Willie Nelson

Willie Nelson Turns 80: A Tribute and Playlist for a Texas Treasure

Willie Nelson was born 80 years ago today in the small town of Abbot, Texas. This really should be a holiday. Nelson has been a Texas institution for over 50 years now. He's closely tied to our state's image -- his long career saw him start as a DJ in Houston, move to Nashville as a song writer, en ... More >>

One Man's Search for the Perfect Instrument

These United States' Jesse Elliott On Opening For Willie Nelson: "It Was Like, Bam, Eleven Dimensions"

These United States hit Lola's on Friday with locals Jacob Furr & the Lonely Road and Nicholas Altobelli. The NYC group released a collaboration-heavy self-titled album earlier in the summer, lending a big-band feel to their roots rock. Frontman Jesse Elliott talked with us about playing Dallas, the ... More >>

Photos: Willie Nelson at House of Blues

Willie Nelson made a triumphant return to Dallas last night at House of Blues, and we were able to stop holding our collective breathe over his weekend health scare. We couldn't handle him and Phyllis Diller in the same week.

Willie Nelson Will Be In the House Tonight

Despite "breathing problems" landing Willie Nelson in the hospital over the weekend, his show tonight at House of Blues, deliciously sponsored by Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers, will go on as scheduled. In the meantime, check out Thomas Fawcett's piece on Dallas producer Phil York, who passed away ... More >>

Waltz Around Our 100 Best Texas Songs

Willie Nelson's Fourth of July Picnic at Billy Bob's

Wednesday, July 4, at Billy Bob's

Five Country Albums To Drink Beer With

While there's certainly an eclectic mix at this weekend's third annual Homegrown Festival, you'll want to keep an eye on Robert Ellis. The Houston musician has been kicking around for a couple of years, but his 2010 New West debut, Photographs, provided the lengthy-maned Ellis a national profile, an ... More >>

A Folk Family Revival on Willie's Bus

Magnolia, Texas' Folk Family Revival are yet another example of a young band making their mark in the world of Red Dirt by leaning on a rootsier vibe than many of the current regional chart-toppers.The fact that a young band can produce a mature album like last year's Unfolding their first go 'round ... More >>

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Friday, January 6, at Billy Bob's

Billy Joe Shaver, Naptime Shake

Friday, November 11, at the Kessler Theatre.

Willie Nelson's Fourth of July Picnic

Monday, July 4, at Billy Bob's Texasin Fort Worth

The Full Bill For Willie Nelson's Fourth of July Picnic, Plus Tons More Show Announcements

Willie​Since the mid-'70s, Willie Nelson has been doing three things: smoking pot, playing music and throwing a Fourth of July picnic. They've always been huge ordeals, attracting A-list celebrities, top country music artists and, of course, country music fans. Nelson even held the festival in the ... More >>

Billy Bob's Texas In Fort Worth To Host Willie Nelson's Fourth of July Picnic This Summer

Willie Nelson, American hero.​Just last night, the great Willie Nelson was in town to perform a gig at the Morton H. Meyerson Center and raise funds for LaunchAbility, a Dallas-based organization that provides services to assist both children and adults with developmental disabilities. Good guy, t ... More >>

Tonight, Tonight: Ke$ha at the House of Blues, Willie Nelson at the Meyerson Symphony Center

Could there be two more disparate acts playing Dallas than the two we've got tonight?

Nothing Could Ruin Willie at the Winspear. Not Even Dallas's Notoriously Chatty Crowd.

Stephen MaskerJust a couple of icons...​Here is the sad thing: Last night, I did not wear my pair of 1981 Justin cowboy boots to the Winspear Opera House. This is largely due to the fact that I have literally worn the soles through as a result of wearing them practically every day for the last eig ... More >>

The Daily Fail: Willie Nelson

At 77 years old, Willie Nelson is too old to care or to take shit from anyone -- including Border Patrol.

phosphorescent, Shiny Around The Edges

Friday, July 23, at the Kessler Theatre

For Your Weekend Listening Pleasure: Willie Nelson at the KAFM Studios on July 1, 1976

​Only yesterday, according to Willie Nelson's Web site, the Library of Congress added to its National Recording Registry one of the greatest albums ever recorded 'round these parts: Nelson's Red Headed Stranger, cut at Autumn Sound Studios in Garland in February '75. You'll hear plenty of that rec ... More >>

Willie Nelson Signs To Rounder, Announces T Bone Burnett-Produced Record Release For April 13

​When you've released over 200 records over the span of a 60-year career, what's one more? Well, plenty if you're Willie Nelson. Today brings news that the Red Headed Stranger will release a new album in just a couple of months on April 13. And not just any record, either. This one, called, quite ... More >>

Picture Show: Willie Nelson at Billy Bob's Texas

Caity Colvard​Willie Nelson's stop at Billy Bob's drew a sold-out crowd out in Fort Worth Friday night, where, backed by his Family Band, he picked through a night of old favorites--and, just maybe, a reggae number or two.Our photographer Caity Colvard was there, and sends in this set of shots fro ... More >>

Year in Review: 2009's Best Alt-Country Proves that Yes, Willie Nelson is Still a Badass

We spent 2009 sorting through piles of folk and Americana releases, revising this list in our heads till the bitter end and failing repeatedly to understand the hype behind the Avett Brothers in the process. While a year of listening brought no shortage of pleasant surprises, our hands-down favorite ... More >>

Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp

Friday, August 7,at QuikTrip park in Grand Prairie

Willie Nelson and Asleep at the Wheel

Willie and the Wheel (Bismeaux Productions)

Phosphorescent

To Willie (Dead Oceans)

Dude Food: Farewell 2008

Six weeks of things fried and greasy, slopped in barbecue sauce or glopped from a buffet tub--damn it's been great.Mostly.This year was a short one, considering we started City of Ate less than two months ago. The Dude Food dudes return to action January 6, 2009, diving weekly into the pit of Dallas ... More >>

Supersuckers Stick With What Works

Twenty years into his career Eddie Spaghetti has no intention to change his band's sound—for better or worse

Big Willie Style

Willie Nelson doesn't have to continue performing—which makes his insistence to keep doing so all the more remarkable

Willie-Nilly

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One Hell of a Ride (Sony)

Namely, Country

Country to the Bone

James Hand sings it straight

Patriot Acts

Proof that George Bush doesn't have a monopoly on luvin' the U.S. of A.

Bye, Bye, Bio Willie

Does Earth Biofuels Have an Empty Tank? Forbes Thinks So, Again.

Fair Enough

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Songbird (Lost Highway)

Austin City Limits: You Read It Here First

Big Bang Boom

Addison Kaboom Town! is a fun explosion

Full Nelson

Willie brings his picnic north

Dwight Yoakam

Population Me (Electrodisc/Audium)

Play Bargain

Lots of ball for less bling

Caught Red Headed

Willie Nelson is always on my mind

Tom Waits for no one

Or: Looking for the heart of South by Southwest

Out There

Out There

Back in black

Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash are still our greatest Storytellers

Come Again

The best reissues of 1997 prove nostalgia pays off

Out Here

Lone Star State of disgrace

Tributes to Buddy Holly and Willie Nelson are anything but