tag:libbykoch.com,2005:/blogs/what-s-new?p=2WHAT'S NEW2019-05-08T21:16:51-05:00Libby Kochfalsetag:libbykoch.com,2005:Post/52403842018-03-02T14:15:00-06:002021-12-24T04:07:44-06:00Libby Koch Newsletter - Rodeo & SXSW Edition<p>Hi y’all! </p>
<p>It’s springtime in Texas, which means it’s Rodeo season in Houston, the bluebonnets are about to make their debut on the highways and byways, and SXSW is right around the corner in Austin. I have some great shows coming up, and I hope to see y’all out there! Read on for more info about our March shows and a really cool thing I got to do with KHOU CBS Channel 11 in Houston! </p>
<p>UPCOMING MARCH SHOWS </p>
<p>SATURDAY MARCH 3 - ARMADILLO PALACE - HOUSTON: Come join us for our one Rodeo show this season at Goode Company Armadillo Palace on Kirby. The Rodeo ends around 7:30 and we play from 9-midnight, so this show will be the perfect afterparty. 21+, $8 cover. Tickets available HERE. </p>
<p>SUNDAY MARCH 4 - LUCKENBACH, TEXAS: I’m making my official Luckenbach debut from 1-5pm on the outdoor stage at historic Luckenbach, Texas, playing in the round with Adam Carroll, Chris Carroll, and Chuck Hawthorne. Luckenbach is a bucket list venue for me, and I am so excited about this show! Free show, all ages and puppy dogs welcome (Bridget will be there too). </p>
<p>SXSW SCHEDULE - MARCH 14-18 - AUSTIN: I’m playing a bunch of unofficial showcases at SXSW at some of my favorite venues with some of my favorite artists! All shows are free and no wristband is required. </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/fdbe7b12221a5fd9147e2a1795aa3baf26745d53/original/86a8d2b0-229f-45a4-ad90-b5f2bc83537f.jpeg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>TUESDAY MARCH 20 - LIBERTY TREE TAVERN - ELGIN: My last show of the month (barring any last minute bookings, which, hey, could happen, is a song swap at our favorite little juke joint in downtown Elgin, the Liberty Tree Tavern. Joining me will be my Southern Californian friend Alice Wallace, who is the best dang yodeler I know. </p>
<p>For more details on all upcoming shows, please visit www.libbykoch.com/gigs. </p>
<p>KHOU CHANNEL 11’S SHAPING HOUSTON SERIES </p>
<p>I’m so honored that Houston’s CBS affiliate, KHOU, asked me to be part of their Shaping:Houston series, which “tells the stories of those who are influencing the cultural landscape of Houston.” A 30-second teaser spot will be airing several times a day on KHOU for the next month, and the full version of the video will be available on their website. It just recently debuted on Facebook, and you can check it out right here! </p>
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<p>Stay tuned for more news, new music, and tour dates to be announced soon! We are currently booking tours all over the US, UK, and Europe for 2018, so if you know of a honky tonk, house concert, coffee shop, club, festival, or listening room that you think we should play, please reply to this email and let me know! Hope to see y’all on the road. </p>
<p>Much love, <br>Libby</p>Libby Kochtag:libbykoch.com,2005:Post/47367462017-06-07T12:35:38-05:002019-05-08T21:14:45-05:00Summer Tees, Tanks, and Tours!<p>Hi y'all! </p>
<p>It isn't officially here yet, but summer is in full swing here in my little world. The temps are firmly in the 90's, the Astros have the best record in baseball, and we have some seriously fantastic tours coming up, so I'm a happy camper already. I am also extra happy for my amazing mom, who just retired after 35 years of teaching and 23 years at my alma mater, Stratford High School in Houston! I'm so proud of everything she accomplished in her teaching career, and I'm looking forward to her next chapter of well deserved relaxation, travel, and good times. </p>
<p>Read on for more info about this summer's shows in Texas, the Rocky Mountains, the UK, and Ireland, but first I want to let y'all know that I have some BRAND NEW T-SHIRTS AND TANKS for sale! I'll have these on the road for $20 each, or you can buy them on my website for $25 with tax and shipping included. They go to print tomorrow so I'll be able to mail them out around June 20th. Click <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="Store - Apparel" data-link-type="page" href="/store-apparel">HERE</a> to pre-order! </p>
<p> <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/37fbd8b3b64edd8400270448b97066c7e2be142c/original/red-tee.jpg?1496720713" class="size_s justify_none border_" /> <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/a1d967ec6d345a2f4823adb0cea1efd5a01fd558/original/indigo-tee.jpg?1496720710" class="size_s justify_none border_" /> <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/1fb75c46971c5e7cd737ce0af6f77305a62aae4a/original/red-tank.jpg?1496720711" class="size_s justify_none border_" /> <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/952ac4259d43823a0efe4d687cf0f11ecb46dd20/original/teal-tank.jpg?1496720714" class="size_s justify_none border_" /> </p>
<p>In June, I'll be sticking close to home and playing lots of fun local shows with my friends. Highlights include this Thursday at Hill's Cafein Austin with Tom Meny, June 22nd with Alice Wallace and The Boomswagglers at Poodies, June 23rd at the Old Quarter in Galveston opening for JOE ELY (WOW!!!!! Tickets <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.prekindle.com/event/56414-joe-ely-libby-koch-galveston" target="_blank">HERE</a>), and June 24th for my debut performance at one of my favorite venues, The Bugle Boy in La Grange, with Chuck Hawthorne (Tickets <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://bugleboyfoundation.secure.force.com/ticket#sections_a0D2A00000gnxQEUAY" target="_blank">HERE</a>)! On June 25th, Chuck and I will be back at the Bugle Boy from 1:30-4:30pm to lead the Soldier Songs & Voices group - if you know any veterans who are in the area and interested in free music lessons, please send them our way! </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/998a5155c528645bd2a0c293917df006fe3d7bc7/original/06dc1048-3cd6-46fe-8eb2-320e6603cb6e.jpg?1496723117" class="size_l justify_center border_" />In July, Chuck, Bridget, and I are hitting the road and beating the heat with a run of house concerts in the Rocky Mountains! So far we have dates in Cortez and Aspen, Colorado, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Missoula and Ovando, Montana, Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Amarillo, Texas! We do have a few open dates available, so if you are anywhere nearby and have interest in hosting us for a house concert, please reply to this email and let me know! The band and I will also be playing one hometown Houston show at the newly revamped Four Seasons poolside area downtown on Friday, July 21st! </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/88da8bce1b9b6738bbfbedf070d24fe5e4165409/original/img-0335.jpg?1496723119" class="size_l justify_center border_" />After a couple of weeks at home we will hop on a plane for another tour to the UK and Ireland! We are still adding more dates on this run too, but I'm excited to be playing shows with Chuck Hawthorne, Rachel Laven, Charlie Roth, Davy Cowan, Matt Morrow, and many more stellar artists! Stay tuned for more news on all these shows, and you can always get the latest details at www.libbykoch.com/gigs. </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/ed6d4eb477617e57ca061bfab27576bbbc4ae33f/original/2e8bd94f-f3e5-4d37-b8d5-4c0937c52e10.jpg?1496770813" class="size_l justify_center border_" />I hope to see y'all out there on the road in the coming months, but even if we won't be crossing paths, I hope you have a great summer and lots of adventures with family and friends...as the late, great Marvin Zindler would say, good golf, good tennis, or whatever makes you happy! </p>
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<p>Much love, <br>Libby </p>
<p> </p>Libby Kochtag:libbykoch.com,2005:Post/47367472017-04-01T12:40:00-05:002021-12-24T01:10:48-06:00Springtime in Texas!<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/e7623c8ea6e4f422b26d0d51b9ea61af3266b6c2/original/img-3655.jpg?1491253849" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>Hi y'all! </p>
<p>Spring is in full bloom here in Texas, and I have a bunch of fun shows lined up this month all over the great state. For specific details on each show, please visit www.libbykoch.com/gigs, but here is a quick summary of each of the shows happening this month! </p>
<p>April 1 - The Auslander - Fredericksburg - Well y'all, what can I say, I got my newsletter out a little too late to get y'all the info on last weekend's shows! We will be back in Fredericksburg at the Auslander on Friday, June 9th from 6:30-9:30 if you'd like to catch us next time! </p>
<p>April 2 - VFW Post 7110 Fundraiser - New Braunfels - This was a really fun lineup of artists playing tunes to raise money for the VFW in New Braunfels to support all their veteran and Gold Star family outreach programs. Featured artists included Susan Gibson, Chuck Hawthorne, Mike Ethan Messick, Shad Blair, Mark Jungers, and more. If you'd like to make a contribution to support the work the VFW is doing to help our veterans and their families, please click HERE. </p>
<p>April 8 - Wine Haus - Flatonia (with Chuck Hawthorne) - Downtown Flatonia has some really cool restaurants and bars in restored historic buildings, and the Wine Haus is one of this small town's true gems. If you're in the area, I highly recommend checking out the WIne Haus - great food, drinks, and people. Chuck Hawthorne and I will be swapping songs from 6:30-9:30! </p>
<p>April 14 - The Redneck Country Club - Stafford (with THE OAK RIDGE BOYS) - I am SO excited about this show, where my full band will be taking the outdoor stage at the RCC at 10pm, immediately following the Oak Ridge Boys' performance at 8pm! General admission tickets are still available HERE. </p>
