#TXPlaylist Vol. 08, Lockdown Listening
Let’s help keep the Texas music scene alive during the coronavirus crisis. Here’s a selection of the artists I’m listening to (and supporting) during the pandemic. How about you? 1. Red Mango Vinyl (Austin), “Lead...
Five Minutes With the North Texas E-Flat Porch Band
In today’s stress-filled times, what’s not to like about music billed as “angst-free?” We sat down, pre pandemic, to get the backstory from this McKinney-based two-man acoustic blues band. The self-deprecating duo of Duane Brown...
#TXPlaylist Vol. 07, Monxi Garza’s Lockdown Listening
Music is such an important part of our creative culture, says Monxi Garza. That’s why the CEO and founder of SUAVS, an Austin-based lifestyle footwear brand, has started building a Spotify playlist of local ATX...
Five Minutes With Texan Singer/Songwriter Chynna Taylor, The Voice Finalist
Despite now living far from the Lone Star State, former X Factor competitor and The Voice finalist Chynna Taylor returns as often as she can. What does this talented singer/songwriter miss most about Texas? "Whataburger,"...
#TXPlaylist Vol. 06, Lockdown Listening
I’m proud to be a native Texan and have packed this playlist with great Texas music. That said, I’ve also included one non-Texan band because the message of their song gives us hope that we’ll...
#TXPlaylist Vol. 5, Lockdown Listening
In unprecedented times, music is solace for many of us. I’m an avid-bordering-on-rabid music fan and love going to concerts—in normal times. As the social impact of the epidemic took its hold in Texas, I...
#TXPlaylist Vol. 4, Wes Hurt’s Lockdown Listening
Hands up who knows any other company founder that includes “Recovering Drug Addict” in their job title? For Wes Hurt, the founder of Austin-based CLEAN Cause, his company is all about supporting others. Having survived...
#TXPlaylist Vol. 3, Lockdown Listening
With a lot more free time on your hands, (which I hope you’ve been washing) what better way to practice social distancing than to put in those earbuds and crank up the music? Whether Texas-raised...
#TXPlaylist Vol. 2, Kendra Scott’s Lockdown Listening
What do you listen to when you’re the founder and creative force behind one of the world’s leading lifestyle brands and the entire globe has gone into panic mode? When you’re Kendra Scott, who launched...
