01/28/2019
01/23/2019
Robert Earl Keen Inducted into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame
Robert Earl Keen was inducted into The Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame, on January 17, 2019, during a festive ceremony which included dinner and drinks at the World’s Largest Honky-Tonk, Billy Bob’s Texas. Published by Music Talkers; written by Adam Bailey
11/09/2018
The Mysterious Stryker Brothers Revealed to Be Robert Earl Keen & Randy Rogers
Robert Earl Keen and Randy Rogers want to come clean about their fictional identities: They're The Stryker Brothers. After secretly collaborating on a 13-track album, Burn Band, which they released under the fake band name on Sept. 7, the Texan country stars tell Billboard they're ready to take credit for the LP, a mix of honky-tonk and the hard-driving sound of Texas' red dirt country. They plan to perform one and only Stryker Brothers show on Dec. 22 at The Moody Theater in Austin. By Glenn Peoples :
10/23/2018
Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame announces 2019 inductees
NEWS RELEASE: The Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame announced today their 2019 Hall of Fame inductees: Dr. Glenn Blodgett, The Cavender Family, Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo, King Ranch and 2019 Rick Smith Spirit of Texas Award Honoree - Robert Earl Keen.
10/22/2018
Robert Earl Keen - 1 of 10 Aggies to be selected to receive the 2018 Distinguished Alumni Award
Ten Aggies have been selected to receive the 2018 Distinguished Alumnus Award — the highest honor bestowed upon a former student of Texas A&M University. Texas A&M University and The Association of Former Students are proud to welcome the Distinguished Alumni:
09/19/2018
Garden & Gun: An Interview with Robert Earl Keen and Lyle Lovett
The two Texas songwriting legends share a forty-year friendship. This fall, they’ll also be sharing the stage. When fellow Texans Lyle Lovett and Robert Earl Keen go on tour together this fall, it’ll be the latest chapter in a friendship that began when they were students at Texas A&M University. Back then, they’d sit on the porch of the house Keen rented and trade songs, just as they’ll be doing on stages around the country beginning in October.
09/07/2018
Robert Earl Keen to Preform at the 17th Annual Americana Honors & Awards
Mark your calendars! Americana music's biggest night is scheduled for 6:30 PM (CDT) next Wednesday, September 12 at Nashville’s historically cool Ryman Auditorium. You'll be able to catch once-in-a-lifetime performances by legendary mainstays and trailblazing newcomers, showcasing the best and brightest from the community like k.d. lang, Buddy Guy, Irma Thomas, Rosanne Cash, John Prine, Robert Earl Keen, Brandi Carlile, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, I’m With Her, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, M
09/06/2018
Robert Earl Keen Celebrates the 25th Anniversary of A Bigger Piece of Sky with Limited Edition Vinyl Release
September 5, 2018… In honor of the 25th anniversary of Robert Earl Keen’s iconic album, A Bigger Piece of Sky, Keen and Dualtone will be releasing it on vinyl for the first time. Available on limited-edition sky-blue vinyl, this piece is a must-have for Robert Earl Keen fans. Scheduled for release on November 16, A Bigger Piece of Sky is available now for advance order at DualtoneStore.com, including autographed vinyl and exclusive merchandise bundles.
09/04/2018
Robert Earl Keen records "Do-Wacka-Do" on Roger Miller's Tribute Album
Genre borders weren’t a thing for Roger Miller, a songwriting phenomenon and enthusiastic smoker who died of lung cancer in 1992. He’s best known for his ‘65 hit “King of the Road,” which topped the country charts here, the pop charts in England and Norway. It’s fitting, therefore, that the high points of King of the Road: A Tribute to Roger Miller come from “country” artists with a similarly cavalier attitude towards convention.
08/29/2018
Robert Earl Keen Talks Back
OffBeat Magazine Article By: John Wirt Robert Earl Keen’s never had a hit—at least not in the traditional chart-topper sense. And he didn’t wear a hat for every album cover, show and publicity shot. He tried but failed to make it in Nashville. None of that matters. Keen’s songs about the good times and the hard times, and his sardonic wit, amiable stage presence and devotion to the road earned him loyal fans from coast to coast.
