The new year is starting off as a busy time in the music business. Even though Old Man Winter seems to have parked his RV in our city, plans are being made to take full advantage of our warm spring and summer weather.
After news broke about the first Cattle Country Festival coming to Gonzales in April, another festival started taking shape in Bandera.
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