Patrice Pike burst on to the music scene as the electric front woman for the Austin jam band Little Sister/Sister Seven. Soon after, she co-wrote and sang Sister Seven’s top 10 Billboard hit “Know What You Mean.” Richard Skanse for Rolling Stone called her “Tina Turner, Bessie Smith, Janis Joplin and Robert Plant all rolled up into […]

Born out of Dallas, Prophets and Outlaws is a band compiled of brothers and friends whose broad musical tastes have put them all over the Texas music charts and in front of thousands of fans. Simply put: Prophets and Outlaws is a band that must be heard to be truly understood, and it’s their musical style and homegrown […]

Combine a hefty helping of Tex Mex conjunto, simmer with several parts Texas rock, add a daring dash of well-cured blues and R&B riffs, and you’ve cooked up the tasty Los TexManiacs groove. Founded by Max Baca (bajo sexton and vocals), the TexManiacs are a product of his wide-ranging experience touring and recording with everyone […]

Three decades after the release of his debut album, No Kinda Dancer, with 18 recordings to his name and thousands of shows in his rear-view mirror, Keen has blazed a peer-, critic- and fan-lauded trail that’s earned him living legend status in Americana music and at home in Texas. He is a member of the […]

Max (Louis C.K.) is a spoiled terrier who enjoys a comfortable life in a New York building until his owner adopts Duke, a giant and unruly canine. During their walk outside, they encounter a group of ferocious alley cats and wind up in a truck that’s bound for the pound. Luckily, a rebellious bunny named […]

Their name may sound like a soft lullaby, but Somebody’s Darling is anything but sleepy. The five Texas-born musicians jam bluesy rock ‘n’ roll tunes that are big and commanding in every possible way, from lead singer Amber Farris’ impressive vocal chops and wild blonde hair to the band’s gritty rhythm section and grooving guitar […]

The only thing better than a Ray Wylie Hubbard song is a Ray Wylie Hubbard story to go with it! Ray started his journey as a folk singer in the ’60s before falling in with the wild and wooly cosmic/outlaw Texas country scene of the ’70s — in large part by penning the immortal Up […]