It shows that this music really has a chance, and that artists today can accomplish things without a label that they just couldn't do before. Keen's annual Texas Uprising concerts on Memorial Day weekend give relatively unknown artists the chance to play in front of crowds who are there to hear their heroes. Muzyka, who stages the monthly singer-songwriter series at Texana Grill in Arlington, explains that is another common practice of Texas artists. It's competitive, but it's not cutthroat. There is a camaraderie that you won't find anywhere else.
Successful artists are willing to share the wealth.
It's part of that Texas culture, of doing what you can to help out your neighbor. For that very reason, the spotlight may keep shining on Nashville, but the spirit will remain in Texas. Muzyka is among those who believe this wave of independent country artists will crest even higher and have a longer hang time than the movement of the '70s. Everything goes in cycles, and there's no doubt that Texas music is what's hot right now. Unfortunately, there will be some sort of downturn eventually.