Texans Had a Big Night at the 2020 Grammys
Lizzo and Gary Clark Jr., who each took home three awards, delivered searing performances along with Demi Lovato and Tanya Tucker.
Storytelling and reviews about the artists and trends that define the sounds of the Lone Star State
Lizzo and Gary Clark Jr., who each took home three awards, delivered searing performances along with Demi Lovato and Tanya Tucker.
Plus, ‘Cheer’-mania takes over the world, the Von Erichs and DJ Screw get the biopic treatment, and Mark Wahlberg beats the crap out of Post Malone.
Plus, a Dallas Museum of Art exhibit, ‘Just Mercy,’ and Bryan Washington’s latest short story.
The making of a pop sensation.
The incredible true story of two brothers raised on the hardscrabble country music of rural West Texas who dropped out, tuned in, found God, and helped launch the seventies soft-rock revolution.
The Texas-born pop star brings depth and confidence to her first album since 2015.
The Butthole Surfers frontman’s book is a profane, hilarious, Texas-set romp.
In a rare move, the iconoclastic Houston artist took his only solo album on the road—fifty years after its release.
Plus, the best contestant on Netflix’s reality show ’The Circle’ and Megan Thee Stallion and Normani's new collaboration.
Plus, Alamo Drafthouse gets into books and Matthew McConaughey unveils his 2020 credo.
The successful musician says trolls drove her off the social media platform.
Some of our favorite conversations from our second season, featuring Willie Nelson, Ted Cruz, and Brooklyn Decker.
Settle in for a by-no-means comprehensive list of some of the most popular stories in our pages this year.
The Wimberley artist's memorable album, released earlier this year, materialized after a life-changing experience.
Texans had a banner year for inimitable music releases.
Forget the tortured artist clichés. The critically acclaimed musician began making the best albums of his life when he settled in Texas and decided to try being happy.
The owners of the Grand Ole Opry snapped up ACL Live At The Moody Theater earlier this week.
The flute-playing, body-positive, take-no-prisoners breakout star transformed our ideas of what a pop icon looks and sounds like.
Plus, a Dallas museum for holiday photos, a book about old Hollywood, and late-night pho in Houston.
Plus: St. Vincent’s movie heads to Sundance, Kanye West and Joel Osteen reteam, and Post Malone owns the year.
The pair have been inseparable for decades.
Plus: ’Undone’ gets renewed, Noah Hawley boards ’Star Trek,’ and this week in Matthew McConaughey.
The former Austin Psych Fest aims to be a force for Texans preferring heavier sounds.
The 90-year-old blues legend currently holds down three weekly residencies in Austin.
Their beautiful dark twisted fantasy.
The rapper heads to a Houston megachurch, Netflix introduces its new Selena, and This Week in Matthew McConaughey.
Plus: JM Stevens’ solo debut album, a documentary examining the border crisis through art, and an El Paso cereal bar.
Kacey Musgraves and Maren Morris took home some of the biggest awards of the night.
The Houston rapper's homage to his hometown's bygone theme park included performances by many musical luminaries.
The artist found her musical roots in Texas. It took leaving for her to become a star.
The Fort Worth band crafted a dark legend about Possum Kingdom Lake that many are still eager to believe 25 years later.
Mezghebe fled East Africa, landed at Texas’s Casa Marianella, and performed with Maggie Rogers in Austin.
Holly George-Warren's biography of the Port Arthur singer covers the drugs and excess, of course. But it also uncovers the hard-working professional hidden behind all the live-hard-die-fast trappings.
Plus, a clothing company that sports El Paso pride and a one-stop shop for Mexican treats in Houston.
The rapper continues to lift up those in need in his hometown.
Music still sounds different coming from more intimate venues, where daytime festival acts can take center stage.
The band’s guitarist discusses how his Wimberley roots informed the band’s latest release ’Two Hands.’
South Texas–born Comedian Cristela Alonzo tells the story of her life through songs.
On this week’s National Podcast of Texas, the Grammy-winning musician considers her struggles and her legacy as she enters the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame.
Texan stars dominated the annual Zilker Park festival.
Plus, a melancholy Norah Jones duet, Austin singer Christelle Bofale’s EP, and chef Aarón Sanchéz’s new memoir.
He was the sort of local icon that lives at the heart of every enduring, tight-knit music scene.
On this week’s National Podcast of Texas, the former Texas A&M coach and his musician stepdaughter discuss winning and losing with dignity.
The story behind the story behind Austinite Mike Shea’s three seconds of international fame.
The inventive Texas musician is back with the seismic ‘Wire Mountain.'
After breaking out in comedy and film, Wells is telling stories in new ways.
The legendary musician’s two-night Crossroads festival boasted a savvy mix of long-beloved and rising stars.
Recorded just before he had two heart surgeries, the singer-songwriter’s new album took him back to his South Texas roots.
The artist is advocating for a new investigation into the death of his cousin, which happened at the hands of Dallas Police.
On their second album, the Dripping Springs-based trio doubles down on the classic country sound that made them famous.