This calendar is updated regularly. To have your live music listed, send details including a contact telephone number for the venue, to MaryJane@SceneInTown.com. The Herald Democrat recommends calling ahead for confirmation of performance, starting times, locations, door rates, and other information.
Thursday, Feb. 28
Don Williams — 8 p.m., CenterStage, Choctaw Casino, Durant/Calera, Okla., 580-931-8340
Bart Crow — 7-8 p.m., Texas Talk 95.5, The River Bar & Grill, Choctaw Casino, Grant, Okla., 580-326-8397
Billy, Jack, and the Double D’s — 9:30 a.m., Senior Center Dance, 531 West Chestnut St, Denison, Texas, 903-463-1711
Freddie Lee Spears & Friends — 7 p.m., Loose Wheels Texas, Denison, Texas, 903-464-9119
Wade Kilgore — 8 p.m, The Office, Denison
Buzz Andrews hosts open mic — 8 p.m., Cadillac Pizza Pub, McKinney, 972-547-3833
Turnpike Troubadours — Tumbleweed Dancehall & Concert Venue, Stillwater, Okla., 405-372-1614
J.D. Cobb, Lane Thomas acoustic — One Eyed Jack, Whitewright, Texas, 903-364-2200
Chad Purdom hosts open mic — 8-11 p.m., The Loft (107 W. Grand), Whitewright, 903-364-3414
Tyler Rogers Band, Katie Lamb Band — Hank’s Texas Grill, McKinney, 972-542-5144
Bart Crow, Matt Dunn band — 9 p.m., Rockin Rodeo, Denton, Texas, 940-565-6611
Melissa Jones, Sy Simons, Whitney O’Neil, Town Walsh, Joseph Wayne Miller, and Stacey Shope — 2nd Songwriters series, 8 p.m., TF Downstairs, Celina, Texas
Jerrod Medulla — Brix Bar & Grill, Plano, 972-509-2749
Twisted Pistols, The Lauren Kent Band — 8 p.m., Love & War in Texas, Plano
Mike Doughty — Kessler Theater, Dallas/Oak Cliff, Texas, 214-484-1217
Mark Shelton — Mudflaps, Whitesboro, Texas, 903-564-9818
Dan Dennis hosting songwriters — 8 p.m., Tony’s Tavern, Muenster, Texas
Jeff Hopson hosts open mic — Dawgs n Hawgs, McKinney, 972-542-9640 (call to confirm)
Mark Sena hosts open mic — Cadillac Pizza Pub, McKinney, 972-547-3833
Twisted Pistols — 8 p.m., Love & War in Texas, Plano, 972-422-6201
Rick Richards hosts open mic — 7-11 p.m., W.W. Fairfields, Richardson, Texas
Mike Doughty — 8 p.m., Kessler Theater, Dallas/Oak Cliff, Texas, 214-484-1217
Whiskey Myers, Seth Candan — 9:15 p.m., Cheatham Street Warehouse, San Marcos, Texas, 512-353-3777
Dana Cooper Band — 8:30 p.m., Douglas Corner Café, Nashville, Tenn., 615-298-1688
Dean Fields — Eddie’s Attic, Decatur, Georgia
Friday and Saturday, March 1 & 2
Grass Notes, Balsam Range, Chris Jones & The Night Drivers, Copper Canyon, and more — Bluegrass Heritage (indoor) Festival, South Oaks Church, 5925 U.S. 287, Arlington, Texas, BluegrassHeritage.org
Chip Campbell, Ed Burleson, White & Spears, Byron Dowd, Town Walsh, Twisted Pistols, Tyler Rogers and many more over two days — TexasFest, Three Creeks Ranch, 438 CR 4530, Point, Texas 214-674-5501, 214-908-7682
Friday, March 1
Muddy Boggy Band — 9:30 p.m., The River Bar & Grill, Choctaw Casino, Grant, Okla., 580-326-8397
Somebody’s Darling — 9 p.m., The Parrot Bar, Choctaw Casino, Durant/Calera, Okla., 580-931-8340
Aspen Creek — 9:30 p.m., Gilley’s, Choctaw Casino, Durant/Calera, Okla., 580-931-8340
Merrol Ray — 8 p.m., Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill, WinStar, Thackerville, Oklahoma, 580-276-9966
Zane Williams — Smitty’s Bar & Grill, Denison, 903-464-0665
BluRock — 8:30 p.m.-ish, Loose Wheels Texas, Denison
Greatful Fred and Capt.Bill — Towne Pub, Denison
Swift Justice — 8 p.m., Cutter’s C&W Club, Denison, 903-464-9909
Texoma Highway Band — VFW Post 62, Denison, 903-463-2748
