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My quest for live music took us to the top of Texas yesterday. Last night at the Golden Light in Amarillo we saw our buddy Travis Roberts and his band The Willing Few along with somewhat a resident artist at the Golden Light , Maggie Burt.

The Golden Light Cantina, a little out of the way Honky Tonk and in my opinion the best burger I’ve ever eaten.. (I didn’t get a burger last night however as I was still full from The Big Texan Steak House.. but that’s a whole other story.) The Golden Light was established in 1946 at the exact location it still stands today. Then the road it is on was known as Route 66 today it’s called Historic Route 66, other than that not much has changed…

Travis and The Willing Few are on their very first actual tour as a band.. I was glad they picked their home town for one of the first stops. Currently the band is cutting a full length album which Travis shared was about 1/2 way done, he plans to get the rest of it recorded and tracked and hoping for a release before the first of the year.

Last night was special as Travis played many songs that will be on the album, songs I had never heard, yet I could relate to. He has a way of putting pen to paper and letting out his troubles in a song. As He has a similar past as me, I can insert my troubles and pain as I sing along. He also played the songs of his that everyone knows and it was awesome to look around the crowd and see so many people singing along. We had a great visit and I am looking forward to seeing him again soon. He has so much energy it spills over into his audience.. If you hadn’t seen Travis Roberts perform live you need to make plans to do it, I promise it’s well worth it..

Travis Roberts GoldenLight Cantina 7/29/23

Back on the roads this weekend and seeing Travis was the perfect cure for my cabin fever.

Pancho.

The Amarillo kid, my homie Travis Roberts has done it once again. Just yesterday I was trying to find the words to describe my own experiences in an exciting relationship. I am pretty sure that the lyrics from Travis’s new song, “Heaven is a Place Down Here,” fits the bill.

In my own romantic interest we first found a commonality because of our love for music. My girls favorite happens to be “Blackberry Smoke” while the gal in this Roberts song is Willie Nelson. But seriously, how can you go wrong with Willie?

This song is much more upbeat than Travis’ previous cuts. It’s a song that will be able to cross genres from Texas to the pop scene and back.

Travis Roberts and his band, The Willing Few, are based out of Amarillo Texas. Often you can find them playing at places like Hoots Pub or down in Lubbock at the Blue Light. Travis just might be found in the crowd of some of his friends shows , wearing a white T shirt and holding an ice cold Topo Chico beverage.

He and I have had brief conversations, Travis has had some problems with addiction and has found a way to fight his way out. Through hard work and determination he has chased his dreams and makes the music he loves. In my opinion this kid from the top of Texas can’t go wrong. If you have never taken a trip through his previous releases, you need to do it now. “Cabin Fever” and “This Too Shall Pass” are other singles to start you on this trail.

I once read somewhere, “We have found much of Heaven and have been rocketed into a fourth dimension of existence of which we had not even dreamed.”

Keep rocketing Travis.. and making the music you make.

Pancho.