A Perfect Storm: How Texas Artists and a Country-Friendly Climate Made the ‘Twisters’ Soundtrack Take Off
A collection of 29 songs commissioned for the Tornado Alley–set film creates a moody, atmospheric album by new and rising country stars.
A collection of 29 songs commissioned for the Tornado Alley–set film creates a moody, atmospheric album by new and rising country stars.
The Texas-raised artist dressed to the part in boots, jeans, and a pearl-snap shirt to play music from his upcoming country album, ‘F-1 Trillion.’
The Blaster and the Flatlander, now of Medicare-receiving age, look back on thirty years of border-mingling music and friendship.
The Dallas musician has instated a monthly show at the Kessler, just days after each chemotherapy treatment. He says the practice is saving him.
The King’s concert at Kyle Field in College Station made history on Saturday.
She was known for her rowdy stage shows, during which she jumped off amplifiers, rolled around the floor, and even sang while lying down.
The singer’s evolving sound has taken turns before. But is this Gothic, choir-backed new music even hers?
The singer, who left a troubled life of addiction behind in California, embraces the sounds of the Lone Star State on his new album.
‘The Border,’ coming May 31, finds the Red Headed Stranger in better voice and more active on Trigger than he’s been in years.
The rising country singer melds the likes of Elvis and Vicente Fernández for a style that's all his own.
The Conroe-born musician is "in a rut 90 percent of the time," but you'd never know it by the many milestones he has on the horizon.
After a few decades in the purgatory of corniness, fans of artists such as Beyoncé and Dasha are embracing the separate-but-together choreography.
We've got you, babe.
Ahead of the new record ‘American Primitive,’ the front man gets brutally honest about the band’s discography.
From the nods to outlaw country tradition to the rapturous ode to denim-covered butts, this is the H-Town hero’s most Texan album yet.
A successful “country crossover” requires buy-in from industry players in Nashville. But Beyoncé isn’t interested in their approval.
The Texas country artist long ago broke through the boundaries of the genre—all the way into my Brooklyn heart.
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According to medical experts, the beat of Beyoncé’s new single is just right for performing CPR (and perhaps dancing).
When the sun is high in the Texas sky, Derek Spence be playing King George's songs at a county fair—or somewhere.
With two new singles, Bey is planting a flag squarely in country music—and we have a feeling she’s about to school us on the genre.
The country charts these days are filled with hip-hop rhythms and rock guitars. With Nashville heavy hitters behind him, King plans to flout those trends.
McConaughey and fellow Texas actor Tye Sheridan made cameos at the country singer-songwriter’s music video shoot this week.
Even Willie completists will likely find a few new nuggets in the Paramount Plus series ‘Willie Nelson & Family.’
Two years after her death, reissued records and a tribute album remind us to revisit Nanci’s remarkable voice, which could only ever have been from Texas.
Noah Faulkner’s popular twangy covers countrify songs by Duran Duran, Joy Division, U2, and more.
Four lifelong friends from the Panhandle, about to play their first Austin City Limits festival, formed a novel country sound.
Before his anthems had listeners raising their longnecks and singing along, Charlie took me on road trips and taught me there was more to music than country.
A supergroup of strings player helps take a mix of Willie anthems and deep cuts to a whole new, banjo-picking level.
Decades after the Nashville establishment turned its back on Tanya Tucker, the spitfire from Seminole is finally getting the recognition she deserves. But maybe Music Row needs her more than she needs Music Row.
Cindy Walker Days pays tribute to one of the greatest country songwriters ever while raising funds to save her Mexia house—and all the treasures it holds.
The rising Alabama alt-pop artist and the Arlington country star aim for a classic Texas breakup song. Do they hit the mark?
The Texan superstars paired up on “If You Were Mine,” Lambert’s first single since leaving her record label.
After years of struggle, Charley Crockett is on the verge of stardom. The story of how he got here would be unbelievable if it weren’t true.
The singer’s “out-of-the-way-fancy” style combines coziness with country glamour—and lots of pink.
In ‘Y'all Eat Yet?,’ the country singer talks about life around the kitchen table, shares recipes such as French toast casserole, and offers tips on drinking while tubing.
The La Porte singer could’ve been a pop star, but he chose Texas country music instead. Nashville ignored him—until now.
The 2023 Country Music Television (CMT) Music Awards ceremony has brought nominees from across the country to the Lone Star State. See red carpet and backstage photos of winners.
The storied dance hall, where the Sex Pistols and Merle Haggard once shared a marquee, has undergone a renovation with an eye toward honoring the past.
A debate between Andy Langer, Dan Solomon—and Ice Cube?
John T. Floore’s Country Store in Helotes is a honky-tonker’s honky-tonk, a veritable institution of Texas music. The dance hall’s walls are covered with photographs of the legends that have graced its stage: Elvis Presley, Hank Williams, Bob Wills, Patsy Cline, B.B. King, Ernest Tubb, Bob Dylan, Merle Haggard,
The author of a 2014 Texas Monthly profile of King George explains why it was among the few stories in his career that made him cry while writing.
It was a riotous, emotional affair that at times felt like a family reunion.
The Texas troubadour’s farewell lap was full of misadventures and unforgettable moments. Kind of like a classic REK song.
Jeannie C. Riley celebrated her seventy-seventh birthday with a big bash in the tiny town of Burton, where she reflected on the irony of her sixties megahit “Harper Valley P.T.A.”
Squeezebox Bandits front man Abel Casillas grew up singing Hank Williams and playing tejano music.
The Texas country star put his own spin on the fast-food tagline that’s sure to be stuck in your head for days.
The 99-year-old North Texas musician stumped for LBJ, toured with the USO, and still recalls hundreds of tunes.
No country music fan will be disappointed by ‘The Return of Tanya Tucker,’ which puts the focus on artistry and that one-in-a-million voice.
A pair of Texas Monthly writers chronicle an emerging scene that would end up defining a city and changing American music forever.