This year marks 50 years since the original Woodstock and 10 years since Abilene began celebrating its own special music festival: GarageBand Woodstock. Musicians who played at Abilene dance halls in the 1960s will reunite on the stage at the Abilene Convention Center for the 10th annual GarageBand Woodstock. Started by Charles and Kathy Taylor and Cheryl and Wayland … [Read more...]
Pets, Pictures and Peach Tea
One of Abilene’s most fun traditions is Art Walk. Gathering with the community downtown is definitely a pro to living in a smaller town. This month's theme was “Dog Walk,” and a bunch of pooches and their owners gathered around for art, music and lots of wagging tails. It was awesome to see how many dog lovers there are in Abilene. I met a lot of really unique people and … [Read more...]
Hunter Hutchinson is Rollin’ On His Own
Country artist Hunter Hutchinson builds on his Abilene roots and mentors By Sarah Carlson Photography by Beth Dukes Hunter Hutchinson can’t help but be momentarily distracted by the scenery flying by his band’s 15-passenger van. It’s a view he’s never seen before. “There’s a lot of cool things up here in Kansas,” he said, then paused. “Actually, we’re … [Read more...]
Abilene concert goers… It’s time to step up.
It is becoming apparent that Abilene has a growing musical culture! From the Men Behind the Music to Open Mike Nights at Monks, and everything in between, if your heart is in it you can find a musical event to fit your needs. I’d like to take the opportunity to point out that with three Universities in town, there should be no shortage of entertainment … [Read more...]