08/20/2018
Robert Earl Keen, Lukas Nelson rock out for public lands at MSU
Wildlands Festival raises $15K for area nonprofits By Bay Stephens EBS Staff Writer BOZEMAN – The Wildlands Festival on Aug. 10 at Montana State University raised $15,000 for three nonprofits that work to protect and preserve Montana’s wild and open spaces: Yellowstone Forever, Montana Land Reliance and Gallatin Valley Land Trust. The festival featured a double headliner performance by Robert Earl Keen, and Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real. Nearly 3,000 people attended MSU’s first outdoor concert in
08/14/2018
Concert Review: Robert Earl Keen at The Commonwealth Room, Salt Lake City
One of my favorite jokes goes like this: How do you know someone’s from Texas? They’ll tell you. But another surefire way to tell someone’s from Texas is their attendance at a Robert Earl Keen show—and last night the Lone Star State was packed in at The Commonwealth Room to see one of their own in action. It’s basically a required pilgrimage for any Texas ex-pat. By Christie Marcy, Salt Lake City Magazine
06/29/2018
Robert Earl Keen Adds Fall Tour Dates with Lyle Lovett
June 29, 2018, Kerrville, TX...Robert Earl Keen announces a run of fall acoustic dates with Lyle Lovett. The longtime friends began 2018 performing 19 shows together and have added October shows with additional performances in the works. The acoustic shows will feature Lyle and Robert on stage in an intimate evening of storytelling and songs. Robert Earl Keen continues his Summer tour with his sixth annual 4th of July concert in Kerrville, Texas, and upcoming performance in Wyoming, Colorado, Montana, Ut
06/25/2018
Robert Earl Keen Band delighted a full Knickerbocker Sunday
By Rick Koster Day staff writer Well, as of 9:55 p.m. Sunday night, inside the Knickerbocker Music Center in Westerly, there were no scientists or skeptics in sight. Instead, as a houseful of happy fans bellowed lustily along with Keen through his set-ending anthem, Sherry the waitress was still driving a brand-new Benz and martyred bad-boy Sonny was still on Death Row. That's what Keen and his band bring, night after night, song after indelible song.
06/22/2018
Country genius Robert Earl Keen plays the Knick on Sunday
If you know Keen's work — and his insanely good band — you've already got your tickets for Sunday's concert at the Knickerbocker Music Center in Westerly, RI. If you're not particularly familiar, get to the show. Over the course of two dazzling hours, you'll become a fan for life. Interview conducted and written by: Rick Koster - Day staff writer
05/17/2018
Austin's New Brewing Heritage: Celis, Pedernales and Uncle Billy's
Bob Leggett is the founder and CEO of Artisanal Imports, known for its focus on importing excellent examples of interesting and varied beer styles from around the world to U.S. shores. Leggett saw an opportunity to expand into his hometown market with a local and genuine Texas craft brewery, and a deal was finalized in late 2017.
04/26/2018
Recording Academy™ Celebrates the Passage of the Music Modernization Act in the House of Representatives
GRAMMYs on the Hill® Drives Support for Biggest Update to Music Legislation in 40 Years
04/04/2018
How Robert Earl Keen Became a Country and Americana Cult Hero
To Keen's fans, his songs "The Road Goes on Forever," "Gringo Honeymoon" and "The Front Porch Song" are American classics, helping make him arguably the most important figure to the formation of Red Dirt music as we know it. Still, for all the acclaim and influence, he's never quite fit into the country music ecosystem.
03/14/2018
ROBERT EARL KEEN: HIS MUSICAL ROAD GOES ON FOREVER
Overlooked? By The Masses Perhaps, But This Great Singer-Songwriter is Admired by Peers, Critics and His Legion of Loyal Fans
03/09/2018
REK Honored with Distinguished Alumni Award
The Distinguished Alumnus Award is the highest honor bestowed upon a former student of Texas A&M University, awarded since 1962 to only 276 of Texas A&M’s 477,000 former students.
02/28/2018
Uncle Billy's buys Pedernales beer brands including Robert Earl Keen's
Robert Earl Keen's beer moves from Pedernales Brewery in Fredericksburg,TX to Uncle Billy's in Austin, TX
02/09/2018
Forbes interview with Robert about Lyle tour and Digital Tip Jar
Robert Earl Keen Discusses Touring With Lyle Lovett, How He Keeps His Band Intact & Digital Tip Jar
12/07/2017
Robert Earl Keen's Fam-O-Lee Back To The Country Jamboree Christmas Tour Kicks Off At The Tivoli Theater
It’s been said that Robert Earl Keen is the Jimmy Buffet of Christmas
12/07/2017
A 'FAM-O-LEE' EXTRAVAGANZA: Texas legend Robert Earl Keen makes merry for the holidays
The Daily Times- Blount County Newspaper. Article by: Steve Wildsmith http://www.thedailytimes.com/entertainment/a-fam-o-lee-extravaganza-texas-legend-robert-earl-keen/article_1e2fc627-eb01-5bf4-bfce-7da2ee68bc8c.html
11/30/2017
Six Questions with Robert Earl Keen
Six questions with Robert Earl Keen, who kicks off his ‘Merry Christmas From the Fam-O-Lee’ holiday show tour on Monday, Nov. 27
10/26/2017
Robert Earl Keen Plots New Christmas Tour
http://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/robert-earl-keen-plots-new-christmas-tour-w509989
10/05/2017
All living former presidents to appear at benefit concert for hurricane relief
The event will also feature rock and country musicians including ALABAMA, the Gatlin Brothers, Lyle Lovett, Robert Earl Keen, Sam Moore, Yolanda Adams, Cassadee Pope and Stephanie Quayle. Country music artist Lee Greenwood will emcee the event.
10/03/2017
Tom Petty’s Tremendous Influence on Modern Country Music
"When you dig into what really made Tom Petty who he was and what makes Texas country what it is, Petty’s 1994 album Wildflowers might be as influential as Robert Earl Keen’s 1996 album No. 2 Live Dinner."
