Music scene · Kilgore

Kilgore is an East Texas city with oil heritage and a well-known college dance team. Music includes school bands, church choirs, country cover bands at local bars, and college events, with Longview and Tyler musicians often driving in for gigs.

Performances take place at the college auditorium, high school auditorium, church fellowship halls, local bars and restaurants, and the county fairgrounds. Larger venues are in Longview or Tyler.

In Kilgore, local and regional artists perform here, with musicians from the nearby Longview and Tyler scene occasionally passing through.

Enroll in school or college music programs, join a church choir, watch for fair and bar open-mic nights, and travel to Longview or Tyler to meet working musicians.