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At it Again!Hello friends and fans! Well we’re once again breaking our no-gigs-till-March-so-we-can-record pact because we were made an offer we just couldn’t refuse. We’ll be opening for the amazing Possessed by Paul James (aka, Konrad Wert) this Saturday at Rudyard’s British Pub in Houston. If you haven’t had the pleasure of seeing Konrad in person,... [Read more of this review]
Welcome to 2012!
We hope the holidays and new year have treated you well. We enjoyed some downtime at home, where we finished configuring the studio and doing some test recordings. On top of that, we also finished a new song, which gave us a perfect chance to test the equipment a little more. If you’d like, you can hear the song over on SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/thewestboundband/now-and-then In... [Read more of this review]
Now and Then
We wrote a new song last night. This song started as an fledgling idea in about August, took a little more shape during the fall, and found its real voice once my cat Meanie died. We buried Meanie on December 22nd, right after a winter rainfall. Bitten by the cold wind, feeling the cold mud in my fingers, and laying the baby to rest inspired the last... [Read more of this review]
Birds, Mics and an Outhouse
Real quick update to let ya know about us… We had a real nice weekend off this week, spent a good amount of time workin’ on our old house, diggin’ in the dirt, continuing on setting the studio up and watching birds of all kinds come and go from the newly-hung birdfeeder in the backyard. Appears we have a cardinal family and one beautiful... [Read more of this review]
Rounding out the year–and what a year!
Hello friends and fans, We have a very exciting couple of weeks coming up, and the opportunity to play with some wonderful musicians–specifically, Possessed by Paul James and John Egan. We are thrilled and honored to have the chance to share the stage with such talent. We’ll be running all over the state through early December, before we... [Read more of this review]
Wildfire Benefit Concert for Texas
Westbound plays at 2:30pm. Information from the promoter… Please join us for a day of great Texas music to raise money for victims of the Tricounty and Bastrop wildfires. The show will run all day Sunday, October 2nd from 1pm-10pm. 93Q is sponsoring the event and will be broadcasting LIVE from the Firehouse! Participating artists include: Petesimple Connie... [Read more of this review]
Helping folks in Texas
Hey y’all, Wildfires in Texas, our home state, have taken homes and lives… And as always, our highest priority and concern is helping others, so what we’ve done is partner with the American Red Cross of Central Texas, and with ‘Houston: Homespun’. For one day only, on Wednesday September 14th, all proceeds from sale of... [Read more of this review]
Rested and Ready
Hello friends and fans! We have finished two things this week: Our vacation to beautiful Seattle, and our studio! (Well, finished enough anyway. A studio-warming party is hopefully around the corner.) We have also just about finished our bookings through the end of this year, at which time we will begin recording our second album–a project we... [Read more of this review]
Farther on Down the Road
Hello friends and fans! As ever, we’re adding to our summer schedule and loving it. We’re heading back out to the awesome Crazy Frogs Saloon this weekend, and then we’re off to Eureka Springs, AR, to see if June is as good to us as January was. Come out and hang with us if you’re in the area. We hope to see you soon! Here’s... [Read more of this review]
Packing up for the Juke Joint Festival
Hello friends and fans - Well our Spring/Summer lineup has been officially “kicked off,” and we couldn’t be happier. The reception we’ve had in Austin, Houston and Bryan, TX over the last few weeks has been wonderful, and we want everyone to know how much we appreciate all the love and support. We really couldn’t do this... [Read more of this review]
Interview, with Robin Babb of Space City Rock
Robin Babb, of Space City Rock (SCR), interviewed us on March 2011. Thank you, Robin. “Westbound is the hard-rocking duo of Rebecca Ferguson and John Stoll, who released their debut album, Blackjack Road, last year. You can catch up with them on their website and on their Facebook page. SCR: You all released your debut album, Blackjack Road,... [Read more of this review]
Review of ‘Blackjack Road’, from Project Backstage
Westbound Blackjack Road Review Posted on 21 March 2011. “Westbound is a two person band from Texas, that has found a niche in a mix of americana, southern rock, root rock and a hint of blues. I was a little skeptical when I first saw that there were only just two members in the band, but when you listen to their music you can not tell a difference.... [Read more of this review]
Back on that road…
Well we’re back on the road after taking a few short weeks off. This weekend will find us playing two shows in Austin, followed by a benefit at Houston’s Caroline Collective to help those affected by the recent crisis in Japan. We’re also very excited to have received our first album review. Many thanks to the good folks at Project... [Read more of this review]
CD Release Party: Saturday, Nov. 13th, 2010!
Hello friends, Hope your week is going well! We are nine short days away from our CD release party. It’s at Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar in the Houston Heights, and we’re so very excited! This is our debut album… it’s a full-length CD, all original music, with a 16-page full color booklet. The songs are real, personal stories... [Read more of this review]
Khon’s Bar, Blues Competition, and our CD Release!
Howdy friends! Hope your week is going well…we are very excited for an awesome weekend ahead! Saturday night we’re in midtown Houston, at Khon’s Bar, rockin’ the KPFT fundraiser after-party. We’re live around 10:30pm, and lookin’ forward to a crazy-good time! Sunday we’re jammin’ at Dan Electro’s... [Read more of this review]
Wine, Fall Festivals, and Blackjack Road
We really enjoyed playing for all the wonderful folks at the Houston Wine Fest this past weekend! Y’all were so good to us, thank you for your love and your energy–we had a rockin’ good time! The month of October brings us a couple of festivals, one in the Dallas / Fort Worth area, and one in downtown Bryan, TX. Tomorrow night we’re... [Read more of this review]
The Westbound CD Release Party! Nov. 13, 2010 at Dan Electro’s
Hello friends! The news this week is all about our CD… we have scheduled the CD release party, and are very excited to announce it! Mark your calendars for Saturday, Nov. 13th, 2010, at Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar in Houston. We’re teamed up with Stevie Dupree and the Delta Flyers, they’ll be releasing their fifth CD on that same... [Read more of this review]
Workin’ it…
Thank you so much to those who came out to Khon’s and rocked with us on Saturday… the evening went so well that we’ll be back there in October and November! Mark your calendars for Oct. 16th, the next midtown stomp-down…Khon’s is a great place to party! We had such a good time this past Sunday at the benefit for Sam, at... [Read more of this review]
Down to the cellar with you…
Saturday mornin’. Coffee and playin’ a guitar with brand new strings start the day right. Really excited for tonight, we’re hangin’ with Bill Nelson and Kenny Cobarrubias in the Cellar Bar. Gonna swap sets and have all kinds of fun! Bill is playing a full set on resonator, which is gonna rock. Can’t wait to hear that action,... [Read more of this review]
A Song for You
From the screaming quiet of the night, a song comes. From the distant thunder that beckons tomorrow, a melody floats on the wind, howling madly and twisting and turning and breaking. From the day that passed, and the day that will come, a slow pulsing beat will rise. In every day there is beauty. There is beauty in love, sadness, loss, and new hope.... [Read more of this review]
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