Jake Worthington to Nashville: Real Country or Bust
The La Porte singer could’ve been a pop star, but he chose Texas country music instead. Nashville ignored him—until now.
The La Porte singer could’ve been a pop star, but he chose Texas country music instead. Nashville ignored him—until now.
The recording career of country music’s greatest artist, surveyed, sized up, and sorted on the occasion of his 87th birthday.
David Courtney, a.k.a. the Texanist, is a staff writer.
Mike Hall writes about criminals, musicians, the law, and barbecue.
John Spong writes primarily about popular culture.
Christian Wallace wrote about West Texas, oil and gas, music, cowboys, history, and history-making Texans.
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 trashiest, campiest show on television revolutionized pop culture, rebooted Texas’s reputation, and helped bring down the Romanian government. (Maybe!)
For Austin’s White Denim, everything old is new again.
The rock star’s most essential music, from his earliest influences through his biggest hits to the artists he’s influenced himself.
Eleven years ago, the man who topped the charts with ‘The Joker’ and ‘Rock’n Me’ took a thirteen-year-old guitarist and would-be songwriter under his wing. Eleven years later, he’s still teaching me lessons on how to be an adult.
Parquet Courts get funky without abandoning their roots.
Cast members joined roughly 1,300 fans from 40 states and 30 countries in North Texas to celebrate the show’s anniversary.
Brockhampton is taking over.
The debut album from Austin's Kalu & the Electric Joint brings some international flavor to the Live Music Capital of the World.
Parquet Courts' A. Savage makes his solo debut with 'Thawing Dawn.'
Hitting Subset seems humble and meek on camera, but the Austin band's debut is anything but.
Denton native Sarah Jaffe's transformation hasn't been as radical as it seems.
Why are international bands so obsessed with Texas?
Hayden Pedigo's 'Greetings from Amarillo'
Album reviews and news for March 2017.
Christian Wallace wrote about West Texas, oil and gas, music, cowboys, history, and history-making Texans.
Sure, I’d polished my résumé, made the right grades, and kept up with current events. But did I deserve one of the most prestigious scholarships in the world if I wanted it for all the wrong reasons?
The Corral Theater, which opened in Wimberley in 1948, bills itself as the only outdoor "walk-in" movie theater in the country that shows first releases. But to keep that title, the theater must digitize.