Texas Music Archives

Song of the DayJun 6, 2025Jun 6, 2025

West of Rome: “Movement In Your Picture”

South Texas rockers West of Rome are here to dislodge the kernel from your craw and even offer you […]

Tom Gold

Song of the DayMay 21, 2025May 21, 2025

Murry Hammond: “Take This Heart And Lock It Up”

Old 97’s bassist Murry Hammond grew-up in Boyd, TX, a rural town outside of Ft. Worth whose population reached […]

Michael Minasi

Song of the DayApr 3, 2025Apr 3, 2025

Chaparelle: “Playing Diamonds, Cashing Checks”

Texas band Chaparelle harkens back to a golden era of country with modern lyrics. What started as a mind-meld […]

This Week in Texas Music HistorySep 17, 2024Sep 16, 2024

Big Boys and The Dicks record Live at Raul’s

This week in Texas music history, a live album captures the dawn of Texas punk

This Week in Texas Music HistorySep 10, 2024Sep 9, 2024

Professor Longhair At Soap Creek Saloon

This week in Texas music history, Professor Longhair’s legendary Soap Creek Saloon performance

This Week in Texas Music HistorySep 5, 2024Sep 5, 2024

Roy Head’s “Treat Her Right” enters the charts

This week in Texas music history, the rise of Roy Head

This Week in Texas Music HistoryAug 27, 2024Aug 27, 2024

The Birth of Chelo Silva

This Week in Texas Music History, the queen of the boleros enchants the Texas-Mexico borderlands.

This Week in Texas Music HistoryAug 6, 2024Aug 5, 2024

Terry Allen makes TV debut on Shindig!

This Week in Texas Music History a Lubbock original makes his television debut, and a British legend takes note. […]

This Week in Texas Music HistoryJul 30, 2024Jul 29, 2024

The Birth of Charlie Christian and Southern Electric Guitar

This Week in Texas Music History we encounter the electric guitar’s origins in Texas and Oklahoma jazz joints. Episodes […]

This Week in Texas Music HistoryJul 16, 2024Jul 16, 2024

Cindy Walker Born

This Week in Texas Music History we highlight one of the most successful songwriters the state has ever known.

This Week in Texas Music HistoryMay 28, 2024May 30, 2024

The Birth of Balde Gonzalez

This Week in Texas Music History we meet one of the swankiest bandleaders to ever hail from Beeville, Texas.

1964 Mirrorpix

This Week in Texas Music HistoryMay 21, 2024May 30, 2024

Roy Orbison Tours With The Beatles

This Week in Texas Music History Roy Orbison launches a tour with an up-and-coming band of Liverpudlians.

This Week in Texas Music HistoryApr 23, 2024Apr 22, 2024

Santiago Jimenez Sr. Born

This Week in Texas Music History we honor the patriarch of San Antonio’s multigenerational conjunto dynasty.

This Week in Texas Music HistoryApr 16, 2024Apr 17, 2024

The Birth of Dolores Farris

This Week in Texas Music History we crown the queen of Austin’s early country scene.

This Week in Texas Music HistoryApr 2, 2024Apr 2, 2024

“Hot Smoke and Sassafras” on American Bandstand

This Week in Texas Music History – national television featured psychedelic Texans

This Week in Texas Music HistoryMar 12, 2024Mar 11, 2024

Eloy Bernal Born

This Week in Texas Music History we meet the bajo sexto player who served as one of conjunto’s major […]

This Week in Texas Music HistoryMar 4, 2024Mar 1, 2024

The Birth of Roxy Gordon

This Week in Texas Music History a visionary poet stakes a claim for the indigenous presence in the state’s […]

Austin Music MinuteFeb 27, 2024Feb 27, 2024

Last Will & Testament

Just an all-around wonder woman. Bonnie Whitmore plays tonight The Continental Club Gallery.

Michael Minasi

Music Matters, Studio 1A SessionsOct 31, 2023Oct 31, 2023

Neon Indian No Longer

“World Of Hassle” Is Alan Palomo’s First Release Under His Real Name

This Week in Texas Music HistoryOct 3, 2023Oct 3, 2023

The Ice Man Cometh

This week in Texas music history, Albert Collins was born

Scott Newton

Texas StandardSep 27, 2023Sep 27, 2023

50 years after ‘Viva Terlingua,’ Wittliff Collections exhibit celebrates the album’s staying power

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Viva Terlingua!

This Week in Texas Music HistorySep 25, 2023Sep 27, 2023

Maren Morris Makes Her Debut

This week in Texas music history, Maren Morris made her debut in 2000.

RememberingSep 14, 2023Sep 14, 2023

Charlie Robison, Texas music royalty, dead at 59

Charlie Ronison dead after suffering cardiac arrest and other complications

Ilana Panich-Linsman / KUTX

Texas StandardAug 14, 2023Aug 14, 2023

What are your Texas summer songs? Here are a few of ours

From Sly Stone to Beyoncé, you don’t have to look hard to find Texas artists on many a summertime […]