<p>April 15 - Thoreau Woods Coffeehouse - Huntsville - The Thoreau Woods Coffeehouse is a listening room concert series run by my friends Pam and James Johnson at the Thoreau Woods Unitarian Universalist Church in Huntsville. I've been wanting to play here for a long time, and I'm thrilled to be headlining this show with Amanda Pascali opening. Showtime 7-10pm. More info available HERE! </p>
<p>April 20 - McGonigel's Mucky Duck - Houston (with Chuck Hawthorne, Brant Croucher & Lainey Balagia Croucher) - We're calling this show "Double Date Night!" Chuck, Brant, Lainey, and I will all be on stage together at the Mucky Duck, swapping songs, singing harmonies, and telling stories. Come join us for this unique and cool night of songs, 7pm at the Duck. Get advance tickets HERE to get the best tables! </p>
<p>April 21 - Neighbor's Kitchen & Yard - Bastrop (with Lazarus & The Sacred Hearts and Charlie Roth) - If you haven't been to Neighbor's Kitchen & Yard in Bastrop yet, this is the night to come check it out! They have a really cool outdoor stage and amphitheater with great food. Bring a lawn chair and cooler to come check out my friends Lazarus Nichols & The Sacred Hearts with special guest Charlie Roth from Minnesota! Showtime 8pm. </p>
<p>April 23 - Pearl Snap Kolaches - Fort Worth - I'm headed to Cowtown to play Pearl Snap Kolaches' Sunday Hangover Series! My high school buddy Greg Saltsman opened up Pearl Snap, and they're making great kolaches and hosting artists monthly for a boozy brunch show. Did I mention there's free beer? Showtime 11am-12:30pm. </p>
<p>April 26 - Private Event - Fort Worth - I'll be sticking around in Fort Worth to play the big Texas Apartment Association annual party! This is going to be a great time. If you're in DFW and want to host a house show or bar gig on the 24th, 25th, or 27th, please let me know! </p>
<p>April 28 - Poodies Hilltop Roadhouse - Spicewood (with Aaron Einhouse) - I love Poodies. This quintessential Texas roadhouse was founded by Willie Nelson's longtime road manager (Poodie) and has since become a hub for Texas music. I always look forward to playing there, and this time is going to be big fun as we open the evening for Aaron Einhouse! Get there early for a Poodie burger, trust. </p>
<p>April 30 - Arhaven House Concerts - Austin (with Chuck Hawthorne) - Chuck and I are honored to be playing the Arhaven House Concert series, which is hosted by our friends Joe & Bev Angel. Doors at 2:30, show at 3, and there will be a song circle after the show so bring a guitar if you like! For more info please visit HERE. </p>
<p>Hope to see y'all at one of these fun shows! </p>
<p>Much love, <br>Libby </p>
<p>PS - new t-shirt designs are in the works, stay tuned!</p>Libby Kochtag:libbykoch.com,2005:Post/47367492017-03-01T12:40:00-06:002021-12-22T05:55:15-06:00Let's Rodeo!<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/556ff8d33375f9d3a005c69e1b36682de6280dae/original/img-0259.jpg?1488489122" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>Hello Houston!! </p>
<p>I'm so excited to be home for Rodeo, and we are playing some REALLY fun shows in the next few weeks. All the info is below and at www.libbykoch.com/gigs! </p>
<p>MARCH 3RD & 4TH, 7:30-10:30PM - World Championship BBQ Cookoff, playing the Rockin' BBQ Saloon tent! You do not need a wristband to get in, admission is included free with your admission to the cookoff. We'll be playing full band with Fiddle Jon joining us Saturday night! Click HERE for a map of the grounds showing you where to find the saloon. </p>
<p>MARCH 4TH, 10:00AM - Tune in to ABC Channel 13 to see me playing live on the HLSR International Committee float in the Rodeo Parade! </p>
<p>MARCH 11TH, 9:00PM-MIDNIGHT - FREE full band show at Goode's Armadillo Palace! Come join us at the newly renovated Dillo after Rodeo ends on Saturday! </p>
<p>MARCH 18TH, NOON - I'll be singing the National Anthem at the Lamb & Goat Auction before Willie Nelson takes the stage later that afternoon! </p>
<p>Hope to see y'all out there!! </p>
<p>Much love, <br>Libby</p>Libby Kochtag:libbykoch.com,2005:Post/45386492017-01-05T14:19:04-06:002022-03-26T02:35:27-05:00Hello, 2017. Let's Rock.<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/a084f2ff6d99e914695e159e02d829a4acfb690a/original/img-0236.jpg?1483641615" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Happy New Year! </p>
<p>I don't know about y'all, but I'm ready for 2017! 2016 was a big year for me professionally and personally, with my record Just Move On getting some great reviews and lots of radio airplay here in the US and across Europe. I also landed on the Grammy ballot in 3 categories, which was very cool, and I got the chance to tour the UK and Ireland, which was even cooler! Personally, I'm happy to announce that I've made the move to Austin, Texas! Houston will always be my home, and I'm still there as often as I can be, but I'm really excited for this next chapter in the Live Music Capitol of the World. </p>
<p>In 2017, I'll be releasing some new videos and a couple of singles to Texas radio, and I plan to be on the road and writing songs as much as possible. We're kicking off the year strong in January with full band shows at The Redneck Country Club (tomorrow!), Texas Radio Live on Sun Radio, The Rattle Inn in Austin, and Poodies in Spicewood, and duo shows with Chuck Hawthorne throughout Texas and California. Friends in Oklahoma, Kansas City, St. Louis, and Nashville, we'll see y'all in February! All the details are available at www.libbykoch.com/gigs! </p>
<p>As always, I'm so thankful for your support. I couldn't do what I do without y'all listening to the music and coming out to shows. I'm truly grateful for all of this. Much love to each and every one of you, and I wish you all a very happy and fulfilling 2017!<br><br>Thanks,<br>Libby</p>Libby Kochtag:libbykoch.com,2005:Post/42287642016-06-14T00:52:56-05:002017-01-12T20:51:34-06:00EARLY PRESS REVIEWS OF THE NEW ALBUMMy new record JUST MOVE ON is being released on Berkalin Records June 24, 2016, and it's already being received well in the press!<br><br><a contents="Texas Monthly" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.texasmonthly.com/the-daily-post/music-monday-libby-koch-goes-back-houston-exclusive-song-premiere/" target="_blank">Texas Monthly</a> debuted my song "Back to Houston" in its Music Monday Feature, which makes this native Texan a happy cowgirl! Dan Solomon says "she sings her story with a little twang, some slide guitar, and a lot of heart."<br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.texasmonthly.com/the-daily-post/music-monday-libby-koch-goes-back-houston-exclusive-song-premiere/" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/c8838fdacbf351551806d9bdb58b8e39d3c0e83a/original/image.jpeg?1465883510" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a>Mike Seely of <a contents="No Depression" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://nodepression.com/album-review/texas-dubstep-few-lines-koch" target="_blank">No Depression</a> writes, "Koch produces songs which are are warm, vulnerable and relatable, like a bowl of gumbo and a mug of Shiner Bock at the end of a hard, rainy day. Her music makes you want to persevere on the off chance that the new morning might yield an unexpected creation. Such moments can be fleeting, but there are none as rewarding."<br><br>Chris Gray of <a contents="The Houston Press" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.houstonpress.com/music/shows-of-the-week-rocks-most-erratic-band-isnt-quite-done-making-magic-8454573" target="_blank">The Houston Press</a> says Just Move On is "the kind of crisp but classic country-pop that has all but vanished from Nashville but guarantees the album a welcome spot in the libraries of any Rosanne Cash, Mary Chapin Carpenter or Patty Loveless fan. That said, fans who prefer their country music come from a dance hall rather than a coffeehouse will be rewarded handsomely with “You Don’t Live Here Anymore,” “Bring You Down” and “I’ve Been Blind” as well."<br><br>Chris also interviewed me for a full length feature in the Houston Press, which you can read <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.houstonpress.com/music/libby-koch-is-ready-to-just-move-on-8473590" target="_blank">HERE</a>. We talked about the making of the record, the writing of the songs, and some of the challenges for female artists (and male artists too) in today's Texas and Country music scenes. <br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/8c8ed3e93ec8d03d14ec77d7f65af991f63cde9d/original/image.jpeg?1465883560" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Libby Kochtag:libbykoch.com,2005:Post/41125742016-03-30T12:51:34-05:002017-01-12T20:51:33-06:00ANTIQUES WEEK IN TEXAS<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/19033ccb819d5928b5146a9602000ace3a89a044/original/2016-03-29-15-34-15.jpg?0" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Each spring in Texas, the blue bonnets and Indian paintbrushes provide color to pastures and roadsides, and folks come from miles around to the Round Top area to take part in a huge (and hugely fun) antiques show. Antique shops and seasonal vendors line the highway selling all kinds of good stuff, lovingly called "junk". <br><br>Libby will be playing 2 shows during Antiques Week:<br><br>Friday, April 1st from 1-3pm at Royer's Pie Haven on Henkel Square in Round Top. If you've been to Round Top, you know Royer's! The cafe is world famous and consistently featured in magazines and television as one of the top food destinations in Texas. The Royer's, who are some of the nicest folks you'll EVER meet, are so well known for their pies that they opened up a separate joint in RT just for the pies! Libby will be playing on the front porch Friday afternoon, so come on in for a pie break (try the junkberry - it's the best)!