Shane Smith & The Saints

Shane Smith & the Saints recently returned from an overseas tour that saw the Austin-based band play shows as far away as Malaysia. Unfortunately the international travel seems to have taken its toll on The Saints' drummer, Zach Stover. ...

Shane Smith & the Saints is a band you should already know. But if ya don't, it's not too late jump on the Saints train. The guys are one of Texas' hottest bands, and this Friday they are back in East Texas. They've gotten their first taste of radio success with hits including "Dance the Night Away," and "Runaway Train," both off their current album, Geronimo. Bu... Read Mo

Shane Smith and the Saints are a band on the rise. They've got a great album on their hands in "Geronimo," and they've got a great new, nontraditional single racing up the Texas charts, "Runaway Train." Today the video for "Feather in the Wind" is this week's RTX Sunday Video...

The Wednesday Night, LIVE! Music Series continues this week with Shane Smith and the Saints. You can join me every Wednesday at Coach's in Tyler for a night of live music, good friends, and extended Happy Hour. I bring some of the best bands in the Texas and Red Dirt scene, you just come out hang with friends, drink some beers, eat some food, and enjoy...

Kyle Park will release “The Blue Roof Sessions,” his fifth studio album, on Oct. 23. The album was a return-to-roots, if you will, project for Park and his band. On Wednesday Sept. 16, Park returns to Cowboy's in Tyler.

Hey folks! We have officially received word on the lineup for this year's beloved Chilifest! Besides the obvious... "chili fest," this year has a great entertainment lineup:

Steamboat Music Fest. The largest annual Texas Music party for fans and artists alike. Every year, there are Musicfest veterans, as well as newly invited artists. This year, Dickson Productions has, as always, amped up their lineup with quite a few awesome new artists.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again... "Texas Music" is a very loose term around these parts. It's got a little bit of this, and a little bit of that all thrown into a massive melting pot of folk, rock, country, rockabilly, and Americana tunes. The good news is, most come out on the other side of that melting pot with a unique groove.

Okay... I've heard this band's name around the block quite a few times. But until last night, I hadn't actually heard their music or seen them live. Oh. My. Gosh.  How I haven't heard them before, I don't know. But Shane Smith and the Saints are possibly my new favorite band on the TX scene...