BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Texas Music Map - ECPv6.17.4.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:Texas Music Map
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://texasmusicmap.com
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Texas Music Map
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/Chicago
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0600
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:CDT
DTSTART:20250309T080000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0600
TZNAME:CST
DTSTART:20251102T070000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0600
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:CDT
DTSTART:20260308T080000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0600
TZNAME:CST
DTSTART:20261101T070000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0600
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:CDT
DTSTART:20270314T080000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0600
TZNAME:CST
DTSTART:20271107T070000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260627T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260627T190000
DTSTAMP:20260608T113310Z
CREATED:20260608T113236Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260608T113310Z
UID:7249-1782586800-1782586800@texasmusicmap.com
SUMMARY:The Woodlands: Hilary Duff at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, June 27\, 2026\, Hilary Duff brings The Lucky Me Tour to The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands. Showtime hits at 7 PM\, with special guests La Roux and Jade LeMac opening the evening. This is the one Houston-area date on the entire Lucky Me Tour. Miss it here and you’ll be driving to Austin on Sunday or Irving on Tuesday. \n🎟️ Get your Hilary Duff The Woodlands tickets now \nThe Lucky Me Tour is Houston-born Hilary Duff’s first major tour since the Dignity Tour in 2007–2008 — nearly 20 years off the road. She initially returned to performing in a series of small venues that sold out in minutes before the tour expanded to arenas across North America\, Europe\, the UK\, Australia\, New Zealand\, and Mexico. Additionally\, the tour hits doubleheaders at the Kia Forum in Inglewood\, Madison Square Garden in New York City\, and Toronto’s RBC Amphitheatre — proof that Hilary Duff in 2026 isn’t a nostalgia act. She’s a full-scale arena headliner all over again. \nThe Career That Never Really Stopped — And the Album That Proves It\nHilary Duff rose to prominence in the early 2000s through her hit Disney Channel show Lizzie McGuire and launched her music career in 2002. Her 2003 debut album Metamorphosis catapulted her to the top of the US charts. It featured hits like “So Yesterday” and “Come Clean\,” and a self-titled follow-up arrived just a year later. \nDignity was released in 2007. The record that proved she could step beyond Disney entirely and command a pop identity of her own\, fueled by the hit “With Love.” Every album she released\, including her 2015 work Breathe In. Breathe Out.\, debuted and peaked in the top five of the Billboard 200 charts. \nThen she stepped away from music. She starred in Younger and How I Met Your Father. She became a mother of four. She pulled the plug on a planned Disney+ reboot of Lizzie McGuire because the network refused to let her character grow up. That decision signals exactly who Hilary Duff is in 2026. She wasn’t interested in going backward. Consequently\, when she finally came back to music\, she came back on her own terms. \nIn September 2025\, Duff signed with Atlantic Records and released her sixth studio album\, luck… or something\, on February 20\, 2026 — her first new record in 11 years. Co-written with her husband and collaborator Matthew Koma\, the album takes bold swings on tracks like “Roommates\,” “Adult Size Medium\,” and “You\, from the Honeymoon.” Moreover\, critics described it as a lyric-heavy record “wrapped up in glittery synths and catchy melodies” — packed with stories “as if it were a country record” — high praise that ought to land well in Texas. \nLead single “Mature” — an autobiographical look at an age-gap relationship — introduces the crisp\, sophisticated pop sound that defines the record. There are nods toward personal reflections on love\, loss\, insecurity\, and hope. Additionally\, “You\, from the Honeymoon” stands out as one of the album’s highlights. It’s a lilting\, romantic-melancholic song that takes full advantage of Duff’s light\, distinctive voice. Together these songs make The Lucky Me Tour feel like something rare — an artist returning not to relive old glory\, but to show everyone exactly who she’s become. \nLucky on the Road\nThe 28-city North American leg runs from June through mid-August before extending to Ireland\, the UK\, Australia\, New Zealand\, Canada\, and Mexico — carrying the tour all the way to February 2027. Therefore\, The Woodlands on June 27 isn’t just a tour stop. It’s the Houston area’s one and only shot at the biggest pop comeback of the summer. \nThe Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion holds approximately 16\,500 fans total — around 6\,500 in reserved covered pavilion seating and roughly 10\,000 on the general-admission lawn — and consistently ranks among the top-grossing outdoor amphitheatres in North America. \nNote the venue’s strict bag policy: all bags and purses (unless clear) must be smaller than 4.5″ x 6.5″\, and clear bags must be smaller than 12″ x 12″. Lawn chair rentals and garage parking upgrades are available through Live Nation. Plan ahead\, arrive early\, and prepare for a Saturday night in The Woodlands that feels long overdue.