<br><br>Saturday, April 2nd, from 6-9pm, Libby and the band are headlining the Burton White Linen Night on Live Oak Street in Burton! This is a town square, family friendly, outdoor show, where art, craft, and antiques vendors will be setting up shop for the evening, and we'll dance the night away under the spring Texas sky! Wear your summer whites, bring the kiddos, and come join us in Burton!Libby Kochtag:libbykoch.com,2005:Post/41125442016-03-10T12:45:00-06:002023-12-10T12:08:23-06:00LIBBY @ SXSW<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/c890fcee4ef7cbc35b4246e4e7fba2135d820e2d/original/image-38.jpeg?0" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Libby will be playing several unofficial showcases in Austin during SXSW! All shows are free and no wristbands are required to attend. Y'all come join us and hear songs from the new album JUST MOVE ON!Libby Kochtag:libbykoch.com,2005:Post/41125432016-03-01T12:40:00-06:002023-12-10T12:09:59-06:00HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW & RODEO SHOWS<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/d8ccf345445f0090df7e83b777f64e9d19351477/original/image-36.jpeg?0" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br>Libby is returning to the 2016 Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo for several shows! In addition to volunteering for the Mutton Bustin' Committee, Libby will be performing at the Redneck Country Club with Brant Croucher on March 9 and the Stockman's Club (located on the 2nd floor of NRG Arena) for a weekend residency with the full 6 piece band from March 10-12. Additionally, she will be performing the National Anthem at the Lamb & Goat auction on March 12th and playing a private party for the Horspitality Committee on March 20th. Let's Rodeo!Libby Kochtag:libbykoch.com,2005:Post/41125412016-02-10T12:40:00-06:002017-01-12T20:51:33-06:00LIBBY @ FOLK ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/e651db581469238ae2422400d0eebfbe180a7af2/original/2016-02-15-12-11-18.jpg?0" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br>Libby is headed to Kansas City for the Folk Alliance International Conference! Artists and music industry professionals from around the world attend this conference to showcase and hear new music as well as build community with new friends and old. Libby will be promoting her new album, JUST MOVE ON, along with her manager, Charlie Stewart, producer, Bil VornDick, radio promoter, Bill Wence, and publicist, Jill McGuckin. <br><br>Each night at the conference, three floors of the Westin Crown Center hotel are transformed into a huge concert venue, where each room hosts 20-50 minute showcases. Attendees can literally see hundreds of artists perform each night (if they hustle). Libby has a full slate of these showcases scheduled:<br><br>Wednesday, 10:30pm: Access Film Music Red<br>Thursday, 12:30am: Austin Skyline<br>Friday, 10:30pm: Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus Present, in the round with Carl Solomon & Curtis McMurtry<br>Friday, 1am: Texas Sugarbaby<br>Friday, 2am: East Nashville Songwriter Studio<br>Saturday, 3pm: Access Film Music Rocky Mountain Alliance Suite<br>Saturday, 11:50pm: Anderson Fair, in the round with Rising Sun Daughter & Patrick COnwayLibby Kochtag:libbykoch.com,2005:Post/39580172015-12-09T19:30:02-06:002018-07-24T16:48:15-05:002015 HOLIDAY SHOWSHey y'all!<br><br>2015 has been a heck of a year with lots of touring and prepping to release a new album next spring (more info to come on that in January)! I have a few more shows left in the next couple of weeks to close out the year, and I hope to see y'all there (or online on December 20th)! <br><br><strong><u>Thursday, December 10th, 7pm</u></strong>: The Firehouse Saloon in Houston! This is a FULL BAND SHOW! We'll play two sets starting around 7:30 then turn the stage over to John Baumann for his CD release show. Cover is $5, get there early!<br><br><strong><u>Saturday, December 12th, 7pm</u></strong>: The Russell's House Concert in Round Top! This is going to be an in the round show with Chuck Hawthorne and Ordinary Elephant at the Russell's beautiful ranch. If you're going to be in the area, please reply to this email and I'll send you more info!<br><br><strong><u>Sunday, December 13th, 11am</u></strong>: Paco's Tacos in Austin! This is a lunchtime, FAMILY FRIENDLY show in ATX! Chuck Hawthorne and I will be the featured guests of Christy Moore and Gregg Miller. Bring the kiddos and come join us for lunch!<br><br><strong><u>Tuesday, December 14th, 6pm</u></strong>: GRUENE HALL!!!! This is my first ever show at Gruene Hall, and I couldn't be more excited to share the stage at this legendary venue with Chuck Hawthorne and Adam Carroll (I bet we can talk Chris Carroll into getting on stage too). The show runs till 10pm so come on out and join us!<br><br><strong><u>Friday, December 18th, 7:30pm</u></strong>: Home Sweet Farm in Brenham! This is a really cool joint in historic downtown Brenham with local brews and vino, live music, and a fire pit. Does it get much better than that? I think not! Come check it out!<br><br><strong><u>Sunday, December 20th, 7:00pm (CST)</u></strong>: Concert Window show at your house! Well, we'll be at Chuck's house, but you can tune in wherever you are by visiting<a contents="www.concertwindow.com/libbykoch" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.concertwindow.com/libbykoch" target="_blank">www.concertwindow.com/libbykoch</a>! If you've never seen a Concert Window show before, it's a really fun, laid back way to see a concert from the comfort of your home. You can stream live to your phone, iPad, computer, TV, or device of your choice, and it costs whatever you'd like to pay (as little as $1). We're going to have some friends over to the house and play some songs and requests live on the internets as part of CW's Home for the Holidays Festival series. There might be some special guest artists playing too, wink, wink. Please email me with any questions!<br><br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.concertwindow.com/libbykoch" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/89afbab80dbfc72634b384ff3b742e78ebb5dd1b/large/concert-window-home-for-the-holidays.jpg?1449710951" class="size_l justify_center border_none" alt="" /></a><br><br><strong><u>Wednesday, December 23rd, 7pm</u></strong>: Neighbor's Kitchen & Table in Bastrop! We'll be playing a special Christmas show at Neighbors with Lazarus Nichols and Chuck Hawthorne. All proceeds will go to a local charity, and we'll be collecting canned goods too!<br><br><strong>Don't forget, CD's, t-shirts, and koozies from your favorite independent artists make great stocking stuffers! Click <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="http://libbykoch.com/store" target="_blank">HERE</a> to order for holiday delivery on all Libby Koch gear! </strong><br><br>I hope to see y'all in the next couple of weeks in person or online, and if I don't I hope you have a wonderful holiday season with family, friends, and loved ones, and I'll see y'all in 2016!<br><br>Much love,<br>LibbyLibby Kochtag:libbykoch.com,2005:Post/39575562015-10-12T16:20:00-05:002017-01-12T20:51:33-06:00SUMMER TOUR RECAP, PART 4: BACK TO TEXASAs epic as this tour was, it's always good to get back home to Texas! We saw lots of family and good friends on this last leg, which is what it's all about. <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/2522576900ea02d475b716d269574dde42e4a950/small/2015-07-20-17-29-49.jpg?1449699142" class="size_s justify_left border_none" alt="" /><br><br>The first in-state stop was Chuck's hometown of Amarillo. We stayed with two of his best buddies, Brandon King and Angie DeWitt, and we had dinner at his sister Jonnie's house for the best dang cabbage tacos and scotchies this side of Abilene (trust). Then we played to a packed hometown crowd at Leftwoods on Route 66, which was a blast! <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/c2a84bd276e1231b116ee26b9491197bc3f0347b/small/2015-07-24-13-35-57.jpg?1449699151" class="size_s justify_right border_none" alt="" /><br><br>Next we headed south to Lubbock, where we played a show with cowboy songster <a contents="Andy Hedges" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.andyhedges.com" target="_blank">Andy Hedges</a> and singer/songwriter/folklorist <a contents="Andy Wilkinson" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.cowboypoetry.com/andywilkinson.htm" target="_blank">Andy Wilkinson</a> at Caprock Winery, which is a beautiful space with delicious wine. We stayed with my good friend Kathy Kelley and got a surprise visit from Brandon "Brand Iron" King, who drove down from Amarillo to catch the show! We closed the night with a song circle at the Hedges' house. It was an honor to play songs with these guys. Andy Hedges has a new album, Cowboy Songster, Vol. 2, coming out in January, which y'all should definitely check out! <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/0abb76cdf0731c49f9d5d60baf5630edd813f7ed/small/2015-07-24-01-00-02.jpg?1449699036" class="size_s justify_right border_none" alt="" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/821c8ceb8dc2533dc549dd01b7288b6c583378a5/small/2015-07-23-18-41-21.jpg?1449698999" class="size_s justify_right border_none" alt="" /><br><br>We had a night off between shows, so we headed east to Fort Worth to hang out at the Fort Worth Stockyards (Chuck had never been), and we got to hang with Chuck's brother Tommy too! <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/83e46ee3363d8e8529dedeebd28f0a08e4385ffa/small/2015-07-24-21-44-25.jpg?1449699154" class="size_s justify_right border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/ce7ab85b9269f5e1e8e5bd47665046e8ecd1a900/small/2015-07-25-00-54-04.jpg?1449699046" class="size_s justify_right border_" /><br><br>The next night, we played the amazing <a contents="Texan Theater" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.texantheatergreenville.com" target="_blank">Texan Theater</a> in downtown Greenville, east of Dallas. This is a meticulously and beautifully restored 1890's opera house, which has seen performers such as Houdini, the Marx Brothers, and Souza take the stage. Today, the Texan Theater is home to nightly performances of curated up and coming as well as legendary artists. A full, 4 course dinner, drinks, and all gratuities are included with every ticket, and the staff goes above and beyond to make this a first class experience for the audience and the artists too. If you're anywhere near the Texan, you need to check out a show at this truly special place, post haste. It was an honor to play their stage, and I hope to get back there in 2016!