09/18/2017
The group of country music legends came together to sing for the Hurricane Harvey Benifit
George Strait, Miranda Lambert, Lyle Lovett, Chris Stapleton, and Robert Earl Keen Team Up for Hurricane Benefit
09/13/2017
The Stars Gather for Hurricane Relief
The star-studded "Hand in Hand" telethon raised over $44 million for survivors of hurricanes Irma and Harvey
09/07/2017
George Strait, Robert Earl Keen, Miranda Lambert and More to Play Benefit for Hurricane Harvey Relief
"Holy cow, y'all! this might be one of the best country lineups we've seen this year."
07/28/2017
Legendary guitar maker Bill Collings dies
Luthier Bill Collings died of cancer over the weekend at age 68. Collings was a widely admired guitar maker whose instruments had found their way into the hands of players including Joni Mitchell, Keith Richards, Jerry Jeff Walker, Lyle Lovett, Robert Earl Keen and numerous others.
06/26/2017
REK Named Texas Country's #1 Live Act
The O.G. of Texas’s music scene, Robert Earl Keen hasn’t become any less fun to watch in his decades out on the road.
06/18/2017
Americana Trailblazer ROBERT EARL KEEN Coming to Pawling, NY 7/19
Recently voted Texas Country's No. 1 Live Act by the Houston Press, he remains the genre's keeper of the flame. He has been inducted into the Texas Heritage Songwriters Hall of Fame and has written songs for music superstars George Strait, the Dixie Chicks, The Highwaymen, Lyle Lovett, Joe Ely, Nanci Griffith among others.
06/09/2017
Coffey: Long, lively Willie Nelson set, Yoakam highlight one of best country shows I’ve seen
Nelson’s set capped a night of fantastic, classic country music with sets from both Robert Earl Keen and Dwight Yoakam. Keen, Yoakam and Nelson all mentioned how happy they were to be together on the bill, which is one of the best I’ve seen on a country show.
06/05/2017
Robert Earl Keen is expected to throw a country bash!
Keen continues to win over his fans and was recently voted Texas Country’s No. 1 live act by the Houston Press. He has also been inducted into the Texas Heritage Hall of Fame and has previously written songs for George Strait, the Dixie Chicks and many others.
05/04/2017
"LIVE FROM AGGIELANE" by Rob Clark , Foreword by Robert Earl Keen
"Live From Aggieland" by Rob Clark with foreward written by Robert Earl Keen takes readers on "an intriguing journey about music giants as they made their mark in the hearts of music lovers throughout the Bryan-College Station area. It's a true testament with intense, pivotal moments and fond memories that make me proud to be a part of the music history in the Razos Valley." Rosie Foster, three-time Grammy nominee blues artist. Copies purchased through the www.robertearlkeen.com website will be personall
03/11/2017
Robert Earl Keen and His Band in Concert
The Ponte Vedra Concert Hall and Flying Saucer Presents proudly announce the return of legendary Americana pioneer Robert Earl Keen and His Band for two nights, Saturday, March 11 and Sunday, March 12, 2017.
03/09/2017
Lyle Lovett w/ Robert Earl Keen
Robert Earl Keen wrote poetry while he was in high school, but it wasn’t until he went to journalism school at musically fertile Texas A&M that he learned to play the guitar.
01/20/2017
Terry Allen's music shares a real view of Texas
"Lubbock (on everything)" was an art object. It was an album, but a different kind of album, a piece of non-traditional, provocative music that didn't align neatly with other music of its era.
12/13/2016
Robert Earl Keen freshens ‘Fam-O-Lee’ on new holiday tour
It’s not easy to keep a holiday show fresh. Some national touring acts, such as Trans-Siberian Orchestra, depend on creating a dazzling new laser show with catwalks where guitarists stroll out playing above the audience. Others, such as Robert Earl Keen, depend on a wacky signature song — “Merry Christmas from the Fam-O-Lee” — a few new stage props and the creativity and talent of members of the Robert Earl Keen Band to continue to breathe new life into the festive celebration.
11/18/2016
Robert Earl Keen on His New Album 'Live Dinner Reunion' and Holiday Tour
In 1996, Robert Earl Keen recorded No. 2 Live Dinner at the legendary John T. Floore's Country Store in Helotes, Texas. At the time, he had no way of knowing it at the time, but the disc would become his best seller. To celebrate that record, Keen decided to return to the scene of the original crime, with a new disc entitled Live Dinner Reunion – out on November 18.
11/18/2016
This Lone Star legend is celebrating an iconic anniversary with an all-star lineup
The Houston native with the effortless voice, raspy twang and prolific pen has inspired and influenced an entire generation of Lone Star poets, including popular Texas favorites like Cory Morrow, Cody Canada, Wade Bowen and Randy Rogers, in the 30-plus years that he has been releasing music. He tapped into some of those relationships when it came time to put together his new album, “Live Dinner Reunion,” recorded at the iconic Floores Country Store in Helotes, Texas.
11/17/2016
Q&A: ROBERT EARL KEEN
The king of the Texas-Americana music hill talks about his new double-album “Live Dinner Reunion,” his love of bluegrass and bubbly pilsners, and his current obsession with crafting the perfect 90-second song.