URL:https://texasmusicmap.com/event/the-woodlands-hilary-duff-at-cynthia-woods-mitchell-pavilion/
LOCATION:The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion\, 2005 Lake Robbins Drive\, The Woodlands\, TX\, 77380\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://texasmusicmap.com/wp-content/uploads/Hilary-Duff.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260622
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260623
DTSTAMP:20260701T150038Z
CREATED:20260701T144802Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260701T150038Z
UID:8472-1782086400-1782172799@texasmusicmap.com
SUMMARY:Kris Kristofferson: Brownsville's Poet Soldier
DESCRIPTION:Today is the birthday of Kris Kristofferson. He would be 90 today. \nKristoffer Kristofferson was born in Brownsville\, Texas on June 22\, 1936 — deep South Texas\, on the Mexican border. His father was a major general in the Air Force. Kristofferson became a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford\, then an Army Ranger and helicopter pilot\, then a Phi Beta Kappa Golden Gloves boxer. None of it held him. He gave up a military career to move to Nashville and clean floors at Columbia Recording Studios\, where he could slide demo tapes to producers between mop strokes. \nThe Songs That Changed Everything\nRoger Miller cut “Me and Bobby McGee” in 1969. Janis Joplin recorded it days before her death in 1970 and it hit No. 1 posthumously in 1971. Johnny Cash\, Rita Coolidge\, and Sammi Smith all recorded Kristofferson songs. “Help Me Make It Through the Night” and “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down” won CMA Song of the Year back to back in 1970 and 1971. Kristofferson became a film star — A Star Is Born\, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid — without ever leaving the songwriter behind. He died September 28\, 2023\, in Maui. The Brownsville boy who swept floors changed country music forever. Learn more at the Texas State Historical Association.
URL:https://texasmusicmap.com/event/kris-kristofferson-birthday/
LOCATION:TX
CATEGORIES:Birthdays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260620T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260621T000000
DTSTAMP:20260610T170138Z
CREATED:20260610T170136Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260610T170138Z
UID:7436-1781989200-1782000000@texasmusicmap.com
SUMMARY:New Braunfels: Radney Foster at Gruene Hall
DESCRIPTION:Radney Foster returns to Gruene Hall on Saturday\, June 20\, 2026. Showtime is 9 PM. Tickets start from $35 on StubHub. \nFoster was born in Del Rio\, Texas — a border town where pop radio\, traditional Mexican music\, and the outlaw country blasting from border station XERF all swirled together. He grew up absorbing all of it. By age 12 he was playing guitar; by 14\, writing songs. After a stint at Sewanee University\, a veteran songwriter advised him to move to Nashville\, and he did. \nHis duo Foster & Lloyd made history when “Crazy Over You” became the first debut single by a duo to top the country charts. His 1992 solo album Del Rio\, TX 1959 produced two consecutive top ten hits — “Just Call Me Lonesome” and “Nobody Wins.” He has since written eight number one singles\, had his songs cut by Keith Urban\, The Chicks\, Brooks & Dunn\, and Kacey Musgraves\, and sold over 50 million records worldwide. He was recently inducted into the Texas Heritage Songwriters’ Hall of Fame. \nBuy Tickets \nHis songs have always been the best kind of Texas country — rooted in real places and real feeling. A Gruene Hall set from Radney Foster is one of the great pleasures of the Texas music calendar. \nGet your tickets on StubHub while they last.
