If you’ve been to a Jimmy Buffett show, particularly a parking lot party before showtime, chances are that you’ve seen a bronzed, blond fellow applying “number tattoos” to various concert-goers. Maybe you’ve heard him answer to “Hey, Hollywood!” This individual would be the one and only Michael Holly. If this were a normal time in …
I’ve been very fortunate to be able to attend each Lone Star Luau since the first one in 2017. Thom Shepherd and Coley McCabe have been extremely successful in bringing artists into small Marble Falls, Texas and many times the most awe-inspiring talent isn’t from the day-to-day Trop Rock music world. This year’s Lone Star …
I have to admit that I’m biased. Pardi Gras is most definitely my favorite Trop Rock event. Yes, it’s in the middle of January and there have been a few years when it’s been chilly. In 2012, my husband wore his ski gear on the first night, but by the Saturday Street Party, it was …
You can’t really ask for a better venue for a Trop Rock music festival. Whiskey Joe’s features a large swath of beach, nearly surrounded by water and palapas scattered around to provide shade, plus a large restaurant steps away for great meals and drinks all contribute to Music on the Bay. This amazing musical …
How many of us get a chance to start over or rise from ashes for a new beginning? Jeremy McMillan is enjoying that very experience with Palapa Mac Radio. What started as a hobby in 2011 is now a viable and growing internet radio station. We spoke recently about the station’s rebirth and about …
Are you working your way through the Jake Sullivan book series? Did the author’s use of Jimmy Buffett song titles catch your eye at the Mini Mart during the Parrot Head convention Meeting of the Minds? Chances are, if you read the first book by Chip Bell, “Come Monday,” you are hooked and looking forward …
If you are a devoted fan of Trop Rock music, you’re more than likely a member of the Trop Rock Music Association. While the organization works to support the Trop Rock music genre and provide benefits to its Academy Musician members, the highlight of the group is the annual Trop Rock Music Association Awards show …