Mike Barfield "The Texas Tyrant of Funk" will celebrate his 70th birthday with a backyard bash at The Continental Club. Credit: Photo by Barbara FG Mike Barfield has a lot to celebrate. The Texas ...

Recently the singer ran into Bill Kirchen, the Telecaster whiz known for “Hot Rod Lincoln,” at an Austin Central Market and the two men got to talking about such things. “I said, “There’s something ...

Mike Barfield’s longtime band the Hollisters always had a dash of R&B in with their Texas twang. On this solo outing, Barfield goes whole-hog in the direction of Memphis and Muscle Shoals, and not ...