We rounded up a wagon full of local artists to keep your toes-a tappin, while you chow down on the finest slow smoked ribs in Texas! We have over 10 different groups that regularly perform at our restaurants. So you are bound to find the group that plays your favorite kind of music. The second thing you will notice about the bands, after the great music, is they are just good folks that love to entertain and have a good time.

Following is brief bio on each of our groups and links to sites where you can find more information about each group.

The Hanshaws are a harmony-driven, singer/songwriter, Husband and Wife team that have been performing together for many years.  They traveled throughout the southwest performing in large dance halls and opened shows for many national acts including, Vern Gosdin, Mel McDaniel, Commander Cody, David Frizzell, Johnny Paycheck, Mickey Gilley, Johnny Lee, Sammi Smith, Dave Dudley, Moe Bandy, Jerry Reed, and Roselee and Joe Maphis (the King of the Strings).  

David and Kelly were selected to appear on the Nashville Network TV Show AYou Can Be A Star@ and were winners with their performance of AThat=s How You Know When Love=s Right.@  Kelly is the recipient of two Honorable Mention Awards from the Music City Song Festival for her ASong Writing@ of her first original song AJust Once@ and also for AVocal Performance@ of the same song.

The Hanshaws currently perform as an acoustic duo and are finishing up a CD project which also includes special

guest performances by Redd Volkaert on Telecaster (Merle Haggard, Brad Paisley), Cindy Cashdollar on Dobro (Asleep at the Wheel, Van Morrison), and Larry Beaird on acoustic guitar (Rascal Flatts, Faith Hill, Brooks & Dunn).   The CD is anticipated to be complete in late summer 2007.

Visit David and Kelly at www.TheHanshaws.com or www.MySpace.com/thehanshaws

Bob Rohan or as he is known in Texas as “Bad Bob” has been playing the fiddle and singing in various groups for over 30 years in Texas, and has opened for Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Charlie Daniels, Carlene Carter and John Conley to name a few. Bob has played in bands that have backed up country legends like Hank Thompson, Ray Price, Jack Greene, Pam Tillis, and Dale Watson.

His first album “Bad Bob” recorded in 1983 was well-received in Texas and his version of “Orange Blossom Special” was a favorite at country nightclubs and discos in the Houston area. Bob’s new CD “Bad Bob and his Good Friends” has been played a great deal in the United States and Europe and his traditional swing style has been popular in Holland, Australia, England, Belgium, Germany and recently Spain!

Bob is also a gifted songwriter and wrote nine songs on his recent CD. Along with songwriting,

Southern Light is a Texas band with over 35 years of experience. We showcase vocal harmony and expert instrumentals on guitar, banjo, and bass. Our show is suitable for audiences of all ages and we entertain requests. Southern Light offers a smooth, clean sound and a tailored Texas look!

Visit Ron & Reta at www.retaron.com

Silver Shoes music feels comfortable and familiar as a reunion with a longtime comrade, Old Friend is an appropriate title for their most recent offering. Silver Shoes is comprised of the duo of Maureen Finlon and John Finnigan.  Their crisp vocals and clean sound are carried through on every track making for a pleasant listening journey.  To help them along, Finlon and Finnigan assembled a band of ace musicians and friends from high places. The record starts off in good fashion and showcases Silver Shoe’s tight harmonies and crack musicianship.   

All in all, visiting with Old Friend is time well spent.

REVIEWS 

Silver Shoes Review posted on www.insurgentcountry,com Germany

It’s not the most perfect fit, but Silver Shoes belongs next to Nanci Griffith, just ahead of Shawn Colvin.  Maureen Finlon’s voice is a beautiful fit with a country-lilt to the songs.  These are country songs, which tap into American Folk and Rock.   If you listen to what Silver Shoes is doing with these country-fried melodies, you’ll see how much these songs spin right out of the narrowly defined Country category.  When you start bringing together all of those sounds, what emerges is more than you might first expect. 

Silver Shoes (Old Friend) ME103

Reviewed by Ben Squires MUSIC SPECTRUM

Brian Kalinec is a Houston-based singer-songwriter with East Texas roots who has performed in the Houston area since 1976.  While he focuses primarily on original music, he enjoys performing a variety of classic folk and country songs as well, particularly with Jeff’s smooth melodic guitar style and powerful harmonies.  He especially looks forward to harmonizing and picking when Jeff pulls out some fine legendary cowboy song that the two of them may or may not have ever performed together.  “Jeff keeps me on my musical toes,” says Brian. 

 Also a native Texan, Jeff Chambers has played with country dance bands since the ‘70’s.  He enjoys singing classic country, western and swing tunes along with Brian’s hot guitar solos, and doing close harmony and picking guitar on Brian’s classic and original vocals.

Playing together since 2001, Brian and Jeff do everything from the soft melodic love ballad, country rock, folk, swing and rhythm and blues, cowboy songs and originals both hot and cool.  If one of these guys knows half the song, they’ll do it for you!

Influences- Frank Sinatra, Willie Nelson, and Ray Charles

Lover of Baseball and Jazz

Randy's career began in 1980 when he organized the band "Tumbleweed Connection"

They toured New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado and Texas, until '87 when they disbanded.

Randy then became the lead singer of the "Straight Up Band." A popular Houston based group that performed at nightclubs, festivals, hotels and weddings.

The 90's began with him doing theatrical productions of "The Best Lil' Whorehouse in Texas" and "Patsy Cline, Always." He then began doing appearances with The Ronnie Renfro Big Band (18-piece orchestra) as a guest singer and guitarist.

Also, during this time, he produced an album for himself (You've Been Kind of Cold) and co-produced (The Moving Men) and album with other talented artist and musicians. In 1998, he began touring with recording artist, Doug Supernaw, as his guitarist.

Randy has also assigned himself the duty of writing a movie script entitled "Fools Gold" a true Texas western. Recently he has released a new album (Family Portrait) which includes guest appearance by the Artist Willie Nelson and legendary musician Bucky Meadows.

Houston based Singer/Songwriters Tom Tranchilla & Buddy Allen perform a variety of country, folk, Americana, ragtime and blues, both covers and originals. Tom specializes in finger style six and twelve string acoustic guitar and vocals and “string wizard” Buddy Allen specializes in vocals, mandolin, fiddle, guitar and banjo.

Tom & Buddy have just released a new CD of all instrumental duet guitar pieces, entitles Acoustic Audio-Dacity, which received rave reviews from My Texas Music’s, Lucky Boyd.