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Live music from Dale Watson, Straight Tequila Night, The 40 Acre Mule

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Dale Watson performs at the 2019 Smoked Dallas BBQ and Music Festival.
Kreuz Market will be on hand for a Texas-sized food fest and backyard BBQ party in the heart of downtown Dallas, Sept. 21.
 
Buy your tickets here. 
 
Enjoy finger-lickin’ tastings from 20 of the most celebrated BBQ joints from across the Lonestar State. All the BBQ, along with sides and desserts are included in your ticket! 

BBQ tastes better with good country music and we’re serving up some hot tunes with honky tonk legend Dale Watson, Straight Tequila Nightand The 40 Acre Mule. 

Along with great BBQ and music, Smoked Dallas offers family-friendly activities and games, including armadillo races, a mechanical bull, and so much more.

PARKING:

$5.00 Parking is available at Elm Street Garage.  2000 Elm St., Dallas, TX 75201 

http://en.parkopedia.com/parking/ garage/elm_street_garage/75201/dallas/

Ticket Holder agrees to comply with the rules of the Smoked Dallas BBQ & Music Festival, all applicable laws, and consents to the use of his/her name, image, voice, likeness by Sonar Events or any of its successors, licensee and assigns in any live or recorded transmission, reproduction, display or other exploitation in any and all media now known or hereafter devised in perpetuity throughout the universe. Everything is subject to change. Smoked Dallas is a rain or shine event. No refunds.

The 40 Acre Mule
The 40 Acre Mule
Straight Tequila Night
Straight Tequila Night

The Merles

Live Music

The Merles are a classic country band based out of Austin, TX featuring singer/songwriter Todd Deatherage.

The band strives to create an old school, traditional sound with vintage guitars, pedal steel, upright bass, fiddle, tight vocal harmonies, and a small drum kit. 

Their debut record, Hate To Say Goodbye , was recorded and engineered by Britton Beisenhertz at Ramble Creek Studios in Austin, TX.

The album was produced by Britton Beisenhertz and The Merles, and contains 14 original songs about heartache, love lost, honky-tonks, and well, drinking. 

Guest artists include Basil McJagger (The Derailers), Geoff Queen (Hayes Carll), Eddie Dickerson (Curtis Grimes), and Michael St. Clair (White Denim).

Al Dressen and the BBQ Playboys Live

Texas BBQ and Western Swing

If you like old time country swing music, head to Kreuz Market in Lockhart to see Al Dressen and the BBQ Playboys perform live. 

Al Dressen and the BBQ Playboys will play live on the second Sunday of each month at Kreuz Market in Lockhart, Texas. There will be plenty of great Texas barbecue and plenty room to dance from 12:30 til 3:30 pm.

The BBQ Playboys will perform all the classic Texas swing songs: The Texas Playboys like Faded Love, San Antonio Rose, Take Me Back to Tulsa, Milk Cow Blues and Corinne Corinna.

Bring your friends and family and enjoy a great Sunday afternoon. There is no cover charge.

Here is more on Al Dressen and the rich history of Texas swing.

Al Dressen

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Swing legend Al Dressen is a native Texan. He was born and raised in Lockhart where he has been entertaining swing dancers since he was in high school. 

Al grew up on a large ranch in Central Texas and his family loved to dance. He learned to dance at an early age and still enjoys two steps, jitterbugs, and waltzes.

In 1981 Al took his love for the music of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys and formed a western swing band called Al Dressen’s Super Swing Revue.

The band was voted the Western Swing Band of the year for 2013 by the Academy of Western Artists, and Al was honored by the Cowtown Society of Western Music as a Western Swing Living Hero in 2014.

Frank Gilligan Live

Texas singer and songwriter

Frank Martin Gilligan grew up in New York City, but when he was 19 years old moved to Beaumont, Texas.

In the late 1970s Frank formed Mason Dixon, a Texas vocal group that enjoyed a good run on the charts and on the road in the 1980’s and 90’s. They played with just about everyone who was big in country music at the time and racked up 13 Billboard chart singles as well.

  • Nine number 1 records on the Independent Country Music Charts 1983 to 1987
  • CASHBOX Magazine “Independent Vocal Group of The Year 1987”
  • Played the 1985 “New Faces Show” in Nashville
  • Recorded a  “Don’t Mess With Texas” radio spot 1986
  • 13 nationally recognized songs on the BILLBOARD charts
  • Numerous appearances on The Nashville Network
  • # 5 CMT hit video with the group’s signature song “When Karen Comes Around”
  • 1987 Christmas special with Charlie Daniels on the stage of The Grand Ole Opry

Frank Martin Gilligan can be seen and hear all over the state of Texas and beyond.  Frank’s “Silver Dollar” CD his first solo effort, released in 2015 was very favorably received by independent radio. The title song “Silver Dollar” spent 4 weeks at #1 on the Roots Americana Chart and was rated #13 overall for the year! 

Drew Moreland and the Neon Hustle

Down Home Country Music Live at Kreuz

Drew Moreland and the Neon Hustle got its start in the spring of 2016 as a songwriting project between Drew and his brother-in-law Garland (Lee) Wenner.

At the time, there were no intentions to actually start a band.

It wasn’t until Drew was invited to play country music at a summer event that a band materialized to play some of the songs they had written.

Drew’s self titled debut album was recorded in the single-wide trailer where he lives in Marion, TX. This project has a darker/ grittier tone and covers some more serious subject matter than previously released singles.

The writing process for the songs on this album was mixed, mostly co-written with Garland Lee Wenner and Matthew Parker. But, also includes material that Drew wrote while spending time on the road alone (Road Stone, Prayer of an Outlaw & North Wind).

Hot Pickin 57s

Live Music

Hot Pickin 57s is Austin’s favorite band playing Bluegrass, Classic Country, Texas Roots and Americana. They’re based out of Austin, but playing all over Texas. 

  • Ranked Austin’s #1 Bluegrass band by Reverbnation
  • Ranked United States #1 Bluegrass band by Reverbation (March 21, 2019) 
  • Moontower Entertainment artist (Austin)
  • EVAmore artist (Nashville)

The band formed in January 2016, and had a terrific year with shows at Luckenbach, 30th Annual Grapefest,  a 290 Texas House Concert sponsored by the Texas Heritage Music Foundation, and Oskar Blues among many others, with continued success ever since.

Hot Pickin released their debut self-titled CD in October 2017.  In January 2019 we welcomed Shawn Spiars, a great vocalist and banjo player, and thank Eddie Collins for three great years as he steps down from the band.

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