Not sure why the “big” newspaper in Nashville didn’t have anything on this, but The City Paper reported on the 21st of December that the speedway at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds, currently known as Music City Motorplex, has changed hands to some extent. By March, a new company will own 80% of the company that [...]

The title of this blog, “Loud Music Is a $40 Fine” comes from the title of a Webb Wilder song. The gist of it is that if you’re in Amarillo, Texas, and you play loud music, then you’ll get a $40. Who’d a thunk that it could really happen: Woman gets 20 months in prison [...]

Just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas.

This guy gets Webb Wilder.

Just got back about an hour ago from seeing Webb Wilder and the Beatnecks at the Bluesboro in Murfreesboro. As always, the band played a great show. The Beatnecks tonight were Tom Comet on bass, Tony Bowles on guitar, and Jimmy Lester on drums (with an extra tom!). They did a rare two-set show. I’ve [...]

Another link under the music category on the site is for the San Rafael Band. The San Rafael Band is headed up by a fellow I’ve known for over 25 years, Rafael Vasquez. Rafael’s various versions of the band include a trio, and quartet, and the full band (which I think is 6 or 7 [...]

There’s a link on right side of this page to a singer named Vickie Carrico. That takes you to Vickie’s MySpace page where you can hear some of the cuts from her new CD “Never Been Hurt”. Vickie might be a little over five feet tall. But she’s got the voice of a giant. She [...]