Forty years ago, outlaw country musician and visual artist Terry Allen released “Lubbock (On Everything),” a masterful album about fine art, finding love, the echoes of Vietnam, and, of course, the Texas Panhandle. Its most famous song is the opener, “Amarillo Highway.” It was Allen’s declaration that — even though
Two hundred and seventy miles north of Edinburg, Abby Garcia walked into mariachi rehearsal at Texas State University on a Wednesday in September. Three years ago, she filmed with a documentary crew for “Going Varsity in Mariachi,” which Netflix released on August 29 after it dazzled the Sundance Film Festival
Texas hasn’t gotten its due as a major piece in the complex puzzle of American art. We’re here to rectify that. Every two weeks, H. Drew Blackburn will conduct a thoroughly scientific analysis of the 254 essential (one for every county) books, movies, tv shows, albums, podcasts, songs,
Last year, I realized I had opinions about Taylor Swift. And not just “she sucks,” which would have been my go-to before having a daughter. But over the years of driving to and from daycare, swimming lessons, school, volleyball practices, basketball games, playdates, doctor visits, dental checkups, vacations, road
Somebody—well, a man—bought a perfectly good Taylor Swift guitar just to smash it up. It happened recently in Waxahachie at the Ellis County Wild Game Dinner, where a man paid a reported $4,000 for the guitar (plus a wall hanger), according to WFAA. But the winner brought
CJ Morgan loves karaoke. Especially when he performs “Bring Me To Life” by Evanescence. There’s only one problem: He’s not very good at singing it. (In fact, it almost led to a fight at the Austin karaoke bar The Common Interest, after some audience members thought he was
The final nominees for the 58th annual Country Music Awards have been announced, and Beyoncé was glaringly absent from any mentions. So was her album, “Cowboy Carter,” and her hit single “Texas Hold ‘Em” — the second longest-running no. 1 hit of 2024 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
Bobby Sessions knows how to evoke a reaction. The man who wrote the chorus to Megan Thee Stallion and Beyoncé’s platinum hit, “Savage Remix,” introduced himself to the world under a tree with a noose around his neck. In the music video for his 2018 single, “Like Me,” his
When you grow up in Texas, you know your country music. There are the George Strait classics like “All My Ex’s Live in Texas,” which is part of any high school dance, two-step event, or wedding in the Lone Star State. Try going to H-E-B without
It’s the year of Beyoncé (again), and we’re here for it. After the smash success of her Cowboy Carter album, you’d think she would take a rest, but it looks like she’s swapping (er, adding) whisky to the hot sauce in her bag, and y’all,