The East Texas Baptist University’s School of Communication and Performing Arts will present “Working: The Musical”…
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Things to do in East Texas this weekend
The weekend is almost here. If you’re looking for something to do, check out this list…
Things to do in East Texas this weekend
The weekend is almost here. If you’re looking for something to do, check out this list…
WC celebrates Texas’ independence with 68th festival
WEST COLUMBIA — The 68th annual San Jacinto Festival celebrating Texans’ victory over Mexico at the…
These 4 San Angelo Things Win Best in Texas
SAN ANGELO, TX — The Texas Travel Awards announced its winners, and San Angelo has taken…
TEXAS HIPPIE COALITION – “When Good Men Do Nothing, Evil Men Prevail”
Heavy Southern rock band Texas Hippie Coalition will release their seventh studio album, The Name Lives…
PHS grad bringing Sammy Hagar tribute band to Texas
Class of 1986 Pleasanton High School grad JC Martinez is a busy man. By day, he…
Making ‘His Story’: Pop musical retelling of the life of Jesus coming to North Texas
The greatest story ever told is coming to a Broadway-style tabernacle in North Texas
Enjoy Texas Country music, support Sacred Heart School this Friday!
Texas Country artist Josh Ward will headline Sacred Heart Catholic School’s Texas Country Music Festival this…
Color Factory Houston’s new exhibit pays tribute to Texas women
Kelly Clarkson and more fill out the playlist of the museum’s “silent disco.”
Massive Two Step Inn Pulls Off Inaugural Fest in Texas
What Two Step Inn got right was that you can mix today’s independent country with country…
What will Taylor Swift play at her next Texas shows? Eras Tour set includes surprise songs
Taylor Swift returns to Texas this week with three nights in Houston. Here is what she…
HPU Symphonic Band and Central Texas Community Band to present American Music Spectacular on April 25
HPU’s Symphonic Band and the Central Texas Community Band, under the direction of Frank Nelson, will…
Zach Bryan joins lineup for Gordy’s Hwy 30 Music Fest at Texas Motor Speedway
Bryan joins Cody Jinks, Ashley McBryde, Brothers Osborne, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Kat Hasty and the Lowdown…
NONPROFIT SPOTLIGHT: East Texas Symphonic Band
East Texas Giving Day is an 18-hour day of giving, coming April 25th, that provides critical…
Little Texas to perform in Dublin; more . . .
Here’s a roundup of news briefs from around Southwest and Southside Virginia.
LONE STAR LOVE: Which City In Texas Is The Most Dog Friendly?
This city is the most welcoming of your four-legged best bud.
Music Monday with a Texas-raised gentleman, Julian Acosta
It is Music Monday and today’s artist calls himself a texas-raised gentleman. Julian acostaSings, writes and…
‘A jersey for all of Texas’? MLB overhypes Rangers’ City Connect uniforms.
Astros fans may disagree that these Texas Rangers alternate uniforms are ‘a jersey for…
Little Texas set for Dublin concert
Little Texas has amassed hits including “What Might Have Been” and “God Blessed Texas.”
Texas singer Bri Bagwell is on the road to becoming the state’s next country star
The award-winning performers plays the Galveston County Fair & Rodeo with Jason Boland & the Stragglers on…
Gordy’s Hwy 30 Festival Texas Announces Zach Bryan As Friday’s Headliner
A RIFF on what country is really about.
