MUSIC

Goode's Armadillo Palace is proud to welcome Mark Allan Atwood.

Mark Allan Atwood has been playing music across Texas and the Southwest for 30 years. Originally from Ennis TX, where his family settled around the time it became a town and where some of them still live, Mark Allan now resides in Burnet, TX with his wife, daughter and a houseful of pets. As a self proclaimed “D/FW Refugee,” Atwood now vows never to leave the Texas Hill Country.

Mark Allan enjoyed success during the 80’s and early 90’s fronting two touring hard rock acts. On the strength of some radio airplay in Europe and stateside with both an original composition, Stand (Atwood/McCarthy, Big Noise Records) and a successful cover of Krokus’ classic, Screamin In The Night (Storace/Van Arb, Steve Records), he toured with such top grossing rock acts as Vince Neil, Zakk Wylde, Dokken, Tesla, Great White, Slaughter and King’s X.

In 2010, Mark Allan's hard work and years of performing garnered him the attention of the Academy of Texas Music, with a nomination for Rising Star of the Year. At the awards ceremony in May 2010, he received the award over a field of talented nominees.

With two new albums on the way (a duet album with Heath Childs titled Trading Pains and a 4-volume release with Brimstone), 2011 looks to be a big year for MAA. Come catch the show when you can and see what the buzz is all about.