: Week 2, August 14th Hat Tricks (Lewisville) Band: Straw Hat Society Members/Bio: Rags O’Hooligan (vocals, guitar) – Citing influences from Ray Charles to Scott Nolan, Rags and his music are hard to pigeon hole. A gentle nature and raspy delivery make him instantly relatable to an audience. And once he’s got them he doesn’t […]

This week’s Wednesday Word is with KHYI 953. The Range’s GM, Joshua Jones: Who is one artist you’d like to meet (living or dead)? Johnny Cash; I think he experienced redemption on a level most people cannot comprehend. He literally made it to Hell and back again. Who has been your favorite interview or artist to […]

The 2014 Shiner Rising Star Competition continues this week! Join us for Round 1, Week 2  with Blacktop Outlaw, The Matt Nix Band and Straw Hat Society! This week will be at Hat Tricks (Lewisville) and the judges will be Chuck Taylor, Dawn Gardin with AMP Entertainment and Tip Jones with Overdrive Entertainment! Come enjoy some new music or […]

Competing Week 2, August 14th Hat Tricks (Lewisville) Band: Matt Nix Band Band Members: Matt Nix- lead vocal and guitar Bryant Canzoneri- Lead Guitar Chris Reeves- Drums Emily Webb- Harmony vocals Ryan Jarrell- Bass Colleen Cribbs- Violin Band Bio: The Matt Nix Band is an exciting new group out of the Fort Worth area, whose […]

Don’t forget to join in or tune in to the Country Jam Radio Show with Matt & Steve this Wednesday from 7-9pm! Their guest this week is Randy Brown! They’ll be broadcasting LIVE from the patio at Love and War in Texas (Plano)- you can join them on the patio, tune your radio dial to […]

Competing Week 2, August 14th Hat Tricks (Lewisville) Band: Blacktop Outlaw Band Members: Lucas Pittman – Bass Guitar/ Center Vocal Cody Pope – Lead Guitar/ Vocal Dallas Durham – Rhythm Acoustic Guitar/ Vocal Ryan Brown – Rhythm/Lead Guitar Steve Howell – Drums Band Bio: Exploding onto the Texas country seen in 2012, Blacktop Outlaw is […]

Last night we had three awesome bands come out to Love and War in Texas (Plano) and give it their best shot at the 2014 Shiner Rising Star competition! The numbers were close but Parallel Play and their folk crew came out on top and will be advancing to Round 2! Thank you, Lager and […]

Competing: Week 1, August 7th Love and War in Texas (Plano) Band Name: Parallel Play Band Members: Jeremy Drake: lead vocals, 5-string acoustic guitar, lyricist Jason Miears: tenor banjo and harmony Erin Gayden: upright bass and harmony Pappy McCall: percussion Band Bio: Bluegrass instrumentation in a rock band formation. The members of Parallel Play grew up as alternative […]