Music
October 12, 2016
Walt Wilkins Brings A “Highway Prayer” To The Adam Carroll Tribute Record
The Mystiqueros frontman pays tribute to the ”songwriter’s songwriter.”
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September 26, 2016
The White House’s SXSL Highlights How Much Obama And SXSW Have In Common
”South By South Lawn,” or SXSL, takes place next month with Leonardo DiCaprio, the Lumineers, and the cast of Stranger Things.
Business
September 23, 2016
The Texas Rangers Announced A $250 Million Entertainment District Next To Their Stadium
...with a $100 million taxpayer commitment.
Art
September 21, 2016
The Checklist
What to read, listen to, watch, and look at this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
Music
September 21, 2016
Less Is Norah
On Day Breaks, the Grammy Award–winning singer returns to her roots at the piano. Just don’t call it a back-to-basics album.
Music
September 19, 2016
Jim Lauderdale Set to Release His Love Letter to Texas
Veteran Nashville songwriter Jim Lauderdale debuts a fresh take on the song he wrote that George Strait made a classic.
Music
September 14, 2016
Exclusive Song Premiere: Alejandro Escovedo Announces His New Album With A “Heartbeat Smile”
The influential singer-songwriter returns with his first album in four years, and a new single to kick it off.
Music
September 6, 2016
Drake Is Opening A Club In Houston
Drake, Canada’s biggest Texas hip-hop fan, is putting his money where his mouth is.
Books
August 24, 2016
The Checklist
What to read, listen to, and watch this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
Music
August 24, 2016
Jack Out of the Box
Can former frat-boy fave Jack Ingram finally find his place among the great Texas songwriters?
Music
August 12, 2016
Here Are Some Texas Music Recommendations For President Obama
Barack Obama released his summer playlist, and he’s into Gary Clark Jr. and Leon Bridges.
Music
August 9, 2016
On The Morality Of Steve Miller’s “Take The Money And Run”
Texas has long celebrated Bonnie and Clyde types, but Billy Joe and Bobby Sue don't give us much to root for.
Music
August 8, 2016
Music Monday: The Dixie Chicks Remind Us Why We Missed Them So Much
The trio’s trip through Texas this weekend is a testament to their vitality as a band.
Music
August 5, 2016
Long Time Gone
Thirteen years after they were banned from country radio, it seems that Texas is ready to make nice with the Dixie Chicks. But it wasn't easy.
Music
August 2, 2016
It’s Time to Talk About Sixth Street in Austin
The recent shootings have generated a lot of talk about what’s happening on one of the nation’s most famous drinking drags.
Music
August 1, 2016
Music Monday: Jack Ingram Deals With His Problems In The Exclusive Video Premiere Of “I’m Drinking Through It”
The Houston country singer has some non-FDA-approved advice for those going through a tough time.
Music
August 1, 2016
Casinos in Oklahoma Are Competing With North Texas For A-List Entertainment
Competition crosses state lines.
Music
July 29, 2016
Music Premiere: On New EP ‘Oscuro,’ Rett Smith Stays True to His West Texas Roots
Rett Smith might have moved to Nashville, but his sound is still distinctly Texan.
Music
July 21, 2016
Exclusive Song Premiere: Whiskey Myers Want “Some Of Your Love”
The East Texas rockers come out swinging with a new song from forthcoming album ”Mud.”
Film & TV
July 20, 2016
The Checklist
What to read, listen to, and watch this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
Music
July 18, 2016
There Is A Selena Wax Statue Going In At Madame Tussauds
The one in Hollywood, not the Louis Tussauds in San Antonio, so adjust your travel plans accordingly.
Music
July 18, 2016
Music Monday: Ahead of Opening His Summer Tour In Texas, Drake Films “Child’s Play” Video in Houston
Drake, as he is wont to do, visits the Cheesecake Factory and a strip club.
Music
July 6, 2016
Houston Cracks Down On Stolen Music Gear
Houston could lose its status as the "Stolen Music Gear Capital of the World"
Music
July 1, 2016
Exclusive: Bruce Robison Interviews Kelly Willis In The Latest Episode Of ‘The Next Waltz’
Robison sits down opposite his wife to get to the heart of the songwriting process in the second episode of his web series.