URL:https://texasmusicmap.com/event/new-braunfels-radney-foster-at-gruene-hall/
LOCATION:Gruene Hall\, 1281 Gruene Rd.\, New Braunfels\, TX\, 78130
CATEGORIES:Concerts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://texasmusicmap.com/wp-content/uploads/radney-foster.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260615
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260616
DTSTAMP:20260701T150038Z
CREATED:20260701T144759Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260701T150038Z
UID:8470-1781481600-1781567999@texasmusicmap.com
SUMMARY:Waylon Jennings: Littlefield's Outlaw King
DESCRIPTION:Today is the birthday of Waylon Jennings. He would be 89 today. \nWaylon Arnold Jennings was born in Littlefield\, Texas on June 15\, 1937 — a small cotton-farming town on the South Plains. He was playing on Lubbock radio by fourteen. Buddy Holly hired him as bassist for the Winter Dance Party tour in 1959. Jennings gave up his seat on the chartered plane that crashed in Iowa on February 3\, 1959\, killing Holly\, Ritchie Valens\, and the Big Bopper. He carried that weight for the rest of his life. \nThe Nashville Rules He Broke\nJennings moved to Nashville and spent years under RCA’s control — sessions musicians\, producer assignments\, strings. He hated it. In 1973\, he renegotiated his contract and gained creative control. The results came fast. Dreaming My Dreams in 1975. The collaborative album Wanted! The Outlaws in 1976 with Willie Nelson\, Tompall Glaser\, and Jessi Colter — country music’s first platinum album. “Good Ol’ Boys\,” the theme from The Dukes of Hazzard in 1980. Jennings died February 13\, 2002\, in Chandler\, Arizona. But Littlefield\, Texas still runs through every note. Learn more at the Texas State Historical Association.
URL:https://texasmusicmap.com/event/waylon-jennings-birthday/
LOCATION:TX
CATEGORIES:Birthdays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260614T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260615T000000
DTSTAMP:20260711T111747Z
CREATED:20260610T170134Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260711T111747Z
UID:7434-1781470800-1781481600@texasmusicmap.com
SUMMARY:New Braunfels: Mack Geiger at Gruene Hall
DESCRIPTION:Mack Geiger brings his neo-traditional country sound to Gruene Hall on Sunday\, June 14\, 2026. Showtime is 9 PM. Tickets start from $69 on StubHub. \nBorn and raised on cattle stations in Central Queensland\, Australia\, Mack Geiger grew up immersed in the country life that fills his songs. His influences were rooted in 1990s country — the real stuff — and that reverence for traditional sound drives everything he writes. \nIn 2024\, he won both the Brisbane Ekka Country Music Showdown and the Maleny Country Stars competition. His debut single “About Time” charted in Australia\, and the follow-up “String By” hit #3 on Spotify’s Viral 50 USA and #30 on the Global Country Shazam chart — introducing him to American audiences well before his Nashville arrival. \nBuy Tickets \nHe has since signed with Columbia Records and RECORDS Nashville. There’s something about a Queensland kid who sounds born in a Texas honky-tonk that just works on this dance floor. \nCatch Mack Geiger early — this is the kind of show you’ll want to say you saw.
URL:https://texasmusicmap.com/event/new-braunfels-mack-geiger-at-gruene-hall/
LOCATION:Gruene Hall\, 1281 Gruene Rd.\, New Braunfels\, TX\, 78130
CATEGORIES:Concerts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://texasmusicmap.com/wp-content/uploads/Mack-Geiger.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260613T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260613T230000
DTSTAMP:20260610T174658Z
CREATED:20260610T165129Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260610T174658Z
UID:7423-1781380800-1781391600@texasmusicmap.com
SUMMARY:New Braunfels: Hayes Carll at Gruene Hall
DESCRIPTION:Hayes Carll returns to one of Texas’s most iconic stages on Saturday\, June 13\, 2026. He takes the floor at Gruene Hall in New Braunfels at 8 PM — a perfect pairing of one of the Lone Star State’s finest singer-songwriters with its oldest operating dance hall. Tickets are available on StubHub from $33. \nCarll grew up in The Woodlands\, north of Houston\, and spent his early years busking the bars of Crystal Beach on the Bolivar Peninsula. He sharpened his craft at Galveston’s Old Quarter Acoustic Café — the same storied room that helped launch Townes Van Zandt — absorbing the Texas folk and country sounds that still run through everything he writes. \nHis 2008 Lost Highway release Trouble in Mind put him on the national map. The standout track “She Left Me for Jesus” won Americana Music Association Song of the Year and landed Carll on Letterman. He followed it with KMAG YOYO & Other American Stories (2011)\, which Spin ranked among the best country-Americana records of the year. In 2016\, he earned a Grammy nomination for Best Country Song for “Chances Are\,” later covered by Lee Ann Womack. \nBuy Tickets \nHis catalog keeps growing. What It Is (2019) and You Get It All (2021)\, both on Dualtone Records\, reinforced his standing as one of Texas’s most honest and durable voices. Artists from Kenny Chesney to Brothers Osborne have recorded his songs. In 2024\, he teamed with Band of Heathens to form Hayes & The Heathens\, releasing a self-titled record that brought full-band swagger to his familiar gift for plain-spoken storytelling. \nIf you haven’t caught Hayes Carll live\, Gruene Hall is exactly where you want to do it for the first time — or the tenth. Grab your tickets on StubHub and spend a Saturday night the way Texas intended.