<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/b8be7035f4cdfeeec4ebbbb9278a1b99ba5c479b/small/2015-07-25-16-52-54.jpg?1449699047" class="size_s justify_right border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/3ff7ae20f8a7cf03c15f0cb9ac63c30e45d5ec2f/small/2015-07-25-16-02-18.jpg?1449699155" class="size_s justify_right border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/f6938f7ae8024c8cf58ffae050524570cd62e01c/small/2015-07-25-16-52-42.jpg?1449699045" class="size_s justify_right border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/c516e5b6a70f311a104f42e25a2a9144853f7b5a/small/2015-07-25-17-27-41.jpg?1449699000" class="size_s justify_right border_" /><br><br>The home stretch! It was SO good to get to Austin and play a show at the Saxon Pub! This is one of my very favorite, best sounding rooms to play in Austin or anywhere else. My dad surprised us at the show, and it was awesome to see the Austin gang all together again! <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/196f769fbefcb452af01a2c56260391cee7d944a/small/2015-07-26-21-23-18.jpg?1449698994" class="size_s justify_right border_" /><br><br>The next day I headed back to Houston and met some buddies at good ole Kenneally's Irish Pub, where I told them all the stories from this trip and they convinced me it was high time to start <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/948f33d46fb6f82f5f2bf2fad35a9081503b7115/small/2015-07-28-20-02-49-1.jpg?1449699034" class="size_s justify_left border_none" alt="" />writing a blog to tell y'all some of the road adventures that go beyond the social media posts. Hoping to keep this going with more updates from the road, studio, and wherever else this crazy thing goes. <br><br>I'd like once again to thank all the generous family and friends who opened up their homes to us on this ambitious journey of a tour, whether for lodging, a house show, a hot meal, or a cold beer. We literally couldn't do this without you. Also, a big thanks to my main man Chuck Hawthorne, for making this journey with me and for still liking me by the time we got home! Looking forward to more adventures.<br><br>To read up on the other installments of the Tour Recap, you can click the following links: <a contents="Southeast" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://libbykoch.com/home/blog/summer-tour-recap-part-1-the-southeast">Southeast</a>, <a contents="Midwest" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://libbykoch.com/home/blog/summer-tour-recap-part-2-the-midwest" target="_blank">Midwest</a>, <a contents="Mountain West" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://libbykoch.com/home/blog/summer-tour-recap-part-3-the-mountain-west" target="_blank">Mountain West</a>. For a full size picture gallery with captions, visit the <a contents="Photos" data-link-label="Photos" data-link-type="page" href="/photos">Photos</a> page!Libby Kochtag:libbykoch.com,2005:Post/39573542015-09-30T14:25:00-05:002018-07-24T16:48:27-05:00SUMMER TOUR RECAP, PART 3: THE MOUNTAIN WESTI'm not gonna lie, y'all. This was the leg of the trip I was most looking forward to! Spending most of July in Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico is pretty dang sweet. Cool weather, cool people. <br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/9bff012e5af15edba4f61afcbac9fe97a022151f/small/2015-07-03-20-52-47-hdr-1.jpg?1449690624" class="size_s justify_right border_" /><br>As we crossed the border from North Dakota to Montana, we blasted the John Denver (Chuck's fave) & Emmylou Harris (my fave) version of Wild Montana Sky. We were really fired up even though there weren't any of the big mountains in sight for a few hundred miles! We stayed the night at Montana songwriter GT Hurley's gorgeous place in Big Timber, pickin' songs and drinking whiskey on his back porch overlooking a ridiculously picturesque mountain range.<br><br>Next it was on to Ovando, a small town (population 50) kinda near Missoula, where Chuck spent some time after one of his combat tours with the Marines in Iraq. Hell, I gotta tell you the Ovando origin story. When Chuck got back to the States after Iraq, he decided he wanted to "smoke the finest cigars, drink the finest scotch, and learn how to fly fish in Montana with my good buddy, Shawn T. Pabst." Turns out fly fishing wasn't Chuck's forte (he almost took his eye out with a fish hook), so Shawn decided they should go somewhere Chuck would be more in his element - the local saloon! They went to Trixi's Antler Saloon, a watering hole in Ovando that got its start in the late 1800's as "The Blood Bucket." Chuck and Shawn (an excellent songster in his own right) busted out their guitars and started playing for the crowd. One of the bar patrons, Jeff, taught his 6 year old daughter (it's a family establishment, y'all) to dance by lifting her up so she could stand on his cowboy boots. Chuck and Shawn decided they'd go to songwriter hell if they didn't write a song about the experience, and the song "Ovando" was born, which is on Chuck's excellent album, Silver Line. <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/cab77617fdb0ec1e2845e6eced9f3fc70560e3ae/small/2015-07-10-01-07-21.jpg?1449690527" class="size_s justify_right border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/f22ec8671339fa3c057b5554bb5942046a3333a2/small/2015-07-10-01-07-08.jpg?1449690529" class="size_s justify_right border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/984d29c3e4381fa2cd0b868bc5e96ac1e2f0f2aa/small/2015-07-10-01-07-26.jpg?1449690501" class="size_s justify_right border_none" alt="" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/af3316b9ca9f78e0c25ef626de62446be795c2cc/small/2015-07-04-23-30-22.jpg?1449690530" class="size_s justify_right border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/a3568308737210d706c82e54a42f5a10f586563e/small/2015-07-05-12-15-11.jpg?1449690628" class="size_s justify_right border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/057d6977bc4f0355fda74f99620f54478ab29be3/small/2015-07-03-12-26-50.png?1449690555" class="size_s justify_right border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/a9b4302156a33fdb0f26237ada1643cad9074517/small/2015-07-04-21-40-58.jpg?1449690632" class="size_s justify_right border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/a876de818ba08ca64fde4dea13e38b6aa1185563/small/2015-07-05-12-08-17.jpg?1449690534" class="size_s justify_right border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/fd6618e44da85ffedad852293d631992e0e0c2e5/small/2015-07-05-12-17-59.jpg?1449690511" class="size_s justify_right border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/9d3a359c888f1a48bcc04dc6d54c3b3a045ec5fd/small/2015-07-05-12-09-10.jpg?1449690571" class="size_s justify_right border_" /><br><br>So we decided it would be appropriate to head back to Ovando on this tour and debut the song on the 4th of July at Trixi's! The whole town turned out to the 4th festivities during the day, then most folks spent some time in the Little Black Foot River (I sure did) before heading to Trixi's for the show. By the time Chuck got to the final chorus, the entire crowd was singing along! I bet we sang that song 5 times that night, and it wasn't enough! Trixi's had Chuck sign a poster, which they hung above their jukebox, which has a copy of Silver Line in it, of course. Perhaps the coolest surprise was that our buddies Allen and Debbie from Austin showed up at Trixi's! They were vacationing at Yellowstone and decided to make the trek north to see us! Sometimes one of the best parts about traveling is seeing someone from home.<br><br>We spent the night of the 4th at a cool B&B in Ovando then headed west to Missoula to spend several days with the aforementioned Shawn T. Pabst, his incredible wife Kirsten, and fantastic son Finn, a whip smart kiddo who loves sharks, making flies to fish with, and who was the best playmate Bridget had on the whole trip. They ran around the Pabst place up on the Missoula mountainside for hours on end. The Pabst's hosted a barn concert for us on the last night of our stay, and there were over 75 people there enjoying the tunes in this beautiful setting! Bridget made it on stage too. <br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/1f3d97c3e90c0296fd73c03a03e60c8ccea6155c/small/2015-07-07-20-41-35.jpg?1449690567" class="size_s justify_right border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/ef94c14e8e944c61154b0aaf7fe0eb53fb91ebdf/small/2015-07-07-22-31-51.jpg?1449690566" class="size_s justify_right border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/f158b48d7fff29c9ae50af3d7b93678d4de01059/small/2015-07-07-18-54-02.jpg?1449690523" class="size_s justify_right border_" /><br>It was time in the trip to head south and make our way to Jackson Hole, where one of my best friends, Andy Robinson, offered up his place for us to take a mid-tour vacation for about a week. We mapped our route down to Wyoming and decided we'd like to drive through Yellowstone National Park. Initially we'd hoped to camp, but it turns out you have to plan that way in advance, oops! Instead, we totally lucked out on a hotel search and ended up in this really cool small town outside Bozeman called Livingston, where we stayed at a really cool vintage spot called the Murray Hotel. We'll definitely be back there, hopefully to play!