Buffalo Gap welcomes guest to see Robert Earl Keen Jr
June 28, 2013
Buffalo Gap’s Red Dirt Pavilion welcomes Robert Earl Keen Jr. and the Kyle Bennett Band at 7:30 p.m. on July 5.
Red Dirt Pavilion, which is located 30 minutes southwest of Abilene, welcomes guest of all ages to the concert. The venue is an outside stage with room for guests to bring lawn chairs to sit in, or if they like, stand in front of the stage.
Aside from the concert, “Camping is allowed and encouraged” according to Wes Hicks, who is a spokesman for the venue. Hicks also said that campfires are allowed, but “only permitted at the ‘Sand Pit’ away from the pavilion area, if weather permits and we aren’t under a fire ban.”
Red Dirt Pavilion welcomes coolers for $15 and requests that people do not bring glass into the property.
The headliner for the night is none other than the Front Porch man himself, Robert Earl Keen Jr. Keen started playing guitar when he attended Texas A&M University for an English degree. While living in College Station, Keen made a friend with Lyle Lovett, this friendship would result in one of the classic REK hits “The Front Porch Song.”
Soon, Keen found himself living in Nashville. Shortly after moving back to Texas, Keen released the album “West Textures” that had the most famous REK song, “The Road Goes On Forever.” Keen said that he did not know that the song would grow to be as big as it has gotten to be.
Later in his career, Keen worked with Loyd Maines to produce “No. 2 Live Dinner” which remains to be one of Keen’s most popular albums.
Throughout his career, Keen has released over 15 albums and has had hit songs such as “Wild Wind,” “Five Pound Bass,” “Shades of Grey,” “The Front Porch Song,” “The Road Goes On Forever” and “Merry Christmas from the Family.”
The Kyle Bennett Band, originally from Ft. Worth, intertwines a rock ‘n’ roll sound with southern rock to create their own form of Texas Country. Some of the more popular KBB songs are “Donnelly Drive,” “Jimmy & Josie,” and “Should’ve Listened.” These songs made the Top 10 Texas Regional Radio Charts when they were debuted.