URL:https://texasmusicmap.com/event/new-braunfels-hayes-carll-at-gruene-hall/
LOCATION:Gruene Hall\, 1281 Gruene Rd.\, New Braunfels\, TX\, 78130
CATEGORIES:Concerts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://texasmusicmap.com/wp-content/uploads/hayes-carll.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260613T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260613T193000
DTSTAMP:20260606T154103Z
CREATED:20260606T153953Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260606T154103Z
UID:7169-1781379000-1781379000@texasmusicmap.com
SUMMARY:New Braunfels: Braxton Keith at Whitewater Amphitheater
DESCRIPTION:Texas has a long history of producing country music’s next big thing. Right now\, that next big thing goes by the name Braxton Keith. On Saturday\, June 13\, 2026\, he takes the stage at Whitewater Amphitheater in New Braunfels\, Texas at 8 PM. Joining him are openers Mae Estes and Chandler Pearson — two rising artists making serious noise of their own. This show already sold out at the box office\, so StubHub stands as your only path to the riverbank. \nBraxton Keith hails from Midland\, and his music proudly reflects that fact. He didn’t grow up in a musical family. A college roommate at Angelo State University heard Keith singing through a dorm room door and pushed him to perform publicly. He took that chance and never looked back. Keith spent years honing his craft in West Texas bars and dance halls. Then\, in 2024\, everything shifted. \n🎟️ Get your Braxton Keith New Braunfels tickets now \nHis single “Cozy” caught fire on social media and launched his career into a whole new orbit. By the end of 2024\, he signed with Warner Music Nashville\, which released his EP Blue. Furthermore\, his debut album Real Damn Deal arrived in 2026\, led by the viral breakout “I Own This Bar.” \nA Debut Album Built for Texas Dance Floors\nReal Damn Deal showcases every classic country sound under the neon — from Texas honky-tonk to Western swing — all delivered with his crisp\, high-and-lonesome twang. The fiddle and pedal steel guitar aren’t just part of the production — they’re members of the band. Consequently\, when you hear a Braxton Keith song\, you never wonder whether it’s country. You already know. \nThe critics noticed immediately. Rolling Stone included him in their list of “Country Albums We’re Excited to Hear in 2026.” Amazon Music named him a “2026 Artist to Watch.” His breakout single “Cozy” earned RIAA Gold certification. Additionally\, Keith logged over 130 shows in 2025\, supporting Cody Johnson\, Gavin Adcock\, and Luke Bryan while extending his own headlining tour. He also made his Grand Ole Opry debut and performed at Stagecoach Festival earlier this spring. \nKeith spent the post-pandemic years finding his sound in Lone Star State bars and dance halls before catching fire nationally. Therefore\, a show at Whitewater Amphitheater — on the banks of the Guadalupe River under a Texas summer sky — feels like exactly the right setting. Whitewater holds 5\,600 fans on the banks of the Guadalupe River\, below the canyon bluffs\, in the heart of the Texas Hill Country. It’s one of the most beautiful outdoor stages in the nation. Combine that with a debut-album artist at full momentum\, and you get the kind of Saturday night people talk about all summer long. \nDoors open at 6:30 PM\, so arrive early to grab your spot\, get a cold drink\, and settle in before the openers kick things off. Parking runs $20 (credit card only). A clear bag policy applies.
