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March 22, 2022
Welcome to the Dollyverse: Dolly Parton Makes Her First-Ever SXSW Appearance
The country legend dropped NFTs, an album, and a book before putting on a dazzling performance at the Moody Theater.
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March 22, 2022
A Ukrainian Pop Star Delivers a Defiant Message at SXSW
Kazka’s male members took up arms to repel Putin’s invasion. But the band’s singer, Oleksandra Zaritska, was still determined to appear at the festival.
Music
March 18, 2022
In New Documentary, Tanya Tucker Is All Legend
No country music fan will be disappointed by ‘The Return of Tanya Tucker,’ which puts the focus on artistry and that one-in-a-million voice.
Music
March 16, 2022
How Austin Punk Band Trail of Dead Survived a “Perfect Album” and “Young Devilry”
Trail of Dead was “the band that trashes everything.” But on its eleventh album, ‘XI: Bleed Here Now,’ it’s finally grown into the classic rock group it always wanted to be.
Music
March 10, 2022
Live Music Is Back at SXSW. Don’t Miss These Texas Artists.
Four sibling punk rockers, Houston’s greatest soul band, and three more acts you need to catch at SXSW 2022.
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.
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March 8, 2022
Nina Diaz Almost Lost It All. Now She Wants to Guide San Antonio’s Next Rock Star.
The Alamo City legend broke up Girl in a Coma and decamped to L.A. She’s back with a new solo album, a recording studio, and some hard-earned wisdom.
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February 28, 2022
The Strange Case of the Chicks’ Missing Texas Tour Dates
For the first time in four years, the Chicks are back on the road—but one big state (and a bigger part of the band's history) is notably absent from the list of stops.
Music
February 25, 2022
At One of the Last Classical Music Stores, CDs Still Rock
Streaming services don’t exist inside Classical Music of Spring, one of the few remaining classical-focused shops in the country.
Music
February 18, 2022
TM Recommends: A Glorious Georgetown Hike
Plus: a Motown dance party and an existential visit to West Texas.
Music
February 11, 2022
How ‘Neon Moon’ Became a Texas Standard
With covers from Leon Bridges, Fat Tony, and more, the 1992 country single continues to find new life across genres.
Music
February 10, 2022
Mickey Guyton Was Ready to Quit Music. Now She’s Performing at the Super Bowl.
The Texas native talks about her debut album, finding herself, and how she’s changing the country scene just by being herself.
Music
February 9, 2022
Lucifer on the Sofa With Diamonds
A Spoon fanboy overthinks the new record, classic rock, cowboy hats, and Jeff Bezos.
Music
February 4, 2022
TM Recommends: An Austin Musician and a Drag Star Walk Into a Bar . . .
Listen to the unforeseen collaboration between Shakey Graves and Trixie Mattel.
Film & TV
January 25, 2022
The Chart-Topping Songs of Disney’s ‘Encanto’ Give Latino Families a Voice
The characters might be fictional, but to the Latinos who see their own families reflected in them, it’s a relief to see them say what we wish we could.
Music
January 25, 2022
Eighty Years Later, We’re Still ‘Deep in the Heart of Texas’
How a simple, two-chord song written by an Iowan became (clap clap clap clap) our unofficial state anthem.
Music
January 14, 2022
The Man in the Eyeball Mask
Hardy Fox, founder of the strange and influential band the Residents, developed his bizarre sensibility while growing up in small-town East Texas.
Art
January 4, 2022
Most Legendary Musicians Write Memoirs. Terry Allen Created an Entire Exhibition.
The singer-songwriter-artist reveals the inspirations behind his music in a multimedia museum show in Austin.
Art
December 31, 2021
Our Favorite Photos of 2021
From Leon Bridges’s home in Fort Worth to a vibrant coral reef near Galveston, this year took our photographers to some truly unforgettable places.
Music
December 29, 2021
The Best Songs From Texans in 2021
This year, we jammed to new music by Kacey Musgraves, Leon Bridges, Megan Thee Stallion, St. Vincent, and others.
Music
December 17, 2021
Texans Mourn the Death of “El Rey,” Vicente Fernández
Little Joe Hernández, George Strait, educators, and fans of the legendary Mexican singer speak about his impact on their lives and the legacy he’s left behind.
Music
December 17, 2021
The Texan Who Saved the Beatles
In Peter Jackson’s documentary ‘The Beatles: Get Back,’ Houston-born pianist Billy Preston makes a strong case for himself as the fifth Beatle.
Music
December 16, 2021
Buffalo Nichols Comes Home to the Blues
The Austin musician has made an excellent traditional blues album—but to get there, he studied punk, West African music, and Ukrainian folk.
Music
December 14, 2021
The Best Things in Texas 2022: Megan Thee Stallion
The rapper and freshly minted Texas Southern University graduate lassoed up trophies and brand deals and gave plenty of Houston shout-outs.
The Texanist
December 6, 2021
The Texanist: What’s the Best Texas Christmas Song?
An El Paso woman is looking for the finest example of Lone Star holiday musical jollity. But can there only be one?
Music
December 3, 2021
Jason Boland & the Stragglers’ New Album Is a Galactic, Time-Traveling Journey
‘The Light Saw Me’ is maybe the weirdest, most unexpected post-pandemic album to come out of the Red Dirt country scene. Just in time for Omicron!
