We got a new puppy! Her name is Jo Jo. She's a chocolate lab (mostly), about 12 weeks old, and is such a loving, smart, and fun dog. Here she is with our dachshund, Skittle. They are slowly becoming good buddies..



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This Sunday, May 24, at Dan O'Briens in OKC, I will be playing acoustic with Travis Kidd, and Clint Osmus. The show will start at 9:30 and the cover is $5. We will play until around 12:30, so if you're looking for something to do this Sunday, Come out to Dan O'Brien's located at 2747 Memorial Rd. between May and Penn. Tell your friends, and spread the word because every Sunday night at Dan O'Brien's I will be bringing in the best in up and coming Red Dirt/Texas artists as well as many of your longtime favorites.

Also, this Wednesday, May 27, I will be playing a solo acoustic show at The Wormy Dog in OKC. Once again the show will start around 9:30 and the cover is $7. Tickets can be purchased online here. If you wanna hear more of my stuff than you get on Sunday nights, come out and enjoy my solo show and not to mention the amazing atmosphere that is the Wormy Dog.

So I played the first of many Dirty Sundays at Dan O'Briens in OKC last night. The crowd was great (even with the storm) and it was nice to get all the requests. It was fun playing with my good friends Evan Felker from The Turnpike Troubadours, & Clint Osmus of Clint Osmus and the Bushmills. If you missed last night, don't worry, we will be doing it every Sunday at Dan O'Brien's 2747 W. Memorial Rd in OKC. Cover is $5 and next week we'll have Aron Holt from Mama Sweet and Chad Sullins. Come on out and enjoy some Red Dirt acoustic music.

One of my Grandfather's bands

So my Aunt just recently gave me a picture of my Grandfather, Kenneth Jackson, with one of his bands from the 30's. He's the guy with the fiddle. I thought I would post it. I never got to know him because he passed away in April 1969, but I have a few pics and my Dad has some recordings Kenneth and his band made. My Grandmother has told me several stories of all the shows, barn dances and events she would go to with him, and I can't help but think how our musical lives are so similar. I just wonder sometimes what it would be like to sit down and talk about those days and maybe play a few songs together.

Anyways, I hope you enjoy a bit of my past. I'm gonna try and get those recordings transferred to a digital format. We'll see.


UPDATE:
The name of this band was Kenneth Jackson and the Prairie Night Owls. Just found out this info!

Our day at KFOR in OKC

Here are some pics of when Steve and I went to KFOR studios in OKC to plug No Justice's upcoming show at The Wormy Dog in February. We were on in the morning and then again on the evening broadcast. Our buddy Evan Davis came with us for the evening broadcast. That's him sitting at the anchor's desk. It was a lot of fun, and I got to catch up with Kevin Ogle who goes to the same church as my folks in Edmond. Thanks to everyone there. We enjoyed the show and our time at the studio. It's always fun to see the behind the scenes stuff.

Country Fever Radio Hour

Check out the Country Fever website and listen to the newest segments of the Country Fever Radio Hour with Steve Rice and myself. We did 4 segments with John Cooper from the Red Dirt Rangers and also played Red Dress live in the studio. Learn all about the lineup for Thursday night of Country Fever, and about all the artists and the event. Here's the lineup for Thursday night of Country Fever:

THURSDAY

JUNE 18TH, 2009

• 10:30pm Robert Earl Keen
• 8:15pm Wade Bowen
• 6:30pm No Justice
• 5:00pm Jackson Taylor

• Side Stage 1
• 9:30pm Ryan Beaver
• 2:30pm Red Eye Gravy
• Side Stage 2
• 9:30pm Turnpike Tru.
• 2:30pm Mama Sweet

Wormy Dog Acoustic

So this past Wednesday I played an acoustic show at The Wormy Dog in OKC. I wanna thank everyone who came out. It was a great crowd and a lot of people I hadn't seen in a while. I know I had fun and it sounded like everyone there was really into it. I started around 945 and was having such a good time I decided to not take a break and played until 1145. I played a lot of my originals from the past as well as my new songs I've been writing recently. My buddy Devon Strickland, Devonray Photography, came out and took a ton of pics! These are just a few. Thanks again Devon. The Wormy Dog filmed the show too, and will be posting some clips on their website. Make sure you check it out.
I was glad to see my buddy Gregg Luther was in the crowd. If you haven't heard of Gregg Luther you need to check him out. I had the pleasure of singing on his latest album and he's starting to work on some new stuff. I can't wait to hear it.
I'll be doing a lot more of these acoustic shows so if you missed this one, there will be more.

Later,
Brandon