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Music is Food and Life for DJ and Performer Tom Gillam

Music is Food and Life for DJ and Performer Tom Gillam

Tom Gillam is not only a recording artist but also a morning DJ in New Braunfels, TX, which is outside of San Antonio and home of the classic honky-tonk Gruene Hall. He also hosts the Cosmic Power Hour on KNBT and still finds time to tour and record and raise

Thirty Tigers' David Macias Looks into the Future

Thirty Tigers' David Macias Looks into the Future

As the music industry has changed so much in recent years, many artists now run their own record labels and need help with marketing and distribution and how to best realize their artistic vision. That's where a label services company like Thirty Tigers can step in. Thirty Tigers

Waking Up With Sun Radio and Kevin Connor

Waking Up With Sun Radio and Kevin Connor

One of the "bright spots" in Americana radio is the success of Austin's Sun Radio, an all-music non-commercial station that's broadcasting on no less than seven frequencies throughout central Texas. The station features many speciality shows and live events like radio stations used to

Getting Amped Up with Big Dave & the Rockabilly Roadhouse

Getting Amped Up with Big Dave & the Rockabilly Roadhouse

David Gross is a friend and fellow music enthusiast who I also happen to work with. He likes puns and does a great impression of Bill Graham. And, as Big Dave, he also hosts Rockabilly Roadhouse on Santa Rosa, California's "The Krush" KRSH FM. Bill Frater:

Amos Perrine, In Pursuit of Music That Moves Him

Amos Perrine, In Pursuit of Music That Moves Him

It's time to look within the No Depression community and interview one of our own. Amos Perrine, based in West Virginia, not only writes but also takes wonderful photographs of musicians performing. His weekly Through The Lens column is always worth checking out. I also look forward to

Dolph Ramseur on Managing Music 'for Folks'

Dolph Ramseur on Managing Music 'for Folks'

This is the first time on this column that we've featured a manager and/or a label owner, and I can't think of a better person to feature than Dolph Ramseur from North Carolina's Ramseur Records. Around 2003, he approached the Avett Brothers after

A Slice of Wide Cut Country with Allison Brock

A Slice of Wide Cut Country with Allison Brock

I'm always on the lookout for new rootsy DJs, especially non-US ones, and I check the playlists on TwangDJ's Yahoo Group to see what others are playing. This week, we have a reguar TwangDJ contributor from up north in Canada. Bill Frater: Where and when did