<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/3a8ea8ac38d908ef75d46c09e0b3e9205800668f/small/2015-07-09-11-33-17-hdr.jpg?1449690567" class="size_s justify_right border_" /><br>The next day we headed south through Yellowstone, which was awesome. It was my first time there, and it was really cool to take our time and drive south through some of the most truly majestic natural scenery that exists on this planet. The park was pretty crowded, and it started raining and turned cold about halfway through the park, so we didn't wait in line for Old Faithful, but we figured that's a good reason to come back!<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/89f6dbe22b22f31cd2ac750c00f9e45de4d54922/small/2015-07-09-12-51-43.jpg?1449690565" class="size_s justify_right border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/9f61efee339855fb4a8d15f7910ed32a65debc94/small/2015-07-09-15-11-38.jpg?1449690568" class="size_s justify_right border_none" alt="" /><br>We spent the next week or so in one of my favorite places ever, Jackson Hole. It was a great place to hole up for a few days and relax, which was much needed after several thousand miles on the road! Of course we spent a little time at the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar and the Silver Dollar too! We had tentatively scheduled a house concert there, which fell through, but it was cool to just chill out for a few days and vacation almost like normal people, ha.<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/fa92c752169510b407003ae3a1eadfde8e77825c/small/2015-07-09-19-48-13.jpg?1449690563" class="size_s justify_right border_none" alt="" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/16a7468fb77f0f447a756b43d38e61591d5fa64b/small/2015-07-11-15-53-44.jpg?1449690561" class="size_s justify_right border_none" alt="" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/dbd8dc909e3c4fb8c0a9bb1c27a5b48a1a6d0f2b/small/2015-07-11-18-42-06.jpg?1449690518" class="size_s justify_right border_none" alt="" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/c980e06127167468972069096c846937a4cb9d10/small/2015-07-09-17-41-49.jpg?1449690563" class="size_s justify_right border_none" alt="" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/ca16d93b79fb1553e009e3340c068718eef8e751/small/2015-07-12-17-52-34.jpg?1449690514" class="size_s justify_right border_none" alt="" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/af74fffd50c6c82e3966995c0c4e45a55fdaaa1e/small/2015-07-13-21-21-14.jpg?1449690512" class="size_s justify_right border_none" alt="" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/cbb974b459e622bb70db740cac3861e870a11b44/small/2015-07-09-21-04-42.jpg?1449690562" class="size_s justify_right border_none" alt="" /><br>The next leg of the trip was up in the air as well, because of another show that fell through in the Denver area. We'd been listening to lots of John Denver on our trip though, and decided that maybe since we had some wiggle room with our travels, we should head down to Aspen, where John spent much of his life. I contacted some friends from Houston who have a house there, and we were able to set up a house concert at their place too, so the route was set! We spent time at the John Denver Memorial Garden (because we had decided at that point that Johnny D was the patron saint of our tour) and at Hunter S. Thompson's favorite bar, the Woody Creek Tavern. The house show at the Houssiere house was most excellent, and we enjoyed getting to see some Houston friends and play songs with and for some very cool kiddos as well.<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/fb82b1e62c461d6873959f67bc09fce225590a93/small/2015-07-15-15-46-02.jpg?1449690519" class="size_s justify_right border_none" alt="" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/e6407c10d7de3974874636ae1c9975d8593cafcb/small/2015-07-15-14-17-42.jpg?1449690524" class="size_s justify_right border_none" alt="" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/1c31bcc81b92463298fa9b2b0f3e7dddf0438723/small/2015-07-15-14-19-14.jpg?1449690517" class="size_s justify_right border_none" alt="" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/15ab426298542814133d43e436eff7b0472afa9f/small/2015-07-15-19-33-15-hdr-1.jpg?1449690509" class="size_s justify_right border_none" alt="" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/34b33398f1b29206c228a6e0991973b6e3167902/small/2015-07-15-18-12-13-hdr.jpg?1449690507" class="size_s justify_right border_none" alt="" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/a5bf9405d732ee5fe039d7056837905540485e43/small/2015-07-16-11-34-40.jpg?1449690516" class="size_s justify_right border_none" alt="" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/a8b1c7ebd2d39655c50219fd45c04049ce7eb3ed/small/2015-07-16-11-23-02.jpg?1449690475" class="size_s justify_right border_none" alt="" /><br>We then decided to skip the Denver side of the state and head south to Durango to ride the Durango-Silverton train, which was the inspiration for the title track to Chuck's record, Silver Line! My friend of a friend, Andy Ratcliffe, who is from Houston but lives in Durango, hooked us up with a very cool show at local pizza joint and bar, Home Slice. It was a great time! The next day we awoke early to ride the historic steam engine narrow gauge train. We bussed out to Silverton and road the train back to Durango for a half day trip. It was amazing! I highly recommend it if you're in the area. Special thanks to Gary Penington and Karren Little (organizer of the Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering, which Chuck played in October) for hosting us at their home!<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/25ac62c8629ccbd74a96efc4d9f63cb3e3c6c499/small/2015-07-17-16-02-37.jpg?1449690514" class="size_s justify_right border_none" alt="" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/15dfec7f019fd0e4928d9ab71c8987a84d8bed9a/small/2015-07-17-17-12-53-hdr.jpg?1449690523" class="size_s justify_right border_none" alt="" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/c91c3ab12290cfc5550f0fde954d3f0ccca13257/small/2015-07-17-14-48-12-hdr.jpg?1449690519" class="size_s justify_right border_none" alt="" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/8068b4f444d2793bef609ff69ead25232179ad53/small/2015-07-17-15-20-10.jpg?1449690474" class="size_s justify_right border_none" alt="" /><br>It was time to start heading back towards Texas, but one of the coolest parts of the tour was the next leg, where we met up with country music legend Michael Martin Murphey in Red River, New Mexico. Chuck got to know Murph at the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, Nevada in January, and since then Murph has invited Chuck to play shows with him at the Saxon Pub in Austin, the Franklin Theater outside of Nashville, and Main Street Crossing in Tomball, among others. Each summer, Murph plays shows on Thursday and Saturday nights at the Rocking 3M Amphitheater at the Bitter Creek Guest Ranch. The outdoor setting is the perfect place to catch some live music in the summertime, and a full chuckwagon dinner is served before the show. Murph played all the hits that night, from Wildfire to What's Forever For to Cowboy Logic and everything in between. He brought Chuck to the stage mid-show, and Chuck played a few songs with the band. To say it was a cool experience is quite the understatement. As if that wasn't enough, Walt and Tina Wilkins were playing in town that night too, so they came to the Chuck & Murph show then we headed to the Lost Love Saloon to check out Walt and Tina's show! New Mexico legend Bill Hearne and Ryan Murphey graced the stage that night too. It was fantastic.<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/59ef8401dba118d9bb168c4e290446193d718a6c/small/2015-07-16-11-48-26.jpg?1449690515" class="size_s justify_right border_none" alt="" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/3eec1c1632d98bb557e040ebd9ac79954a8d34bd/small/2015-07-18-21-16-05.jpg?1449693756" class="size_s justify_right border_none" alt="" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/10f34246585d54b0a811173614a8f119863d8fe0/small/2015-07-18-18-15-55.jpg?1449693747" class="size_s justify_right border_none" alt="" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/239d0209df65e5810726b04fccb624fe38fa1c3f/small/2015-07-18-19-56-03.jpg?1449693747" class="size_s justify_right border_none" alt="" /><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/061e45f929f0503d06e19eb967150da8046e1619/small/2015-07-18-21-16-16.jpg?1449693744" class="size_s justify_right border_none" alt="" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/5f03d0a90705fbc321403e90c09a1316bb38d65f/small/2015-07-18-17-23-26-hdr.jpg?1449690519" class="size_s justify_right border_none" alt="" /><br>The next day we made our way back to Texas via Santa Fe. If you're still reading, I'm impressed!