Music
January 24, 2017
Randy Rogers Takes the Reins at Cheatham Street Warehouse
To honor the lifework of his ”musical father,” Texas country star Randy Rogers purchases the historic honky-tonk that launched his career.
Texas Music
Music
December 12, 2016
Exclusive Premiere: Curtis McMurtry’s Sharp Insight into Loss on “Bayonet”
The Austin singer-songwriter uses the sound of a chamber ensemble to explore the limits of Americana and the darker side of the human condition.
Music
November 18, 2016
Robert Earl Keen and Lyle Lovett Turn Gruene Hall Into Their Front Porch
Reflections on the penultimate Texas stop of Robert Earl Keen and Lyle Lovett’s acoustic tour.
Arts & Entertainment
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?
The Daily Post
January 28, 2016
Kent Finlay, Dreamer
An exclusive excerpt from the forthcoming book by Jenni Finlay and Brian T. Atkinson.
Music
January 20, 2013
The 100 Best Texas Songs
Two are by Willie. Which songs, exactly? And what about the remaining 98? You’ll have to check our list to find out.
Music
January 20, 2013
Birthplaces of the Blues
Want to see the Texas of Leadbelly, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Mance Lipscomb, and other pioneering musicians of the twentieth century? Your trip through time begins near Washington-on-the-Brazos.
Music
January 1, 2013
Straight Outta Golden
At the Sweet Potato Festival with Nashville’s next big thing from small-town Texas.
Feature
February 1, 2009
The Night the Music Died
Fifty years ago, a plane carrying Buddy Holly crashed in a remote Iowa cornfield. This month, hundreds of fans will gather at the ballroom where he played his final show to sing, dance, and mourn the greatest rock star ever to come out of Texas.
Music
April 30, 2000
A Great Day In Austin
Together for the first time: Two Tommys (Hancock and Shannon), two Montes (Montomery and Warden), two Hubbards (Blues Boys and Ray Wylie) and two Clarks (Carrie and W.C.), plus a Butthole Surfer, three Gourds, six Bells of Joy, a Tailgator, and 87 others who give their all, creatively speaking, to
Music
April 30, 2000
Wills Power
Sixty-five years after his first recording sessions with the Texas Playboys, 25 years after his death, Bob Wills is still the king of western swing.
Music
April 30, 2000
Jessica Simpson
Jessica Simpson wants to love you forever.
Music
April 30, 2000
Acting the Part
Rules for movies about music.
Music
April 30, 2000
Tuned Out
Five years after Selena's death, tejano music is struggling to be heard.
Music
April 30, 2000
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Who was Stevie Ray Vaughan's musical role model?
Music
April 30, 2000
Tomorrow People
Meet the senior class of what might be called Texas Music U. four up-and-coming acts that should graduate to the big time.
Music
April 30, 2000
And You Will Know Them By the Trail of Debt
What they lack in cash they make up for in cachet: on the road with the Trail of Dead, Austin's coolest punk rockers of the moment, as they head east in search of fans, fame, and a free place to crash.
Music
April 30, 2000
Y’all in the Family
How did Lloyd Maines get to be a revered guitarist and record producer? How did his daughter Natalie find fame as a Dixie Chick? Chalk it up to musicianship—and kinship.
Music
April 30, 2000
Gotta Lubbock
Buddy Holly. Waylon Jennings. Carolyn Hester. The Hancocks. The Flatlanders. An oral history of the state's most storied music scene.
Music
September 30, 1998
The Improbable Rise of Lyle Lovett
Twenty years ago, he was inspired by the redneck rock of Steve Fromholz and Guy Clark. On his new album, he says thanks.
Music
March 1, 1998
The Great, Late Townes Van Zandt
More than a year after his death, he’s still being remembered as the best Texas songwriter of his time. This month’s star-studded Austin City Limits tribute shows why.
Music
May 31, 1996
Junior Achievement
Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Jerry Jeff Walker—and now Junior Brown? The former community college teacher is the latest outlaw to hijack Texas country music, and he may be the greatest.
Music
December 1, 1994
Folk Lure
An Austin arts group is exposing the roots of Texas music to a younger audience.
Music
September 30, 1992
What a Disc!
From Scott Joplin to ZZ Top, a comprehensive guide to the best Texas music on CD.
Music
February 1, 1992
Ernest Tubb Goes Electric
The great polka boycott, Willie’s Sunday school status, the cold truth about Vanilla Ice, and other notable moments in Texas Music.
Music
December 1, 1991
Golden Oldies
Seven legendary Texas musicians who won’t ever let the music stop.