Music

A moss-covered building in a green field with empty tables and chairs on the patio

A Historic Landmark in Del Rio Is Reborn as Gin House Jazz Club

A Del Rio couple spent two years transforming their home, the 100-plus-year-old Cassinelli Gin House, into a live music venue

By Sarah Thurmond

June 11, 2026

Six men, some holding a trumpet, guitar, and bass, pose inside a beige cavern

The Underground Sounds of Cave Without a Name

By Cat Cardenas

May 13, 2026

A white building with a red door and a mural with a man and woman dancing

Gary McKee Is Keeping Texas Polka’s Spirit Alive

By Joe Nick Patoski

April 27, 2026

Selena Transcends Generations at The Wittliff Collections’ New Exhibit

By Joe Nick Patoski

November 13, 2025

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Flying Island Picks Up Where Trans-Pecos Festival Left Off

By Sarah M. Vasquez

October 22, 2025

Texas Music By the Numbers

By Marisa Charpentier

September 19, 2025

Meet Five of Texas Music’s Rising Stars

By Cat Cardenas

September 18, 2025

Radio Host Andy Langer Knows His Texas Tunes

By Rachel Rascoe

September 15, 2025

A Regional Guide to Texas Music

September 11, 2025

A black and white photo of an older man with a beard dresed in a leather jacket sitting and somberly looking down with a guitar in his lap

How Robert Earl Keen Turned to Music to Help Flood Victims

By Daniel Orr

August 26, 2025

A crowd of people dressed in Western dance wear enter a simple beige building with red and black words painted on its front that read "Home of Hoyle Nix and His West Texas Cowboys—The Stampede."

Two-Step Through Texas at These Iconic Music Venues

August 26, 2025

Ray Benson Is a Titan of Country Music

By Bryan C. Parker

July 31, 2025

How ‘Red Headed Stranger’ Changed Country Music Forever

By Cat Cardenas

May 13, 2025

A New Book Looks at 100 Years of Austin Music

By Joe Nick Patoski

March 20, 2025

Bun B Wants You to Stay Trill

By Bryan C. Parker

March 5, 2025

Punk Rock Icon John Doe on His Exit to Austin

By Jesse Sublett

January 17, 2025

The Tyler Photographer Behind Beyonce’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ Album Cover

By Rachel Rascoe

January 14, 2025

A person holds a large white record reading 'Mahalia Jackson: The World's Greatest Gospel Singer'

Preserving Traditional Black Gospel Music

By Cynthia J. Drake

January 2, 2025

Flatland Cavalry Returns to Fort Worth For Their Biggest Show Yet

By Natalie Weiner

December 30, 2024

A close up of a man in a black shirt with a guitar in hand and microphone in front of him inside a studio. Another man with a guitar is in the background.

Houston’s Full Moon Band Returns

By Joe Nick Patoski

November 8, 2024

An older man stands on stage in front of a microphone stand with his arms held open on his sides and palms facing up. The room is painted red with multicolored Christmas lights hanging overhead.

American Folk Music Honors the Lomax Family Legacy

By Joe Nick Patoski

October 14, 2024

A smiling man in a cowboy hat and holding a guitar wraps his right arm around the shoulder of a woman holding a microphone on stage

A Farewell to Selena Tribute Band Bidi Bidi Banda

By Sarah M. Vasquez

October 4, 2024

El Regreso de Música Conjunto en El Valle del Río Grande

By Cat Cardenas

September 13, 2024

The Resurgence of Conjunto Music in the Rio Grande Valley

By Cat Cardenas

September 13, 2024

A collection of album artwork including records by Flaco Jimenez, Vicente Fernandez, Grupo Frontera, Lydia Mendoza, Selena, and Pedro Infante.

Breaking Down Regional Mexican Music

By Cat Cardenas

September 13, 2024

A person looks through stacks of records

Pharr Out Records Spins South Texas Tunes

By Jason Buch

August 26, 2024

Rare Willie Memorabilia Goes on Sale

By Dave Dalton Thomas

August 2, 2024

A man wearing a baseball cap clutches several vinyl records to his chest inside of a busy record store

Denton’s Longtime Record Store Is a Collector’s Haven

By Mary Helen Specht

July 17, 2024

A large group of musicians play under a smoky blue projected image of a Roman sculpture

Houston’s Classical Music Scene Hits All the Right Notes

By Jennifer Stewart

September 19, 2023

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

By Katie Gutierrez

August 22, 2023

In the Aftermath of Tragedy, Corridos Sing Truth to Power

By Katie Gutierrez

August 22, 2023

The Texas Women of Outlaw Country

By Natalie Weiner

August 22, 2023

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

By Michael Corcoran

May 22, 2023

A large black grand piano contained inside of a plexiglass case in a museum

Bobbie Nelson’s Grand Piano Finds a Home at the Bullock Texas State History Museum

By Michael Corcoran

February 28, 2023

Musician Terry Allen Explores the Origins of His Work

By Jonny Auping

December 23, 2021

The Return of Texas’ Live Music Scene

September 23, 2021

An illustration of a man smiling and playing an accordion

San Antonio Accordion Master Flaco Jiménez Lets His Accordion Do the Talking

By Joe Nick Patoski

April 29, 2021

60 Years Ago San Antonio Teenagers Invented the Westside Sound

By Joe Nick Patoski

November 20, 2020

Musician Justin Treviño Finds the Heart of Hardcore Country in Brady

By Clayton Maxwell

August 27, 2020

Grammy-Winner Sarah Jarosz Reflects on the Influence of Texas Music and her Hill Country Upbringing

By Clayton Maxwell

July 30, 2020

Yellowstone Star Ryan Bingham Keeps the Wolves at Bay With Songs and Family

By Michael Corcoran

May 28, 2020

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