Nick Flint and accompaniment— 9 p.m.-ish, Cowboy Club, Van Alstyne, Texas 903-482-6325
Buzz Andrews — TF Downstairs, Celina, Texas, 972-388-7645
The Cadillac Three — Hank’s Texas Grill, McKinney, 972-542-5144
Rhett Butler Band — 9 p.m., Cadillac Pizza Pub, McKinney, 972-547-3833
Mark McKinney, Zach Coffey — 8 p.m., Love & War in Texas, Plano, 972-422-6201
Shake Russell, Michael Hearne, Kathryn Hallberg — Uncle Calvin’s Coffeehouse, Dallas, 214-363-0044
Bruce Robison & Kelly Willis, The Greencards — Kessler Theater, Dallas/Oak Cliff, Texas, 214-484-1217
Dave Thomas — 7 p.m., Hard Eight BBQ, Roanoke, Texas, 817-837-8888
Andrew Delaney — Love & War in Texas, Grapevine, Texas, 972-724-5557
Whiskey Myers — 10:30 p.m., Billy Bob’s Texas, Fort Worth, 817-624-7117
The O’s, Mason Reed — Wild Rooster, Fort Worth, Texas, 817-332-9453
Dave Thomas — 7 p.m., Hard Eight BBQ, Roanoke, Texas, 817-837-8888
Aubrey Lynn Engalnd and Dempsey Pullen — The Spice Rack, Burleson, Texas
Jason Boland & The Stragglers — Midnight Rodeo, Amarillo, Texas, 806-358-9518
Johnny Cooper — 8 p.m., Mule Barn, Justin, Texas, 940-648-8406
Big John Mills & Texas Road Dawgs, and more — 9 p.m., Cheatham Street Warehouse, San Marcos, Texas, 512-353-3777
Scott Sturgeon — Ransom’s Steakhouse & Saloon, Montgmery, Texas
Saturday, March 2
Somebody’s Darling — 9 p.m., The Parrot Bar, Choctaw Casino, Durant/Calera, Okla., 580-931-8340
Big Daddy — 9:30 p.m., Gilley’s, Choctaw Casino, Durant/Calera, Okla., 580-931-8340
Dustin Perkins, Travis Parker bands— Smitty’s Bar & Grill, Denison, 903-464-0665
Swift Justice — 8 p.m., Cutter’s C&W Club, Denison, 903-464-9909
Blacktop Outlaw — Kiotee Club, Denison, 903-464-0555
Honky Tonk Kings — 8:30 p.m.-ish, Loose Wheels Texas, Denison
Earl and Them — 9:30 p.m., Chelsea’s, Eureka Springs, Ark., 479-253-6723
Wade Kilgore and Sean Franks — 9:30 p.m., Kiotee Club, Denison
Little Big Iron — VFW Post 2772, Sherman, 903-893-5858
Rory Payne — Cowboy Club, Van Alstyne, Texas 903-482-6325
From The Heartland (7 p.m.),plus bluegrass jam (3 p.m.), and open bluegrass mic (6:30 p.m.) — Bluegrass Day, Chrystal Opry House, Melody Ranch, Tom Bean, Texas, 903-546-6893, ChrystalOpryHouse.com
Blacktop Gypsy — One Eyed Jack, Whitewright, 903-364-2200
Big Gus & Swampadelic — TF Downstairs, Celina, Texas, 972-388-7645
Jason Eady — Hank’s Texas Grill, McKinney, 972-542-5144
Buzz Andrews Band — 9 p.m., Cadillac Pizza Pub, McKinney, 972-547-3833
Katie Lamb Band — 7 p.m., Spoons Café, McKinney, Texas
The Dirty Pesos, The Usrey Brothers — 8 p.m., Dirty Rooster, Allen, Texas, 972-727-1100
The Tejas Brothers, Mark David Manders, The Dirty Pesos — 8 p.m., Love & War in Texas, Plano, 972-422-6201
Kinky Friedman — Poor David’s Pub, 1313 Lamar, Dallas, 214-565-1295
Sand Dollar Rodeo with August and J — 8 p.m., Across The Street Bar, Dallas, Texas, 214-363-0660
Kevin Fowler — Dallas Cowboy Stadium, Dallas
Alejandro Escovedo acoustic, Dan Dyer — Kessler Theater, Dallas/Oak Cliff, Texas, 214-484-1217
Bobby Duncan — Love & War in Texas, Grapevine, Texas, 972-724-5557
Matt Kimbrow — Thirsty Armadillo, Fort Worth, 817-624-2770
Jamey Johnson — 10:30 pm., Billy Bob’s Texas, Fort Worth, 817-624-7117
Andrew Delaney, The Dead Flowers, Goodnight Ned — Magnolia Motor Lounge, Fort Worth
Matt Dunn — Rafael’s Restaurant Mexicano, Aubrey, Texas, 940-440-9483
Dave Thomas — 7 p.m., Hard Eight BBQ, Coppell, Texas, 972-471-5462
Southern Steel — Longhorn Harley-Davidson, Grand Prairie, Texas, 972-988-1903
