The prolific and proudly transient Rio Grande Valley native promises that post-quarantine, “as soon as they let me back out there, I’ll be twice as good.” Read Story
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Bill Norris, of Alamo Drafthouse and Midnight Cowboy, pours one out for the Pegu Club, the beloved New York cocktail mecca that has permanently closed in the wake of COVID-19.
Pedro Ricalo, of Bullion in Dallas, shows how to make an easy, refreshing summer drink with a favorite brown spirit.
Fort Worth’s Megan McClinton shows us how to make a berry-based cocktail, a perfect segue into the sizzling summer season.
Bartender Robert Bjorn Taylor of Austin shows how to make his at-home cocktail, the Robert Royale.
An ongoing series of recorded-from-home segments, brought to you by beloved Texas musicians.
Barbecue
Small Town Smokers: Laird’s Bar-B-Q
“Well, I’ll tell you one thing. If life throws lemons at you, make lemonade out of it. And I do love good lemonade.” Meet Kenneth Laird, the man behind Laird’s Bar-B-Q in Llano. Read Story
Music
Sound Check: Nina Diaz
Nina Diaz has a message for all of the people who, as she says, “try to push you down”: stop. The former Girl in a Coma frontwoman dropped by Texas Monthly for a rendition of “Down” from her 2016 solo album The Beat is Dead.
Sound Check: Terry Allen
In this episode of Sound Check, Terry Allen, Lloyd Maines, and Bukka Allen take us to the "Bottom of the World."
Sound Check: Third Root
Mex Step, Easy Lee, and DJ Chicken George, from San Antonio's Third Root, stopped by Texas Monthly to perform "Third Root Radio", a shout out to an underground radio station from Houston.
Sound Check: Paul Cauthen
In 2016, Paul Cauthen gave us his gospel. Now, he's asking for mercy. The East Texas troubadour stopped by Texas Monthly to play the title track off of his EP Have Mercy, which drops June 22.
Culture
Professor McConaughey
We got an inside look at the University of Texas at Austin's Moody College "Script to Screen" class, taught by Professor Matthew McConaughey.
For the Love of the Game
In minor league football, the battle is about a lot more than moving the ball downfield. Read our story on the Texas Express here.
Texas Music Now: Leon and Gary
We went behind the scenes with Texas Monthly's November 2017 cover guys, Leon Bridges and Gary Clark Jr.
This is Jo Carol Pierce
Artist. Bad girl. Texan. This is Jo Carol Pierce.