11/14/2016
Remembering the Coming Back: Robert Earl Keen’s Live Dinner Reunion
If you didn’t grow up in the southern part of the state, it’s probable you didn’t know the first thing about Agua Dulce, Texas. The first verse in “Porch” changed that, even for unaware Lone Star State natives. Other lyrics in the song depicted life in small towns throughout the state, including the enchiladas available at Bryan’s historic LaSalle Hotel. The Reunion version of “Porch” recorded Keen and Lovett weaving harmonies together in a way previously not heard. It’s not just the altered tempo that mak
10/14/2016
ROBERT EARL KEEN RETURNS FOR ANOTHER HELPING OF “DINNER”
Two decades after the release of his No. 2 Live Dinner, beloved songwriter Robert Earl Keen follows up with a sequel of sorts to the live album.
10/13/2016
First Listen: Robert Earl Keen’s ‘Live Dinner Reunion’
Live Dinner Reunion comes out November 18 and Garden & Gun is thrilled to premiere the album’s first two tracks, “Cody Canada Tells It Like It Is” and Keen’s classic “Feelin’ Good Again.” Below, Keen talks about that night at Floore’s, his current acoustic tour with Lovett, and his upcoming annual Christmas show.
10/05/2016
Lyle Lovett, Robert Earl Keen to perform this weekend during The Festy Experience
Last year, the big news of The Festy was the appearance of music legend Lyle Lovett. "I was pretty flabbergasted when that came together,” recalls Michael Allenby, co-founder and owner of The Festy Experience as well as the Artist Farm, the agency that organizes it. “Lyle Lovett took a chance on us last year,” he continues. “It was the only festival he was playing at on his whole tour with John Hiatt, and he loved it. He told me so. … People say a lot of things at music festivals, but it was at least
09/29/2016
Robert Earl Keen is showcasing his roots
“I can honestly say I’ve never heard a song of mine recorded by someone else that I haven’t been tickled to death about,” said Keen. “It’s just awesome. It makes you feel like you’ve done something right.”
09/22/2016
Rolling Stone: Robert Earl Keen Records Album Sequel 20 Years in the Making
Recorded at the legendary John T. Floore's Country Store, icon's 'Live Dinner Reunion' LP is the followup to his biggest-selling album, 'No. 2 Live Dinner'
09/12/2016
Robert Earl Keen calls Floore’s show a homecoming
Little did he know that his dream eventually would spawn a milestone live album, with another set for release in November.
08/18/2016
Guy Clark’s Life and Music Celebrated at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium
“I told my friend Rodney Crowell backstage, ‘Can you imagine a three-hour show with no shitty songs?'” Clark, who died in May at age 74, would have probably been amused by Gill’s comment — if not the mere concept that so many fellow singer-songwriters gathered Tuesday night (Aug. 16) at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium to pay tribute to him. But the other truth is that every person onstage and in the audience had somehow been affected, directly or indirectly, by Clark’s words, melodies and performances.
07/29/2016
The original English major - Robert Earl Keen finally takes on bluegrass
“Most of my English degree came about through literature, not so much writing but the study of literature from novels to poems to free-form writing,” Keen says. “So I read and wrote on a lot of different subjects as far as literature goes, and I feel like I’m part of that fabric now. I’m the original English major. Everyone else went and became a lawyer… or started a bed and breakfast.”
07/06/2016
A NEW DAY, A NEW SONG: Robert Earl Keen brings bluegrass, Americana and more to BAC
“How many shows have you been to that you know you’re just getting the same crap you listened to last night?” Robert Earl Keen asks me point blank over the phone. At this point in our phone call, filled with metaphorical observations and satire, I suggest his next project be a comedy album. But that’s for another day.
06/30/2016
Robert Earl Keen Plays with Short Songs
“Really and truly, during my whole career, the things that work best are the things that I’m doing to entertain myself,”
06/10/2016
Robert Earl Keen coming to Columbia
Americana music great Robert Earl Keen will stop in Columbia on his 2016 U.S. Tour, the artist announced Friday.
05/24/2016
Robert Earl Keen and Lyle Lovett bring classic Texas rock to Beaver Creek
It’s not very often that Keen and Lovett get to perform together. In fact, it’s rare.
05/02/2016
Stagecoach 2016: Expert songwriting moves into the spotlight
Texas troubadour Robert Earl Keen countered with consistently witty, lyrically fresh explorations of facets of life that rarely make the airwaves on commercial radio these days.
04/22/2016
Ask Robert Earl Keen
If there’s one thing legendary singer-songwriter Robert Earl Keen and his band know how to do, it’s put on a show.
04/21/2016
Robert Earl Keen Jr. to perform in Durango
Keen — who returns with his band Tuesday, April 26 to the Community Concert Hall in Durango, Colo. — routinely crafts fully realized, multi-dimensional tales in the space of a three- or four-minute song, a rare skill that he has had at his command since he broke on to the national scene in the early 1990s, earning him comparisons to the likes of Townes Van Zandt and Steve Earle.
03/24/2016
Robert Earl Keen and Lyle Lovett bring classic Texas rock to Beaver Creek
It’s not very often that Keen and Lovett get to perform together. In fact, it’s rare.
03/24/2016
Robert Earl Keen and Lyle Lovett bring classic Texas rock to Beaver Creek
It’s not very often that Keen and Lovett get to perform together. In fact, it’s rare.
