Art + Music

Catch a Show at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Only Theater

May 17, 2024 | By

The only free-standing theater designed by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright ever built is located in Dallas’ Oak Lawn neighborhood.

Hunting for Vinyl at the Largest Record Convention in the U.S.

April 9, 2024 | By

I swore I wasn’t going to buy anything at the Austin Record Convention, the biggest record sale and swap meet in North America.

Legendary Wrestler Kevin Von Erich On ‘The Iron Claw’ and His Family’s Legacy

April 5, 2024 | By Natalie Weiner

A vacant lot just south of downtown Dallas is all that’s left of one of the most influential regional professional wrestling companies in America—the arguable birthplace of mainstream wrestling as we know it today.

From Magnolia to Broadway: Jamestown Revival Shares the Road to ‘The Outsiders’

April 4, 2024 | By

This interview was edited for brevity and clarity.
In 2015, Zach Chance and Jonathan Clay, aka Americana-folk duo Jamestown Revival, were seeing their hard work pay off.

A Historic Beyoncé Tour in Houston Digs Into Her Texas Roots

April 1, 2024 | By

When Beyoncé announced in a commercial during this year’s Super Bowl that a new album was dropping March 29, the Beyhive buzzed with excitement.

Experience Harlingen in the Rio Grande Valley Like a Local

March 20, 2024 | By Cynthia J. Drake

A Weekend Getaway in Port Isabel Brims with Seaside Treasures

March 19, 2024 | By Cat Cardenas

A New Book Details the Life of Terry Allen and His ‘Truckload of Art’

March 18, 2024 | By

Maybe you’ve seen Terry Allen’s work.
His sculpture Caw Caw Blues, which contains the ashes of his friend Guy Clark, stands sentinel at the entrance of The Wittliff Collections at Texas State University in San Marcos.

The Making of Luck, Willie Nelson’s Old West Town

March 11, 2024 | By

The Western movie set located on Willie Nelson’s property about 30 miles west of Austin was, well, down on its luck.

Author Tim O’Brien On His Great American Road Trip Novel

March 11, 2024 | By S. Kirk Walsh

Acclaimed author Tim O’Brien made his highly anticipated return with his first novel in 20 years, America Fantastica, last October.

The Top 50 Recordings in Texas History

March 7, 2024 | By Michael Corcoran

Capturing the Spirit of Townes Van Zandt in Fort Worth

March 6, 2024 | By Daniel Orr

It’s a blustery, dark, cold January day at an old cemetery in Dido. Were it not for the two Texas Historical Commission markers and the signage for the United Methodist Church, this ghost town 40 minutes northwest of downtown Fort Worth on the shores of Eagle Mountain Lake would be all but imperceptible to passersby.

Preserving Texas’ History Through Its Native Flowers

March 4, 2024 | By Matt Joyce

See Early 20th-Century Big Bend Through the Lens of Photographer W.D. Smithers

February 19, 2024 | By Matt Joyce

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