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October 20, 2017
30 Things You Need to Know About Texas Music
From live electronic in Austin to reimagined cumbia in Corpus to rap-infused zydeco in Houston, here’s why our music scene is more vibrant than ever.
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October 20, 2017
The Blues Has Evolved Into Grown Folks Music
The blues is decidedly not dead, just evolved, as grown as the folks who love it now.
Music
October 20, 2017
The Death of the Dallas Underground Has Been Exaggerated
Deep Ellum, once a haven for outsiders and intrepid music aficionados, is in the process of being spruced up for the well-heeled set. But longtime Deep Ellum regulars want to ensure they still have a role to play in carving out the city’s musical niche.
Music
October 20, 2017
There’s More Than Mariachi on the River Walk
Electronic-rock act Femina-X defies expectations in San Antonio.
Music
October 20, 2017
El Paso is Coming Back
A music revitalization is in progress in El Paso.
Music
October 20, 2017
Exploded Drawing Keeps Electronic Music Pure in Austin
The Live Music Capital of the World isn't all guitars.
Music
October 20, 2017
Why Gary Clark Jr. and Leon Bridges Aren’t Just Nostalgia Acts
We sat down with Gary Clark Jr. and Leon Bridges, two of the state’s biggest exports, for a candid discussion on the triumphs and trials of their careers so far.
Music
October 19, 2017
Punk Thrives on its Own Terms at McAllen’s Yerberia Cultura
At "the Yerb," experimental guitar pickers, bands only a few weeks old, and national acts collide.
Music
October 18, 2017
St. Vincent ‘Masseduction’ Review
Dallas's Annie Clark—known as St. Vincent to the faithful—darts between styles on fifth album ‘Masseduction.’
Business
October 16, 2017
Saving the Longhorn Ballroom, Texas’s Most Historic Music Venue
The Longhorn Ballroom, arguably the state's most historic music venue, is back in business.
Best Thing in Texas
October 15, 2017
The Best Thing In Texas: St. Vincent’s ‘Masseduction’
The Dallas guitar hero’s expansive sixth release is a strong album of the year contender.
Music
October 13, 2017
Houston Music’s Latest Subgenre: Trail-riding Rap
Houston rap is now world-famous, but the city's less-famous trail rides have birthed a new style.
Music
October 13, 2017
Corpus Christi is Helping Reinvent Cumbia
DJ El Dusty, the unofficial mayor of the Corpus Christi music scene, is ushering in a modernized version of cumbia.
Music
October 13, 2017
Solange Is for Us, Even in Marfa
What it meant to be fully present for “Scales" during Chinati Weekend.
Music
October 3, 2017
ACL Festival Offers Refunds To Anyone Who Feels Unsafe After The Vegas Shooting
The policy is in effect now.
Music
September 26, 2017
There’s a Petition to Rename Dallas’s Robert E. Lee Park After Erykah Badu
The city’s park board voted last week to temporarily restore the name Oak Lawn Park, but 2,000 petitioners have a more permanent namesake in mind.
Music
September 26, 2017
A Woman-Centric Day for Night Festival
Houston’s innovative music and art festival event is expanding, and it's putting women at the forefront.
Music
September 20, 2017
Album Review: A. Savage’s ‘Thawing Dawn’
Parquet Courts' A. Savage makes his solo debut with 'Thawing Dawn.'
Music
September 15, 2017
Houston Buries Harvey With Music—New Orleans Style
After Katrina, Houston helped NOLA’s Treme neighborhood send off the storm with music. Now, Treme is repaying the favor.
Best Thing in Texas
August 25, 2017
The Best Thing In Texas: Apparently Manu Ginobili And Gregg Popovich Are Concert Buddies
There’s no accounting for taste, though.
Music
August 23, 2017
Meet the Texas Gentlemen
The Texas Gentlemen, a Dallas-based collective of young studio musicians and sidemen, are the best backing group you've probably never heard of.
Music
August 15, 2017
Country Round-up
Three albums out in the next month bring country rock, story-songs, and swampy blues.
Music
August 10, 2017
Exclusive: David Ramirez Premieres New Song “Time”
With fewer words and a lot more synth, Ramirez proves his songwriting chops stretch beyond roots music.
Music
August 9, 2017
Exclusive: Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real Release “Just Outside of Austin” With Willie Nelson
A love story, city blues, songwritin', and a little bit of weed.
