Bankruptcy and fire took her famed Denton County dude ranch, but Texas Lil's spirit is alive and well (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

Lynda Arnold, 71, says she still hopes to promote the state she knows and loves.

This Little Underground (Orlando Weekly)

So, you been diggin’ this extended winter? Ha! Take that, vacationers! Speaking of tourists , local country band Giddy Up Go (March 4, Will’s Pub) kind of resembles a group of them right now.

This Moment in Black History (Cincinnati CityBeat)

March 13 • Down Under You'd be hard pressed to find a band working today that's as powerfully entertaining as Cleveland's This Moment in Black History, putting on the kind of visceral live show where you'll have to be a bit more on your toes than usual. There's no telling what you might get hit with (a pint glass, light fixtures, the lead singer), proving danger still has a vital place in Rock ...

Ted Leo | The Brutalist Bricks (The Boston Phoenix)

Legacy (2010) Leave it to Ted Leo to find his way from "There was a resolution pending on the United Nations floor" to "Tell the bartender I think I'm falling in love."

FMQB's Unofficial South By Southwest Music Guide (FMQB)

3/17 5th Annual Canadian Blast BBQ at SXSW at Brush Square Park from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.: Born Ruffians, You Say Party! We Say Die!, Hollerado, Radio Radio, Plants and Animals and Justin Rutledge and The Beauties

Skillet Unveils New US Headline Tour; Grammy-Nominated Rock Band to Embark on the "Awake & Alive Tour," Beginning ... (Marketwire)

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - March 9, 2010) - Atlantic recording group Skillet has announced details of their upcoming headline tour. The "Awake & Alive Tour" begins April 15th at Scranton, Pennsylvania's Scranton Cultural Center and then continues through late May (see itinerary below). Joining the Grammy-nominated rock outfit on the trek will be RED, a Nashville based group whose most recent ...

2K Games Partners with Playboy Magazine to Bring Sophistication and Classic Imagery to Mafia II (IGN PC Games)

Mafia II (PC) Vintage covers and Centerfolds from the archives of the world's best-selling men's monthly magazine to be found throughout the world of Empire Bay.

"Handwired-Effects" Announces The VTR-1 Vintage Tremolo (Harmony Central)

"Handwired-Effects" is proud to announce the VTR-1 VINTAGE TREMOLO. VTR-1 was designed to re-create the natural smooth swing of the tremolo-equipped tube amps from the 50's and 60's.

2K Games Partners with Playboy Magazine to Bring Sophistication and Classic Imagery to Mafia® II (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

NEW YORK----2K Games announced today that it has signed a license agreement with Playboy magazine for a unique in-game integration to use more than 50 of their vintage covers and Centerfolds in Mafia® II, this year’s highly anticipated epic mobster game for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, and Windows PC.

Suspect in gunpoint guitar robbery arrested on Santa Cruz's Westside (Santa Cruz Sentinel)

SANTA CRUZ -- A man suspected of stealing high-end instruments from two music stores and wrestling a cash drawer away from a gas station attendant was arrested at gunpoint Saturday after a Santa Cruz police officer saw him driving on the Westside and pulled over his car, police reported.