Music
April 6, 2017
Exclusive Song Premiere: Suzanna Choffel Prepares To “Go Forth” On Her New Album
The Austin singer-songwriter releases a new track exclusively with 'Texas Monthly.'
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Texas History
March 31, 2017
Watch Robert Earl Keen and Randy Rogers Swap Songs and Talk John T. Floore’s
The honky-tonk celebrates its seventy-fifth anniversary with two Texas country icons.
Music
March 30, 2017
EP Premiere: Radney Foster and Kyle Hutton Shine a Light on the Texas Foster Care System
With their forthcoming EP, the singer-songwriters seek to raise awareness for an issue that hits both of them close to home.
Music
March 29, 2017
Willie Nelson’s New Video Looks at the Artist’s Mortality
The song is brutal, but at least Willie’s still around to sing it.
Music
March 27, 2017
Exclusive Video Premiere: Ruthie Foster Raises a Glass to the “Working Woman”
The Austin genre-bender celebrates the day-to-day of working women everywhere.
Music
March 23, 2017
So, That Was Kind Of A Different SXSW, Huh?
SXSW just had its smallest festival in years. What does that mean for the event’s future?
Music
March 23, 2017
Amarillo City Limits
Hayden Pedigo's 'Greetings from Amarillo'
Music
March 20, 2017
High Times at Willie Nelson’s Luck Reunion
Generations of Willie devotees came together to revel in music and good times with the Red Headed Stranger in his own backyard.
Music
March 20, 2017
Garth Brooks’s Whirlwind SXSW
Garth Brooks on his new Amazon partnership and the Texas songwriters he admires.
Film & TV
March 16, 2017
‘As I Walk Through The Valley’ Tells The Untold History of South Texas Punk Rock
First-time documentarians Charlie Vela and Ronnie Garza capture fifty years of music history in their hometown.
Music
March 13, 2017
SXSW 2017 Music Preview: Here’s What We’ll be Listening to
What to see at the festival this year.
Music
March 2, 2017
SXSW Artist Cancels Over Immigration Details in Contract
The conference was called out on Twitter by an artist who posted excerpts from their contract.
Music
February 28, 2017
If You Have $3 Million You Can Buy Selena Gomez’s House in Fort Worth
The pop princess’s Fort Worth home is on the market.
Music
February 27, 2017
C3’s Middlelands Festival Is Shaping Up To Be Texas’s Weirdest Music Fest
The promoter behind ACL is keeping it weird in Todd Mission, Texas.
Music
February 23, 2017
Shinyribs Has Got Your Medicine
Shinyribs' Kevin Russell sits down with us to talk about his new album, 'I Got Your Medicine,' out February 24.
Music
February 23, 2017
What to Listen to Now
Album reviews and news for March 2017.
Music
February 23, 2017
A Fanboy’s Notes
Spoon is my favorite band. Spoon has a new album out. It is my favorite Spoon album. That is all.
Music
February 23, 2017
The Underdog’s on Top
Country singer Aaron Watson wears denim, loves two-steppin', and sings about bluebonnets without irony. Which gets him little attention in Nashville—but plenty of love everywhere else.
Music
February 8, 2017
Scott H. Biram Sets Aside the Whiskey for ‘Red Wine’
The Austin-based one-man band channels George Jones to create a honky-tonk ballad that’s the perfect soundtrack for drowning your woes in the company of your demons.
Music
February 7, 2017
Gurf Morlix Knows It’s “Cold Here Too” In This Exclusive Video Premiere
The singer-songwriter has a moody new video to accompany the gloomy track.
Film & TV
February 3, 2017
The Borat of Nashville
Texas filmmaker Ryan Ross tells the story behind his new movie, Wheeler.
Music
February 1, 2017
Beyoncé Is Having Twins, So Everything Might Be Okay After All
What better way to start off Black History Month?
Music
January 25, 2017
The Return of the Honeybears
Black Joe Lewis is with back with his band—and some Texas soul.
Music
January 24, 2017
Randy Rogers Takes the Reins at Cheatham Street Warehouse
To honor the lifework of his ”musical father,” Texas country star Randy Rogers purchases the historic honky-tonk that launched his career.
Music
January 24, 2017
The Sons Also Rise
At his peak, Emilio Navaira was known as the King of Tejano and the Garth Brooks of Texas. Now, months after his death, two of his children are following in his footsteps with a little help from Sting.
Music
January 23, 2017
Exclusive Song Premiere: Aaron Watson’s “These Old Boots Have Roots”
The Texas troubadour pens an ode to his favorite footwear.
