Few bands embody what’s right about the “new Nashville” more completely than the quintet known as Humming House. It’s in the way they weave together threads of Music City’s folk, soul and bluegrass legacies with inspirational, revealing songwriting. It’s also in their acoustic instrumentation, presenting mandolin, fiddle, acoustic guitar and bass in fresh roles. And […]

Austin-based Indie rock band Uncle Lucius takes rock and roll from its deep roots and pushes it onward by adding their own honest interpretation of new rock sounds with elements of R&B. Their debut album, Pick Your Head Up, was hailed for bringing rock and roll back to its heyday sound. After the album was […]

Spend an evening on the lawn with the music of Stevie Wonder re-invented with a jazz sensibility. The American Jazz Composers Orchestra was born in 2010, the idea of Tim Ishii, Dan Cavanagh and Ken Edwards, who are all jazz professors at the University of Texas at Arlington. Made up of DFW musicians, AJCO is […]

The heartland gave Reckless Kelly authenticity. Musical lives honed their skills. Adversity instilled their persistence, and moving to Austin gave the Grammy winners wings to fly. As kids, the Brauns – Cody, Willy, Micky and Gary – shared a stage with Johnny Cash, Glen Campbell and Merle Haggard. Micky and Gary now helm their own […]

Husband and wife, Jackie and Brandon Gibbons, formed the Dallas-based, multi-instrumentalist Americana duo, The Gibbonses, in early 2015 after relocating from Seattle. A few months after arriving back in Texas, The Gibbonses became one of only 12 bands selected from more than 150 applicants to compete in Ranch Factor 2015, a battle of the bands hosted by 95.9FM The […]

From their earliest days as a favorite at colleges and clubs to studio and live collaborations with industry greats, Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, Little Feat and others; to Top 10 success with classics like “Still the One,” “Dance With Me” and “Love Takes Time” Orleans is celebrating more than 40 years of classic pop/rock. Orleans has produced a body of […]

Dylan Chambers is a pop/R&B/soul singer, songwriter and guitar player from Arlington. After graduating from Martin High School, Dylan moved to Los Angeles to work on his music career. Since then, he has shared the stage with numerous artists, such as Tori Kelly, Gavin DeGraw, Haley Reinhart and Macy Gray, and has toured the country […]

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 […]