<br><br>For a recap of the southeast leg of the tour, click <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://libbykoch.com/home/blog/summer-tour-recap-part-1-the-southeast">HERE</a>, and the midwest leg, click <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://libbykoch.com/home/blog/summer-tour-recap-part-2-the-midwest">HERE</a>! If you'd like to see all these pretty pictures bigger with captions, visit my <a contents="Photos" data-link-label="Photos" data-link-type="page" href="/photos">Photos</a> page! Next up: Back to Texas!Libby Kochtag:libbykoch.com,2005:Post/38457132015-09-15T11:10:00-05:002017-01-12T20:51:33-06:00SUMMER TOUR RECAP, PART 2: THE MIDWESTThe second leg of my big summer tour with <a contents="Chuck Hawthorne" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.chuckhawthorne.com" target="_blank">Chuck Hawthorne</a> took us through a part of the country I honestly haven't spent much time in, the Midwest. <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/c1b64d13969b43b81c58b613fb2d2078d09f3292/small/2015-06-25-22-01-55.jpg?1441679176" class="size_s justify_right border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/c60e08f5a3f5b127cfabda1a734bea3c50dd3081/small/2015-06-24-16-57-48-1.jpg?1441679180" class="size_s justify_right border_" />From Nashville, we<div>headed north through Kentucky and Illinois to St. Louis, Missouri, where we had a fantastically fun show at a cool venue called <a contents="1900 Park" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.1900park.com" target="_blank">1900 Park</a>, which is an art gallery and creative space in a really cool historic neighborhood. My high school buddy, Michael Lourie, surprised me by coming to the show, and we had a great time with the crew that</div><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/6b3914345de8ba3e64a2091e4a252652779a89d7/small/2015-06-25-20-39-52.jpg?1441679183" class="size_s justify_right border_" />Chuck's good friends Robyn & Ryan Bradbury put together to attend the festivities! Thanks also to the Bradburys for hosting us at their home in StL. The room at 1900 Park is bright and airy with really big and beautiful acoustics, so after our first set, the show turned into more of a song circle format, with venue owner Eric Barnes and local artists Kevin Babb and Tim Ryan joining us for a big ole jam. It was a blast!<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/d0c3924ab91960ae5111dfd4c9b35559a10b287e/small/2015-06-25-21-14-39.jpg?1441679175" class="size_s justify_right border_" /><div>
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<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/739327036c2c8b44a9f002a6532d9b906ece34dc/small/2015-06-25-20-29-13.jpg?1441679184" class="size_s justify_right border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/04b99f2f3cb4a7ee96b1d790d265d9516d7fdeb7/small/2015-06-26-22-38-56.jpg?1441679172" class="size_s justify_right border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/a2e0a96e0761fb5129b313da4122204c1d9e55e5/small/2015-06-27-00-43-15.jpg?1441679165" class="size_s justify_left border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/2732730a234b8b151c8bd9337a4e1ff5026253f2/small/2015-06-26-23-58-01.jpg?1441679168" class="size_s justify_right border_" /><br>The next stop was Kansas City, where Chuck and I met in February '14. Man, this place is a killer music town! Thanks to our friends Diana Linn and Joel Weir at KKFI and the great bill venue <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/f0d02e6f7fbc8406bb542f5b25617bcb780a2da5/small/2015-06-27-19-22-54.jpg?1441679156" class="size_s justify_right border_" />owner Travis Fields put together, we had a packed house at the <a contents="Westport Saloon" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.westportsaloon.com" target="_blank">Westport Saloon</a>! It was awesome to see FAI buddies <a contents="Paula Crawford and Jason Vivone" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.billybats.com" target="_blank">Paula Crawford and Jason Vivone</a> and my old law firm compadres and dear friends, Debbie and Josh Jones, who drove in from Osceola, MO! We shared the stage with some brilliant local artists - Randy Olinger, Tyler Gregory, and Fireside Collective. It's so cool and refreshing to see a venue bringing in big crowds to see new music! Can't wait to get back to KC in February.<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/6941c5fecd63e1bbf4f8193b76ac29c103a3734f/small/2015-06-28-09-08-50.jpg?1441679160" class="size_s justify_left border_" />We woke up the next morning in Kansas City to some bad news...our show that night in Spirit Lake, Iowa, had been canceled due to a scheduling snafu. This was quite the bummer, so we posted about the canceled show on Facebook and decided to head on to Minnesota. About 20 minutes later we got a call from Adam and Chris Carroll inviting us to open their show that night at Byron's in Pomeroy, Iowa! What an honor! Byron's is a really cool joint in a very small town in Iowa called Pomeroy.<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/dfa617071157468ae757c311ed25de9b3f286ab1/small/2015-06-27-15-10-56-1.jpg?1441679162" class="size_s justify_right border_" /> The owner, Byron, is a music lover who brings in great artists to his venue and draws other music lovers from miles around to catch the show. It's like a music mecca in the corn fields of Iowa! Chuck and I opened up the show, and then <a contents="Adam Carroll" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.adamcarroll.com" target="_blank">Adam Carroll</a> and <a contents="Chris Carroll" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.chriscarrollsongs.com" target="_blank">Chris Carroll</a> brought the songwriting thunder. Damn y'all, they're good, and damn good people too. Check out a show of theirs next time they're in your neck of the woods!<br><br>From Iowa, we headed north to Minnesota, birthplace of my grandmother and dad, and home of powerhouse singer-songwriter, performer, and all around good human being, <a contents="Charlie Roth" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.charlierothmusic.com" target="_blank">Charlie Roth</a>. Charlie and his wife Deb were so gracious to host us at their beautiful Rockin' R horse farm near Foley, MN. Charlie set up shows for <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/3fc2858143635114cda322cd35fe99243bf758e9/small/2015-06-28-20-37-55.jpg?1441679152" class="size_s justify_right border_" />us at his ranch, at the Minnesota Lakes Maritime Museum in Alexandria, and he and Chuck played at the St. Cloud VA while I rested up at the farm (at this point of the tour, I had a relapse of a lovely bout with mono that plagued me during my move and before we hit the road)<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/0017f9a0137f46881c95173d60445f46f968797e/small/2015-07-01-15-43-07-1.jpg?1441679140" class="size_s justify_right border_" />! We also picked up a show at a really cool joint in Minneapolis called the Nicollet.<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/5c0370d5cc7c4fb406d4fe191e40563316ca0d53/small/2015-06-30-20-57-42-1.jpg?1441679166" class="size_s justify_right border_" /> <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/ca3697de1967f58d55506a1e6e4c3ad08ba91419/small/2015-07-01-19-44-07.jpg?1441679155" class="size_s justify_right border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/2568b95ce4529e9cf312a3c3311f6d18d5b25ff4/small/2015-07-01-12-41-21-1.jpg?1441679147" class="size_s justify_right border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/d008f9463fdf0405d04e267bc29b5a175411febb/small/2015-07-01-18-18-12-1.jpg?1441679153" class="size_s justify_right border_" /><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/3e2a944b2738b491d6495decc3b6761783ab61b4/small/2015-06-28-20-32-24-1.jpg?1441679157" class="size_s justify_right border_" /><br>This was a fantastic stretch of the trip where I got to see a lot of new places and meet some fantastic new friends! Not gonna lie though, I was ready to head west to the mountains! We lo<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/9125ee694fa698e0a342585b3ea45990e5c469b4/small/2015-07-02-21-36-47.jpg?1441679144" class="size_s justify_right border_" />aded up the road dog Bridget and were westward ho to Montana via a surprisingly awesome show at the Laughing Sun Brewery in Bismarck, North Dakota! Packed house, fun show, good people. Sometimes it's the ones you least expect that are the most fun! <br><br>Next installment in the Summer Tour Recap...THE MOUNTAIN WEST! To read up on the Southeast run of the tour, click <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://libbykoch.com/blog/blog/summer-tour-recap-part-1-the-southeast">HERE</a>. Thanks for reading!</div>
</div>Libby Kochtag:libbykoch.com,2005:Post/38373252015-09-01T18:56:51-05:002017-01-12T20:51:33-06:00SUMMER TOUR RECAP, PART 1: THE SOUTHEASTI spent most of the summer on the road with my pup Bridget and amazing singer-songwriter, <a contents="Chuck Hawthorne" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.chuckhawthorne.com" target="_blank">Chuck Hawthorne</a>. We toured for 7 weeks, traveling across 19 states, playing 22 <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/04e93eb5284c683a66cb98fbe8c2792f5e6674f0/small/silver-line-cover.jpg?1441132663" class="size_s justify_right border_" />shows in 11 states, and crossing the Continental Divide approximately 2 dozen times. We even had a week vacation midway through in Jackson Hole, Wyoming! It was a blast!<div>
