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April 5, 2016
From Punk To Proud
How music has given kids in the Rio Grande Valley a voice.
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Storytelling and reviews about the artists and trends that define the sounds of the Lone Star State
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April 4, 2016
Exclusive Video Premiere: Real Live Tigers Are “Denatured” On The Title Track of Their New Album
Start your week with some contemplative acoustic folk.
Music
March 30, 2016
So, Is There A New Beyonce Album Dropping On Friday Or What?
A track listing that appeared on Twitter claims that Queen Bey will be returning with her long-anticipated new surprise drop—on April Fool’s Day.
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March 28, 2016
Exclusive Video Premiere: Tank Washington Mourns On “R.I.P. Pop”
The Austin rapper teams with younger brother Kydd Jones for a tribute to their father.
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March 24, 2016
Exclusive Album Stream: White Denim Go ‘Stiff’ On Their New Record
The Austin band returns with new members and a new sound.
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March 21, 2016
What We Learned At SXSW 2016
Food, diversity, female empowerment, and more: Here are our takeaways from SXSW 2016.
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March 18, 2016
SXSW Music: What We Saw On Thursday
Loretta Lynn, Ra Ra Riot, Des Ark, and Phosphorescent.
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March 17, 2016
SXSW Music: What We Saw On Wednesday
Ryan Adams, POP ETC, Delicate Boys, The Tontons, and the Avett Brothers rounded out our music-packed Wednesday.
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March 16, 2016
Michelle Obama’s SXSW Keynote Discussion Tackled Girl Power And Education
Michelle Obama won't be running for president, but she'll be working on her causes outside the White House.
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February 29, 2016
Music Monday: Michael Fracasso Is Feeling “Open” In An Exclusive Song Premiere
The Austin-based singer-songwriter has a sad, lovely ballad for your Monday.
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February 25, 2016
Explosions In The Sky Are Not Happy That Greg Abbott Used Their Music To Endorse Ted Cruz
The sad, but triumphant post-rock band from Austin is the latest group to find their music in the hands of politicians.
Music
February 24, 2016
Let’s Stay Together
How the Houston R&B band the Suffers overcame the odds.
Arts & Entertainment
February 24, 2016
The Checklist
What to watch, read, and listen to this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
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February 24, 2016
Texas, My Texas, You Deserve a New State Song
If you don’t know it, can’t remember it, or won’t sing it, what good is it?
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February 8, 2016
Music Monday: Parallel Play Get Caught In A “Bottleneck” In An Exclusive Song Premiere
The Dallas-based rockers bring a banjo to a guitar-rock fight.
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February 4, 2016
Exclusive Video Premiere: Cody Canada and The Departed Pay Tribute To A Friend In “All Nighter”
The alt-country stalwarts mourn a friend with the ballad ”All Nighter.”
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January 28, 2016
An Austin Chef Recreated ZZ Top’s “Tres Hombres” Album
And Billy Gibbons loves it.
The Daily Post
January 28, 2016
Kent Finlay, Dreamer
An exclusive excerpt from the forthcoming book by Jenni Finlay and Brian T. Atkinson.
Arts & Entertainment
January 27, 2016
The Checklist
What to watch, read, and listen to this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
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January 27, 2016
Modern Spanglish
Carrie Rodriguez’s new album finds her delving deep into her family history.
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January 27, 2016
Exclusive Song Premiere: Emily Bell Calls To The “Goddess Of Destruction”
After a few years out of music, the Austin rocker returns with a triumphant tune about destruction and clearing a new path.
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January 25, 2016
Music Monday: Jackie Venson Plans Her “Next Life”
The Austin-based blues musician brings the coffeehouse soul in an exclusive song premiere.
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January 21, 2016
Wormed Their Way Through Distant Earth: On The At The Drive-In Reunion
After a short run of festival dates in 2012, the El Paso rock heroes return with new music and a world tour.
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January 21, 2016
For Sale: One of the World’s Rarest Bob Dylan Albums
How did this remarkable version of "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" end up in Grand Prairie?
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January 20, 2016
This Video of Jimmy Buffett and Glenn Frey Performing “Margaritaville” Has Some Strange Texas Ties
Did you know "Margaritaville" is actually set in north Austin? Er, sort of.
Music
January 19, 2016
RIP, Paul Ray
The host of the beloved radio show "Twine Time" on KUTX in Austin died Friday at 73.