03/22/2016
CONCERT REVIEW: Lyle Lovett & Robert Earl Keen let Airway Heights in on their long-time friendship
Nearly halfway through their excellent sold-out show, Lyle Lovett told the audience that the acoustic shows he and fellow Texan Robert Earl Keen do on occasion are more than just concerts for them, but rather a handy excuse for a couple of buddies to "hang out."
03/15/2016
Two men, four guitars: Lyle Lovett, Robert Earl Keen enchant a crowd at the Uptown Theater
Keen received loud ovations as he started several songs, including “Christmas,” “Feelin’ Good Again” and “Mariano,” about a migrant worker —a song with themes deeply relevant to this year’s election.
03/08/2016
Robert Earl Keen: A Unique Perspective on Songwriting and Success
Throughout his career, words have continued to come first for Keen. “This is still the way it is with my songwriting process,” he says, explaining that, to him, the words are the most important component. That process starts with a picture, he says, “Sometimes it’s something I don’t really understand. And what I see in my head doesn’t necessarily translate into the song itself.”
02/11/2016
Robert Earl Keen’s Heart for the Hill Country Youth Orchestra
Robert Earl Keen finds himself at a singular point in the life and career of a performer. Robert stands poised to assume the position of the Dean of Texas Songwriters, making the leap from cult performer to becoming a genuine legend of Americana and Texas Music.
01/25/2016
Snowstorm Strands Band In Charlottesville
Workers at Martin Hardware in Charlottesville took on an unusual task Saturday. They delivered emergency snow supplies to a famous singer and his band to get their stranded tour bus out of town.
01/08/2016
Robert Earl Keen Tops Billboard's Year End Charts
Robert Earl Keen reached the #2 spot in Billboard's 2015 Year End Top Bluegrass Artists chart.
01/06/2016
Happy Prisoner - The Blue Grass Sessions voted as one of Americana Music Association's Top 100 Albums of 2015
The Americana Music Association has announced its year-end Top 10 and Top 100 Albums of the Year. These are based on the records reported to the Americana Airplay Chart during the period of December 2, 2014 through November 30, 2015.
01/06/2016
Happy Prisoner: The Bluegrass Sessions Tops The Roots Bluegrass Album Chart
Happy Prisoner: The Bluegrass Sessions holds the #1 spot on The Bluegrass Album Chart for the most radio air-played albums & singles of 2015
01/06/2016
Happy Prisoner: The Bluegrass Sessions Voted Top 50 Albums of 2015
The Roots Music Authority voted Happy Prisoner: The Bluegrass Sessions one of the Top 50 Albums of 2015.
11/20/2015
Robert Earl Keen's "Merry Christmas From The Fam-O-Lee"
You can complete the lyric with the next five words — the ones routinely shouted back at Keen by thousands of fans a night (“and the party never ends!”)...
11/18/2015
Lyle Lovett, Robert Earl Keen coming to the ABT next March
Lyle Lovett and Robert Earl Keen will perform together at the Alberta Bair Theater at 7:30 p.m. on March 17.
11/18/2015
Bluegrass familiar turf for Texas' Robert Earl Keen; plays The Met this week
Robert Earl Keen is part of a great tradition of smart Texas singer/songwriters, such as Lyle Lovett, Joe Ely, Townes Van Zandt, Butch Hancock, Steve Earle, Jimmy Dale Gilmore and Jerry Jeff Walker.
10/15/2015
Robert Earl Keen at Bluegrass Underground
Robert Earl Keen closed the evening with a set of bluegrass standards mixed with REK standards done bluegrass style. Check your local PBS stations for Bluegrass Underground at Cumberland Caverns. Episode 7 | Robert Earl Keen
09/21/2015
Watch the FREE Re-stream of REK's historic 20th Anniversary of #2 Live Dinner
Re-stream is playing NOW through Oct 2 at 4am CST!
09/07/2015
LIVESTREAM: REK Celebrates 20th Anniversary of "No. 2 Live Dinner" At Floore's This Saturday!
Iconic singer/songwriter Robert Earl Keen invites fans to watch his upcoming landmark 20th Anniversary concert at the historic John T. Floore’s Country Store in Helotes, TX by live streaming his show via Pay-Yer-Vue on September 12, 2015.
08/24/2015
10 Questions With Robert Earl Keen
My thought is, do what you can do, try to provide a good example, and hope somebody will follow.
08/11/2015
LIVE REVIEW: Thank God This Ain't Mexico - REK at the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall in Ponte Vedra, FL
Robert Earl Keen confessed that he wasn’t sure where the band was headed for their Sunday night gig. Ponte Vedra sounded like a place that Keen played a year ago. He was initially dismayed. The other show was actually in Mexico, where Keen, "fell out of a boat and hit my head, and my wife almost got arrested.”
