Texas Music News — July 5, 2026
Edie Brickell’s new band World Famous Pets announces self-titled debut LP. The Oak Cliff-born, Grammy-winning singer teams with drummer Matt Chamberlain, bassist Kaveh Rastegar, and guitarist Mason Stoops for the self-produced album, due Sept. 25 on Shuffle Records, alongside a new single “I Guess It’s You.” The quartet will play the second weekend of Austin City Limits Festival and a hometown show at Dallas’s Kessler Theater on Oct. 6.
Details at KXT 91.7
Norah Jones named 2026 Texas State Musician (Non-Classical). The Texas Commission on the Arts honored the Grapevine-raised, Booker T. Washington High School alum, who has sold more than 53 million records since her five-Grammy-winning 2002 debut Come Away with Me. Miranda Lambert held the title the prior year.
Details at WFAA
Antone’s Record Shop joins a national vinyl-recycling pilot. The Austin store is one of 11 independent shops nationwide — alongside Warner Music Group and recycling firm Virterras Materials — collecting damaged records through September to test reprocessing them into new pressings. Details at CultureMap Austin
Texas Music Office to host Music Friendly Community workshop in Port Aransas. Set for July 13 at Port Aransas City Hall, the session — led by TMO’s Chip Adams — will walk local musicians, venue owners, and officials through the state’s Music Friendly Community designation program. Details at Office of the Texas Governor