Music
January 11, 2016
Our Texas Music Wish List For 2016
New festival locales, a Janis Joplin biopic, and something—anything!—from Beyoncé.
Music
January 11, 2016
Music Monday: Daniel Eyes & The Vibes Crave Some “Dessert Cocaine” In A New Video
The video premiere of Daniel Eyes & The Vibes' "Dessert Cocaine."
Music
January 8, 2016
Beyoncé Takes Over The Super Bowl, Channing Tatum, More
Is there anything she can’t do?
The Daily Post
January 4, 2016
Music Monday: Uncovering The Mystery Of The King & Carter Jazzing Orchestra
After years of trying to find out about the subject of this photo, clues emerge in an unlikely place.
Arts & Entertainment
December 23, 2015
The 47-Year Niche
At Dallas’s Kessler Theater, Jeffrey Liles is drawing an audience the music industry often ignores.
Arts & Entertainment
December 23, 2015
The Checklist
What to watch, read, listen to, and look at this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
Music
December 14, 2015
Music Monday: McAllen Residents Are Outraged Over Enrique Iglesias’ Sexy Performance
The singer put the word ”sex” onstage and is reported to have consumed some type of alcohol during his performance.
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December 7, 2015
Music Monday: DARIUSTX Flies “In The Shadow Of The Death-Bird’s Wing”
The North Texas weirdo drops a frenetic track from his forthcoming album in an exclusive song premiere.
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December 3, 2015
C3 Presents Hired A Lobbyist For The Right To Host Events At National Mall
The festival titan wants access to government-owned lands for its events.
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November 30, 2015
Music Monday: Erykah Badu Releases ‘But You Cain’t Use My Phone,’ Her First New Music Since 2010
The quixotic Dallas music icon takes on Drake, New Edition, and your cell phone addiction.
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November 30, 2015
Music Monday: Pleasant Grove Returns With A New Album And Walk On “Lava”
The Dallas indie rock heroes ended their hiatus in 2013, but held off on releasing new music until it was perfect.
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November 30, 2015
Tiny Band, Big Heart
On New Year’s Day, the largest high school marching band in the country will represent Texas on the national stage. The Allen High School Escadrille will take 725 of its 774 members to Pasadena, California, to march in the Tournament of Roses Parade, a prestigious honor that took two years
November 23, 2015
RIP, Mack McCormick
The famed musicologist’s obsession with history made him one of the great chroniclers of American music.
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November 23, 2015
Music Monday: The Foo Fighters Dropped An Austin-Born EP Last Night
Dave Grohl hinted at his affinity for Austin from the ACL stage last month—and now we know what he was talking about.
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November 20, 2015
Willie Nelson Is The Seventh Person To Receive The Gershwin Prize
Took ’em long enough, but the Library of Congress awarded Willie Nelson the Gershwin Prize.
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November 16, 2015
Music Monday: Cotton Mather Harnesses Ancient Chinese Wisdom In “The Book of Too Late Changes”
Cotton Mather translates the wisdom of 'I Ching' to Texas power pop.
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November 5, 2015
Ozzy Osbourne Is Formally Apologizing Today for Peeing on the Alamo
Maybe it’s not too late to learn how to love and forget how to hate the guy for his famous incident of public urination.
Music
November 2, 2015
Music Monday: Gina Chavez Covers Iron Butterfly’s “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida”
The rising Austin musician caps her big year with a little Iron Butterfly.
Music
October 31, 2015
Kendrick Lamar Takes On Austin City Limits
King Kunta brings his A-game to a taping of the flagship PBS music show.
The Daily Post
October 28, 2015
The Only GOP Debate Preview Anybody Needs Is This Ted Cruz Rap Video
Definitely one of the finer hip hop odes to Texas’s junior senator.
Music
October 26, 2015
Music Monday: Buxton’s ‘Half A Native’ Is One Of The Best Texas Albums Of The Year
Houston's Buxton dropped an alt-country gem you might've missed.
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October 21, 2015
Cuban Revolution
ZZ Top front man Billy Gibbons talks about playing with Willie, going solo, going Latin, and going beardless (not).
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October 19, 2015
Straight Outta Dallas
Two decades after a tragic car accident, The D.O.C., a West Coast rap pioneer and Dallas native, made a triumphant return to the stage in his hometown.
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October 19, 2015
Music Monday: Get Some Jazzy, Folky Heartbreak With Wild Child’s “Stones”
An exclusive premiere of the rising Austin band’s new video.