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