home SHOP Stories Interviews

 About Us
Links

Chris Oglesby's virtualubbock - WHAT'S NEW? May 20, 2010

Contact Us

SHOP
TOP 10 LISTS!

buy the book

Fire in the Water, Earth in the Air: Legends of West Texas Music
by Christopher Oglesby
Published by the University of Texas Press:
"As a whole, the interviews create a portrait not only of Lubbock's musicians and artists, but also of the musical community that has sustained them, including venues such as the legendary Cotton Club and the original Stubb's Barbecue. This kaleidoscopic portrait of the West Texas music scene gets to the heart of what it takes to create art in an isolated, often inhospitable environment. As Oglesby says, "Necessity is the mother of creation. Lubbock needed beauty, poetry, humor, and it needed to get up and shake its communal ass a bit or go mad from loneliness and boredom; so Lubbock created the amazing likes of Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Butch Hancock, Terry Allen, and Joe Ely."
Read a Review




buy the book

"Indeed, Oglesby's introduction of more than two dozen musicians who called Lubbock home should be required reading not only for music fans, but for Lubbock residents and anyone thinking about moving here. On these pages, music becomes a part of Lubbock's living history."
- William Kerns, Lubbock Avalanche Journal


Author Chris Oglesby is quoted @ page 8
in the Stubb's Cookbook


 

 


Support Lubbock authors!

 

 

 

Got News? Let's hear it!


Oglesby House Concert V: Robin Griffin & Tony Adams
Saturday July 3, 2010; 6-9pm

LONG AWAITED RETURN TO AUSTIN of TWO of LUBBOCK's MOST NOTORIOUS ROCKIN' COUNTRY-BLUESMEN, the legendary red rooster Robin Griffin and his friend of 35 years guitar-slinger Tony Adams.
For Address & Directions, Please RSVP to Chris Oglesby

DOORS OPEN: 6:00pm
MUSIC: 7:00-9:00pm
SUGGESTED DONATION: $15
> 100% of tips go to the performers
Guests are invited to bring POT-LUCK food dishes but not required.
Please BYOB.
Complimentary keg craft beer provided by brewer Jordan Weeks.
Some light food & beverages provided by the Oglesbys.
Robin and Tony
It has been years since many of our friends have had the opportunity to see Robin Griffin and Tony Adams; maybe your last time was at Great Scott Barbecue, Juan in a Million, or the Spoon. Robin and Tony recently have been performing regularly in Lubbock and we are happy to host their long-awaited return to Austin at the home of Chris & Pearly Oglesby, a/k/a "Lubbock's Unofficial Music Consulate to South Austin."

If you have never seen Robin or Tony perform DO NOT MISS this opportunity to see two of the best original performers that the Legendary Lubbock Music scene has to offer. They describe their music as "West Texas Americana."

SPACE IS LIMITED SO PLEASE RSVP ASAP!!!

New Link - MySpace: Robin Griffin and Tony Adams.
.

return to top


cover
New MP3 Department in General Store

The virtualubbock General Store now has a page featuring MP3s available for purchasing from Amazon, entire albums and individual tracks, by legendary Lubbock artists such as Joe Ely, The Flatlanders, Cary Swinney, Andy Eppler, the Legendary Stardust Cowboy, Amanda Shires, and more!!!

Visit the General Store


return to top



Stories from our friends on Facebook

Chris Oglesby's virtualubbock has a Fan Page on Facebook, where readers can share some of their favorite Lubbock music memories. Here a some highlights from our friends:

Discussion Topic
We have all experienced the magic of great west Texas music. Please share your favorite Lubbock music moment. Were you at the Tornado Jams? Remember the Cotton Club, Fat Dawg's, PJ Belly's, and Main Street Saloon? Did a Joe Ely show change your life? Did you meet your spouse at a Planet's show? Did you sweat you ass off dancing to the Maines Brothers Band? A night of fuzzy memories partying with Elvis the Busboy? Did you blow your mind on Air Biscuit? Did you get lucky at a Thrift Store Cowboys show? Has Cary Swinney made you laugh until you could not breath? Share the magic, share the love.

Read Lubbock Music memories

return to top


New Short Fiction

When the Dust Settles new
short fiction by Robin Montgomery
(revised 5/18/10) dust
"Since I’ve been away from Texas for several years, I’m surprised sometimes by what I miss. I miss wild thunderstorms, the most incredible sunsets and sunrises, wide open skies, chicken fried steak, homemade tamales, real barbeque and many other foods, and believe it or not: dust storms.
Dust storms happen to be very romantic.
..."

return to top


New Short Fiction

Those Griftin OMalleys
by Johnny Hughes
- July 2009

-new short fiction set in Dust Bowl West Texas.
"Tough times make tough people."
- Benny Binion

return to top


New Video Oglesby House Concert IV
- Bradley Smith & Drew Peterson
TUESDAY NIGHT, March 16; 7-9pm

Drew Peterson and standup bassist Bradley Smith are travelled IH35 from Minneapolis to Austin for South by Southwest Festival 2010 and opened the week of shows at the Oglesby House Concert.
A songwriter from Minneapolis; so what's the virtualubbock connection? Bradley Smith is a Lubbock High graduate ('86), and he was excited to return to Texas to share his music!
Chris Oglesby was proud to welcome this clever funky acoustic Americana duo on Tuesday, March 16.

