Category: Music

Good faith guitar

By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Parallel to the seasons shifting in the American West, musicians often experience seasonal shifts of their own.  For singer-songwriter Jonathon Foster, the songwriting and recording processes — as well...

Emptying the bucket

By Ben Olson Reader Staff Genres are helpful to narrow down music styles into convenient buckets. But what happens when those buckets are flipped over, emptied of their contents, placed upside down and banged...

A genuine good time

By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff When Heartwood Center manager and Mattox Farm Productions founder Robb Talbott told the Reader that he would be striving to bring variety to the newly revamped venue after taking...

For the ears and the mind

By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Portland, Ore.-based singer-songwriter Maiah Wynne is a musical chameleon.  Locals will have a chance to see her changing colors in person Friday, Sept. 16 at the Panida Theater, as...

A lifetime of beautiful music

By Ben Olson Reader Staff Leon Atkinson lived a unique life. The world-renowned classical guitarist could bring an audience to tears during his performances, where he showcased his talent with six strings. Atkinson was...

A storied love

By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Separately, Phil Hamilton and Erica Perry blazed their own trails on the Texas music scene, offering up musical flavors of country and rock, and finding individual success in doing...

Striking a musical match

By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff It’s been a musical summer so far at Matchwood Brewing Company. Owner Andrea Marcoccio told the Reader that the brewery’s free, outdoor concert series — dubbed Sounds Under the...

Free fiddling’ fun

By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff The community is invited to enjoy two free performances by participants in the Suzuki String Academy’s second annual Summer Strings Festival, including a performance on Friday, Aug. 5 from...