Where You Can Celebrate Selena Day in North Texas
Selena Quintanilla-Perez would’ve turned 52 this Sunday, April 16. Instead, the Tejano artist and Texas native…
East Texas Baptist University theatre presents Working: The Musical
MARSHALL, Texas – East Texas Baptist University’s School of Communication and Performing Arts will present Working:…
Freddy Fender honored with Texas Historical Commission marker
SAN BENITO — Freddy Fender Lane filled with song Saturday as a crowd seated in folding…
Singing Men of Texas, evangelist Michael Gott to reach Ukrainian refugees in Poland tour
MARIUPOL, Ukraine (BP) – The Mariupol Baptist church where Trent Blackley last performed is rubble, the…
8 Texas bands set to compete for $1,000 grand prize in Waco at Battle of the Bands 2023
Southern Roots Brewery, Rogue Media, and the Texas Music Café are proud to present Battle of…
This Feels Big: Texas/Red Dirt Booking Agency Red 11 Acquired by WME
Though you may not nerd out enough about country music to wonder how your favorite Texas/Red…
Two members of The Beatles tried and failed to move to Texas
The Beatles musicians had already started looking at jobs to go to the United States of…
Former resident’s Jesus musical opens in May in Texas – The Daily Reporter
Anna Brown’s apartment looks out over an upscale dining, shopping and entertainment district north of Dallas.…
Former resident’s Jesus musical opens in May in Texas – The Daily Reporter
Anna Brown’s apartment looks out over an upscale dining, shopping and entertainment district north of Dallas.…
Caprock Chronicles: The Maines Family: Nine decades of West Texas music, part 2
As the elder Maines Brothers Band faded by 1970, the “little” Maines brothers — now the…
Several Big Country schools compete in West Texas KidWind competition
West Texas is known for its windmills but with the renewable energy market constantly growing, the…
This historical 1903 house for sale in the Texas Hill Country once served as a molasses press
A 1903 home in Fredericksburg with its own state historical marker has hit the market for…
Austin’s Broken Spoke Dance Hall Finally Gets Its Texas Historical Marker
Since 1964, the honky-tonk has welcomed music legends and two-steppers looking for an authentic Texas experience.…
Cooper to be inducted into Texas Country Music Hall of Fame
This fall Branson’s very own Clay Cooper will be inducted into the Texas Country Music Hall…
Lyle Lovett Opened His 3-Night Majestic Theatre Shows With a Texas Music Master Class
Taylor Swift is not the only performer who can play three consecutive shows in one venue.…
Famous country dance hall in Austin receives Texas Historical Marker
The Broken Spoke has been around for 59 years.
Dallas music once rivaled Nashville. North Texas record label wants it back on the map
FORT WORTH, Texas — In the 1950s, Dallas was on its way to becoming a country…
Disko Cowboy Is Throwing the Best Parties in Texas
Meet Dave Wrangler, a DJ, music producer and the founder of Vinyl Ranch, a nightlife scene…
K.T. Oslin, Clay Cooper named 2023 inductees into Texas Country Music Hall of Fame
K.T. Oslin and Clay Cooper will be the 2023 inductees into the Texas Country Music Hall…
SuiteRadio’s ‘Made In Texas Radio’ Offered For Broadcast Syndication
HOUSTON-based syndicator SUITERADIO and RFC MEDIA are making their digital “Made In TEXAS Radio” (MITR) 24-hour…
Crockett hosting free Music Friendly Texas workshop
Anyone who is interested in learning to bring more music to their town may want to…
Here are the nominees for the 2023 ACM Awards in Frisco — including three from Texas
Tickets are on sale for the 2023 American Country Music Awards hosted in Frisco. Here are…
East Texas town on track to be certified Music Friendly
CROCKETT, Texas (KETK) – Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Thursday that Crockett will be hosting a…
Four-Time Texas Radio #1 Hitmaker Case Hardin Releases New Single ‘Stoned’ Out Now
After securing his fourth-consecutive Texas Regional Radio #1 hit, country music hitmaker Case Hardin releases his…
First Lady Abbott Dedicates Broken Spoke Texas Historical Marker In Austin
First Lady Abbott Dedicates Broken Spoke Texas Historical Marker In Austin
K.T. Oslin, Clay Cooper named 2023 inductees into Texas County Music Hall of Fame
K.T. Oslin and Clay Cooper will be the 2023 inductees into the Texas Country Music Hall…
Texas Tech to install new playing surface, LED lights – Texas Tech Red Raiders
Texas Tech Athletics, in the midst of its largest facility investment in its history, announced Thursday…
Jaime DeAnda to be inducted into the Texas Conjunto Music Hall of Fame and Museum
The Conjunto icon will be inducted during a ceremony in San Benito, Texas, on July 15,…
Nominations for the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards Announced, North Texas to Host the Event
[WFAA TV photo] FRISCO (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The 58th Academy of Country Music Awards on…
Disco Donnie Planning 2024 Texas Festival Celebrating Total Solar Eclipse
A Texas music festival will be timed to the total solar eclipse in 2024. Disco Donnie…
Texas lawmakers want state-funded power plants to improve grid reliability
Texans are trying to figure out how to prevent future power grid failures. One idea is…
Beloved honky-tonk the Broken Spoke gets Texas historical marker
George Strait, Sturgill Simpson, Willie Nelson, have all played the venue.
