Junior Brown News

A singer and demon guitarist whose raucous blend of country and rock & roll helped make him a successful crossover act, Junior Brown was born in 1952 and raised in the backwoods of Kirksville, IN.

B. A town on the northern tip of Texas, the part that splits Oklahoma from New Mexico.

It's lunchtime, and Hodak's in south St. Louis is jumping. Jeff and Dave, the Brothers Lazaroff, are having fried chicken, cod, beets and iced tea, and their interviewer is having the same - hold the fried chicken, but add a side of awkward questions.

Callahan's Announce Name Change & More Summer Shows! Junior Brown, Jimmy Thackery, Kinsey Report, Cyril Neville & More ... Menu's have changed, beer selections have changed, staff have changed, but great local, regional, and national entertainment has also been featured at Callahan's in Auburn Hills.

Andy's Automatics will perform Friday, June 19, in Ripon's Village Green Concert series.

For Austin, Texas, standout Junior Brown, authentic country music is where it's at.

Singer Vic Damone is 81. Disney composer Richard Sherman is 81. Actor-singer Jim Nabors is 79.

Photo gallery: Food, music return to Sengelmann Hall CUE THE MUSIC, ONCE AGAIN Sengelmann Hall, a lovingly restored dining and dancing venue halfway between San Antonio and Houston, reopens Thursday.

Junior Brown likes to say that "people who don't like country music always tell me they really like my music." If that's the case, those folks have probably been listening to the wrong kind of country music - that is, the prefab, paint-by-numbers "product" that passes for country music on modern-day country radio stations.

There are so many options for music lovers this weekend that it's almost overwhelming.

The newly renovated Sengelmann Hall opens the first weekend in June and is located at 531 Main St.

Shifting effortlessly from Texas twang to Hendrix heavy, Junior Brown defies categorization.

It's a free two-fer. On April 9, 19 Broadway will split the bill with opener Tres Mojo - a fusion of funk, reggae, samba, jazz, blues and just about everything else - with the alternative country stylings of Moonlight Rodeo, which features guitarist Kurt Huget.

The lineup for the 10th Annual Roots on the River Festival is in place, and excitement is building for this June's four-days of memorable music and song.

It is certainly easy to be charmed by Sarah Borges. But be forewarned: There is more to the frontwoman of her band the Broken Singles than an attractive appearance, a flirtatious, easygoing stage presence and a one-of-the-boys' attitude.

Perhaps the best advice Guit-steel phenom Junior Brown ever heard was offered by Country Music Hall-of-Famer Ernest Tubb, who told him, "Keep it country, son." Brown took it to heart.

This week's guide contains: YES, PLEASE: The Antlers, Airborne Toxic Event, Junior Brown, Eli "Paperboy" Reed and the True Loves, Tisch Brain Tumor Center Benefit, Battlefield Band, Suffocation EH, WHATEVER: ...

What's the Deal : The Austin group does well to mix Americana with an older big band style.

Dave Matthews Band, Wilco and two nights of Widespread Panic will be the headliners at the 10,000 Lakes Festival near Detroit Lakes, Minn., on July 22-25, organizers announced today at noon.

The Hillbilly Hellcats open for Junior Brown Friday at the Fox. When 9 p.m. Friday Tickets $25 Info 303-443-3399 or www.foxtheatre.com Since they hail from Lafayette, it's hard to believe that local rockabilly ...