Posts under ‘all things MQ’

5 am came way to soon yesterday. Or was that the day before? Anyway, after a nice Sushi dinner outing in Austin I got home and packed for the road. Sleep usually comes easy for me, but I was restless and didn’t get much. As far as I’m concerned if you have to get up [...]

Rollin, Rollin, Rollin It’s been a crazy couple of weeks as evidenced by my lack of posts. It’s been one adventure after another on the Mystic road. Our friend, the immensely talented, fun to hang out with, singer / songwriter, Memphisian, Reverend (not really) Jimmy Davis has been sharing the stage with us since the [...]

Highway 16 as I drive from downtown Kerrville to Quiet Valley Ranch never disappoints. This road is what the Texas Hill Country is all about. It’s June and we’ve had rain so it’s green and lush along the road. Black Eyed Susan’s still poke their yellow heads up from the tall grass of the shoulder. [...]

He’s everywhere at once. I could swear that on more than one occasion I’ve seen him simultaneously at The Broken Spoke, Artz Ribhouse and Donn’s Depot. On any given Monday at Donn’s, Chris Gage and everyone in the bar will hail him upon his entry with a rousing “Hello Winker!” To which he”ll respond, “Hello [...]

“In ancient times, hundreds of years before the dawn of history, lived a strange race of people….. the Druids” – Spinal Tap. Often times, people wonder what a country rock band does with it’s down time on the road. Well, being the knowledge seekers that we are, we are often lead to interesting historical sites, [...]

My favorite show of the year was yesterday. The annual KNBT Americana Jam 2010. Why do I love this show? 1. It’s at Gruene Hall (need I say more about that?) 2. It’s where the Mystiqueros were born – May 2006, Walt needed a band for this show. Ray, John, Marcus, Tina, Walt and I [...]

Last week was our one year anniversary at the Saxon Pub. It’s gone fast. I remember WW coming to us with the idea of doing a weekly show at the pub. My first gig at the Saxon Pub was opening for Jimmy LaFave in 1990. Over the next 19 years I played there a few [...]

One of the things I’ve come to love most about being a Mystiquero is the traveling musical circus we’ve created around us. Road gigs with Jimmy Davis or Brian Langlinais, Luckenbach with Ron Flynt or Davis Raines, shows with Corby Schaub or original MQ Crazy Uncle Mertis (Marcus Eldridge). There’s never a dull musical moment. [...]

I’ve had the pleasure of being in Austin now, with the exception of a a couple of years when I clearly lost my mind, for 20 years and I don’t think I’ve ever seen a spring quite like this one. As we’ve arrived to shows out in the Hill Country over the last several weeks [...]

I think I can speak for all the boys when I say that we really look forward to the KVET Free Texas Music Series at Hill’s Cafe every year. It’s always a great and it’s right down the street from my house! We got rained out last year, so we were extra ready for a [...]

Well, I hope you’re ready for this….  the Mystiqueros have a blog! ( I hope we’re ready for this). 2010 is already starting off great with the release of our new record,  AGAVE. If you don’t have one yet, well you might want to pick one up. And of course check back here, subscribe to [...]