It’s been a heck of a year. I’m closing out my 2007 blog entries with these photos from yesterday’s shoot with Meagan Tubb & Shady People. Johnny Duran (drums) & Meagan Tubb (guitar, vocals). Wilson (bass), Meagan, Johnny, and Jason (guitar). Wilson, waiting for the band to assemble around the pool table.
Suzanna Choffel
Asleep At The Wheel: New CD
The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and Ray Benson’s Asleep at the Wheel came together to produce a terrific new CD recording. Under the orchestra’s musical direction of Miguel Harth-Bedoya, the collaboration provided what Benson says is “the best 63-member back up band a musician could ever ask for.” This really works, and I love it! [...]
Austin Music + Entertainment Magazine
The new issue of Austin Music + Entertainment magazine is out, so be sure to pick up a copy. The November/December issue features several great articles. As mentioned in a previous post, Jimmy LaFave graces the cover. Our editorial shoot yielded several great shots and you can find more of them inside!
CD News: Carolyn Wonderland
Jimmy LaFave
Cimarron Manifesto is the latest release from Austin’s Jimmy LaFave. I had the privilege of spending some time with Jimmy while on assignment for Austin Music and Entertainment Magazine this month. One of the nicest and most candid guys you’ll meet, Jimmy was a pleasure to hang out with. He schooled me a little on [...]
A Personal Weekend
This past weekend, my family made one of our infrequent trips down to the Rio Grande Valley. Dedra and I grew up there and our parents still reside there. It had been about four years since we last visited, so we were long overdue. We had several items on our agenda, including visiting my mother’s [...]







