San Antonio Accordion Master Flaco Jiménez Lets His Accordion Do the Talking
Leonardo “Flaco” Jiménez is San Antonio music royalty. Known as “El Rey de Texas” for his mastery of the accordion, ... Read More »
A New Book Shines a Light on the Many Faces of Dallas-Fort Worth Musical History
Gene Fowler and William Williams spent more than a decade researching, collecting, and writing Metro Music: Celebrating ... Read More »
‘The Father of Texas Painting’ Lives on Via Twitter
Legislators named the bluebonnet the state flower in 1901, but the man who would become famous for painting them, ... Read More »
A Piece of Lonesome Dove Lore is on Display at the Wittliff Collections
Behold the town of Lonesome Dove in its idea phase, before it became the set for the eponymous 1989 miniseries based ... Read More »
60 Years Ago San Antonio Teenagers Invented the Westside Sound
Texas music is known for its sense of place, whether it’s Western swing, guitar-powered electric blues, or Dirty South ... Read More »
The Houston Center for Photography Captures Pandemic Times with a New Exhibit
When we all went indoors in March, Suzanne Koett went outside. A canceled vacation meant the Austin-based photographer ... Read More »
Through Donations and Technology, Kerrville Folk Festival Adjusts to Survive the Pandemic
The Kerrville Folk Festival (simply known as “Kerrville” to the devout) has been a Central Texas fixture since it ... Read More »
Houston’s Rothko Chapel, Freshly Restored, Offers a Welcome Sanctuary of Contemplation
Since 1971, the nondenominational Rothko Chapel has served as a quiet oasis for contemplation amid Houston’s bustling ... Read More »
In Dallas, Curators Use WhatsApp to Stage an Exhibition of Renaissance Artwork
The coronavirus pandemic hit just as precious works by 16th-century sculptor and artist Alonso Berruguete were ... Read More »
Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month With Events Across Texas
Whether celebrating a shared culture, exploring the diversity of its community, or honoring its past and future, National Hispanic Heritage Month offers something for everybody. Read More »
‘Daddy-O’s Book of Big-Ass Art’ Explores the Artist’s Larger Than Life Artworks
In the mysterious process of making art, every now and then the creator becomes as much the story as the creation. The ... Read More »
Singer-Songwriter Walker Lukens Turns Your Confessions into Original Songs
Adam’s girlfriend, friends, and family came from all over to the Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island last year to ... Read More »
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