Seth James

Back in 2013, Canada and (now former band member) James stopped by the studio to perform a few songs for a few of our most lucky listeners.

Digging through our library, it became increasingly tougher to nail down a hard top five or 10 albums you may have forgotten to buy/download/stream in 2016.

Perhaps best known for co-fronting The Departed with Cody Canada, Seth James, who departed The Departed in 2013, has focused his soulful country voice into a new project. Click the link below and hear, "I Don't Need a Reason," pure country, dueting at its best, from Seth James and his wife, Jessica Murray...

This Saturday (Oct. 12) live music returns to the the brick streets of Downtown Tyler. Come out for family fun, beverages, food and more at the 26th Annual Festival on the Square.

Rita Ballou joins Radio Texas, LIVE! each week to keep us up to date on all the 'Dirt' in the Texas and Red Dirt Music scene. Here's what she brought us this week.

Wade Bowen is all set to host his 15th annual "Wade Bowen Classic" and Music Festival today. This year a portion of proceeds raised will go directly to the victims of the fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas -- and now you can stream the entire concert on your computer.

The Departed is comprised of two former members of Cross Canadian Ragweed, Cody Canada and Jeremy Plato. They and long time friends Dave Bowen, Seth James, and Steve Littleton formed the new band soon after Ragweed called it quits in 2010. Canada and James recently stopped by the RTX studio where Canada explained the inadvertently often controversial "Adventus" album cover, and James off

Party in the Dirt 2013, the official kick off to the Gladewater Round Up Rodeo, is just around the corner. #PID13 is set to take over the Gladewater Rodeo arena Saturday June 1st, with live performances from Ray Wylie Hubbard, Billy Joe Shaver and Cody Canada and the Departed.

Cross Canadian Ragweed was undoubtedly the most influential and popular band to ever come out of the Red Dirt scene, but they came to an end in 2010. Fortunately for us, It wasn’t too long before former members, Cody Canada and Jeremy Plato teamed up with Dave Bowen, Seth James, and Steve Littleton to form a new band, The Departed. Canada and James recently stopped by to perform for some lucky lis