From playing Dallas area songwriter hangouts as a teenager, to being tour support for dozens of national major artists, and constantly performing from the southernmost tip of Texas, to all points north, Mark Allan Atwood has been spreading his stories and original songs across the Lone Star State for 40+ years.

A four-time Texas Music Awards recipient (including Best Male Vocalist 2013), Atwood has scored a handful of Texas radio successes from five full-length albums of his own creations, from an award winning debut, How Country, in 2009, to his latest, Old Scars & Sandbars, from March of 2023. Both "Happy Thoughts" and "Pedal Down Life" from that most recent album, reached new heights with fans of independent music, in Texas and nationwide.

A resident of what he calls "Almost Mexico" (South Padre Island) for 8 years, Atwood has played to thousands of island visitors, but has been back on the byways of TX full time since the summer of '22, performing his musical stories of right and wrong, love and loss, and the occasional bit of poetry about bugs. 

I have made a comfortable living as a Performing Songwriter for over 40 years now.  This IS my day job, it's what I do... and I have never been fired from a gig:  I don't suck.

I play guitar and sing.  Mostly by myself, but if you have the cash, I can add as many folks on stage with me as you can afford.   Although I hate it when an Artist tells you who they sound like... if  it helps you paint a mental picture:  I sound like me.  BUT, I have been heavily influenced by folks like Jackson Browne,  Guy Clark, Lyle Lovett, Jimmy Buffet, Robert Earl Keen, Jerry Jeff Walker... you get the idea.  So, I kinda work in that vein.  I tell a story, I sing a song, I talk to the audience, I sing a song, I tell a story, I sing a song... it goes like that for the length of time I'm supposed to be on stage.  Then, I get off stage and hang with who-ever is still around until we get kicked out.  I'll sign anything, and I don't mind selfies.

I have 6 CD's released.  I have gotten radio airplay on all of them; I don't suck.

Part Texas, part Bakersfield, part old school and new, Jenni Dale Lord has created a style all its own, blending elements of country, rock, and blues into one tasty emulsification.

Jenni Dale Lord rocked the live music capital of the world, Austin, Texas, for over a decade, but has since returned to her roots in Lubbock to claim her place in the West Texas music scene.  After years of writing music on her own, Jenni Dale rounded up a group of amazing musicians to take her songs and set them on fire. Their high-energy and heartstring-pulling show entertains audiences far and wide.

Recognized by the Texas Regional Radio Music Association, Jenni Dale Lord has received several nominations for new female vocalist of the year, and most recently, female vocalist of the year. She has also been nominated for Female Artist of the Year for multiple publications including Texas Internet Radio Chart.

The Magnolia Band has been bringing their own brand of Americana and country music to audiences across the country for the past decade. With Andrea Marie at the helm on lead vocals and guitar, The band showcases original songs and a repertoire of tributes covering everyone from Merle Haggard to Fleetwood Mac. 

It’s not surprising that audiences instantly warm to their blend of classic country with folk, jazz, and nostalgic pop influences. Andrea has been immersed since childhood in the warm, dusty, boundary-pushing Willie Nelson vibe that the region’s cowboys, hippies, college kids, and everyone in between have loved for generations.  Echoes of vocalists both classic (Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt) and recent (Norah Jones, Sheryl Crow) find their way into “Magnolia Music”, and Andrea Marie has been one of only a handful of female artists breaking through to the Texas Country scene in recent years.  

Every time he steps on stage, Dallas Burrow dedicates a portion of his set to telling a story about his dad. The New Braunfels native has music in his blood, and he likes to share some of that history. One of his favorite stories to tell is about a night in Nashville in the early 70s, when Burrow’s father, Mike Burrow, was hosting Richard Dobson, John Lomax III, and Townes Van Zandt at a pub he ran with his siblings on Elliston Place near the old Exit/In. After a late night shutting down the bar, the foursome hit an after party, where Van Zandt insisted they all become blood brothers to ensure they’d be forever cosmically linked. Everyone agreed, and perhaps through some mystical, intangible power that often propels so much music, Van Zandt’s style has been transfused into Burrow more than any other artist. After telling the story around that night in Nashville, Burrow can’t help but play at least one Townes song during his sets. As he began writing his stellar new LP, Blood Brothers, Burrow’s friend and producer, Jonathan Tyler, encouraged him to finally turn that touching tribute to his dad into a song. That stirring track became the guiding light and philosophy of his 2023 album of the same name, which is to pay homage to his musical roots, while honoring his familial duties as a husband and father 

At age 22, Andi picked up an old acoustic guitar after she had her son so she could write her own songs and sing to her new born.  Even though she had been singing her whole life, singing while playing the guitar quickly went from a hobby to a passion.  Andi wrote and wrote and then wrote some more.   As the music and lyrics poured out of her,  she performed across Southern Texas in festivals and fairs.  Spending some time as a musician in the few years following, it never became full time.  Her life as a single mom, raising her son and  working full time kept her very busy.  It was the life she wanted and loved with no regrets. 

