"DOWNTOWN" UNAVAILBLE FOR REMAINDER OF 2005
LoneStarMusic   03/04/2005
Stoney has decided not to press anymore copies of Downtown as he focuses on his new record It may be available again sometime in the future but Downtown will definitely not be available anytime … 
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SENATOR PAVES WAY FOR TRIBUTE TO WILLIE NELSON
Austin Business Journal   02/28/2005
Willie Nelson really could be on the road -- permanently -- if a state senator gets his way State Sen Gonzalo Barrientos D-Austin filed legislation Monday seeking to name the stretch of State … 
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LONE STAR STATE'S BEST-KEPT SECRET
Houston Chronicle   02/22/2005
In a perfect music world (one where k.d. lang still croons country tunes and Kenny Chesney keeps his shirt on), Brennen Leigh would be a roots music superstar.

JASON ALLEN TO APPEAR ON TONIGHT SHOW
LoneStarMusic   02/21/2005
Jason and his band provided the music for a Tonight Show segment with comedian Tom Green taped at the historic Gruene Hall Green who was being taught how to two-step quickly took to Jason and … 
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KEITH GATTIS RETURNS HOME
LoneStarMusic   02/18/2005
In January of 2005 Keith Gattis packed up his bags in Hollywood and moved back home to Austin In addition to re-releasing Big City Blues through SMG Keith will be producing Cory Morrow's next … 
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LONE-STAR LEGENDS ARE ALIVE AND KICKING AS FLATLINERS
Houston Chronicle   02/15/2005
Mimicry may very well be the sincerest form of flattery, but treasured Texas trio the Flatlanders might also be a little creeped out by the Lone Star State's latest superstar threesome, the Flatliners

SONGWRITER, STORYTELLER, SON OF TEXAS
Portland Press Herald    02/13/2005
For Jimmie Dale Gilmore it's all about the song The West Texas singer is a storyteller at his core He's an interpreter and stylist who translates the emotion depth and power of the written word … 
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LOS LONELY AT THE TOP
San Bernardino Sun   02/07/2005
Sibling harmony not rivalry is at the heart of Los Lonely Boys the Grammy Award-nominated brother act making history on the pop charts It's a familia story - relatives that perform together … 
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KINKY FRIEDMAN TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR
Yahoo! News   02/03/2005
Texas humorist Kinky Friedman who wrote the song They Ain't Makin' Jews Like Jesus Any More announced on Thursday his independent candidacy for the state's governorship Friedman joking he wants … 
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TEXAS TROUBADOUR FACING THE MUSIC
Chicago Sun-Times   01/30/2005
Nearly four years ago Alejandro Escovedo celebrated the release of his album The Man Under the Influence with a four-night multi-club event in Chicago On April 25 2001 the Texas … 
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