Cross Canadian Ragweed News

Winter has arrived, and looks to be settling in this week. So keep warm with a calendar that includes: a production of Grease ; Thunder from Down Under; Jazz on a Winter Night and Chick Singer Night; and, more live music by Birds and Wires, Cross Canadian Ragweed with Ha Ha Tonka, Mountain Heart, The Subdudes, and The Queers.

If you don't like country music then this is your small introduction to Southern Rock.

Cross Canadian Ragweed has been making music for more than 15 years. The band has been recording and touring, gaining new fans with each show and record.

While anyone who follows this column knows that Lonesome, Onry and Mean can't stand about 90 percent of what gets touted in Best in Texas magazine and labeled Texas/Red Dirt music, we have always had a soft spot for Stillwater, Okla., rockers Cross Canadian Ragweed.

Band of Heathens -- Colin Brooks, Seth Whitney, Gordy Quist, John Chipman and Ed Jurdi -- will open for Cross Canadian Ragweed on Sunday, Nov.

Cross Canadian Ragweed will perform at 8 p.m. today at Hurricane Harry's. The band released a new album, "Happiness and All Other Things," Aug.

With Cross Canadian Ragweed and Ray Price at John T. Floore Country Store and Marty Stuart at the Go Rodeo Roundup, this is a weekend perfect for those with wide-ranging tastes.

If you're in the mood for a short road trip this week, here are a few suggestions.

The Red Dirt Roundup returns Saturday, bringing an opportunity to turn up the volume downtown and grab a cold drink.

Billy Mata & The Texas Tradition will perform Saturday night in Bandera. Quick picks A big Red Dirt/Texas Music concert will take place on the banks of the Guadalupe River at 3 p.m. Sunday at Whitewater Amphitheater, near Sattler.

Cross Canadian Ragweed will play Cain's Ballroom on Wednesday, Oct. 28, with special guests Jonathan Tyler and The Northern Lights.

In "Another Hot Oklahoma Night," a new history of Oklahoma rock 'n' roll, contributor Chris Brownsberger details the evolution of rock-tinged Red Dirt music, also known as alt-country. He documents the rise of Stillwater stalwarts Cross Canadian Ragweed, Steve Ripley, Red Dirt Rangers, Bob Childers, Randy Crouch and more.

Cross Canadian Ragweed's Happiness and All Other Things , released last week on Universal South, grabbed the top spot at Twist & Shout while the Black Crowes latest effort, Before the Frost came in second for the week ending September 6. Drive-By Truckers' The Fine Print, Whitney Houston's I Look to You and Imogen Heap's Ellipse rounded out the top ...

Check out these tracks, ranging from blues to bluegrass. PICK OF THE WEEK Drag , Cross Canadian Ragweed Despite the group's bluegrass-y moniker, their sound is rooted in ornery Southern rock and outlaw country.

Before Lucero plays their show at the Crossroads KC with Cross Canadian Ragweed and Jonathan Tyler & The Northern Lights on September 11, frontman Ben Nichols is playing a free show at 1819 Central , a gallery and art space in the Crossroads.

By now Cross Canadian Ragweed is so entrenched in the Texas music landscape that the band's Oklahoma roots have blurred into its current Lone Star existence.

For 20 years, one of the best-known names on the local music scene has rocked fans with a unique brand of music, one that combines country, blues, folk and rock into a sound that defines Oklahoma music.

BELOW: Cross Canadian Ragweed performs Friday at the second annual Taylor County Throwdown.

BELOW: Cross Canadian Ragweed performs Friday at the second annual Taylor County Throwdown.

Country Singles Jubilee 8.17.09: The Good Morning America Edition Posted by Jasper Jones on 08.17.2009 This week's Jubilee includes the latest from Phil Vassar, Luke Bryan, and Gary Allan.