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Roger Creager: "I Think of Texas Country as a Flower Bed"

Houston native Roger Creager has been a mainstay of the Texas-centric festivals and college-town honky-tonks that make up the Texas country circuit. Over the course of six full-length albums and 14 years, Creager's become known more for his rambunctious live shows than he has his relatively small ca ... More >>

The Best Texas Country/Red Dirt Songs of the Past 15 Years

The 15 Best Songs From the Past 15 Years of Texas Country/Red Dirt/Whatever It's Called

As we look upon the massive machine Texas country has made chug along over the past several years, it's easy to see 1997 as a pivotal time. In college towns and major metropolises alike, the masses were demanding more music from people that shared their pride, enthusiasm and thirst for something dif ... More >>

Photos: Wolfdance 2012

Randy Rogers, Wade Bowen, Casey Donahew, Reckless Kelly, Bart Crow, Brandon Rhyder and more converged on Lone Star Park, as part of Saturday's Wolfdance 2012, 99.5 FM's Red Dirt jam. Here are some of the sights.

Turnpike Troubadours, Dirty River Boys - Granada Theater - 5/25/12

Turnpike Troubadours Granada Theater Friday, May 25 Friday night, Oklahoma's Turnpike Troubadours and El Paso quarter the Dirty River Boys turned in a ferocious one-two punch that floored not only the packed lower level of the Granada Theater, but proved the newest generation of country and roots ... More >>

Welp, It Looks Like Justin Bieber's Coming To Town

Justin BieberMonday, October 29, at American Airlines Center, $52.71-$103.90Though he's one of the most disliked artists in the world, I predict this show will sell out quicker than it takes load the video for "Baby." Of course, Dallas has a special place in Biebs' heart. His girlfriend Selena Gomez ... More >>

Mayer Hawthorne, Mint Condition and This Week's Show Announcements

​In just a few weeks, Dallas bridge enthusiasts will be graced by a performance from The Relatives, a classic Dallas soul group that seems to prefer Austin's audiences to that of their hometown. But they're not the only '60s/'70s Dallas soul band whose name has resurfaced recently. Just last ... More >>

Turnpike Troubadours, The Dirty River Boys

Saturday, November 26, at Southside Music Hall

Modest Mouse, Civil Wars and Another Solid Round of Show Announcements

Modest Mouse​Modest Mouse is an elusive, upper-tier act that only releases material when it damn well pleases. At least that's what frontman Isaac Brock would have you believe. The music, though, is generally always well worth the wait. But far less common? The chance to see the band per ... More >>

Mute Math, Stardeath & White Dwarfs, Youth Lagoon, and This Week's Show Announcements

New Orleans rock act Mute Math, known for their blend of DJ Shadow-esque beats and new wave songs, have a new album out called Odd Soul. They'll be on tour this winter in support of said record, and you can catch them at the House of Blues on Saturday, January 28, for $23. Tickets will go on sale on ... More >>

My Morning Jacket and Guns N' Roses Top a Good, Solid List of Show Announcements

My Morning Jacket​On the heels of an incredible performance at Austin City Limits Music Festival last weekend, My Morning Jacket have announced that they'll be taking their show on the road. And, thankfully, since they skipped North Texas on the first leg of their Circuital album tour, they'll be ... More >>

Adele and Def Leppard Reschedule and Other, Equally Important Show Announcements

Adele​A few weeks ago, we were sad to announce the postponement of Adele's House Of Blues show due to an illness. However, the British singer has announced that she'll be back, only this time it'll be at the much bigger, and probably more suitable Verizon Theater on Friday, October 21. All ti ... More >>

Good Friday: DJ Lo Down Loretta Brown, The Flowers of God, The O's, The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band, The Mumbles, Collin Herring, Boys Named Sue & More!