08/06/2015
ROLLING STONE: 30 Great Country Albums of 2015 You Probably Didn't Hear
The great tragedy of music is that so many high-quality albums go unheard. Blame it on the glut of material released every year or the fact that the majority of artists don't have the big-budget promotional push to bring their records to the masses. With the year more than half over, we looked at LPs that deserve a second (or, in some cases, even first) listen, from big-name country releases like Dwight Yoakam's Second Hand Heart and Kristian Bush's Southern Gravity to the sublime singer-songwriter fare of
07/31/2015
LIVE REVIEW: REK at the State Room in Salt Lake City
A friend told Robert Earl Keen he needed to write more drinking songs. "All my songs are drinking songs," Keen told the sell-out crowd at The State Room Thursday night. The audience obviously agreed.
07/28/2015
KMUW: Robert Earl Keen Keeps His Feet On The Grass With ‘Happy Prisoner’
Robert Earl Keen is considered one of the best songwriters of his generation. He’s from a class of writers that includes his good friend Lyle Lovett and acclaimed vocalist Nanci Griffith. He’s known for smart, literate songs and powerful live performances as well as the wry sense of humor common to songwriters from the Lone Star State. What he isn’t known for is bluegrass music. At least until now.
07/24/2015
Country Weekly: REK Wows Ryman Crowd at Sold-Out Show
Texas Country music’s favorite troubadour, Robert Earl Keen, took his front-porch pickin’ talents to the Ryman Auditorium last night (July 23) to the delight of the sold-out crowd.
07/20/2015
TexAgs.com: Robert Earl Keen shares his latest endeavors, love for Texas A&M
TexAgs.com recently interviewed REK about music, Texas, and A&M.
07/18/2015
KENTUCKY.COM: Bluegrass takes root in Robert Earl Keen's Texas tunes
The biographical material sent out ahead of Robert Earl Keen's new bluegrass-based recording Happy Prisoner described the album's 15 songs (make that 20, should you splurge for the vinyl version) as "untraditionally traditional, Kentucky-by-way-of-Texas music — Lone Star-grass, if you will."
07/16/2015
LIVE REVIEW: Robert Earl Keen serves up a dish of bluegrass in Saxapahaw
SAXAPAHAW — Robert Earl Keen Jr. and his band performed a sold-out show at the Haw River Ballroom on Tuesday night.
07/10/2015
REVIEWS: REK at OUTLAW: Celebrating the Music of Waylon Jennings
Read all about REK's appearance at a star-studden Waylon Jennings tribute!
06/23/2015
Watch REK's Appearance on Good Day LA!
REK stopped by Good Day LA for an interview and performance, check it out here!
06/22/2015
ROLLING STONE: Bush, Musgraves, Keen Make for Eclectic Telluride Bluegrass Festival
Genre's greats combine forces with country powerhouses, rockers and more for the huge event's 42nd year
06/03/2015
REK Featured on Steve Martin's Unreal Bluegrass Show!
Listen to Robert Earl Keen's interview on Unreal Bluegrass with Steve Martin!
05/20/2015
HD Radio Artist Spotlight to Shine on Robert Earl Keen’s Billboard #1 Bluegrass Album “Happy Prisoner"
HD Radio™ announces new promotions and contests including the chance to win a trip for two to see REK at the Ryman in Nashville!
05/19/2015
AUGUSTA CHRONICLE: Robert Earl Keen recalls roots on his new record
When Texas troubadour Robert Earl Keen set out to make his most recent record, he knew it would be unlike anything he had ever done, but at the same time, it was the one he always wanted to do.
04/24/2015
"Footprints in the Snow" Official Video
Grab a Robert Earl Keen Yardbird Bloody Mary, sit back and enjoy the new official video for "Footprints in the Snow" from Robert's most recent album, Happy Prisoner....
04/20/2015
Watch REK on Garden & Gun's Back Porch Sessions!
Check out this great live performance straight from the Back Porch of Garden & Gun!
04/06/2015
ROLLING STONE: REK TALKS BREAKING THE BLUEGRASS LAW
"Nobody has ever told me what to do," says the Texas singer-songwriter about his unorthodox new album 'Happy Prisoner'
04/05/2015
Live Review of REK at Duling Hall from No Depression!
Check out this fantastic review of REK's 3/29 performance at Duling Hall in Jackson, MS!
03/10/2015
Listen to REK on NPR's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
REK recently graced the airwaves with a guest spot on NPR's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Listen to his full interview here!
02/23/2015
The Alternate Root Reviews The Bluegrass Sessions!
Robert Earl Keen gets to check another item off his musical “bucket list” and bluegrass fans get to hear 15 classics, reinterpreted in Keen’s own inimitable style. The record opens with a rough and tumble version of the Flatt and Scruggs classic, “Hot Corn, Cold Corn,” delivered in a raucous house-party fashion, complete with hootin’, hollerin’ and no small amount of bullwhippin’ in the background.
02/13/2015
Review of Happy Prisoner on Prescription Bluegrass
God bless Robert Earl Keen for restoring my faith in artistic integrity! This is a dooooozy of a CD, and it’s as real as dirt under your fingernails. It’s bluegrass, it’s old timey, it’s honest, straight from the heart, Mother Earth music and Robert Earl has done the world a favor recording this tribute to the music he loves and grew up listening to.
02/10/2015
Happy Prisoner: The Bluegrass Sessions Available Now!
REK's new album "Happy Prisoner: The Bluegrass Sessions" is available TODAY, February 10. Get it at any of the links below!
02/04/2015
Listen to the new album at Press Play!
