Storytelling and reviews about the artists and trends that define the sounds of the Lone Star State
The Austin indie band recently launched a live-album series that chronicles its 20-plus-year career.
The Dallas native has always suffered from anxiety. Becoming a famous, globe-trotting DJ made it worse—and gave him a way to channel it.
How the groundbreaking Nigerian-Houstonian rapper has gone viral—and why his art matters.
The Houston rapper assumes a “hot girl” persona as she turns the tables on chauvinist hip-hop posturing.
Plus, Mary H.K. Choi’s novel about young adulthood in Austin, a classic Cyd Charisse film, and Liza Koshy’s YouTube series.
After Musgraves went there in “Oh What a World,” we decided to dig into the not-insignificant trend.
Yes, we’re taking this week’s overblown Twitter fight way too seriously.
On this week’s National Podcast of Texas, the Old 97’s frontman discusses his new book of poetry for children, the creative benefits of sobriety, and the song he’s dying to have Willie Nelson sing.
The Grammy-winning jazz-funk-rockers are back with American Music: Vol. VII, their first album in five years.
Could the pop star's next single feature Natalie Maines, Martie Maguire, and Emily Robison?
Plus, Brené Brown’s Netflix special and the Vincent van Gogh exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Best known for her collaborations with David Lynch, the ‘Twin Peaks’ actress is ready to reclaim her Austin and San Antonio roots.
The Netflix documentary (and surprise album!) offers an unfiltered look at how the Texas singer made music history at Coachella.
The singer takes about fifty people to church on his Luck Ranch to listen to 'Ride Me Back Home' and share a few stories.
On the U.S.-Mexico border, the world-renowned cellist emphasized the arts’ ability to help us understand each other and “build bridges, not walls.”
Plus, the second coffee table book from El Arroyo, a dreamy music video, and something just a bit quirkier out of Texarkana.
Queen Bey’s unforgettable 2018 Coachella set gets a feature-length documentary.
Following a Friday concert in San Antonio, Ma will travel to the border to celebrate the region’s culture and spark conversations about all that unifies Mexicans and Americans.
Over two days at a ranch in Stephenville, artists share lyrics, melodies, and whiskey as they establish their place in Texas music.
The American Teen’s return is a major statement.
On the latest National Podcast of Texas, the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter talks about his new tribute to Guy Clark, the state of the union, and how Bruce Springsteen and Michael Jackson changed his life.
On understanding how to be alright with a slow burn.
Plus, a hip-hop powerhouse from Houston, an immersive history exhibit in Austin, and a fictional boy genius in East Texas.
The Lubbock native talks about his trippy, blood-flecked radio plays, the border wall, and working with Jo Harvey Allen.
Plus, Tom Morello’s SXSW magic, a cancer researcher celebrated, and hand-painted jean jackets.
With just three weeks until his new album, ’Free Spirit,’ the singer from the city of the 915 played the songs that made him a star one last time.
A SXSW premiere documentary explores the song’s strangely complex origin story and comes to a surprising conclusion.
The album honors black culture in Houston, but also looks beyond it to the traditions of rural Texas.
In a city where rap has long been overshadowed, a young artist steps into the spotlight.
Plus, the songs we can't stop listening to, from George Strait's latest to one of the first rock and roll songs to Weird Al Yankovic's classic Chamillionaire remix.
Plus, explosive photography from Austin, instrumentals from Billy Preston, and a podcast investigation of Anna Nicole Smith.
The Queen of Cumbia’s birthday may become an annual day of recognition in the state of Texas.
The hottest singer in country music paid tribute to her Texas roots with a cover of "Como La Flor."
Plus, the crime in Vidor that inspired an Oscar-winning film and the TV show bringing us back to middle school.
The singer-songwriter draws on his nomadic childhood and experience on the rodeo circuit to pen socially conscious Americana.
The cover of ’Adult’ captures the nature of time, but not the nature of hamburgers.
Hanif Abdurraqib's new book about hip-hop pioneers A Tribe Called Quest has reached No. 8 on the New York Times list.
Houston mayor Sylvester Turner appeared onstage at the Toyota Center to present the rapper with the key to the city—and teased the promise of roller coasters.
Plus, garage rock from Texas City, Tejano rock n’ roll from San Antonio, and surviving a fictional rapture in small-town Texas.
What better way to show your love for Donut Taco Palace than with a song called “Donut Taco Palace”?
With her Golden Hour taking top honors, the singer’s big gamble has paid off.
On the latest National Podcast of Texas, the Grammy- and Oscar-winning musician walks us through a new album that tackles the state of our union, advocates for mental health, and embraces Texas blues.
Plus, rap from San Antonio, essays from Houston, and landscape photography from across the state.
El Paso’s favorite adopted son teams up with British superproducers Disclosure to preview his April album release.
The Houston songwriter pays tribute to the iconic brand on his latest album.
Queen Bey and her husband are offering one heck of a grand prize to fans who commit to plant-based meals.
Gen-X'ers rejoice: Here's a chance to see all of your favorite 1990s bands in one weekend.
Somehow, it took until 2019 for this to happen.
The video fits alongside Childish Gambino’s “This is America” and Beyoncé’s “Formation” in its vocal addressing of racism in America.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer on how "That Little Ol’ Band From Texas" reached the half-century mark.