Books
June 22, 2016
The Checklist
What to read, watch, and listen to this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
Music
June 21, 2016
Turn That Noise Down!
The sounds and the fury of Frederickburg's noise ordinance.
Music
June 20, 2016
Music Monday: Gloves INTL Brings ‘Future Funk’ To Austin In An Exclusive Video Premiere
Gloves INTL might take no prisoners, but it seems that they've become prisoners themselves.
Music
June 15, 2016
His Mickey Mouse Ways
In a world full of evil dudes pretending to be good guys, Waylon Jennings was a good guy pretending to be an evil dude and never quite succeeding.
Music
June 13, 2016
Music Monday: Libby Koch Goes “Back To Houston” In An Exclusive Song Premiere
The lawyer-turned-country singer tells her story in a jaunty fashion.
Music
June 6, 2016
Music Monday: North Texas Indie Rock Supergroup Cantina Are Feeling “Bulletproof” In This Exclusive Song Premiere
The drummers for the Old 97’s, the Polyphonic Spree, and the Deathray Davies unite—on different instruments—for a new album.
Music
May 31, 2016
Exclusive: Listen To The New Live Album From Randy Rogers And Wade Bowen
The country bros release 19 songs recorded during the ”Hold My Beer And Watch This” tour.
Books
May 26, 2016
The Checklist
What to read, watch, and listen to this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
Music
May 26, 2016
Nashville, Via Arlington
Is Maren Morris the next Kacey Musgraves?
Music
May 23, 2016
Music Monday: Florence + The Machine Performed A Private Concert For A Teenage Fan At Hospice Austin
The British rock band made an extra-special stop on their trip through Texas.
Music
May 17, 2016
Guy Clark: One Last Look
A memory of a songwriting afternoon.
Music
May 17, 2016
Transmission Events Founder Graham Williams On Leaving The Company He Started And What Comes Next
It’s the remix to Transmission, hot and fresh out the kitchen.
Music
May 16, 2016
Music Monday: Denton’s Jessie Frye Isn’t Afraid Of The “Big Bad Wolf”
Get a grungy start to your week.
Music
May 9, 2016
Music Monday: Colonial Blue Pens A Letter To A Bad Feeling On “Dear Misery”
The Houston folkies have a message for some heartbreak.
Music
May 9, 2016
Music Monday: 40 Years Later, Terry Allen Is Still Asking, “What Of Alicia”?
A never-before-seen video live from Texas Tech ahead of a May 20 'Juarez' reissue.
Music
May 2, 2016
Music Monday: Charlie Faye and the Fayettes Are “Coming Round The Bend”
The sixties pop throwback you didn’t know you needed in 2016.
Music
May 2, 2016
After Conquering Texas’s Hip Hop Market, Scoremore Seeks To Educate Students
Like Wu Tang, Scoremore is for the children.
Music
April 28, 2016
Becoming Bayonne
Ahead of an appearance at Levitation, Austin electronic composer Roger Sellers talks about his recent rebirth.
Music
April 25, 2016
Music Monday: The Relatives Say “This World Is Moving Too Fast” In An Exclusive Song Premiere
The Dallas band says goodbye to late bandleader Reverend Gean West.
Music
April 20, 2016
The Texas Link To Led Zeppelin’s Court Battle Over “Stairway To Heaven”
Did Led Zeppelin borrow the iconic opening lick?
Music
April 20, 2016
It Happened In Texas: Smashing Pumpkins in Austin
The nineties rockers' three-night Texas stand middled in Austin on Tuesday night.
Music
April 20, 2016
Reappearing Act
Hayes Carll returns—minus all the boozing, stomping, and hollering.
Books
April 20, 2016
The Checklist
What to read, watch, and listen to this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
Texas History
April 20, 2016
The Opera of Emeline
How one woman’s fight for freedom inspired Houston’s lawyers and artists more than a century and a half later.
Music
April 18, 2016
Music Monday: The Old 97’s Hosted A County Fair In Downtown Dallas
The alt-country quartet’s evolution into a Dallas institution is complete.
Music
April 5, 2016
From Punk To Proud
How music has given kids in the Rio Grande Valley a voice.