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<br>Chuck recently released his debut album, <em>Silver Line</em>, which has been getting some serious critical acclaim and radio play. The record hit #2 on the FAR chart, #17 on the Euroamericana Chart, and was recently named <a contents="one of 2015's best country records by the Telegraph UK" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/best-country-music-albums-of-2015/" target="_blank">one of 2015's best country records by the Telegraph UK</a>. I highly recommend checking out his tunes! We are playing more shows together this fall across Texas, so please check out the <a contents="gigs" data-link-label="Gigs" data-link-type="page" href="/gigs" target="_blank">gigs</a> page to see where you can come see us both play! <br><br>The first leg of our tour took us across the Southeastern US all the way to Jacksonville, North Carolina, home of Camp Lejeune and birthplace of Ryan Adams. It started, however, with a major life change for me...I moved out of my house! I've lived in the same wonderful little blue house for the past 7 years, and it <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/66aa12ce2513424566a34e2d9c7a755caae90fb6/small/2015-06-11-09-25-53-1.jpg?1441084568" class="size_s justify_right border_" style="text-align: center;" />was truly a home for me. However, for a long while I've needed the financial and geographic flexibility to be on the road more, so I finally took the leap and put all my stuff in storage! I'm now splitting my time between Houston, Austin, and the road, and it's been great so far! That said, getting out the door for this tour was a bit of a challenge...I had a lot of stuff!<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/f90991657f5d1e2dc2b115faef6d8b99c81a790c/small/2015-06-15-20-01-53.jpg?1441084669" class="size_s justify_right border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/55411909cac7f0f4441cff5ed1f9056610490e40/small/2015-06-16-08-49-08.jpg?1441084597" class="size_s justify_right border_" />The first stop of the tour was Dallas for a show at one of my favorite spots, Adair's Saloon. Then, because moving always takes longer than you plan, we had to haul everything back to Houston to finish up the dregs of moving. Isn't moving the worst? Thankfully the next stop was New Orleans! We had a great time playing at Fair Grinds Coffeehouse, hanging out with my friend Lizzy D, and exploring the lyrical origin of Guy Clark's favorite song about a house on Toulouse, Ramblin' Jack Elliott's 912 Greens. Also, there were beignets...because beignets.<br><br>We had a night off between New Orleans and Atlanta and thought it would be cool to see the Gulf of Mexico, so we stopped in Pensacola for a little beach time, and Bridget went for a nice swim. After her time in the water she hid underneath the desk in the hotel room to avoid taking a bath...she was unsuccessful!<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/bf6531e2a7657fdedb1ffcf2c79a5b07a883c6c4/small/2015-06-17-11-56-45.jpg?1441130490" class="size_s justify_right border_" /><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/fa72680cbded49605150707952d23f8e416d5e9d/small/2015-06-17-10-26-00.jpg?1441084575" class="size_s justify_right border_" />
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<br>From there we were off to Atlanta, where we had some time to catch up with friends and family and play a great show to a full house at Java Monkey in Decatur, </div>
<div>despite a power outage a couple of hours before the show due to some crazy weather. I'm pretty sure a tornado went down the street while</div>
<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/353c6bdd46626af0decef7f7b86b7b0c46488d4f/small/2015-06-18-22-38-25-1.jpg?1441084521" class="size_s justify_right border_" />we were having drinks with my good buddy Chris Fox before the show! Thankfully the lights came back on and we had a great evening with family and friends! Chuck was surprised by one of his Marine buddies, Staff Sergeant Kevin Spivey, who he hadn't seen in many years, and I had my Aunt Pat, Uncle Deacon, and my cousins Lindsay (with her boyfriend Tristan) and Teague (with his wife Crystal) at the show. I'll be in Atlanta again in late October/early November - can't wait to be back! </div>
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<br>Next we headed north through the Cackalacky states all the way to Jacksonville, North Carolina, where we hung out with Chuck's good Marine buddies Bill and his wife, Larry,</div><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/a6f139a2a0800910fc500da1145509eb6d7b8c6e/small/2015-06-20-23-43-43.jpg?1441084507" class="size_s justify_right border_" /><div>
<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/7911be96232c3303015c54c545878a3a01e3d359/small/2015-06-22-10-26-15.jpg?1441084515" class="size_s justify_right border_" />his wife Janna and their kiddos, and we were honored to play at the 10 year cancer free anniversary party for Chuck's good friend John Sackett's son Jack. We celebrated well into the early morning hours! <div>
<br>Did I mention Chuck was in the Marines? He retired as a Major a few years back after serving our country for 21 years. He is still a crack shot, and we tested his skills on our day off at my buddy Taylor Hayden's fantastic new shooting range in Charlotte called <a contents="Blackstone Shooting Sports" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.blackstoneshooting.com" target="_blank">Blackstone Shooting Sports</a>. If you're in the area, go check it out!<br><br>We then headed west to Music City, where we played a show at the Turn One Bar in East Nashville, hung out with my friends the Lankfords, and Chuck toured Mountainside Studios in West Nashville, where I recorded the vocals and overdubs for my upcoming album with producer Bil VornDick. We got to check out cool old master tapes from some classic albums, hold a Grammy (what?!), and enjoy a good visit with Bil and his wife Patricia. <br> </div>
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<div>Stay tuned for Part 2 of the Chuck & Libby Summer Tour Recap: The Midwest!!! HUGE thanks to the friends and family on this leg of the tour who gave us a place to stay! We literally couldn't do it without you: Josh & Christine Lipscomb, Lindsay Koch & Tristan Donnelly, Bill Marple, John & Jena Sackett, Taylor & Sarah Hayden, and Bronson & Terri Lankford.<br><br><a contents="Click here for a slideshow of all the Summer Tour pictures from the Southeast!" data-link-label="Photos" data-link-type="page" href="/photos"><strong><u>Click here for a slideshow of all the Summer Tour pictures from the Southeast!</u></strong></a><br> </div>Libby Kochtag:libbykoch.com,2005:Post/38373212015-07-06T23:55:00-05:002021-12-16T13:23:44-06:00HOUSTON PRESS MUSIC AWARDS NOMINATION!<a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.houstonpress.com/music/the-2015-houston-press-music-award-nominees-7559893" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/2a8e1c559090998baafd71bc0166f6c0d3b77376/original/hpmalogo-2015-july6.jpg?1441083488" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a><br>Thanks so much to the Houston Press for nominating me for a 2015 Houston Press Music Award! I am nominated in the Best Roots Act category alongside several friends and local artists that I greatly admire. Please click the picture above to read about all the nominees and see how you can vote! I'm so honored to be a part of the Houston music community and thankful for everyone at the Houston Press for their support!Libby Kochtag:libbykoch.com,2005:Post/38373122015-06-01T22:30:00-05:002017-01-12T20:51:33-06:00MEMORIAL DAY WITH EMMYLOU & RODNEY!(This is what I posted on Facebook about my crazy Memorial Day weekend...follow me at <a contents="www.facebook.com/libbykochmusic" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.facebook.com/libbykochmusic" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/libbykochmusic</a>!)<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/6f3fbb207c2d16b858b88a349fc54c1689cec7f6/medium/2015-05-23-21-15-31.jpeg?1433176101" class="size_m justify_right border_" style="text-align: center; " /><p>Okay so here's the story! I was staying at the Y.O. Hotel in Kerrville for Memorial Day weekend to attend the Kerrville Folk Festival on Saturday and play at my friends Mason & Rochelle Hunt's wedding brunch on Sunday in Bandera. Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell were scheduled to headline the Festival that night, and I was beyond excited to see them live.</p>
<p>I went out to the Festival early in the afternoon to catch the first half of the New Folk performances, which was cut short by heavy rains. I decided to hang out for a bit to visit with friends and see if the weather cleared in time for Emmylou and Rodney to play later. Alas, word spread throughout the ranch that the main stage shows were canceled for the evening, so I decided to head back to the Y.O., quite bummed.</p>
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<p>Walking into the hotel lobby, I ran into my friend Amy McCarley, one of the New Folk finalists, who introduced me to Michael and Steve, Emmy and Rodney's bassist and sound tech, respectively. I told them I was meeting my dad in the hotel bar (he was there for the wedding). In the bar, I noticed that folks were starting to pull chairs around the fireplace in the hotel lobby, and there were rumors that Emmylou and/or Rodney might play a few songs.</p>
<p>I ran into Steve (the sound guy) at the bar and asked if an impromptu show was really going down. He said Emmylou really wanted to play a few but they were having a hard time finding any amplification. I had my PA system in the car for the next day's gig, so of course I offered to let them borrow it! After that, things moved really quickly, and before I knew it, the full band was set up in the hotel lobby and plugged in to my PA, with Emmylou and Rodney using my microphones to boot!</p>
<p>I had a front row seat to the whole show, sitting on the floor next to musician friends Susan Cattaneo, Ellis, Amy McCarley, Sue Young, Rusty Nelson, Mary Bragg, and others. It was the show of a lifetime. They played for over 2 hours, including the whole new album in track order, The Houston Kid, Red Dirt Girl, a couple of Townes songs, and a host of Gram Parsons songs. Awesome? Yeah, that's an understatement. I got a couple of videos (Return of the Grievous Angel and Luxury Liner), which I'll put on YouTube soon.</p>
