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Superstars of Basketball & Hip-Hop at BIG3 Ballout in Dallas

by Aki Wada & Julie Tereshchuk on August 22, 2019

Question: What do you get when you mix a fast and furious basketball league with fan favorites of hip-hop? Answer: The BIG3 Ballout. The 3-on-3 half-court pro basketball league co-founded by Ice Cube and Jeff...

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#MusicMonday: “In Event of Moon Disaster,” Cut Throat Finches

by Sage Howell on August 19, 2019

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the successful 1969 Apollo 11 mission. But what if the spaceship’s crew of Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins hadn’t made it back from the moon? Well, there was a...

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Texas Essentials: Abbey Road, Queen of the Honky-Tonks 

by Lisa Davis on August 9, 2019

Abbey Road is reviving Texas dance halls and breathing new life into their old, legendary bones. Although born in Ohio, Road moved to Texas in 1976 has spent much of her life keeping iconic Texas...

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#MusicMonday: #1 Spotify Artist Khalid Brings His Free Spirit World Tour to Texas

by Aki Wada on July 22, 2019

Lucky Dallas, San Antonio and Houston! Those were the three Texas cities with stops on Khalid’s arena world tour. Celebrating his chart-topping “Free Spirit” album, the tour takes the on-fire 21-year-old singer across the U.S....

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Jerrod Niemann Returns to the Road for Live In Concert

by Bebe Brown on July 19, 2019

Where better for a Texas-rooted recording artist to return to the Lone Star State than John T. Floore’s Country Store, musical birthplace of Texas royalty, Willie Nelson? That’s right, platinum-selling Jerrod Niemann is back on...

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Musicians Rising at Fort Worth’s Magnolia Motor Lounge

by Sage Howell on July 17, 2019

On a Wednesday night in Fort Worth’s Cultural Arts district, a red hue illuminates the crowd at a lively music hot spot. And not everyone was there for the headliner. This night, as on so...

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#MusicMonday: The Stars Align at Willie’s Fourth of July Picnic

by Christian De Massis & Julie Tereshchuk on July 15, 2019

Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July Picnic just wouldn’t be the same without—-of course—the red headed stranger himself. Yet, it’s not just about Willie. In fact, the iconic headliner puts together a line up of music...

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#MusicMonday: Twenty One Pilots Take Off in Austin

by Brian Maass on July 8, 2019

Setting the stage on fire—literally—Twenty One Pilots’ Bandito Tour blazed into Austin.  Singer, pianist and guitarist Tyler Joseph and drummer Joshua Dun are known for their energetic performances, and on this night they didn’t disappoint...

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Destination Austin (and Willie!) this 4th of July

by Britni Rachal on June 24, 2019

The Lone Star State’s favorite red headed stranger is at it again. Texas’ most beloved son, Willie Nelson, is holding his fourth annual 4th of July Picnic at Circuit of the Americas, making Austin a...