Stream the new album at Press Play!
01/29/2015
The Austin Chronicle - Inside REK's inner sanctum, the "Scriptorium"
Read The Austin Chronicle's article about REK's writing sanctuary
01/06/2015
RollingStone.com - Hear Natalie Maines Duet With Robert Earl Keen On 'Wayfaring Stranger'
Texas twosome team up for a track from Keen's 'Happy Prisoner' bluegrass record
12/17/2014
Robert Earl Keen Sings With Natalie Maines on ‘Wayfaring Stranger’ (Exclusive Song)
Listen to the Wall Street Journal exclusive debut!
10/30/2014
REK - AT&T U-Verse Interviews & Live Footage
Check out REK on AT&T U-Verse on Country Deeps. Learn more about Robert and watch him and the band perform some of your favorite songs!!
10/07/2014
The XMAS-MEN - Santa is Real - Available Now!
Learn more about the brand new instrumental album from REK's band!
10/03/2014
Watch REK on PBS Tonight - Austin City Limits 40th Anniversary Special!
Don't miss this historic event!
09/12/2014
ROBERT EARL KEEN TO RELEASE BLUEGRASS ALBUM
Texas country legend preps covers album, 'Happy Prisoner: The Bluegrass Sessions'
09/12/2014
Lyle Lovett & Robert Earl Keen at The Woodlands, 9/11/2014
Read the review of the incredible evening!
08/13/2014
REK Named 1 of 25 finalists in H-E-B’s Quest for Texas Best
Read about the honor here!
07/03/2014
The Songs Every State Will Be Listening to on July 4
Listen to the list here!
06/27/2014
Behind the Scenes at Austin City Limits' 40th Anniversary Show
REK, Jeff Bridges, Sheryl Crow, Gary Clark Jr., Dave Grohl, Bonnie Raitt, Kristofferson and more bless the program's new season
06/12/2014
Key West Mixed with Robert Earl Keen Makes for Great Times, Amazing Video and a New Song
As you know, Robert spent some time in Key West recently at the Key West Song Writer's Festival. What came of it was some good times, great footage, and oh yea, a new song, Buried in the Bar...
06/12/2014
Robert Earl Keen, former Augusta resident Rich Brotherton to play Imperial Theatre on June 18
Read the full article!
06/10/2014
Robert Earl Keen brings his 'yee-ha' spirit to Rocky Mount
Read the full article here!
05/30/2014
Brand New Song - Buried in the Bar - Available Now!
Download the brand new song!
05/22/2014
Austin City Limits announces star-studded 40th anniversary benefit concert
REK to play!
05/12/2014
REK, Kacey Musgraves, Sara Evans, more play BMI festival
Learn more about REK at BMI's 19th annual Key West Songwriter's Festival!
05/05/2014
Robert Earl Keen found new shapes in Texas country at New Orleans Jazz Fest
Read the exciting review here!
03/21/2014
Robert Earl Keen (with Andrea Davidson) raises a Texas-sized ruckus at Off Broadway, Tuesday, March 4
Read the review here!
02/27/2014
Michael Berry talks with music legend Robert Earl Keen
Listen to the interview here!
02/25/2014
God Bless Steve Fromholz by Robert Earl Keen
Read Robert's touching tribute here...
10/03/2013
REK added to 2013 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
Learn more about the event here!
09/14/2013
First Yell: Lovett and Keen, Harris and Crowell make a night to remember
Read The First Yell Review!
09/14/2013
Texas A&M and Alabama fans let the good times roll the night before big game
A First Yell Recap!
08/12/2013
Aggies Lovett and Keen to headline First Yell Sept. 13
Read the full Eagle article here!
07/27/2013
Independent Record Interview - Robert Earl Keen’s songs paint picture big as Texas
Read Robert's Interview here!
07/22/2013
REK & Lyle Lovett T-Shirts Available in the Store Now!
Get your official 2013 Robert and Lyle Acoustic tee here!
07/04/2013
Robert Earl Keen to play in Buffalo Gap
Keen to play fan favorites there tonight
07/01/2013
Robert Earl Keen Talks About the Importance of a Good Audience, Being a Legend, Songwriting + More in an Exclusive Interview
Listen to the interview!
06/19/2013
Robert Earl Keen - Furnace Fan in Phoenix
Read this exciting review of Robert's show!
06/04/2013
Robert Earl Keen Gets Deep
The KPIG favorite on Santa Cruz, Mark Twain and God
05/28/2013
Old friends (and Texas music icons) will swap songs onstage in acoustic show
Read the full El Paso Times article here!
05/25/2013
A Long Way From Church Street but Still in Sync - NYT Article
Read the full New York Times article here!
05/23/2013
Front porch at the Majestic
Lovett-Keen show re-creates life from A&M days...
05/23/2013
LOVETT, KEEN TAKE THE STAGE THURSDAY IN CORPUS CHRISTI
Read the full article here!
05/18/2013
The Online Party Never Ends was a night dedicated to YOU, the fans!
Here is what you were saying...
04/30/2013
Read the Full List of Winners from the Lone Star Music Music Awards
See the list of winners!
04/29/2013
REK Wins Big at the Lone Star Music Awards!