URL:https://texasmusicmap.com/event/new-braunfels-braxton-keith-at-whitewater-amphitheater/
LOCATION:Whitewater Amphitheater\, 11860 FM 306\, New Braunfels\, TX\, 78132\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://texasmusicmap.com/wp-content/uploads/Braxton-Keith.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260612T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260612T230000
DTSTAMP:20260610T174727Z
CREATED:20260610T170130Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260610T174727Z
UID:7432-1781294400-1781305200@texasmusicmap.com
SUMMARY:New Braunfels: Hayes Carll at Gruene Hall
DESCRIPTION:Hayes Carll opens a two-night run at Gruene Hall on Friday\, June 12\, 2026. Showtime is 8 PM at Texas’s oldest operating dance hall. Tickets start from $48 on StubHub. \nCarll grew up in The Woodlands\, north of Houston\, and spent his early years busking the bars of Crystal Beach on the Bolivar Peninsula. He sharpened his craft at Galveston’s Old Quarter Acoustic Café — the same storied room that helped shape Townes Van Zandt — absorbing the Texas folk and country sounds that still run through everything he writes. \nHis 2008 Lost Highway release Trouble in Mind put him on the national map. “She Left Me for Jesus” won Americana Music Association Song of the Year\, and he followed it with KMAG YOYO & Other American Stories (2011). In 2016\, he earned a Grammy nomination for Best Country Song for “Chances Are\,” later covered by Lee Ann Womack. \nBuy Tickets \nRecent albums What It Is (2019) and You Get It All (2021) on Dualtone Records keep his catalog growing. In 2024\, he teamed with Band of Heathens to form Hayes & The Heathens. His songs have been recorded by Kenny Chesney\, Brothers Osborne\, and dozens more. \nNight one of two at Gruene Hall. Get your tickets on StubHub before they’re gone.
URL:https://texasmusicmap.com/event/new-braunfels-hayes-carll-at-gruene-hall-2/
LOCATION:Gruene Hall\, 1281 Gruene Rd.\, New Braunfels\, TX\, 78130
CATEGORIES:Concerts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://texasmusicmap.com/wp-content/uploads/hayes-carll.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260628T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260628T183000
DTSTAMP:20260608T105528Z
CREATED:20260608T105528Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260608T105528Z
UID:7244-1782671400-1782671400@texasmusicmap.com
SUMMARY:Austin: Hilary Duff at Germania Insurance Amphitheater
DESCRIPTION:Austin knows how to welcome someone back in style. On Sunday\, June 28\, 2026\, Hilary Duff brings The Lucky Me Tour to Germania Insurance Amphitheater at 9201 Circuit of the Americas Blvd. Doors open at 5:30 PM\, and the show starts at 6:30 PM. Special guests La Roux and Jade LeMac join her for the evening. This is an all-ages show — and a full-circle moment for an entire generation of fans who grew up with one of pop music’s most enduring figures. \n🎟️ Get your Hilary Duff Austin tickets now \nThis is Duff’s first major tour since the Dignity Tour in 2007–2008 — nearly 20 years off the road. Furthermore\, she initially returned to performing live in a few modest-sized venues that sold out in minutes before graduating to arenas across North America\, Europe\, the UK\, Australia\, New Zealand\, and Mexico. Texas gets three dates on the North American leg — The Woodlands on June 27\, Austin on June 28\, and Irving on June 30. Consequently\, the Austin show sits at the heart of one of the most anticipated comebacks in pop music in years. \nHouston-born Hilary Duff rose to prominence in the early 2000s through her hit Disney Channel show Lizzie McGuire and launched her music career in 2002. Her debut album Metamorphosis arrived in 2003 and catapulted her to the top of the US charts\, spawning hits like “So Yesterday” and “Come Clean.” Her self-titled follow-up came a year later. Then came Dignity in 2007\, featuring “With Love” — the record that proved she could evolve beyond her Disney roots and command a pop identity entirely her own. Every album she released\, including her 2015 work Breathe In. Breathe Out.