Art + Music

<i>The Righteous Gemstones’</i> Edi Patterson Likes Playing ‘Weirdos’

The Righteous Gemstones’ Edi Patterson Likes Playing ‘Weirdos’

The deep-water port of Texas City has long been known for its refineries, shrimp boils, and the longest human-made ... Read More »

A Road Trip Through Cormac McCarthy’s Texas

A Road Trip Through Cormac McCarthy’s Texas

With the sad news of the passing of a literary giant Tuesday, the question was begged, “Has there ever been a writer ... Read More »

Larry McMurtry’s Last Auction Sale

Larry McMurtry’s Last Auction Sale

Larry McMurtry pulled off U.S. 84 outside of Waco 30 years ago and circled into the parking lot of the Egg Roll House ... Read More »

In Appreciation of Echo Bridge, the Coolest Music Venue in Texas

In Appreciation of Echo Bridge, the Coolest Music Venue in Texas

Set on the San Antonio River, where live oak, pecan, mesquite, and willow trees line the banks and create a shady, ... Read More »

Fort Worth Author Jeff Guinn Has a Thing for Madmen

Fort Worth Author Jeff Guinn Has a Thing for Madmen

Jeff Guinn looks like a benevolent uncle as he sits in the leather booth of Paris Coffee Shop, a historic diner in ... Read More »

Pretty as a Picture in Van Horn

Pretty as a Picture in Van Horn

On a March morning while waiting to shoot photos of the Clark Hotel Museum in Van Horn for “Weekend Wayfinder,” ... Read More »

Country Singer Kelly Willis Returns with Trio, Performing at Kerrville Folk Festival This Weekend

Country Singer Kelly Willis Returns with Trio, Performing at Kerrville Folk Festival This Weekend

Kelly Willis is feeling liberated. After decades being a wife, mother, and singer always on the verge of mainstream ... Read More »

A Musical About El Camino Real de los Tejas Cranks Out a Colorful History

A Musical About El Camino Real de los Tejas Cranks Out a Colorful History

There are two great stories of Texas, as far as Brian Beattie is concerned. One is the Alamo, about which much has ... Read More »

Austin’s Waterloo Park Is Abuzz with Dan Winters’ ‘Seeing Bees’ Photo Installation

Austin’s Waterloo Park Is Abuzz with Dan Winters’ ‘Seeing Bees’ Photo Installation

A path winds down the hillside in the Luci and Ian’s Family Hill Country Garden at the south end of Waterloo Park, ... Read More »

Baytown Sculpture Trail Is Just One of Many Making Art Accessible in the Outdoors

Baytown Sculpture Trail Is Just One of Many Making Art Accessible in the Outdoors

Baytown, just 30 minutes southeast of Houston, a peaceful stroll can be had around Town Square’s lush green space and ... Read More »

On His 90th Birthday, Willie Nelson Proved It Ain’t Over Yet

On His 90th Birthday, Willie Nelson Proved It Ain’t Over Yet

I don't share a birthday with Texas legend and 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Willie Nelson, but every 10 ... Read More »

Musicians Go Wild on New Album Celebrating Texas State Parks

Musicians Go Wild on New Album Celebrating Texas State Parks

A few years ago, Anne Brown had an idea. As the executive director of Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation, she ... Read More »

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