List of Friendly Resources

Camp House Concerts' has met many great people and businesses over the years.  On this page, Friendly Links, we showcase many of them with hope to encourage you to do business with them. Check out this List of Country Music Blogs, Artists, Venues & Resources presented by Camp House Concerts!  We have many friends in the industry and would like to share them with you.

 

Categories include:

Interesting Websites

Music Charts

News Sites

Blogs

Podcasts

Spotify Playlists

Musician Resources

Music Organizations

Venues

Attractions

Willie Nelson

Auction Services

Real Estate

Rentals

Marketing

Local Shops

 

 

 

 

Interesting Websites + Music Charts

A. INTERESTING WEBSITES

  • All Music: Resource to find out more about the albums, musicians + artist discographies.
  • Every Noise at Once: Algorithmically-generated, readability-adjusted scatter-plot of the musical genre-space, based on Spotify data.
  • GNOOSIC: A service that will generate bands you might like.
  • Music Map: Much like a mind-mapping service of related music.
  • Musictonic: Type in an artist and it auto-populates every YouTube video that artist has.
  • New Country Songs: Homepage lists Top 100 videos.
  • Press Release Point: Up to the minute press release feeds for many different interests including country music.
  • Still Is Still Moving: Website inspired by Willie Nelson.

 

 

B. MUSIC CHARTS

More Music Charts:

    • Music Chart Feeds: Real-time data from iTunes, put into various charts.
    • Shazam Charts: The most "Shazamed" songs which can be sorted by Country & major city.

 

 

 

News, Blogs & Podcasts

A. NEWS SITES

  • The Boot: Keeps you in the loop with your mainstream country music.
  • Country Clones: Here, you can find country festivals, country concerts, travel tips, discover new country artists, and catch a behind the scenes look into tour life and the music industry.
  • Country Music Life: CML gives you short descriptions in a way similar to Twitter.  This allows you to skim through quickly without missing anything!
  • Country Music News Blog: This blog covers everything from Musician’s Birthdays to up-to-date press releases from the country music industry.
  • Country Schatter: Over 40 different categories on country music news as well as artists interviews and much more.
  • Country Music Tattle Tale: Interviews, Reviews & Lists…CMTT is a website for the fans by the fans.

 

B. BLOGS

  • Everything But The Music: Blog from Sheena Hayden, the wife of musician, Rodney Hayden. There are many entry points for you to this blog, stories, reviews, educational materials, recipes, and much more.
  • Karen Loves Country: Music news and updates from a Country & Bluegrass lovin' fan and mother.
  • NPR All Songs Considered: This NPR blog is perfect for not just finding new music, but it also provides some brief background on the bands.
  • NYCountry Swag: Interviews with both rising and established artists, album reviews, new music news, and more.
  • Outlaw Magazine: Tons of great articles, news, reviews, columns and more.
  • Saving Country Music Blog: Offers news, opinion, reviews, artist profiles, music history, and the always-popular off-color pop country bashing. SCM is a consumer advocate and an industry watchdog.
  • Still Is Still Moving: Fan website inspired by Willie Nelson.
  • Twangville: A music blog featuring Alt-Country, Americana, Indie, Rock, Folk & Blues.

More Blogs:

    • Pitchfork: They are not necessarily focused on the country music genre but rather open to all types of music and musicians.

 

 

C. PODCASTS

More Podcasts:

 

 

 

Spotify Playlists

A. SPOTIFY PLAYLISTS TO FOLLOW

 

B. THE SOUNDS OF SPOTIFY

The Sound Of:

 

 

 

Musician Resources + Associations & Organizations

A. MUSICIAN RESOURCES

  • Ditto Music Blog: Resources for getting started in the music industry.
  • Hear The Music Play: Best Musical Instruments reviews picked out by honest musicians.
  • Indie On The Move: Comprehensive and up-to-date music venues database.
  • Jam Mob: Helping independent artists promote their music and get more exposure.
  • Soundwhich: Online music portal which provides a vast collection of royalty free music free of charge.

 

B. MUSIC ORGANIZATIONS

  • Americana Music Association:
  • Manitoba Country Music Association:
  • Texas Country Music Association: The TCMA's goal is to aid in the success of not only artists, but also professionals, venues, media, businesses and individuals. The TCMA's vision is to be the most effective resource to protect and enable the music and artists who are from and entertain in Texas.

 

 

 

Music Venues & Attractions

A. MUSIC VENUES WE LIKE

  • Billy Bobs: (Ft. Worth, TX) Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
  • Broken Spoke: Eget sit amet tellus cras adipiscing enim eu turpis egestas pretium aenean pharetra.
  • Gruene Hall: (Gruene, TX) Iaculis eu non diam phasellus vestibulum lorem sed risus ultricies.
  • Moody Theatre: (Austin, TX) Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
  • Pole Cats: (Stockdale, TX) South Texas live music venue. Read our review.

 

 

B. PLACES TO VISIT

  • Memphis Music Hall of Fame: Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. 
  • Sun Studio: (Memphis, TN) Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. 
  • Willie Nelson and Friends Museum: Over 30 artists in one location! "Time may slip away but we make sure the memories don’t at the famous Willie Nelson and Friends Museum, one of the largest displays in the world of personal items from Willie and his many friends."

 

 

 

Willie Nelson's Guide Around The Web

A. WILLIE NELSON

 

 

 

Non-Music Related Services

A. AUCTIONS, ESTATE & FARM EQUIPMENT

  • Sales By Bud: Bud Box - Helping to bring Buyers and Seller together through auctions, estate sales or private treaty sales.
  • Boyd Grimshaw Sales: Friendly, fair & trusted guy that can help you with estate sales.
  • Lutz Auction Service: Dwayne Lutz - Buying & trading farm equipment to running liquidation & estate auctions.
  • Runnels Marketing/Cattle Co: Vance F. Runnels - conducts livestock, farm equipment and auto auctions throughout the Southwest.
  • RWW Auction Service: Farm, equipment, estate, liquidation & miscellaneous auction services.

 

 

B. REAL ESTATE SERVICES

  • Longhorn Real Estate Group: Richard Hayden is a trusted agent. List or buy, Richard's your guy. Serves the San Antonio/Austin area.
  • Search Austin Homes: Find a new piece of property or list one - our friends in Austin will take care of you. Just tell 'em we sent ya!

 

 

C. LODGES & VACATION RENTALS

  • All Tucked Inn: (Nixon/Stockdale, TX) Short-term and long-term cabin style accommodations.
  • Bungalow 40 at the Frio River: (Leakey, TX) Premiere rental property located a few miles from the Frio River in Concan, TX. Accommodates 24 people. 4 cabins with 7 separate bedrooms.

 

 

D. MARKETING SERVICES

  • COBO MKTG: Cody Box handles all marketing needs for clients of any size.
    • Music: Posters, CD Art, Flyers, Custom Tickets, Merchandise;
    • Digital: Website design, SEO, content curation, social media, etc.;
    • General: Newsletters, logos, business cards, branding, invitations, etc.

 

 

E. GENERAL