\, debuted and peaked in the top five of the Billboard 200 charts. \nEleven Years Later\, She Came Back with Her Best Work Yet\nAfter years away from the studio — during which she starred in Younger and How I Met Your Father — Duff signed with Atlantic Records in September 2025 and released her sixth studio album\, luck… or something\, on February 20\, 2026. She co-wrote the record with her husband and collaborator Matthew Koma. Additionally\, she notably pulled the plug on the Disney+ reboot of Lizzie McGuire because the network refused to let her character actually grow up — and luck… or something makes crystal clear that growing up was exactly what she intended to do. \nThe result feels both daring and true to her convictions — with bold\, honest swings on tracks like “Roommates\,” “Adult Size Medium\,” and “You\, from the Honeymoon.” The album tracks the years that have passed since her teenage stardom — bringing existential questions\, haunting what-ifs\, self-deprecating reflection\, and a healthy dose of cringe and nostalgia. Moreover\, critics described it as a “lyric-heavy record\, wrapped up in glittery synths and catchy melodies” — noting it’s packed with stories “as if it were a country record.” \nLead single “Mature” — an autobiographical look at an age-gap relationship — introduces the crisp\, sophisticated pop sound that defines the record and nods toward personal reflections on love\, loss\, insecurity\, and hope. Meanwhile\, “You\, from the Honeymoon” stands as one of the album’s highlights — a lilting\, romantic-melancholic song that takes full advantage of Duff’s light\, distinctive voice. Together\, these songs make a live show feel like something more than a concert. They make it feel like a conversation between an artist and an audience that never really lost each other. \nLucky on the Road\nThe Lucky Me Tour spans 28 cities across North America before extending to Ireland\, the UK\, Australia\, New Zealand\, Canada\, and Mexico — running all the way through February 2027. Therefore\, Austin on June 28 doesn’t just represent a tour stop. It represents one of the first and best chances in the country to see Hilary Duff back where she belongs — on a stage\, under the summer sky\, doing what she’s always done better than almost anyone: making an entire crowd feel exactly like themselves. \nVIP upgrade packages are available. Lawn chair rentals are also on offer for the evening. Plan accordingly\, arrive early\, and bring everyone who ever sang “Come Clean” in the rain.
URL:https://texasmusicmap.com/event/austin-hilary-duff-at-germania-insurance-amphitheater/
LOCATION:Germania Insurance Amphitheater\, 9201 Circuit of the Americas Boulevard\, Austin\, TX\, 78617\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://texasmusicmap.com/wp-content/uploads/Hilary-Duff.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260531
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260601
DTSTAMP:20260701T150038Z
CREATED:20260701T144706Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260701T150038Z
UID:8468-1780185600-1780271999@texasmusicmap.com
SUMMARY:Lydia Mendoza: Houston's Lark of the Border
DESCRIPTION:Today is the birthday of Lydia Mendoza. She would be 110 today. \nLydia Mendoza was born in Houston\, Texas on May 31\, 1916\, into a family that performed on the streets of the Texas-Mexico border towns. Her mother played guitar. Her sisters sang. Lydia taught herself 12-string guitar and sang with a voice that was already fully formed before anyone outside the barrio heard it. In 1934\, she recorded “Mal Hombre” for Bluebird Records in San Antonio. She was paid $3.24 for the session. The record became one of the biggest hits in the Spanish-language market and made her a star overnight. \nThe First Superstar of Tejano\nMendoza performed for migrant farmworkers in tent shows and for Mexican-American communities across the Southwest at a time when no major record label took that audience seriously. She recorded over 200 albums across her career. President Jimmy Carter invited her to perform at his inauguration in 1977. President Bill Clinton awarded her the National Medal of Arts in 1999. She died December 20\, 2007\, in San Antonio\, having never entirely left the world she grew up in. The 12-string guitar and the voice were all she ever needed. Learn more at the Texas State Historical Association.