Armadillos to Ziziphus: New book offers enlightening tour of Texas Hill Country
David M. Hillis takes us on a tour of this exceptional landscape in a collection of…
In Texas farm country, hospitals face dilemma to keep doors open
Under a controversial new federal program, hospitals in rural areas can receive more than…
Girts Raised In Texas one night only performance at Memorial City Hall
Girls Raised in Texas, or GRIT, an acoustic tour featuring some of Texas’s best female artists,…
NYC GLAAD Media Awards to Honor Texas Natives Maren Morris and
Even after the iconic 34th Annual GLAAD Media Awards ceremony in Los Angeles on March 30th,…
Texas’ Lou Diamond Phillips to headline Miss Saigon at DFW theater this summer
Fifteen years after he graced the Casa Mañana stage in A Few Good Men, Lou Diamond…
Texas Don’t Miss Out On This Wine and Beer Festival This Month
Do you want to drink, shop and listen to live music? This upcoming event is the…
Texas Country Network Announce New Staff Harley Ray & Drew Mitchell of Texas Music Review to Head up Programming & Media
Harley Ray and Drew Mitchell of Texas Music Review To Head up Programming and Media
Dallas’ Longhorn Ballroom Gets A Big Time Revival & Embellishes Texas Musical History
There is a stigma about the state of Texas that echoes throughout the rest of the…
The Ultimate Texas Music Experience: 5 Must-See Museums for Music Lovers Ash Jurberg
Check out these must-see museums in Texas for music lovers. Texas is a haven for music…
6 Best Places To Stay In Texas Hill Country According To A Local
With a luxury of activities in the Texas Hill Country, it is no surprise that the…
Mariachi Los Jaguares del Sur receives standing ovation after first concert Texas A&M University-San Antonio
Texas A&M University-San Antonio’s Mariachi Los Jaguares del Sur brought a piece of Mexican culture and…
Four artists dust off their West Texas boots for Dallas’ Lone Gallery’s debut exhibit
You can almost hear the coyotes howl and the wind blow at Lone Gallery’s exhibit of…
West Texas Walk of Fame honors former Maines Brothers Band member
LUBBOCK, Texas — The Civic Lubbock, Inc Board announced on Tuesday the re-dedication of the 1993…
Texas Hill Country photo contest
The Hill Country Alliance is accepting entries now through May 31 for its 2023 photo contest,…
California Announces Emergency Stockpile of Abortion Medication, Defending Against Extreme Texas Court Ruling
SACRAMENTO – As the Biden Administration appeals a decision by an extremist Texas judge seeking to…
Why An Italian Restaurant In Texas Celebrates Passover
At L’Oca D’Oro, a beloved Austin neighborhood restaurant, Jewish traditions are celebrated in a non-traditional space.…
Here’s Why Taylor Swift Fans Think She Hinted at Her Split From Joe Alwyn at Texas Show
Taylor Swift fans think she hinted at her breakup from Joe Alwyn during an Eras Tour…
Rice U.’s KTRU presents Outdoor Show celebrating Texas talent April 15
For the last 30 years, KTRU-LP 96.1 FM, Rice University’s student-run radio station, has hosted a…
10 Texas Music Museums Worth the Stop on Your Next Road Trip
The Lone Star State actually produced plenty of stars in the world of music, and there…
HHS secretary says Texas ruling doesn’t represent the country and could affect other drugs
“What you saw by that one judge in that one court in that one state —…
Texas singer and songwriter Willie Nelson celebrates turning 90
This month marks 90 times Willie Nelson has experienced a trip around the sun here on……
Politicians and judges from across the country react to abortion pill ruling by Texas judge
Friday a federal judge in Texas ordered a hold on the FDA’s approval of the abortion…
Texas singer and songwriter Willie Nelson celebrates turning 90
This month marks 90 times Willie Nelson has experienced a trip around the sun here on……
April Blooms with Performances on North Texas Stages
The first weekend of April marks the beginning of Dallas Theater Center’s production of Into the…
Dallas music once rivaled Nashville. North Texas record label wants it back on the map
Dallas-based State Fair Records scouts local talent hoping to revive the relevance of the Dallas-Fort Worth…
George Strait Announces Two New Shows in His Home State of Texas
George Strait won’t have to travel far to see fans this fall. The King of Country…
2023 Texas Country Music Awards Set for November 12 at Billy Bob’s Texas
Jason Boland and the Stragglers Headline and Others Set to Perform, Nominations for 26 Awards Begin…