The Brady Hulsey Band — 8 p.m., Rattlesnake Roundup, Walnut Springs, Texas
Buster Jiggs — 7 p.m., Cora’s Grill, Castroville, Texas
Finding Shade — Moore’s Store, Ben Wheeler, Texas, 903-833-5100
Black Dutch Sioux — 7 p.m., The Alamo Bar & Grill, Carthage, Texas
Brian Burns and more — Luckenbach, Texas
Johnny Cooper — River Road Icehouse, New Braunfels,Texas
Lucky Tomblin Band (farewell concert), Mike & The Moonpies — 8:30 p.m., Cheatham Street Warehouse, San Marcos, Texas, 512-353-3777
Reckless Kelly — The Venue, Salt Lake City, Utah
Sunday, March 3
Coconut Cowboys, (Fred, Bill and Charlie) — 2 p.m., VFW Post 2772, Sherman, 903-893-5858
Open mic/songwriters showcase — 3 p.m., Kiotee Club, Denison, 903-464-0555
Merrol Ray & The Regulators — 1 p.m., Elks Lodge , Paris, 903-784-5662
The Benton Lawson Project, Michael Lee Clemmer, Monkey Love, The Double Eagle Band, and more — 11 a.m.-8 p.m., Benefit for Jonny Schambacher, Knights of Columbus, Arlington, Texas
Chuck Pyle — 7:15 p.m., Rockin’ Box 33, Lubbock, Texas
Willie Nelson — Inn of the Mountain Gods, Mescalero, N.M.
Monday, March 4
Adam Faucett, RTB2, Thomas Wynn & The Believers — 9 p.m., Dan’s Silverleaf, Denton, 940-320-2000
Jazz Refugees — 7 P.m., Free Man’s Café, Dallas, Texas, 214-377-9893
Mark David Manders hosts songwriters — 7:30 p.m., Love & War in Texas, Plano
Chuck Pyle — Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
W.C. Clark — 7 p.m., Texas Music Museum’s Distinguished Texas Musician Award, 1009 E 11th St., Austin, Texas
Tuesday, March 5
Zane Williams — 7:30 p.m., Cadillac Pizza Pub, McKinney, 972-547-3833
Efterklang, Nightlands, Chambers — Dan’s Silverleaf, Denton, 940-320-2000
Songwriters Showcase — 7:30 p.m., Love & War in Texas, Plano, 972-422-6201
Chuck Ligon and Town Walsh — 8 p.m., The Tavern on Main Street, Richardson, Texas, 972-235-8667
Bluegrass jam with Gerald Jones — 7 p.m., Charley’s Guitar Shop, Dallas, Texas
Randy Brown with Tom McElvain — 7:30 p.m., Railhead BBQ Smoke House, Willow Park/Fort Worth, 817-441-2525
Kevin Fowler — Lucky Mule Saloon, Abilene, Texas
Cody Phifer hosts song swap — 9:30 p.m., The Depot, Paris, 903-783-9095
Songwriters Showcase — 7:30 p.m., Tavern on Main, Richardson, Texas
Whitney O’Neil hosts open mic — 7 p.m., Agave, Rockwall, Texas, 214-771-0423
Fond Kiser y Los Kickers and Brimstone — 7 p.m., War Horse, West 5th, Austin, Texas
American Aquarium — Cheatham Street Warehouse, San Marcos, Texas, 512-353-3777
Tom Russell — Mucky Duck, Houston, Texas, 713-528-5999
Wednesday, March 6
Greatful Fred and Captain Bill — The Office, Denison
Open mic — Hank’s Texas Grill, McKinney, 972-542-5144
Girls Night Out — p.m., Love & War in Texas, Plano, 972-422-6201
Phil Wallace & The Revival, Neil Nasset Band, Matt Nix Band, Battle of the Bands — 7 p.m., White Elephant Saloon, Fort Worth
Kent Finlay’s Songwriter Circle — Cheatham Street Warehouse, San Marcos, Texas, 512-353-3777
Planning way ahead…
Saturday, March 9
KHYI’s Texas Music Revolution — 1:30 p.m., til late, Dirty River Boys, Jason Boland & The Stragglers, Turnpike Troubadours, Chris Knight, 2012 Shiner Rising Stars The Bigsbys, John David Kent, Zane Williams, The Os, The Will Callers, Uncle Lucius, and more, Southfork Ranch, Wylie/Parker, Texas, KHYI.com
Saturday, March 30
Po Boys Picnic — Cody Shaw & The Rhythm Boys, Mark Shelton & The Greater Good, and more, Savoy, Texas
MARY JANE FARMER is the owner/editor/photographer of SceneInTown.com, and can be reached at MaryJane@SceneInTown.com.