Listen to Drew Peterson's music on MySpace

return to top



Oglesby House Concert III
- Bob Livingston

Saturday March 6: GREAT GONZO! What a show! Bob Livingston is an original Cosmic Cowboy and founder of the Lost Gonzo Band. He also has performed and recorded with Jerry Jeff Walker, Michael Martin Murphey, Ray Wiley Hubbard, Jimmy Buffett, and many more.
Austin's Official International Music Ambassador performed two acoustic sets of music in the south Austin home of virtualubbock's Christopher Oglesby on Saturday March 6, 2010.

Enjoy these samples from the show:
Gonzo Bob reveals the lost verse of "Redneck Mother"

Chris Oglesby's virtualubbock | MySpace Video
 
...Bob perpetuates Buddy Holly's "Not Fade Away"

Bob Livingston "Not Fade Away"

Chris Oglesby's virtualubbock | MySpace Video

return to top



Happy Third Birthday Tornado Gallery

Congratulations! Tornado Gallery was awarded the 2010 William D. Kerns Award for The Visual Arts!

Jesse Fest '10 to be hosted by Tornado Gallery
In honor the late great Jesse "Guitar" Taylor!

from Larry Simmons, Fri Mar 5 at 11:33am:
"Howdy CJO - JesseFest 2010 is June 12th: Texana Dames and Ponty Bone with band. Some locals too, should be a barn-burner..."more details to come..
.

Downtown Art Market
Our friends and allies at Tornado Gallery - 1822 Buddy Holly Ave. Lubbock, TX - are the wizards behind Lubbock's newest homegrown art project in the
DAM heart of the Depot District.

From their blog: "The Downtown Art Market is an effort to united Artists of all genres, musicians, writers, potters, actors, painters, gardeners, chefs, cooks, singers, dancers, hackers, tinkerers, renewable energy gurus and philosophers ... to buy, sell, trade, talk... even teach their arts and skills in a communal space."

READ Chris Oglesby's Blog about visiting the DAM

Please Support Lubbock Art: http://the-downtown-art-market.blogspot.com/

return to top



NEWS from virtualubbock

Amanda Shires: In the Funny Pages and Soon on the Silver Screen!

More than a year ago, we announced that Amanda Shires is the next big thing from Lubbock. Since then, her solo album "West Cross Timbers" proved to be one of the best new Americana albums of 2009.
HiLo219Amanda has impressed cartoonist Greg Walker who incorporated her persona, including her trademark braided-hair, into his long-running comic strip Hi and Lois (on Feb 19). And you soon will find Amanda on the silver screen as well as in the funny pages. She has been cast as the fiddle player in a country band (no stretch there!) who backup a singer played by Gwenyth Paltrow. The film will be called Love Don't Let Me Down, also stars Tim McGraw, and is produced by Tobey McGuire. Amanda is also recording another new album with the Lubbock-based band Thrift Store Cowboys.click here to read the news

return to top


Gringo
New Link

Doctor Skoob is back with an all new band of cosmic Americana musicians called Gringo Sol. Here is a link to the new Gringo Sol website.


Check out upcoming dates and other news from Doctor Skoob's NEW Gringo Sol.

return to top



New Link

Lubbock native King Mahon is writing modern gothic fiction which is receving some storminternational acclaim. Mahon's upcoming novel Red Raydr is set in modern Lubbock. It is a tale of the insidious masters who govern our planet and one man who is determined to challenge their reign. Many Lubbock music fans may remember King Mahon from his days as a heavy metal musician, often seen at Main Street Saloon. You can hear some of King's new music on his new website.

Click here to visit King Mahon's new website.

return to top


New Link

Visit Rt. 1 Acuff Studios in beautiful south Acuff, Texas, home of much of the best music coming out of Lubbock today. Acuff
Producer and engineer Alan Crossland is the heir apparent to the recording legacies of Don Caldwell and Lloyd Maines. He is producing new music by such great west Texas artists as: Cary Swinney, Doug Smith, Amanda Shires, Natalie Maines, Bob Livingston, and many more.

Check out the new website!

return to top


New Music

Junior Vasquez is recognized one of the great musicians from Lubbock in the 70s andJrVasquez 80s. A brilliant guitar player and exquisite vocalist, he was known for solo performances and for his group work with such Lubbock's Legendary bands as Peyote (with the Tenneyeque brothers), Junior's Farm and Texas Rain. His vocals have been compared to the sound of Crosby, Stills, and Nash, "but better." Several years ago, Junior left popular music to perform and write Christian music and serve as a lay minster in his church. Recently, Vasquez has produced an all new album, his first CD of all original material , "It'll Turn Around." The album features West Texas legend Lloyd Maines playing steel guitar and dobro on several songs. Other West Texas legends playing on the project are Steve Williams, Mike Carraway, Donnie Maines, Cary Banks, Jay Lemon and special guest Alan Munde on banjo. This is an excellent album with heartfelt lyrics, beautiful vocals, and consummate musicianship. Recommended!Visit Junior's website: http://www.myspace.com/therealjuniorvasquez

return to top


NEW VIDEO

produced by Wally Moyers' Studio 84 - recognize the city?

The City of Black and White from Studio 84 on Vimeo.

I want to let you know about our new website www.studio84.com.  You guys do some great work! Thanks,
Wally Moyers/CEO
Studio 84
2545 74th Street
Lubbock, Texas 79423

return to top


So...what else is new?
Visit us on MySpace at: http://www.myspace.com/westtexasmusicbook


home Interviews Stories video Did ya' know?

 Links
About Us SHOP

Copyright 2000 - 2010
Chris Oglesby
All rights reserved