Merry Rockmas​It's a weekend chock-full of holiday parties. The Granada Theater is throwing one, DayBowBow has one in Denton, The O's have one at Sons of Hermann Hall, and "The Orphanage" is hosting their fifth annual Christmas party at the Double Wide on Saturday night. The two slackers who host ... More >>

Reckless Kelly

Friday, December 17, at Billy Bob's Texas

A View From The Judges Table At Week Five of The Shiner Rising Star Contest

​Shiner Rising Star Contest: Round 1, Week 5Main Street Liquid Co., RichardsonAug 19, 2010For week five of the preliminary round of the Shiner Rising Star competition, three more bands took over the small in size, but big in character Main Street Liquid Company in Richardson. Last week, bands from ... More >>

Good Friday: Pleasant Grove, Toadies, B.o.B., RTB2, Queensryche, Ishi, Slobberbone, Spooky Folk, Dark Dark Dark, Trey Songz, Dondria, More...

​Dallas has seen many bands come and go. Some put out records that generated a lot of hype, but ultimately were forgotten. Some released albums that defined our music scene and still stand up today. Pleasant Grove is an example of the latter, and their crowning achievement is their album, Ausculta ... More >>

Show Announcements: Ra Ra Riot, The Misfits, Reckless Kelly, Ola Podrida, Charlie Robison, Hot Hot Heat, Rigor Mortis, Trey Songz and More...

Ra Ra Riot​October is shaping up to be a pretty solid month for great acts passing through Dallas. Already, we've got Vampire Weekend, The National. And now we can add Ra Ra Riot to the mix. On Thursday, October 28, at Granada Theater, the bouncy, excitable indie-pop act will be passing through in ... More >>

By Texas Music, TXA 21 Clearly Means "Country Music." And, Not Texan.

Ray Benson​Late last night, Lori Conrad at KTVT and KTXA sent word: Channel 21's about to launch a music show: The Texas Music Scene (catchy?), which will air on TXA 21 after Texas Rangers Friday Night Baseball around 10:30ish p.m. every week beginning this Friday, matter of fact. But those expect ... More >>

Reckless Kelly Reschedules Dallas CD Release Show For Next Week

Reckless Kelly​Fans of Austin's great alt-country act Reckless Kelly may remember my story that appeared in the print edition last month--y'know the one where I mentioned the band's CD release party which was set to take place at the House of Blues on February 11?Well, the damn blizzard of 2010 ca ... More >>

Reckless Kelly Tries Someone Else's Songs For A Change.

Eli Young Band Adds A Little Nashville Spice to Denton

Haiti Benefit Concerts Scheduled In Austin And Dallas, And Paste 'Songs For Haiti' Downloads Include Fort Worth Band

Fort Worth's The Burning Hotels are among the artists available for download once you donate to Paste Magazine's Songs For Haiti.​Perhaps the best thing about the local music scene is how generous North Texas musicians are when it comes to benefit concerts and other ways of donating to worthy char ... More >>

ACL '09 in Photos: The Avett Brothers, Andrew Bird, Dr. Dog and More from Friday Onstage

Photos by Patrick MichelsThe Avett Brothers share a family moment Friday afternoon.​Along with Pete's takes on some of Friday's biggest sets here at ACL, we already brought you shots of Phoenix, Raphael Saadiq and The Yeah Yeah Yeahs -- so before we head on out for another day in the front row (fo ... More >>

New Robert Earl Keen Tribute CD Features Several Locals

Undone: A MusicFest Tribute to Robert Earl Keen hits the streets in a couple of weeks, and the double disk set features a handful of talented local artists, including Max Stalling, one of the area's best country singer/songwriters (who takes on "No Kinda Dancer," quite possibly Keen's most renowned ... More >>

Reckless Kelly, South Austin Jug Band, The Gougers

Thursday, June 26, at the Granada Theater

You Don't Have to Head to SXSW to Find a Festival This Week

Dallas has something for all tastes in town

Last Night: Songwriter's Showcase at House of Blues

For the Rest of Us

A field guide to the hippest music festivals of the summer

Reckless Kelly

Friday, October 6, at the Granada Theater

Look East

Don't Mess With Texas Main Street Live Series

Wednesdays through July 6 at Pegasus Plaza (corner of Main and Akard streets)

Reckless Kelly

Wicked Twisted Road (Sugar Hill)