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#TXPlaylist Vol. 09, Brandon Alan’s Lockdown Listening

by Brandon Alan on April 27, 2020

The culture of music in Texas is truly unlike any place in the world. Artists of multiple genres have had a global impact with their music and “Local Texas Music” is not a term that...

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Fiesta San Antonio Safe At Home

by Bebe Brown on April 21, 2020

Whether you’re a local, live elsewhere in Texas or would have traveled in from out of state, there’s no need to completely give up on the 129-year tradition of Fiesta during this stay-at-home spring. From...

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#TXPlaylist Vol. 08, Lockdown Listening

by Cullen Parker on April 13, 2020

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...

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#TXPlaylist Vol. 07, Monxi Garza’s Lockdown Listening

by Margaret Richards on April 8, 2020

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...

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#TXPlaylist Vol. 06, Lockdown Listening

by Brian Maass on April 6, 2020

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...

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#TXPlaylist Vol. 5, Lockdown Listening

by Greg Lemen on April 1, 2020

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...

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#TXPlaylist Vol. 4, Wes Hurt’s Lockdown Listening

by Margaret Richards on March 31, 2020

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...

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#TXPlaylist Vol. 2, Kendra Scott’s Lockdown Listening

by Julie Tereshchuk on March 23, 2020

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...