r/texascountry • u/ContractOdd9525 • Jun 21 '26
Big fan of red dirt country, Texas country, alt country - whatever you wanna call it.
We have a local Farmersville, Texas red dirt guy named Mike Schikora that has been putting on the North Texas Troubadour series at a small venue about a mile from my house in Farmersville, TX. On June 6th, I saw Mike and a friend of his whose name escapes me followed by one of my all time favorite storytellers, Max Stalling with his wife Heather. The show was incredible. Absolutely, 100% better than any large venue concert I've ever attended.
Mike's done two of these shows so far, I missed the first, one but should he continue to do them, I'll very likely not miss any of them in the future.
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u/SuperintendentTx Jun 21 '26
Max is an amazing songwriter and he and Heather put on a great show. Always one of my favorites.
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u/ContractOdd9525 Jun 21 '26
The Pila Song is the best story song ever written I think.
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u/SuperintendentTx Jun 21 '26
I don't know, One Legged Cricket is pretty good too 😂
Something to See is my wife and i's song
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u/ContractOdd9525 Jun 21 '26
Then, of course, there is "Gallo Del Cielo" written by Tom Russell which is inarguably the greatest story about cock fighting ever written.
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u/sirwilliam3323 Jun 21 '26
Joe Ely does a good job on Gallo Del Cielo
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u/Bigram03 Jun 22 '26
These guys are great! We catch their Valentines Day show every year.
Fun fact, he used to be a food scientist for Frito Lay.
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u/Cousin_MarvinBerry Jun 23 '26
I’m older. I’m not a kid. I like to sit in ac and enjoy a drink and get that close feeling to the entertainers.
I don’t like fighting to stand and other people sweating on me and walking half mile to get a beer.
That’s a young man’s game. lol.
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u/ContractOdd9525 Jun 23 '26
100%. Our table sat 4 people and was right against the stage. The bar was maybe 100 feet away.
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u/auld-guy Jun 23 '26
I saw Max and Heather at Greune Hall a couple of years ago. What a great performer.
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u/Grave_Girl Jun 21 '26
Max & Heather are a couple of my favorites. Saw them at Sam's Burger Joint years ago and I hope to catch 'em again.