Music
November 26, 2021
A New Dawn for Horizon, the Groovy Granddaddy of San Antonio Funk
The near-forgotten River City boogie-funk band has reunited and a fresh anthology gives a new generation a chance to enjoy this sequin gem of a band.
Music
November 23, 2021
Scholar Emcee Mexstep Drops Some Lessons on ‘Vivir’
University of Texas at San Antonio professor Marco Cervantes mixes history, activism, and hip-hop on his latest album.
Music
November 20, 2021
The Go-Go’s’ Big Night at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Austin's Kathy Valentine takes us behind the scenes at the star-studded ceremony, which debuts on HBO this month.
Music
November 19, 2021
‘The Willie Nelson Family’ Takes Us to Church
The Nelson clan’s new gospel album meets the grief and trauma of the pandemic with spirit and hope.
Music
November 18, 2021
How a Band of Hippies and Potheads Kept Western Swing Alive
Asleep at the Wheel (belatedly) celebrates fifty years of championing a genre once considered all but dead.
Music
November 10, 2021
Bushwick Bill Was One of Houston’s Most Provocative Rappers. A New Documentary Reveals the Man Behind the Outrage.
As one third of the Geto Boys, he pushed the boundaries of hip-hop. But the group’s lyrics often clashed with his own values.
Music
November 9, 2021
The Last Ballad at the Dry Creek Cafe
For 68 years, hippies, rednecks, and college kids drank beer at the Austin roadhouse, which received a final sendoff from famed country group Freda and the Firedogs.
Music
November 8, 2021
After the Astroworld Disaster, a Reckoning for Music Festivals
International crowd-safety experts say better planning could have prevented the eight deaths and dozens of injuries at last week’s Travis Scott concert.
Best Thing in Texas
November 2, 2021
Mariah Carey Armors Up Against a Dallas Bar’s War on Christmas
A bar decreed “All I Want for Christmas Is You” non grata, and the queen of Christmas isn’t happy about it.
Music
October 28, 2021
Keep Austin Spoon
With its tenth album, ‘Lucifer on the Sofa,’ the city’s signature indie-rock band has made its most Austin record yet.
Music
October 22, 2021
Can Paul Cauthen Make Tyler . . . Cool?
The outlaw-country star joins an unlikely cultural movement in the Rose Capital of Texas.
Film & TV
October 12, 2021
‘Hard Luck Love Song’ Is A Tune You’ve Heard Before, But It Hits All the Right Notes
Austin-raised writer-director Justin Corsbie’s debut about a down-on-his-luck troubadour feels as warmly familiar as the Americana songs that inspired it.
Music
October 11, 2021
Tales From ACL Fest: Miley Cyrus’s Janis Joplin Cover and Charley Crockett’s Insane Whataburger Order
The first full-fledged ACL Fest since the start of the pandemic is a wrap. ‘Texas Monthly’ recalls Megan Thee Stallion’s twerk-team auditions and other highlights.
Music
October 6, 2021
Mushrooms, Moms, and “Manifesting” Greatness: Three Days at a Mid-Pandemic ACL Fest
Despite the specter of COVID, Texans and out-of-staters flocked to Zilker Park for a sweaty weekend of debauchery.
Music
October 6, 2021
Olivia Rodrigo Proves She’s the Real Thing
The teenage Disney actress and singer-songwriter sensation performed her first full-length set in front of a live audience, at an ‘Austin City Limits’ TV taping.
Music
October 5, 2021
Megan Thee Stallion, Miley Cyrus Bring Back Pink at ACL Fest
Pinks and purples dominated the stages at ACL Fest, whether Charley Crockett's dashing lavender suit or Marc Rebillet's fluttering pink-trimmed bathrobe.
Music
September 30, 2021
ACL Fest Rain Can’t Take the Sunshine Away From Texas Bands Dayglow and Surfaces
These Gen Z guys just want everyone to chill, and enjoy their homage to the funky music from their parents’ record collections.
Art
September 29, 2021
At the Kerrville Folk Festival, the Real Magic Isn’t On Stage
Photographer David Johnson pays joyful homage to the 49-year-old festival, where revelers gather for late-night jam sessions around the campfire.
Music
September 27, 2021
TM Recommends: 2021 Austin City Limits Music Festival Edition
Two-step with Strait, twerk with Megan, and don’t miss these six other acts during the first two weekends in October.
Music
September 21, 2021
Hayden Pedigo Moves On With ‘Letting Go,’ But His Heart Is Still in Amarillo
The multifaceted musician, former city-council candidate, and documentary star returns with an album of pristine guitar and gentle self-reflection.
Music
September 17, 2021
Charley Crockett Keeps Motoring in ‘Music City USA’
The Texan singer-songwriter-guitarist’s second album of 2021 proves he still has something to say.
Music
September 16, 2021
‘The Nowhere Inn’ Delves Into St. Vincent but Leaves Plenty of Vacancies
Dallas’s mercurial pop phenom writes and stars in this loosely autobiographical satire that raises questions it doesn’t deign to answer.
Music
September 14, 2021
Houston’s Legendary SugarHill Recording Studios Turns Eighty
The oldest studio in Texas has recorded everyone from Lightnin’ Hopkins and George Jones to Beyoncé and Travis Scott—and it’s still making hits.
Music
September 10, 2021
Explorer Tapes’ Bright, Groovy Pop Album Is an End-of-Summer Pick-me-up
Six years after the Denton duo recorded its first and only release, the album is finally out—and worth the wait.