<p>After the show, Emmylou and Rodney both expressed thanks for the PA and were gracious to take pictures with me and chat for a bit. We spent the rest of the night in the afterglow of a truly special performance, having drinks with the band and enjoying an all star Kerrville song circle in the lobby with Ellis Paul, David Wilcox, Steve Seskin, Rj Cowdery, New Folk Finalists past and present, and many more.</p>
<p>So yeah. Here are a few pictures of my musical heroes...playing a once in a lifetime intimate show while I'm three feet away...and their voices and instruments were coming through my microphones and cables into the speakers of my PA...I'll never forget it.</p>
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<p>Pretty ridiculous, right? Much love, friends!<br>Libby</p>
</div>Libby Kochtag:libbykoch.com,2005:Post/38372822015-01-15T18:50:00-06:002022-05-11T10:01:08-05:00NEW ALBUM IN PRODUCTION! <div style="text-align: right;"> </div><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/b2f0f930753d353c8406be400e8e7cfe11e47866/original/2014-12-05-21-04-53-1.jpg?1420051007" class="size_l justify_right border_" />Libby just wrapped recording a new album at the historic Studio 19 on Music Row in Nashville! The record is being produced by multiple GRAMMY winning producer/engineer Bil VornDick (Alison Krauss, Rhonda Vincent, Jesse Winchester, Ralph Stanley).<br><br>The 12 songs on the album were all written or co-written by Libby, and the album features performances from veteran Nashville studio musicians Bobby Ogdin (Elvis Presley), Sonny Garrish (George Jones), Bruce Dees (Ronnie Milsap), Glenn Worf (Mark Knopfler), Aubrie Haynie (Dolly Parton), Eric Brace, Bob Williams, Bronson Herrmuth, Lynn Williams (Delbert McClinton), Michael Black (The Jordanaires), Vickie Carrico (Crystal Gayle), and Andrea Zonn (James Taylor). Libby Kochtag:libbykoch.com,2005:Post/38372792015-01-02T18:30:00-06:002020-06-09T21:18:51-05:00TENNESSEE COLONY TOPS THE ROOTS MUSIC REPORT BEST OF 2014 CHARTS<span style="text-align: center;">Tennessee Colony is the Roots Music Report's </span><a contents="#3 True Country album" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://rootsmusicreport.com/charts/view/album/sub_genre/true-country/yearly/2014" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">#3 True Country album</a><span style="text-align: center;"> and </span><a contents="#12 Country album" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://rootsmusicreport.com/charts/view/album/genre/country/yearly/2014" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">#12 Country album</a><span style="text-align: center;"> for 2014! Thanks RMR!!<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/add38e738a02bacb384fdffeb0a359293ae95ee6/original/screen-shot-2015-08-31-at-6-22-25-pm.jpg?1441063652" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></span>Libby Kochtag:libbykoch.com,2005:Post/38372782015-01-01T18:20:00-06:002017-01-12T20:51:33-06:00TENNESSEE COLONY ONE OF HOUSTON PRESS'S 10 BEST FOR 2014!<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/06037f6f59c5a672625b02b5a629101554dd95a3/original/libby-1230-thumb-500x334.jpg?1421354311" class="size_l justify_center border_" />The Houston Press named Libby's album Tennessee Colony one of Houston's top ten records of the year!<br><br>Music Editor Chris Gray says "Libby Koch may have set this album in the tiny East Texas settlement near Palestine where her ancestors settled in the days of William B. Travis, but the lively arrangements -- a frisky blend of country, folk, bluegrass and gospel set to some mighty fine fiddle, banjo and mandolin -- not only make Tennessee Colony sound daisy-fresh, but the rare acoustic-based album that truly deserves to be called 'Americana'." <br><br>Click <a contents="here " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2014/12/the_25_best_houston_records_of.php" target="_blank">here</a> to read the article.Libby Kochtag:libbykoch.com,2005:Post/38372732014-12-31T17:55:00-06:002021-04-21T12:06:56-05:002014 HIGHLIGHTS<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/60fbda54efbbcfc093e7ee3b5a1eb3f29499f817/original/west-coast-tour-banner.jpg?1389739441" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><ul> <li><strong>New album, <em>Tennessee Colony</em>, released April 8, 2014</strong></li> <li><strong>Played 100+ shows in 20 states, plus British Columbia and the District of Columbia</strong></li> <li><strong>Winner, Texas Music Awards Best Vocal Group (The Grievous Angels)</strong></li> <li><strong>Nominee, Free Press Houston SAMMY Awards</strong></li> <li>
<strong>January</strong>: West Coast Tour to Portland, OR, Seattle, WA, Vancouver, BC, Huntington Beach, CA, Chico, CA and San Francisco, CA</li> <li>
<strong>February</strong>: Attended the Folk Alliance International Conference in Kansas City, MO</li> <li>
<strong>March</strong>: Played BBQ Cook Off, Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Wine Garden, & SXSW</li> <li>
<strong>April</strong>: Southeast Tour to Pensacola, FL, Asheville, NC, Charlotte, NC, Atlanta, GA, Jackson, MS, and Dallas, TX</li> <li>
<strong>May</strong>: Semifinalist, Songwriter Serenade Competition, Moravia, TX; Finalist, Wildflower! Festival Songwriter Contest, Richardson, TX; Regional Finalist, Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk Competition, Kerrville, TX</li> <li>
<strong>June</strong>: Played the Kerrville Folk Festival Threadgill Theater, Kerrville, TX</li> <li>
<strong>July</strong>: Northeast Tour to Washington, DC, State College, PA, New York City, Huntington, NY, Newport, NH, Lebanon, NH, Kennebunkport, ME, Westerly, RI, and Portland, ME</li> <li>
<strong>August</strong>: Played the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Emerging Artist Showcase, Hillsdale, NY</li> <li>
<strong>September</strong>: Attended Southwest Regional Folk Alliance (SWRFA) conference, Austin, TX</li> <li>
<strong>October</strong>: Live radio performance on the Folkstage program on WFMT in Chicago, IL, October 18; Show at Uncommon Ground on Clark, October 19</li> <li>
<strong>November</strong>: Performed at the Frank Brown International Songwriters Festival, Pensacola, FL and Gulf Shores, AL, Suzi Wollenberg Memorial Folk DJ Showcase Artist and Quad Showcase Artist, Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA) conference, Kerhonkson, NY</li> <li>
<strong>December</strong>: Recorded a new album with GRAMMY winning producer/engineer Bil VornDick in Nashville, TN</li>
</ul>Libby Kochtag:libbykoch.com,2005:Post/38372752014-05-15T18:10:00-05:002017-01-12T20:51:32-06:00HOUSTON PRESS COVER STORY!The Houston Press has featured Libby as one of Houston's most up and coming artists! Click the pic below to read the article, and pick up your copy on Houston newsstands today! Thanks to HP music editor Chris Gray for the nice write-up and to Max Burkhalter for the great photos!<br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.houstonpress.com/music/up-and-coming-5-houston-area-musical-artists-you-should-know-about-6601667" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/5ff4a22e1ee3873813ba436d8141def04f7d0d15/original/hp-cover.jpg?1400182638" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a>Libby Kochtag:libbykoch.com,2005:Post/38372742014-04-08T17:55:00-05:002023-12-10T12:09:25-06:00LIBBY'S NEW ALBUM, TENNESSEE COLONY, IS HERE!<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/67ed1abd07d57e694786bf206ae4ff1ed03ee0b0/medium/album-cover-draft.jpg?1395419029" class="size_m justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/34c74b493cc290c58e96667db8c7c9c38abb9667/medium/berkalin.jpg?1441680586" class="size_m justify_center border_" />Tennessee Colony, the third full-length solo album from Houston Americana artist Libby Koch, was released by Berkalin Records on April 8, 2014. The album is a collection of ten songs about family, faith, and home. Tennessee Colony is the name of the small town in East Texas where Libby's family settled in the mid-1800's. Several of the songs are based directly on stories Libby heard from her grandparents while growing up.<br><br>The album was produced by Jack Saunders at White Cat Studios in Houston, and mastered by Jerry Tubb at Terra Nova Digital Audio in Austin. It features performances by an outstanding collection of Texas musicians, including Susan Gibson, Rick Richards, Rankin Peters, Lainey Balagia, Debbie Byrd, Brant Croucher, Joe Devadanam, Sarah Golden, Allen Huff, Brian Kalinec, Jack Saunders, Matt Slusher and Trevor Smith of Wood and Wire, Eleanor Whitmore of The Mastersons, Riley Osbourn, and Lloyd Maines. Libby Kochtag:libbykoch.com,2005:Post/38372722013-12-31T17:45:00-06:002017-01-12T20:51:32-06:002013 HIGHLIGHTS<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/39538aebe38fbd9bde6bb2679be33a1c85fa1445/original/fb-banner-fall-tour.jpg?1379522591" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/9a2bbcc60c035fdc46e802450feb8d50fa157593/medium/GA_Album_Cover_smaller.jpg?1367945045" class="size_m justify_center border_" /> <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24886/34c74b493cc290c58e96667db8c7c9c38abb9667/medium/berkalin.jpg?1441680586" class="size_m justify_center border_" /><ul> <li>Named Songwriter of the Year by the Houston Press</li> <li>Signed with Berkalin Records</li> <li>Official Showcase Artist, Southwest Regional Folk Alliance conference (SWRFA)</li> <li>Second place winner of the Songwriter Serenade competition</li> <li>Released a new album with The Grievous Angels</li> <li>The Grievous Angels won Best Americana/Folk Act at the Houston Press Music Awards</li> <li>Toured the Southeast US for a month, playing shows in 11 different cities</li>
</ul>Libby Koch