Gender
August 2, 2017
Babes Fest: Better The Second Time Around
Acting on the lessons they learned from Babes Fest in 2016, the creators of BossBabes ATX have a better handle on producing a multidisciplinary festival for women.
Music
August 2, 2017
Pulling the Plug on Chulita Vinyl Club
The group’s DJs say they were told, ”This hotel does not play Latin music” at a new Austin venue.
Music
July 31, 2017
AMC’s Love Affair With Texas Continues With ‘The Rap Yearbook’
Houston writer Shea Serrano's ’Rap Yearbook’ gets the docu-series treatment, produced by The Roots and Academy Award-winning documentarian Alex Gibney.
Music
July 27, 2017
Exclusive Premiere: Ray Wylie Hubbard’s “The White Rose Bouquet”
It's a love ballad all right, but don't expect any of the feel good sappiness.
Music
July 25, 2017
This is Jo Carol Pierce — Video
The greatest Texas songwriter you’ve never heard of is a 72-year-old grandmother from Lubbock. This is her story.
Music
July 24, 2017
Hitting Hard
Hitting Subset seems humble and meek on camera, but the Austin band's debut is anything but.
BBQ
July 10, 2017
Stubb’s vs. Stubb’s
The BBQ sauce brand owned by McCormick will retain the name Stubb’s, while the restaurant and live music venue in Austin will not.
Music
July 6, 2017
The Madisons Debut Title Track from Upcoming Album, “No Man’s Land”
With their fourth record, the Austin septet solidifies their place as one of the hardest-working, hardest-drinking, and most compelling acts in the state.
Music
June 29, 2017
Rodney Crowell on Growing up in Houston, His Rise in Nashville, and Writing Honest Songs
A candid conversation with “the Houston Kid.”
Music
June 26, 2017
Bad Girls Get Old
How Jo Carol Pierce went from adventurous Lubbock teen to restless single mother and social worker to Austin’s most underrated songwriter is a story unlike any other in Texas music. Now, at 72, she’s ready for her next act.
Music
June 21, 2017
The Five Question Interview: Will Beeley and Billy Stoner
Willie Beeley and Billy Stoner have never met. But from a distance, the two musicians might be the same person.
Music
June 21, 2017
Jaffe Goes Electro
Denton native Sarah Jaffe's transformation hasn't been as radical as it seems.
The Daily Post
June 15, 2017
Gene Simmons Wants to Trademark a Familiar-Looking Hand Gesture
He just wants to rock and roll all night, and hook ’em every day.
Business
June 7, 2017
Two U.S. Senators Urged SXSW to Move Out of Texas to Protest SB 4
The festival—which has had its own issues around immigration this year—declined.
Music
June 6, 2017
Watch Willie Nelson And Merle Haggard in The Studio in All-New Footage
The exclusive clip comes from PBS’s 'The American Epic Sessions,' which premieres tonight.
Music
June 5, 2017
Maren Morris and Flo Rida Are Headlining The State Fair of Texas
But not as a duo, unfortunately.
Music
June 4, 2017
Your Texas Music Calendar: June 2017
Here are your not-to-miss acts across the state.
Music
May 25, 2017
That’s Right (They’re Not from Texas)
Why are international bands so obsessed with Texas?
Music
May 24, 2017
The Eli Young Band Plays the Game
The Eli Young Band's sixth album, 'Fingerprints,' doesn't have the radio hits, but it is consistently satisfying.
Music
May 24, 2017
Lemme Hear You Say, “Ha!”
For the Houston rapper and comedian Chingo Bling, spouting rhymes and telling jokes are two ways of getting at the same truth.
Music
May 24, 2017
Free Jazzmeia
On her debut album, an electrifying young singer from Dallas draws on the past, but refuses to be its prisoner.
Music
May 8, 2017
Takeaways From This Year’s JMBLYA Festival
In its fifth year, the hip hop/EDM festival scores big.
Music
May 2, 2017
Your Texas Music Calendar: May 2017
Here are your not-to-miss acts across the state.
Music
April 19, 2017
Why Midlake Front Man Eric Pulido Has Stayed in Denton
It's not New York or L.A. or Austin, but here's why Midlake front man Eric Pulido calls Denton home.
Music
April 19, 2017
How El Paso Turned Khalid Into a Star
How a move from New York to El Paso birthed a music career.
Music
April 7, 2017
Explosions In The Sky Take San Antonio
Austin’s favorite instrumental post-rock sons kicked off their latest tour with a sad, triumphant night in the city to their south.