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Archive

A collection of memories, achievements, and moments from our history

champions

Past winners and their achievements

musicians

Past performers at our events

Nikki Lane

Inspirations cased in a streetwise, modern shell that’s as unapologetic as Johnny Cash’s middle finger.

Summer Dean

Summer Dean puts on a hell-of-a show. Armed with three albums, constant tours, and a hot five-piece band behind her, Summer struts onto every stage with the confidence and vulnerability of a songstress that has cemented her place among the top rank Texas tunesmiths.

James McMurtry

He has that rare gift of being able to make a listener laugh out loud at one line and choke up at the next.

Kaitlin Butts

Kaitlin Butts Is Leading a Red Dirt Revolution

The Butch Hancock Band

Butch Hancock is an American country recording artist and songwriter.

Kathryn Legendre

Kathryn Legendre, a native Texan, has become a fixture of the Austin music scene, playing her own brand of original honky tonk. Her folks will tell you that she's never been one to follow trends – that encompasses Legendre's whole outlook on songwriting and, well, life.

Matt Castillo

The dynamic young performer, who's already carved out a D.I.Y. niche and built a loyal fan base on his home turf, embodies a rare convergence of talent, vision and charisma that confirms his status as one of the Lone Star state's most promising indie artists.

Ray Wylie Hubbard

A longtime cult figure among fans of outlaw country and the gritty side of Americana, Ray Wylie Hubbard is a singer/songwriter specializing in hard-edged character studies and rough-hewn, compassionate meditations on life and relationships.

The Moonshiners

Terlingua, TX Honky-tonk blues. Roger Moon, Rory Hancock, Butch Hancock, Marc Utter, & Japa Keenon.

Ellis Bullard

Ellis Bullard is a True-Blue Honky Tonk experience. He is the byproduct of the hard livin' and touring across America the past 7-8 years.

Nathan Colt Young

During the last 10 years, Nathan has performed in various places in Texas, from Houston to Luckenbach all the way to Terlingua. A legendary performer and a good-looking fellow!

Mike and the Moonpies

Once celebrated as Austin's premiere dancehall band — with popular residencies at local institutions like The Hole In the Wall, Broken Spoke and the White Horse to match — the Moonpies have spent years expanding their reach far beyond the Lone Star State.

Thomas Michael Riley

His original Texas sound is a blend of Country/Folk/and Americana with lyrics that will make you laugh, cry, stomp your feet, and sing along!

The Scott Walker Band

Texas Country that will get you dancing!

Sunny Sweeney

Sunny Sweeney, a genre-bending, songwriting spitfire who has spent equal time in the rich musical traditions of Texas and Tennessee.

Nik Parr and the Selfless Lovers

Nik Parr’s original music is a high-energy piano-driven rock n’ roll endeavor with strong soul, funk, and blues influences. Parr’s band is built around his piano playing and singing, with an ear for catchy, danceable, and widely appealing new songs.

Los Pinche Gringos

Four VaTOs gÜeROs from remote Terlingua, Texas who have over 15 years evolved a unique border sound that is muy Mexicano but at the drop of the hat turns to Beatles, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, Merle Haggard, and James Brown for inspiration.

Gary P. Nunn

Gary P. Nunn has been TAKING TEXAS TO THE COUNTRY and Texas country to the world for some 40 years now, establishing himself as an icon of Lone Star music.

Mark David Manders

Mark David Manders has been a mainstay in Texas music for over twenty years. His music reflects his life: an intriguing dichotomy of the introspective soul searcher and the beer swilling, drunken poet.