Texas enjoys a high number of iconic, globally known cultural fixtures: cowboys, bluebonnets, the Alamo, Beyoncé. Unfortunately, the toll natives pay for such a well-stocked trophy room of state pride ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Jeremiah Shepherd Last year, in the middle of a solo on stage, Ally Venable had a ...

Robert “Mack” McCormick served as an oracle to an eager following of blues enthusiasts. He built renown as a dogged researcher and a brilliant writer interested in regional music, vernacular, culinary ...

Texas blues isn’t just a genre, it’s the heartbeat of the Lone Star State. Born out of struggle and resilience, this music reflects the very soul of Texas. At the forefront of Texas blues was Blind ...

Davis and his bandmate Joseph Scott are the songwriters of “Texas Flood.” Though Davis famously sings about Texas, he wasn’t actually from there. Born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, in 1936, Davis grew up ...

It won’t shock you to read that we at Texas Monthly consider Texas to be an inspiring place. We’re hardly alone in that: The number of all-time-great songs about our state is staggering, with classics ...

While ZZ Top achieved mainstream success and worldwide aclaim with the stream of hits that came from their Eliminator album in 1983, they had long been Texas blues-rock trailblazers. And it’s a ...

Geography and distance dominate Wartime Blues' third album, "April, Texas," the Missoula folk band's followup to 2011's "Passenger." The songs are inhabited by unnamed narrators, often marooned by ...

Texas guitarist/singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Carolyn Wonderland, 52, has accumulated quite an impressive resume of recording projects, collaborations ...

It’s well known that people in Texas just like things bigger. And that extends to the world of music and especially to the world of classic rock. Here below, we wanted to explore three classic rock ...