Music
March 9, 2022
Texas Soul Has Gained a Thrilling New Album and Lost a Young Talent
Bastards of Soul front man Chadwick Murray died last September. His bandmates now reckon with the release of his final album.
R&B
Music
October 27, 2020
Musician Xavier Omär Never Felt at Home Anywhere. Then He Got to Texas.
A sense of belonging reverberates all throughout the San Antonio R&B artist’s new album, ‘If You Feel.’
Music
January 24, 2018
Leon Bridges’s Houston Rodeo Performance Wasn’t Booked for African-American Music Fans
Who should play on Black Heritage Night? And who gets to decide?
Music
October 21, 2013
Are You Experimented?
When Robert Glasper won a Grammy for Best R&B Album, no one was more surprised than the Houston-born jazz pianist himself.
Music
January 21, 2013
Erykah Badu Tells the Flaming Lips What They Can Kiss
The Dallas singer starts a tweet war with the Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne over a graphic music video that she and her sister Naryok starred in.
Music
January 20, 2013
It’s a Family Affair
For all her talent and poise, Beyoncé didn't become the biggest star in the world without help. And she got plenty of it from the people who know her best.
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Music
July 31, 1997
Royal Blue
For decades, Bobby Bland has personified the definitive post–T-Bone Walker Texas R&B style. Even at 67, no one can dethrone him.