The Man in the Eyeball Mask
Hardy Fox, founder of the strange and influential band the Residents, developed his bizarre sensibility while growing up in small-town East Texas.
Music
November 26, 2021
A New Dawn for Horizon, the Groovy Granddaddy of San Antonio Funk
The near-forgotten River City boogie-funk band has reunited and a fresh anthology gives a new generation a chance to enjoy this sequin gem of a band.
Music
August 15, 2021
Twenty Years Ago, William Basinski Witnessed 9/11—and Memorialized It in Music
How Dallas-raised Basinski’s life of trauma and creation prepared him to compose ‘The Disintegration Loops’ and console a grieving nation.
Music
June 26, 2021
“Blue” Gene Tyranny Was Texas’s Greatest Piano Prodigy
A massive box set reveals all the quirks and charms of a San Antonio–born genius.
Art
April 22, 2021
Rooted in Her San Antonio Childhood, Lisa Alvarado’s Art Transports and Transforms
Gaze at one of her vivid, mesmerizing paintings, and you'll see more the longer you look.
Music
February 4, 2021
Trumpeter Rob Mazurek May Have Made Marfa’s Great Cosmic Jazz Album
As one of the genre’s most prolific players, the West Texas-based musician brings an experimental approach to his work.
Music
July 1, 2020
How an Instrumental Trio Became One of Houston’s Most Popular Rock Bands
Khruangbin draws from a vast palette of sounds and traditions, making them a quintessentially Texan band.
Music
June 17, 2020
Under the “Noveller” Moniker, a UT Alum Conjures Anxious and Hopeful Guitar Symphonies
Sarah Lipstate, Iggy Pop’s new favorite guitarist, approached her new album as a puzzle.
Music
January 13, 2020
Mayo Thompson Pays Off Corky’s Debt
In a rare move, the iconoclastic Houston artist took his only solo album on the road—fifty years after its release.
The Culture
May 7, 2015
Fighting for Her Life
Iliza Shlesinger, whose comic style mates icy reserve with feverish belligerence, hits the road.
Music
February 12, 2014
St. Vincent Bares All
Dallas's Annie Clark (a.k.a. St. Vincent) on her new album, the “weird high harmonics" of the late “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott, and the there's-nothing-in-the-world-quite-like-it quality of a Texas sky.
Music
November 19, 2013
Awesome Photos of Houston’s Rap Scene
The new book "Houston Rap," makes it clear that by the time the city's rap scene began attracting national attention, its roots were already strong.
Music
September 23, 2013
It’s Not About the Mike
Houston rapper Riff Raff’s debut album is just the first step on his journey to world domination. No, really.
Music
March 18, 2013
San Antonio Soul: The Secret History
Talking with the people behind the recent compilation, Eccentric Soul: The Dynamic Label