A Trump Judge in Texas Has Officially Outlawed the Abortion Pill Nationwide
A judge in Texas issued an injunction suspending distribution of mifepristone — a critical component in…
K.T. Oslin, Clay Cooper named 2023 Texas County Music Hall of Fame inductees
K.T. Oslin and Clay Cooper were announced as the 2023 inductees into the Texas Country Music…
Texas singer and songwriter Willie Nelson celebrates turning 90
This month marks 90 times Willie Nelson has experienced a trip around the sun here on……
Sense of Place: Denton, Texas’ Brave Combo does things their own way : World Cafe Words and Music Podcast
The fierce independence behind their polka music has taken Brave Combo from Japan to an episode…
Briscoe Announced for Longhorn City Limits on April 15 – University of Texas Athletics
Following the conclusion of the Texas Football Orange-White Game presented by Texas One Fund on April…
Caprock Chronicles: The Maines Family: Nine decades of West Texas music, part one
The origin of the seed of talent that spread through the musical Maines family is unknown,…
2023 Texas Country Music Awards Set for November 12 at Billy Bob’s Texas Jason Boland and the Stragglers Headline
Jason Boland and the Stragglers Headline Coffey Anderson, Ken Holloway, Chad Cooke Band and Others Set…
The Texas Hill Country Gets an Alpine Coaster and 16-Story Zip Line
Like if your childhood summer camp had a liquor license and A-frame cabins
Celebrating Texas Folk Music, April 16th
The power of preserving South Texas culture is through playing conjunto and Tejano music, which can…
Parker McCollum Is Headed To Beaumont, Texas For A Big Show
Country music sensation Parker McCollum is headed to Beaumont and is bringing along another country newcomer…
Why is the two-step danced differently in Austin than in other parts of Texas and the U.S.?
Two-step has been around for many years and influenced by the different regions it’s danced in.…
Missing Texas 6-year-old whose mother left the country is now believed dead
Police in Everman, a city in the Fort Worth area, are seeking the extradition of Noel…
Why Texas has the world’s most exciting death metal scene
A guide to the thunderous New Wave of Texas Death Metal.
‘Wine & Wildflowers’ Passport & ‘Austin Road Show’ With Texas Hill Country Wineries
January Wiese, Executive Director of Texas Hill Country Wineries, spoke with Studio 512 abou all the…
Frisco celebrates ‘Music Friendly Texas’ certification
In the midst of a Frisco City Council meeting, a man sporting a cowboy hat and…
Sports City USA and Music Friendly City Texas! Frisco Chamber of Commerce to celebrate state designation
Mark your calendars for Thursday, April 27, as the Frisco Chamber of Commerce will host an…
Why is the two-step danced differently in Austin than in other parts of Texas and the U.S.?
Two-step has been around for many years and influenced by the different regions it’s danced in.…
RE+ Texas: Optimism for renewables in oil country
Despite facing an uphill battle in the Texas legislature, industry experts at RE+ Texas see great…
Texas Woman Nicknamed ‘Possum Queen’ After Rescuing Confused Opossum from Country Bar
Banita Creek Hall in Nacogdoches, Texas, shared a video of one of its patrons removing an…
Clay Cooper, K.T. Oslin inducted into Texas Country Music Hall of Fame
The Texas Country Music Hall of Fame in Carthage announced its 2023 class of inductees on…
How singer Suzanne Santo fell in love with Texas
“I landed in Texas and within a week, I knew I was home.”
Sense of Place: How did Denton, Texas, become an unlikely jazz mecca? : World Cafe Words and Music Podcast
Join us as we attend a rehearsal and talk with University of North Texas’ One O’Clock…
34th Heart of Texas Country Music Festival sells just under 4,000 tickets
The 34th Heart of Texas Country Music Festival ended its ten day run on April 1,…
“We Were Still the Little Band From Texas, Interpreters of That Great American Art Form the Blues”: Billy Gibbons on the Making of “Gimme All Your Lovin’”
How ZZ Top’s 1983 classic took the blues “up a notch”
Texas Country Music Hall of Fame announces 2023 inductees
CARTHAGE, Texas (KETK) – The Texas Country Music Hall of Fame announced their 2023 inductees on…
“We Were Still the Little Band From Texas, Interpreters of That Great American Art Form the Blues”: Billy Gibbons on the Making of “Gimme All Your Lovin’”
How ZZ Top’s 1983 classic took the blues “up a notch”
Storms with risks for hail, tornadoes headed toward Texas Hill Country
A cold front is forecasted to bring storms and heavy rain to the Hill Country.