Covering the Limelight in ATX

Shane Smith and The Saints   Shane Smith and the Saints brought their style of country to ACL Live at the Moody Theater on August 27, 2021. Based in Austin, Texas, the band plays a combination of Texas Country and Red Dirt.  Shane Smith Shane Smith and the Saints Band members include Shane Smith -lead singer and guitar, Bennett Brown - fiddle, Dustin Schaefer - lead guitar, Zach Stover - drums, and Chase Satterwhite - bass. Dustin Schaefer Shane Smith Bennett Brown Shane Smith and the Saints Shane Smith and the Saints have released three albums over 10 years of performing together. Their latest LP "Holy Mary" was released on June 28th.  Shane Smith and the Saints Shane Smith Shane Smith Jonathan Terrell Opening the evening was Jonathan Terrell. Terrell is an Austin based singer-songwriter who started in 2006 in Austin as a country and folk songwriter. His latest album, Westward , was released in 2020. After his set, Terrell joined Shane Smith and the Saints on harmonica. ...

The theater of Austin City Limits -Live was turned into a honky-tonk dance hall on September 19, 2015, as Oklahoma's own Turnpike Troubadours stopped by to entertain the audience with their brand of Red Dirt CountryMusic.  Turnpike Troubadours                                       The Turnpike Troubadours currently hold the Number 1 spot on the Texas Country Music chart with their latest album,  Down Here . Evan Felker of Turnpike Troubadours RC Edwards of Turnpike Troubadours Evan Felker of Turnpike Troubadours Members of the band include frontman Evan Felker, guitarist Ryan Engleman, fiddle player Kyle Nix, bassist  RC Edwards, and Drummer Gabriel Pearson. Kyle Nix of Turnpike Troubadours Ryan Engleman of Turnpike Troubadours Turnpike Troubadours Evan Felker of Turnpike Troubadours Opening for...

If you've ever found yourself kickin’ up your heels to some good ol’ Texas Country or “Red Dirt” music performed live in any one of the numerous honky-tonks located in almost every town in the state of Texas and Oklahoma, then you would have really loved the Texas Country Kickoff sponsored by KOKE-FM radio when it boot-scooted into the Cedar Park Center just northwest of Austin in Cedar Park, Texas on February 13, 2014. This great concert showcased one of the genre’s most popular bands who perform selections from their traditional dance hall set, as well as the best from four other phenomenal acts with Texas ties. Hudson Moore Leading off the night was one of Texas Country’s rising stars, Hudson Moore. This Fort Worth native’s career began in 2010. Hudson moved to Austin to attend the University of Texas and work on his music career. His debut radio single “Fireworks,” reached the #1 spot on the Texas Music chart in Dec 2012. Hudson has played at Austin’s SXSW Music Fest a...