Come and chat with john Arthur martinez on RadioFreeTexas.org tonight at 7 pm while they play his new album "Purgatory Road" in it's entirety.
Then at 8 pm click over to KNBT to listen to him Live on the air with Ray Wylie Hubbard on Roots and Branches. Or if you are in the New Braunfels area listen live on 92.1 FM.
i just wanted to say thank you for your music. i started to listen to you after you sent a album to my brother, a crew member on a southwest flight on which he was working. your music is great! everyday on my 12hr shift. i listen to "Lone Starry Night" over and over again. every song on the album reminds me of home in Texas/Austin/El Paso. currently im serving in Operation Iraqi freedom and Operation enduring freedom. between work and sleep the music takes me back and for an hour, and in my head i am relaxing with my family and drinking
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Purgatory Road has been added to LoneStarMusic.com for Pre-sale. Order you copy now!
Supporting your local radio station is extremely important and helps us all. Listen to live radio every chance you get, join your local station's Loyal Listener Club, check out their website, know the djs. The art of the disc jockey is a beautiful, though slowly dying one, so be aware that their playlist has rhythm and flow - a natural progression that weaves its way into our daily life.
The Americans it seems have beaten the Germans again. This time, the event was for the Guinness World record of most guitar players playing simultaneously or as it is recorded in the Guinness book, the largest guitar ensemble. Until this past Sunday, August 23rd, 1,802 participants in Leinfelden-Echterdingen Germany held the record. The German participants, led by Andreas Vockrodt, played 'Smoke on the Water' simultaneously led by the band 'Party Blues in Bb' on June 26th, 2007. The
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john Arthur martinez: "Purgatory Road"
Texan Country Singer Releases New Album on New Lablel
It is strange to think that John Arthur Martinez finished above the now much more commercially successful Miranda Lambert in the inaugural season of TV talent contest, Nashville Star in 2003.
But while Lambert has followed the Nashville path to fame and fortune, Martinez has sought to make music on his own terms, music that celebrates, among other things, his Mexican roots and the rich cultural
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Notable Dates:
9/15/2009 - New Album Purgatory Road in stores
9/20/2009 - New Braunfels, TX - Gruene Hall - 5pm - CD Release Show
9/25/2009 - Waxahachie, TX - Texas Theater - 8pm - CD Release Show
9/26/2009 - San Marcos, TX - Cheatham Street Warehouse - 9pm - CD Release Show
Purgatory Road has jumped up to #177 on the Americana Chart this week, up from #317 last week. So please call Americana Radio and request the album Purgatory Road, and call Texas Chart stations to request the single Utopia.