The Clubhouse Concert Series, created and hosted by (at the time) Joni Beard, holds a place in the pantheon of Texas music.
Starting in the "clubhouse" of her then-apartment complex and eventually making its way to venues such as The Horseman Club, The White Elephant Saloon, and Jack's Off the Wall, Joni's series served as an incubator of sorts for some of the biggest names in our music scene.
Clubhouse veterans include Randy Rogers, Wade Bowen, Stoney LaRue, Mike McClure, Cody Jinks, Maren Morris, Walt Wilkins, Brandon Rhyder, Drew Kennedy, Susan Gibson, Max Stalling, Owen Temple, Johnny Cooper, and about a hundred or so others. The list could go on and on...
It's been 16 years since the final Clubhouse show took place, and we wanted to have Joni on to tell the history of this venerable series that helped shape the intimate listening-room show for a generation of artists and fans alike.
A special thanks to Randy Rogers, Walt Wilkins, Max Stalling, Drew Kennedy, Brandon Rhyder, and Susan Gibson for sending in audio notes about what the Clubhouse Concert Series meant to their careers.
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