Snorty Horse Saloon

I think we made a good decision by closing the bar on Wednesday for the Ragweed show in Joplin. We all had a great time and I saw many familiar faces of our regular customers. I liked it so much that I jumped in the truck with Matt Stell and took off to Arkansas Tech University for a second dose. Asleep at the Wheel played also who I had never got to see before. Those guys are living icons and made me that much more excited to see their show here on June 8th. A co bill with Ragweed and Asleep at the Wheel sounds pretty awesome, but it didnt beat Grandmas cookin! Stell and I were invited to eat dinner the next day at his Grandmas house. She cooked pork chops, fried chicken, corn, mashed tators and cream gravy, greens with hot sauce, beef steak with corn flake breading, homemade rolls that were to die for, and some fried fruit pies that took up half your plate. All that and it was just me and Stell. That was Friday at noon and Im still full.
The rest of the weekend went real well. Had two new acts that came in as opening slots and both kicked ass. Aranda will be back on May 31st. Joey, my other sound guy when Chris is gone, said they are his new favorite band. That means a lot coming from him. Rodney Parker and the 50 peso reward is also a really great band and had all kinds of stuff on stage like banjos, accordions, harps and it all sounded awesome. Mark and Bleu did great as always and overall we had a really good weekend.
Oh yea; Hosty Duo is unbelievable. I missed that show cause I was in Arkansas, but I was told that everyone that came was nothing less then amazed. My staff loved every minute of their show and if I dont have them back that I will be lynched.

Lets go to this weeks events

WED. APR. 25th: ALLEN ROSS is back with the Not so special drink special and many special guests to be appearing also along with a volleyball net and other surprises. The reason we are going all out is that its KENNY DEFOREST birthday. For those of you that know Kenny also know that this will be one crazy night. Kenny is an awesome promoter and sales person, extremely funny; in fact, we may see his stand up comedy routine, everyone who meets him instantly likes him, and hes a good friend and a great supporter of our bar. Stag versus Pabst war helmet volleyball is bound to happen. All this and cheap drinks.

THUR. APR. 26th: JOHNNY COOPER acoustic!!! Dont really know how to start talking about this child progeny that has finely grown into his own skin and the success that he deserves. At the right old age of 18, Johnny has toured for more than 3 years and has really made more of a name for himself with his acoustic shows. Johnny has been described as the next Cody Canada, but he has definitely grown into his own style. I love acoustic shows, and its really cool to me how some artist just have what it takes to keep the audience hanging on every word that is said. I used to think Stoney Larue was the best acoustic show Ive seen, but Im quickly realizing that Johnny is the one everybody in the scene is talking about. This is one you may not want to miss, but if you have to work on Friday, come check out his show with the full band that night or else get a second dose.

FRI. APR. 27th: JOHNNY COOPER band!!! Just coming off their debut at Billy Bobs in Fort Worth this band is making people take notice. They have sold thousands of their new CD, have a song Texas to You which is up there pretty high on the Texas music charts, have a tour mapped out in Ireland, was voted Texas Entertainer of the year, and is hosting the 79th annual Texas FFA convention in Corpus Christi which hits home for me. Johnny seems to be influenced by some of the more popular acts from the 60s and it definitely bleeds through his songwriting skills. He has some great originals, but you guys are also going to love some of the old covers that Johnny has dug out of the attic. Another reason that I really like Johnny is that he really loves his family, especially his mom and he proves that you can be a rebellious teenager and still have a good relationship with your folks. Her name is Cindy and Im sure she will be here both nights selling CDs and T shirts and is really worth meeting. This is going to be a really awesome show!

SAT. APR. 28th: BRANDON JENKINS with the JIMMIE JOHNSON BAND!!! Brandon Jenkins is a favorite here at the horse and is one of our bigger draws. People will be here from the entire four state area and I had a group call to say they were coming from Indiana to see the show. His new CD, 7, has made rave reviews and is one you need to get if you dont have it already. I first saw Jenkins in Kansas City about four years ago and I have been a huge fan every since. If you havent seen his show, its best described as being whitetrash bluegrass. Use the term loosely of course.
We have Jimmie Johnson opening. Jimmie played here a few months ago with Dustin Pittsley and we all digged his stuff. He reminds me a lot of Boland maybe because he is also a big Boland fan and plays a bunch of his stuff. His band is also the original organic boogie band that used to play with Stoney Larue. This will be a good night for music.

Dont forget:

LEON RUSSELL with CORY MORROW MAY 4th

RANDY ROGERS with RED DIRT UNDERGROUND MAY 10th

STONEY LARUE with BEN MILLER BAND MAY 17th

JASON BOLAND JUNE 1st

ASLEEP at the WHEEL JUNE 8th


Thanks,

Steve Greene
417.833.6700
steve@snortyhorse.com
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Snorty Horse Saloon
"Best Little Texas Roadhouse in Missouri"
3050 N. Kentwood Ave.
Springfield, MO 65803
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