After a stint on the West Coast, the musician is back in Austin with a renewed vision and a brand-new album.| Texas Music Magazine
In January, Alejandro Escovedo turned 73, an age when most performers try to squeeze a few more accolades—and a few more dollars—out of their past achievements. Think of all the elderly stars who announce a grand “Farewell Tour” or maybe a “Comeback Tour” if they’ve already played the “Farewell” card. Or all the aging legends […] The post How Cowpunk Hero Alejandro Escovedo’s New Album Defies Expectations appeared first on Texas Music Magazine.| Texas Music Magazine
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One of the most recognizable figures in Texas, in country, and the music-loving world at large, the Red Headed Stranger is a beloved icon. It’s safe to say that Willie Nelson could host just about any old group of artists and people would turn up to watch and have a grand time. Which makes it […] The post Willie Nelson Fans Have All the Luck appeared first on Texas Music Magazine.| Texas Music Magazine
The Conroe Crossroads music festival is set to take over Conroe, Texas, March 21-24, with over 35 shows over four days at 8 Conroe venues. The lineup includes artists known for genres ranging from Americana to zydeco, with blues, country, folk, soul, and more in between. This playlist includes a few top listens from most […] The post TEXAS MUSIC PRESENTS: CONROE CROSSROADS 2024, THE PLAYLIST appeared first on Texas Music Magazine.| Texas Music Magazine
In June 2022, soul singer Tameca Jones gazed out over an adoring crowd of friends and supporters at Antone’s. The sold-out show was a farewell for the artist, who had decided to depart for Los Angeles in pursuit of a wider range of career opportunities. Jones felt that Austin was particularly difficult for local Black […] The post How Singer Tameca Jones Rediscovered Herself in a Place She Left Behind appeared first on Texas Music Magazine.| Texas Music Magazine
On Sunday night at ACL Live, rhinestones, fringe, and cowboy boots reigned as the Ameripolitan Music Awards held its annual event. Started in Austin in 2014 by Texas Music legend Dale Watson, the series left Austin back in 2018 and was subsequently interrupted by the pandemic, but it has finally returned to the Lone Star […] The post The Ameripolitan Music Awards Came Home to Austin appeared first on Texas Music Magazine.| Texas Music Magazine
Many great venues have risen and fallen in the live music capital of the world, but none have had the lasting impact of the Armadillo World Headquarters. Located at the corner of Baron Springs Road and South First Street, the concert hall was a ’70s mainstay where clean-cut congressmen in suits mingled with long-haired hippies, […] The post Armadillo World Headquarters Is Back from the Dead appeared first on Texas Music Magazine.| Texas Music Magazine
Considered from one angle, songwriter Jess Williamson has no idea how famed producer Jack Antonoff (Taylor Swift, Lana Del Ray, Lorde) heard her music. But what does a mechanism like a streaming platform or an algorithm matter when we’re talking about cosmic forces? In a different sense, Williamson has a damn good explanation for how […] The post How Jess Williamson Landed in the Orbit of Jack Antonoff and Taylor Swift appeared first on Texas Music Magazine.| Texas Music Magazine
On Saturday, Feb. 3, a flurry of enigmatic posts began popping up on country musician Kacey Musgraves’ Instagram account. Eight photos simply feature triangles and imagery of pastoral settings, while a ninth post shows a nude figure, presumably Musgraves, curled into the fetal position and lying in a field. When presented as a whole, the […] The post Hear the First Sounds from Kacey Musgraves’ Mystical New Album appeared first on Texas Music Magazine.| Texas Music Magazine
It has been less than two years since the Dripping Springs country outfit Midland released their most recent album, The Last Resort: Greetings From, but the trio is already set to return with a new record later this year. The initial single, “Up in Texas,” dropped in December, and features a long string of cultural […] The post Midland Talks Texas Love and Teases a New Album appeared first on Texas Music Magazine.| Texas Music Magazine
More than 20 years ago, a pre-teen Alejandro Rose-Garcia (better known today as Shakey Graves) boarded a yellow school bus for a field trip to Longhorn Cavern. This past December, the songwriter returned to the Texas state park for a one-of-a-kind recording project with a different perspective. “The Cavern was an hour drive from here, […] The post Shakey Graves Gets Wild Covering Daniel Johnston in a New Video appeared first on Texas Music Magazine.| Texas Music Magazine
Over the past few years, rapper Tobe Nwigwe has quietly become a force in the hip-hop scene, amassing millions of fans and making appearances at festivals like Austin City Limits, Bonnaroo, and Lollapalooza. But his appearance on Saturday Night Live alongside Justin Timberlake feels like a stratospheric level-up in notoriety. On Jan. 27, the pair […] The post Houston Rapper Tobe Nwigwe Makes Superstar Leap on SNL with Justin Timberlake appeared first on Texas Music Magazine.| Texas Music Magazine
At first glance, you might mistake Truett Heintzelman and Philip Lupton for brothers. After all, the two men who comprise the folk duo Briscoe share more than a passing resemblance, both with shaggy red hair poking out from underneath flat brim caps and scruffy beards. People have been making the same assumption ever since the […] The post Central Texas Band Briscoe Is Poised for a Big 2024 appeared first on Texas Music Magazine.| Texas Music Magazine
Starting this week, the rodeo circuit will begin traveling among the state’s major population centers as well as to smaller towns, like Belton, for quick stops. While many are undoubtedly looking forward to bull riding and steer roping, it’s not the livestock that has the denizens of various cities at odds. Houstonians have been quick […] The post Which Rodeo Has the Better Music Lineup: Houston or San Antonio? appeared first on Texas Music Magazine.| Texas Music Magazine