The Gobblers Knob

Hangman from Paul Roper on Vimeo. While I am very excited to see Mumford & Sons for the second time in only four months tonihgt, I am beyond thrilled to see the new line-up of Cadillac Sky open the show. Surely, the departure of lead-singer Bryan Simpson will create a void, but early word has [...]

Here’s another one of those, “Sorry, I’ve Been Gone A While, But…” posts. For those still clicking onto this site every so often, I really appreciate it, thanksfully, there’s still plenty of you. Below is a slight recap of what I’ve been doing lately. I’ve been judging the early rounds of the Shiner Rising Star [...]

OK, folks. I’m not gonna sit here and go on and on about Denton’s Slobberbone. If you’ve been reading The Knob for any length of time, you know that the trailblazing, cowpunkers are among my favorite acts of all time. Here’s the deal. They’re playing another show in Dallas at the fantastic Granada Theater. You [...]

It’s been a while since I mentioned the current kings of Dallas-area honky-tonks, 1100 Springs. The fact is, these boys are much more than simply great local players. They’ve become quite the draw all over the state and other parts of the country, as well. Straight-up country is their stock in trade. It isn’t stained [...]

A while back I dubbed Rodney Parker’s last album as “Country with Muscle”. Well, he and the gang have a new disc, The Apology, coming out and will be celebrating that release at the one and only Granada Theater on June 10. As usual, a stellar bill will roll out throughout the evening to help the [...]