REK takes home 2 honors at the Lone Star Music Awards!
04/26/2013
Welcome to the New Online Casa....It's Time to Party
We've been working hard (like a Red Hereford Bull) on this brand, spankin' new website. Come on in and mosey around. Enjoy. And oh yea....mark May 17, 2013 on your calendar - just put "Party with Robert Earl Keen" down for now. Stay tuned to RobertEarlKeen.com or sign up for email updates for more information about the ONLINE party that never ends....
03/05/2013
VOTE FOR REK!
Robert Earl Keen is up for another Lone Star Music Award: Best Live Act!
02/14/2013
REK and Lyle Lovett share songs, stories at College Station
That spot on Church Avenue where Lyle Lovett and Robert Earl Keen met and forged a musical bond in the late 1970s as Texas A&M students now has a much more mundane existence. "They paved paradise and put up a parking lot"
02/11/2013
REK & Lyle Lovett played Bass Hall ...
Lyle Lovett and Robert Earl Keen have built sturdy careers out of the honest Texas music the two singer-songwriters crafted as students in College Station in the late 1970s.
02/08/2013
50 Sure Signs That Texas Is Actually Utopia
Robert Earl Keen was born in Houston and has worked as a musician in central Texas since the early '80s.
02/05/2013
REK - The Lincoln Theatre in Raleigh
As the host of the party that "never ends," Robert Earl Keen puts together a ready-made celebration wherever he goes, and this past Thursday night he brought his traveling fiesta to the Lincoln Theatre in Raleigh.
01/29/2013
A Big, Huge THANKS to all of our Street Teamers ...
Let's make it known that REK has the BEST fans in the world!
01/24/2013
REK Gets Interviewed at the House of Blues
A Keen interest ... watch this video of REK from "Great Day Houston" and his interview at the House of Blues before the show on December 27th!
01/17/2013
REK Mixes Wry Humor With Genuine Feeling
"Thank heaven for Robert Earl Keen. During his long career, the Texas-born singer and songwriter has established himself as one of the best practitioners of a varient of country music known for its sly sense of humor ..."
01/15/2013
REK Returns to Harrisburg
'George Strait. Willie Nelson. Johnny Cash. Lyle Lovett. The Dixie Chicks. Some of the biggest names in the history of country music — and just a few of the artists that have recorded songs written by legendary singer/songwriter Robert Earl Keen."
01/08/2013
The Moody Theatre got REK'd
Wow! A hot December night. No, REALLY, it was a hot ass Christmas show with Robert Earl Keen. The temperature outside was pretty warm for December and inside the ACL Live at The Moody Theatre it was smokin' hot.
12/31/2012
It's a wrap for 2012!
... and finished it at Bass Hall in Fort Worth. Thanks to all those at Bass Hall for making our last show of 2012 a great one!
12/28/2012
Best Beard Contest!!
Tweet/Instagram a very macho, manly, beardly photo with the hashtag: #REKBEARD to win prizes and tickets!
12/27/2012
Robert Earl Keen Merry X-Mas from the Fam-O-Lee
Check Out photos of Robert Earl Keen Merry X-Mas from the Fam-O-Lee at ACL Live on Saturday, December 22, 2012.
12/21/2012
Robert Earl Keen brings 'Texas Christmas spirit' to Corpus Christi
One of Texas country artist Robert Earl Keen's favorite Christmas memories may hold a piece of inspiration for his iconic Christmas song, "Merry Christmas from the Family."
12/18/2012
Merry Christmas from the FAM-O-LEE Instagram Contest
Celebrate the #REK12Days of Christmas! with the House of Blues Dallas Instagram Contest ...
12/13/2012
REK On The Cover of 'Weekender' San Antonio
"Robert Earl Keen's instant Christmas classic in spotlight at Majestic" ...
12/07/2012
Calling All REK Fans! We're looking for a Street Team for our House of Blues Show!
December 27th in Houston, TX!
12/05/2012
Pre-Sale Tickets Available for the Charlottesville, VA show at the Jefferson Theatre
Get your tickets now ...
11/28/2012
Check out REK's top 8 Christmas songs by a Texas artist in Southern Living Magazine
featured in the December 2012 issue ...
11/27/2012
Watch REK perform a tribute to Lyle Lovett
REK performs "This Old Porch" To Honor Lyle Lovett ...
11/19/2012
Lyle Lovett, Robert Earl Keen to Perform Americana Blackberry Farm Event
Texas meets Tennessee when two of the Longhorn State’s most celebrated singer-songwriters perform at the 3rd annual Americana Spring Celebration, to be held March 22-23, 2013 at Blackberry Farm ...
11/16/2012
"For the Sake of the Song" wins an Emmy Award!
"For The Sake of The Song" paints a lively portrait of this legendary establishment that weaves together a musical and visual tapestry of five generations of artists, volunteers and patrons who have fashioned this improbable tale ...
10/31/2012
Austin, TX Pre-sale Tickets
REK will be playing in Austin, TX on Dec. 22 and Pre-sale tickets are available!
10/30/2012
Pre-Sale Tickets Now Available - REK in Atlanta!
Pre-sale tickets are now available for REK's show at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta, GA ...