Art + Music

“I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” Hitmakers The Triumphs Call It Quits One More Time

“I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” Hitmakers The Triumphs Call It Quits One More Time

After 63 years, The Triumphs are finally hanging it up. This time they mean it. Sure, there have been “last shows” ... Read More »

Five Years After Hurricane Harvey, Rockport’s Rebirth Continues with New Arts Center

Five Years After Hurricane Harvey, Rockport’s Rebirth Continues with New Arts Center

When Hurricane Harvey ripped through the Texas coast in 2017, the damage was catastrophic. Devastating winds, ... Read More »

Michael Martin Murphey Is Having a Ball Celebrating 30 Years of His Cowboy Christmas Tour

Michael Martin Murphey Is Having a Ball Celebrating 30 Years of His Cowboy Christmas Tour

For 30 years, Michael Martin Murphey, 77, has been ringing in the holiday season with his Cowboy Christmas tour, ... Read More »

Carvers From China Create Frozen Masterpieces at Galveston’s Ice Land

Carvers From China Create Frozen Masterpieces at Galveston’s Ice Land

A Frozen Wonderland Galveston’s Ice Land showcases sculptures carved from giant blocks of ice By Robyn RossSince 1985, ... Read More »

The Biggest Hit at the American Windmill Museum Is the Smallest

The Biggest Hit at the American Windmill Museum Is the Smallest

The tagline for the American Windmill Museum in Lubbock is “Walk Among the Giants,” which is ironic considering ... Read More »

Murals and Other Public Art Tell the Story of San Antonio in ‘Arte Del Pueblo’

Murals and Other Public Art Tell the Story of San Antonio in ‘Arte Del Pueblo’

There is so much public art throughout the state, it can be challenging to keep track of all of the different pieces: ... Read More »

Texas Museums Explore New Ways to Make Art and Artifacts More Accessible

Texas Museums Explore New Ways to Make Art and Artifacts More Accessible

Vincent Van Gogh would be thrilled. Imagine glimpsing a painting’s true colors for the first time, just as the ... Read More »

You Don’t Need To Go to New York to See the Statue of Liberty

You Don’t Need To Go to New York to See the Statue of Liberty

Best French contribution to American culture? That’s a toughie: french fries or the Statue of Liberty? The trouble ... Read More »

Joe Ely Looks Back on His 50-Year Career Ahead of Austin City Limits Hall of Fame Induction

Joe Ely Looks Back on His 50-Year Career Ahead of Austin City Limits Hall of Fame Induction

It has been quite a month for Joe Ely. The Flatlanders, the Lubbock trio he first played and recorded with in 1972, ... Read More »

Ray Benson of Asleep at the Wheel Puts Texas Music History Up for Auction

Ray Benson of Asleep at the Wheel Puts Texas Music History Up for Auction

There comes a time in every person’s life when they must look around at their many possessions and declare: This ... Read More »

The Lone Star Gourd Festival Shows the Versatility of the Fruit

The Lone Star Gourd Festival Shows the Versatility of the Fruit

For thousands of years, civilizations across the globe have used gourds in their daily lives. The plant is not only a ... Read More »

Texas Arts and Crafts Fair Celebrates 50 Years of Lone Star Talent

Texas Arts and Crafts Fair Celebrates 50 Years of Lone Star Talent

Edith Maskey had just begun her art practice 50 years ago when she took a chance and entered her work for ... Read More »

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