Art + Music

A Look Back at El Cosmico’s Trans-Pecos Festival in Marfa

September 25, 2023 | By Sarah Vasquez

Last September was the first time Cody Caddell traveled from Kerrville to attend El Cosmico’s Trans-Pecos Festival of Music + Love, a weekend-long festival with camping, music, and baseball in Marfa.

Houston’s Classical Music Scene Hits All the Right Notes

September 19, 2023 | By Jennifer Stewart

On a Saturday evening in Houston’s west end, hundreds of Indian classical music enthusiasts gather in the Auditorium at the Houston Durga Bari Society.

The Austin Powwow Is a Celebration of Indigenous Heritage and Culture

September 19, 2023 | By ire’ne lara silva

Bluegrass Music Is Alive and Well in Lockhart

September 8, 2023 | By Omar Gallaga

Step inside the new shop off Main Street, near the heart of Lockhart’s famous historic downtown square, and the first thing you notice, just past the guitars, is the large assortment of banjos.

A Father and Daughter Find Healing in the Songs of Jimmy Buffett

September 6, 2023 | By Katey Psencik Outka

The Enchiladas at Armadillo World Headquarters Were Shrimply Irresistible

August 22, 2023 | By Michael Corcoran

The Lasting Legacy of Willie’s Picnic

August 22, 2023 | By Michael Corcoran

Five Albums That Defined Outlaw Country

August 22, 2023 | By Michael Corcoran

Los Corridos Han Documentado Tragedias Y Han Dicho la Verdad Al Poder Por Mas de 200 Años

August 22, 2023 | By Katie Gutierrez

In the Aftermath of Tragedy, Corridos Sing Truth to Power

August 22, 2023 | By Katie Gutierrez

The Texas Women of Outlaw Country

August 22, 2023 | By Natalie Weiner

To See Amazing Art, You Just Need to Go Back to School

August 18, 2023 | By Kristen O'Brien

As a longtime Austinite who is not an alumna of the University of Texas at Austin, I rarely had reason to set foot on campus—until I was invited to be part of a public art tour and found myself in the lobby of Welch Hall, where chemistry and biophysics are taught in the College of Natural Sciences.

Country Lovin’ at Hillbilly’s, a Longtime Rio Grande Valley Honky-Tonk

August 15, 2023 | By Daynara Gutierrez

Texas-Themed Items are Full of Pride

August 15, 2023 | By Meadow Chase

The Texas General Store might sound like a place you could pick up groceries or other odds and ends.

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