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KAT HASTY:I remember a time when San Angelo was the oasis of all of west Texas. The blues festival was thriving, your favorite country band was playing on any given night for $15 at Midnight Rodeo, and there was cowboys on every corner. I may have a tendency for nostalgia but the images that flash through my mind from years ago were electric. The streets were busy, the people were laughing, musicians were gathering and local business was thriving. Somewhere in the last 10 years, the vibrance of this town has been lost. This is happening all over the United States. Music shops are closing due to the accessibility of amazon and online retailers. Local venues are shutting down or cutting their amount of monthly shows in half. Artists are taking the route from social media to Nashville and we’re losing the individual culture that made these special small towns all over America. I’ve been trying to high tail it out of this town for years. All my friends from Austin and Fort Worth now officially think I’m full of s#it for how many times I’ve promised I’m moving but can never follow through. The truth is— I don’t really want to leave. My family is here, my lifelong friends are irreplaceable, and all I’ve ever really wanted was to put down roots. I have everything I need here— besides a community of artists. I got my kicks in Fort Worth. The wildly talented players I’ve had over the years taught me everything I know. They taught me what it took to run a band, they taught me how to perform, they taught me how to half ass play in time and through them I met so many friends that changed my life forever. This isn’t just an open mic, this is the biggest party in west texas every other Thursday night. This is where all you sneaky songwriters can come out of the wood works and showcase your talents, meet the other local wallflowers and have a platform to get your a$$ out of here and tour. There will be special guests from Austin to LA, local art vendors, vintage and $2 beer specials. Me and my band will be hanging out and playing till daybreak. And for everyone who never gets to step foot in this far west town of ours— I hope you spend your money locally, play your music locally, and buy your food from local farmers— because you can’t change the world, but you can gather enough delusional friends with too much free time and make a change in your community!
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123 S Chadbourne St, San Angelo, TX, United States, Texas 76903
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