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Plus: a morning practice to spark creativity, a dish from Austin’s Suerte, and a nostalgic summer movie.
Plus, Pharrell works up a Juneteenth musical, Beyoncé debuts a new song of the summer, and Matthew McConaughey gets biblical.
After living most of my life in Texas, I finally gave Willie Nelson a serious listen and learned a few things about my Nigerian mom.
Sarah Lipstate, Iggy Pop’s new favorite guitarist, approached her new album as a puzzle.
The community has united to save the 73-year-old cinema and venue, which did not qualify for federal relief funding.
Plus, Richard Linklater’s ‘Before Sunrise’ and a forgotten moment in Texas rodeo history.
The Texas native's new memoir offers plenty to listen to.
Over the last three decades, a radio deejay has helped transform Brady into a place where twangy instrumentals reign.
Plus, a longread that dives to the deepest places on earth and Molly Burch’s cover of Ariana Grande’s ‘Needy.’
With ‘Sorceress,’ the North Texas native adds to the growing canon of alternative country music inspired by the Lone Star State.
The true crime podcast tackles a murder that continues to confound fans around the world.
The live music industry was one of the first to come to a halt during the coronavirus crisis—but a plan could bring it back safer and sooner than anyone might have guessed.
In this ongoing Instagram competition series, the two luminaries demonstrated how nourishing music can be.
The streetwear brand Supreme announced its clothing collection featuring the late outsider artist’s work.
Chad Stockslager has adapted the medium to include embarrassing anecdotes, ASMR, original songs, and unexpected moments in his bimonthly series.
But the release of the track resulted in some drama anyway.
When the Houston artists released the song, a benefit for COVID-19 relief efforts in their hometown, social media came to a near-standstill.
Out this week, the actor's first album, ‘The Mother Stone,' is not unlike background music at a haunted circus.
The redheaded stranger is socially distancing—thank you for your concern.
On April 25, an uninterrupted hour on KUTX delved into the backstories of some favorite Willie songs—including a few you’ve probably never heard.
Austin's White Denim remotely wrote, recorded, mixed, and mastered 'World as a Waiting Room' in just thirty days.
The musician on collaborating with Leon Bridges and how true crime shows inform his work.
The scrappy blog is one of the few remaining websites of its kind.
An ongoing series of recorded-from-home segments, brought to you by beloved Texas musicians.
From theater to opera, Texas culture has moved toward virtual events.
Nathian Shae Rodriguez's class examines how the Tejano star influenced Latinx representation.
It’ll never match the live experience, but maybe it isn’t supposed to.
The 25-year-old singer hails from Houston, yet doesn’t borrow influences from a city that oozes a distinctive musical legacy.
The late musician about his early days in Houston, choosing socially conscious songs, and discovering Don Henley.
The Houston icon, who passed away yesterday, sang a lot of other music too.
Smaller March festivals in places like Denton and McAllen were meant to raise funds for asylum seekers at the border and bolster local music communities.
Listen to and support these artists from the comfort of your home.
The national treasure is even headlining an online benefit concert this evening.
Texas musical luminaries reveal the family histories, powerful influences, and big breaks that made them the artists they are today.
The Suffers’ front woman, Kam Franklin, on quitting her job to do music full time.
The bandleader and composer Carrie Rodriguez, who grew up in Austin, changed her course after reconnecting with Texas music.
Charley Crockett grew up watching Freddy Fender perform. He tells us how his life in music took a similar path.
But for decades the town where it was created had no idea.
Shawn Colvin on her early days in Texas, and thinking ahead to her final days.
Austin singer-songwriter Walker Lukens often writes songs based on readers’ confessions. This is what he’d own up to.
The Corpus Christi DJ, producer, and nu cumbia pioneer El Dusty talks about the music that shaped his trajectory.
Hip-hop mainstay Lil Keke tells the story of how he earned his musical chops driving around Houston.
From soothing ambient tunes to effervescent pop bangers, here’s what we’re playing.
But we're hard at work creating another way for you to experience this incredible storytelling event.
Coming off the heels of a recent label contract dispute, the Houston rapper’s latest effort is both varied and evocative.
Plus, something from the St. Vincent x Outdoor Voices collection, a Facebook group admiring Texas’s landscape, and a Fredericksburg candle company.
