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TM Audio Exclusive: Girl in a Coma Is Still Representing “Nerdy Cool” San Antonio – Texas Monthly

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All About Willie Nelson's 153rd Album, ‘Last Leaf on the Tree’

With ‘Last Leaf on the Tree,’ Willie Nelson and his son Micah have made a masterpiece that is a sonic outlier—but features a whole lot of Trigger.

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Announcing Our New Podcast, ‘Viva Tejano’ – Texas Monthly

The next music podcast from Texas Monthly, "Viva Tejano," is coming November 12.

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Megan Thee Stallion's Bigger in Texas Video Is an Act of Self-Love

The rap superstar flaunts accomplishment, confidence, and Houston’s hip-hop culture in her new music video.

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Why You Hear Really Deep Cuts at Central Market

The grocery store is known for carrying fresh and hard-to-find ingredients. The same can be said of its music.

Texas Monthly

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Willie Nelson Plays ‘Austin City Limits‘ Fifty Years After Show Debuts

The singer’s appearance on a local PBS TV show five decades ago transformed the city, its culture, and American music.

Texas Monthly

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At Thirty, Bowling for Soup’s “Punk Rock Nursery Rhymes” Endure

The Denton-based group might be the most enduring member of the cadre of pop-punk bands that defined millennial teen angst in the early aughts.

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ACL Festival Lineup: Headliners and Texas Acts to See

Fans of Leon Bridges, Norah Jones, Chris Stapleton, and more big names will probably like these local up-and-comers.

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Leon Bridges’s New Album, ‘Leon,’ Centers a Love for Texas

The nostalgia of the Fort Worth native’s ‘Leon’ is not in the sound or the style. It’s in a love for the Lone Star State.

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ACL Festival Lineup: Headliners and Texas Acts to See

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Texas Monthly

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Keshi Braces for Superstardom in the Wake of "Requiem"

The Houston oncology nurse turned lo-fi pop singer is wary of the spotlight in an age of intense fandom.

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Lambert cowrote the melancholy honky-tonk tune with Worthington in mind.

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Being Dead’s ‘Eels’ Is a Surprisingly Authentic New Album

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Texas Monthly

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Midland’s “Drinkin’ Problem” Is a Bilingual Texas Standard

The trio’s 2017 debut single is frequently covered by artists representing a variety of regional Mexican music genres.

Texas Monthly

20.09.2024

Willie Nelson’s Take on the Flaming Lips’ “Do You Realize??” Is a Masterpiece

At 91, Willie lends the band's most famous song some additional gravity.

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14.09.2024

Wade Bowen Taps Troy Aikman for the “Friday Night” Music Video

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Texas Monthly

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Miranda Lambert’s Honky-Tonk Homecoming

The singer is claiming her spot among the Lone Star State’s outlaw legends with her new album, “Postcards From Texas.”

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The Chicks and the DNC Are a Match Made in Political Heaven

Twenty-plus years after the Dubya incident heard round the world, the Dallas trio is still the face of left-leaning country.

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Miranda Lambert, George Jones Make September Great in Texas

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How a Mariachi Ballad Helps Heal Texas Towns After Gun Violence

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Post Malone's Top Collaborators Explained

The "F-1 Trillion" artist plays well with others.

Texas Monthly

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'It Ends With Us,' Leatherface, and More to Check Out in August

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How Texas Country Artists Made the ‘Twisters’ Soundtrack Take Off

A collection of 29 songs commissioned for the Tornado Alley–set film creates a moody, atmospheric album by new and rising country stars.

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Is a Mariachi Cover of Creed’s “Higher” the Song of the Summer?

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Remembering Texas Satirist Kinky Friedman – Texas Monthly

Executive editor Michael Hall reflects on the many faces of Kinky, and the unique brand of humor he brought to Texas culture.

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