"Kayla has a powerful, beautiful, soulful voice that I could listen to everyday." Jess Lee

"Kayla puts her heart out there; in her "perkiness", in her style, in her voice, and now in her very own, hand-written songs. "

"If you haven’t seen Kayla Jane perform do yourself a favor and go see her.  This girl is climbing the ladder really fast!!!" Screaming Goat Yard and Tap

Meredith Crawford has successfully taken something with a very definitive shape, and made it seem shapeless. Historically speaking, that kind of dreamy musical witchcraft has only been successfully accomplished by the likes of timeless wonder-women like Patsy Cline, Stevie Nicks, or the queen: Aretha Franklin; herself.” Sitting in church surrounded by strangers, Meredith found herself singing at a young age in the crowd. It was a humble way to be introduced to music, but it was pure. She found people weren't so much strangers anymore when you sang with them. Soon after picking out harmonies from the pew, she found herself touring the Texas Opry circuit by the age of 16, but it wasn't until she got a guitar in her hands and a lyric up her sleeve that she found her true passion, songwriting

As a singer/songwriter, Mike Blakely has released 14 albums, performed all over the U.S. and has made 16 tours to Europe. His songs have been recorded by Alan Jackson, Gary P. Nunn, Red Steagall, Flaco Jimenez and Raul Malo, Walt Wilkins & The Mystiqueros, john Arthur martinez, Randy Brown, Geronimo Trevino III and Johnny Rodriguez, Johnny Bush, Jon Chandler, Bill Barwick and others. 

As an author, he has published 19 books with major New York City publishers. He won the Spur Award for Best Western Novel awarded by Western Writers of America. Mike is currently working on the sequel to A SINISTER SPLENDOR, which was released in February 2018.

With a powerful voice and captivating lyrics, Charlie Garcia is a true force in the music world. Whether you're a fan of the blues or simply appreciate great storytelling, you won't want to miss a chance to see him perform live. Experience the soulful sound of Charlie Garcia and be transported to a world of timeless music and powerful emotions.

From performing at historic sites to taking the stage in major cities across the globe, Charlie's talent has taken him on a journey that many musicians only dream of. His music is a testament to his resilience and perseverance, as he shares his experiences as a cancer survivor and the lessons he's learned along the way 

Frank Martin Gilligan grew up in NYC, but when he was 19 years old..…Texas happened.. Frank moved to Beaumont, Texas, in the late 70's,he immediately formed MASON DIXON, a Texas vocal group that enjoyed a pretty good run on the charts and on the road in the 1980's and 90's. They played with just about everyone who was big in Country music at the time and racked up 13 Billboard chart singles as well. 

HIGHLIGHTS WITH MASON DIXON

 NINE NUMBER 1 RECORDS ON THE INDEPENDENT COUNTRY MUSIC CHARTS 1983 TO 1987

• CASHBOX MAGAZINE “INDEPENDENT VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR 1987”

• PLAYED THE 1985 “NEW FACES SHOW” IN NASHVILLE

• RECORDED A  “DON'T MESS WITH TEXAS” RADIO SPOT 1986

• 13 NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED SONGS ON THE BILLBOARD CHARTS

• NUMEROUS APPEARANCES ON THE NASHVILLE NETWORK

• # 5 CMT HIT VIDEO WITH THE GROUP'S SIGNATURE SONG “WHEN KAREN COMES AROUND”

•  1987 CHRISTMAS SPECIAL WITH CHARLIE DANIELS ON THE STAGE OF THE GRAND OLE OPRY

• ENJOYED A LONG RUNNING RELATIONSHIP WITH SPONSOR JUSTIN BOOTS

 FRANK MARTIN GILLIGAN TODAY

•  2015 WILDFLOWER ARTS & MUSIC FESTIVAL WINNER AND PEOPLE'S CHOICE

•  2014 KERRVILLE NEW FOLK SONGWRITER WINNER

• 2013 SONGWRITER SERENADE WINNER 

2022 SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

A Texas-born Americana artist rooted in the tradition of his home state's songwriting heroes, Dallas Burrow built a career on both sides of the Atlantic with his 2019 debut, Southern Wind. Recorded in Nashville, the album reached Number 25 on the UK Americana Chart and Number 4 on the US Alt-Country chart, paving the way for a string of cross-country shows alongside fellow road warriors like Charley Crockett. For Burrow — a lifelong explorer who'd spent his 20s on the move, chasing his muse across most of America and Europe while rubbing shoulders with luminaries like Bob Dylan and Dr. John — being so far away from home felt natural. Even so, he began missing the stability of his new life back in Texas, where he'd built a family and gotten sober. His second album, 2021's Dallas Burrow, marks both a symbolic and literal homecoming for the songwriter, who recorded the new material with modern-day legend Bruce Robison in the rural Texas countryside. It's a record about embracing maturity and the responsibilities of family life, sung by Burrow in a voice that bears both the road-worn weariness of a lifelong highwayman and the fierce fire of a man reborn. -Andrew Leahey

A product of the Stillwater OK music scene, Good has been nominated by the Texas Academy of Music for the "Rising Star" award. Song "Sailor's Tale" was the winning song in the Acoustical Drive Records Listen for Charity Campaign.