Art + Music

Bun B Wants You to Stay Trill

Bun B Wants You to Stay Trill

For hip-hop fans, Bun B has been a household name for more than three decades. Born Bernard Freeman, the Houston native ... Read More »

A New Photo Book Captures Relics of Texas’ Past

A New Photo Book Captures Relics of Texas’ Past

Two 1960s-era gas pumps stand sentry in front of the Shelby Store in Fayetteville, stubbornly holding their ground as ... Read More »

Selena Lives On in These Texas Murals

Selena Lives On in These Texas Murals

As the undisputed Queen of Tejano music, Selena Quintanilla invigorated the genre by blending its traditional sound ... Read More »

Preserving Traditional Black Gospel Music

Preserving Traditional Black Gospel Music

Michael Robertson grew up singing church songs out of hymn books—classics like “Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior” and ... Read More »

Flatland Cavalry Returns to Fort Worth For Their Biggest Show Yet

Flatland Cavalry Returns to Fort Worth For Their Biggest Show Yet

"Every time we left the driveway, we'd be so bright-eyed and bushy-tailed—just totally ecstatic to be about to see ... Read More »

Roadside Oddity: The World’s Largest Cowboy Boots

Roadside Oddity: The World’s Largest Cowboy Boots

More than 300,000 vehicles tool down Loop 410 between San Pedro and McCullough Avenue in San Antonio, oblivious to the ... Read More »

This Longtime San Antonio Play Honors the Tradition of Tamales

This Longtime San Antonio Play Honors the Tradition of Tamales

As anyone who’s ever participated in one will tell you: a tamalada is a lot of work. The annual Mexican tradition, ... Read More »

See These Texas Authors at the 2024 Texas Book Festival

See These Texas Authors at the 2024 Texas Book Festival

It’s that time of year again: Hordes of writers and the literary-inclined will soon descend upon the Texas Capitol to ... Read More »

Deep Vellum Is Turning Dallas Into a Literary Hub

Deep Vellum Is Turning Dallas Into a Literary Hub

During the past 11 years, Will Evans has become a force of nature in Dallas, transforming its formerly sparse literary ... Read More »

Houston’s Full Moon Band Returns

Houston’s Full Moon Band Returns

In the late 1970s and early '80s, rising singer-songwriters Shake Russell and Michael Marcoulier were following in the ... Read More »

Ballroom Marfa Celebrates 20 Years as a Desert Oasis for the Arts

Ballroom Marfa Celebrates 20 Years as a Desert Oasis for the Arts

Twenty years ago, Ballroom Marfa co-founders Virginia Lebermann and Fairfax Dorn faced a seemingly impossible ... Read More »

San Antonio Debuts the Largest Catrina Statue in the U.S.

San Antonio Debuts the Largest Catrina Statue in the U.S.

Already home to the largest Day of the Dead celebration in the country, San Antonio decided to go even bigger this ... Read More »

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