Music
January 17, 2017
Beyoncé Interviews Solange On What It Means To Be “In Control”
This is what it looks like when a black woman is in control of her vision.
Art
January 13, 2017
There and Back Again
The return of Terry Allen.
Music
January 12, 2017
Exclusive Song Premiere: Delbert McClinton Wants You To Keep “Doin’ What You Do”
A premiere of "Doin' What You Do," from Delbert McClinton's forthcoming album, 'Prick of the Litter.'
Music
January 10, 2017
How Bruce Robison and Kelly Willis’s Holiday Shindig Was Born
With the holidays behind him, Bruce Robison looks back at his iconic Holiday Shindig and how it all got started.
Music
January 3, 2017
Terrence Malick’s Austin Music Movie Is Finally Actually Happening
The reclusive Texas filmmaker’s long-simmering saga of love and betrayal in the Austin music world premieres on March 17.
Music
December 30, 2016
The Top Twenty Texas Albums Of 2016 (According To Us)
The best albums released by Texas artists this year, according to the 'Texas Monthly' staff.
Art
December 21, 2016
The Checklist
What to read, watch, listen to, and look at to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
Art
December 20, 2016
Day for Night Festival Transforms Former Houston Post Office Into Epic Party
The world’s festival-going legions descended on the city for the festival's second annual showing.
Music
December 12, 2016
Exclusive Premiere: Curtis McMurtry’s Sharp Insight into Loss on “Bayonet”
The Austin singer-songwriter uses the sound of a chamber ensemble to explore the limits of Americana and the darker side of the human condition.
Music
December 1, 2016
Austin Artist Jackie Venson Explains “How to Become a Musician” In A New Webseries
The first episode, with longtime Austin artist Carolyn Wonderland, premieres below.
The Culture
November 23, 2016
The Checklist
What to watch, listen to, and read this month to achieve maximum Texas literacy.
Music
November 23, 2016
Worst. Listening. Party. Ever.
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez in full.
Music
November 18, 2016
What Sound On Sound Can Teach Us About The Future Of Texas Music Festivals
The inaugural festival in McDade—and the successor to Austin’s Fun Fun Fun Fest—could suggest where music festivals are going.
Music
November 18, 2016
Scenes From George Strait’s Gruene Hall Homecoming
The King of Country returned to the dancehall—where he and Ace in the Hole once played monthly sets—to celebrate the release of a new box set.
Music
November 18, 2016
Robert Earl Keen and Lyle Lovett Turn Gruene Hall Into Their Front Porch
Reflections on the penultimate Texas stop of Robert Earl Keen and Lyle Lovett’s acoustic tour.
Music
November 17, 2016
Exclusive Premiere: Hayes Carll, Shinyribs, and Bob Schneider Go Acoustic for the Holidays
A forthcoming playlist from Amazon Music features a wide range of artists—including three prominent Texas acts—with their takes on 'Acoustic Christmas.'
Music
November 7, 2016
Exclusive Song Premiere: Knife In The Water Return With “Call It A Shame”
The Austin indie-folk rockers return with their first new song since 2003.
Music
November 3, 2016
Beyoncé And The Dixie Chicks Showed That You Don’t Mess With Texas Women
They got their outlaw on with ”Daddy Lessons.”
Music
October 24, 2016
Exclusive Song Premiere: Robert Earl Keen Revisits “Shades of Gray” for ‘Live Dinner Reunion’
Twenty years after the release of his classic live album, 'No. 2 Live Dinner,' Robert Earl Keen returns to the John T. Floore Country Store in Helotes for a reunion.
Music
October 24, 2016
The Pentatonix Cover of “Hallelujah” Shows Why The Song Lives On
The Arlington a cappella group accompanies Leonard Cohen’s composition with harmonies and vocal percussion, and the video garnered almost 7,000,000 view over the weekend.
Books
October 19, 2016
The Checklist
What to watch, listen to, and read this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
Music
October 19, 2016
The Redneck Tenor
The acclaimed opera singer Jay Hunter Morris has traveled the globe, performing Wagner, Puccini, and Bizet. And yet he still feels like a hick from Paris, Texas.
Music
October 17, 2016
‘Brown Sabbath’ Return With “Symptom Of The Universe”
Brownout’s Black Sabbath tribute band taps Ghostland Observatory’s Aaron Behrens to do his best Ozzy Osbourne.
Music
October 17, 2016
Willie’s Guitar Gets a New Inscription
Alejandro Rose-Garcia—a.k.a. Shakey Graves—recently carved his initials into Trigger, Willie’s famous guitar, the first inscription the instrument has seen in years.