In the Aftermath of Tragedy, Corridos Sing Truth to Power
Fifty mariachi musicians gather in the parking lot of a San Antonio law firm. Despite the heavy June heat, they wear ... Read More »
The Texas Women of Outlaw Country
At renowned Arlyn Studios in Austin, two Texas artists got together in the spring of 2021 to record an array of ... Read More »
To See Amazing Art, You Just Need to Go Back to School
As a longtime Austinite who is not an alumna of the University of Texas at Austin, I rarely had reason to set foot on ... Read More »
Country Lovin’ at Hillbilly’s, a Longtime Rio Grande Valley Honky-Tonk
The sound of “Good Time” by Alan Jackson pours out the doors of a small, red-and-black trimmed building in north ... Read More »
Texas-Themed Items are Full of Pride
Photo courtesy Jessica Cruz, Texas General Store The Texas General Store might sound like a place you could pick up ... Read More »
Texas Film Workers Discuss the Industry’s Future
When Will Mederski moved to Austin from Ohio in 2015, he was enjoying the climate and culture, working mostly as a ... Read More »
Grupo Frontera Has Gone Global. But They’re Still Puro 956
Grupo Frontera is still trying to make sense of it all. Just a year ago, the six-piece Tejano band from the Rio Grande ... Read More »
Looking Back to Luckenbach: 50 Years After the ‘¡Viva Terlingua!’ Sessions
It’s considered one of the albums every Texan should know by heart. But when it was released 50 years ago, ¡Viva ... Read More »
On the Hunt for Mack McCormick, a Houstonian and Folklorist Who Loved Texas Blues
The first time I saw Mack McCormick’s name, it was attached to the liner notes on the back of the first albums issued ... Read More »
For His 30th Album, Dale Watson Pays Tribute to Lead Belly and the 12-String Guitar
In 2020, Dale Watson moved to Marshall, right in the same neck of the Piney Woods where early 1900s blues legend ... Read More »
Black Pumas Guitarist Adrian Quesada’s Music Knows No Boundaries
It is entirely possible Adrian Quesada is the most talented and inspired musician, producer, and songwriter Austin ... Read More »
Revisiting Tender Mercies, the Film That Put Waxahachie on the Map
but it’s not a long one. It meanders for a mere 11 miles through the open prairie between Waxahachie and Palmer. There ... Read More »
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