URL:https://texasmusicmap.com/event/lydia-mendoza-birthday/
LOCATION:TX
CATEGORIES:Birthdays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260528
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260529
DTSTAMP:20260701T150038Z
CREATED:20260701T144703Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260701T150038Z
UID:8466-1779926400-1780012799@texasmusicmap.com
SUMMARY:T-Bone Walker: Linden's Electric Prophet
DESCRIPTION:Today is the birthday of T-Bone Walker. He would be 116 today. \nAaron Thibeaux Walker was born in Linden\, Texas on May 28\, 1910 — deep East Texas\, in Cass County pine country. His family moved to Dallas when he was two. He grew up in the Oak Cliff neighborhood and learned to play guitar and banjo in the street tradition. As a teenager he led Blind Lemon Jefferson through the Dallas streets\, learning from the master. Then he decided to take the guitar somewhere Blind Lemon hadn’t gone: electric. \nThe Language Every Guitarist Still Speaks\nT-Bone Walker was the father of the electric blues guitar. His recordings for Capitol in the late 1940s — “Call It Stormy Monday\,” “T-Bone Shuffle” — invented the vocabulary. The bent note\, the behind-the-back guitar trick\, the walking around the stage while playing: all of it started with Walker. B.B. King heard him at a Dallas club around 1946 and went home a different musician. Freddie King\, Albert King\, Buddy Guy — they all learned a language that Walker wrote. He died March 16\, 1975\, in Los Angeles. But pick up any electric blues record ever made and you’re hearing Linden\, Texas. Learn more at the Texas State Historical Association.
URL:https://texasmusicmap.com/event/t-bone-walker-birthday/
LOCATION:TX
CATEGORIES:Birthdays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260518
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260519
DTSTAMP:20260701T150038Z
CREATED:20260701T144700Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260701T150038Z
UID:8464-1779062400-1779148799@texasmusicmap.com
SUMMARY:George Strait: Poteet's Country King
DESCRIPTION:Today is the birthday of George Strait. He is 74 today. \nGeorge Harvey Strait was born in Poteet\, Texas on May 18\, 1952 — the strawberry capital of Texas\, deep in the South Texas brush country. He grew up on a ranch outside Pearsall and joined the army\, where he played in a country band. He came back to Texas\, enrolled at Southwest Texas State University\, and formed the Ace in the Hole Band. He played the honky-tonk circuit across Texas for years before MCA Records signed him in 1981. \nSixty Number Ones\n“Unwound” was his first charting single. Then came “Fool Hearted Memory” at No. 1 in 1982. Then the hits simply did not stop. Strait accumulated 60 No. 1 singles on the Billboard country charts — more than any other artist in any genre. He did it without chasing trends. He wore a cowboy hat and played traditional country music at a moment when the industry was moving toward pop crossover. He became the reason the movement failed. He won the CMA Entertainer of the Year award in 1985\, 1986\, 2008\, and 2013. Find his place items on Texas Music Map and learn more at the Texas State Historical Association.
URL:https://texasmusicmap.com/event/george-strait-birthday/
LOCATION:TX
CATEGORIES:Birthdays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260515
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260516
DTSTAMP:20260701T150037Z
CREATED:20260701T144657Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260701T150037Z
UID:8462-1778803200-1778889599@texasmusicmap.com
SUMMARY:Trini Lopez: Dallas's Rock and Roll Ambassador
DESCRIPTION:Today is the birthday of Trini Lopez. He would be 89 today. \nTrinidad Lopez III was born in Dallas\, Texas on May 15\, 1937\, in the Segundo Barrio neighborhood of West Dallas. His father played bajo sexto in the Dallas Mexican-American community\, and Trini absorbed the music early. He played local clubs through his teens and moved to Los Angeles in his early twenties\, landing a gig at PJ’s nightclub in Hollywood. One night\, Frank Sinatra walked in. He liked what he heard. \nLive at PJ’s and Beyond\nSinatra signed Lopez to his Reprise Records label in 1963. Trini Lopez at PJ’s came out that year and produced a Top 5 hit with “If I Had a Hammer.” Lopez delivered it with a driving guitar rhythm that turned a protest song into a dance floor hit. He appeared in The Dirty Dozen in 1967 alongside Lee Marvin and Ernest Borgnine. He became one of the most internationally recognized Latin entertainers of his era\, touring Europe extensively through the 1960s and 1970s. He died August 11\, 2020\, from COVID-19\, in Palm Springs. Dallas’s West Side sent one of its best to the world stage. Learn more on Wikipedia.
URL:https://texasmusicmap.com/event/trini-lopez-birthday/
LOCATION:TX
CATEGORIES:Birthdays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260507
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260508
DTSTAMP:20260701T150038Z
CREATED:20260701T144653Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260701T150038Z
UID:8460-1778112000-1778198399@texasmusicmap.com
SUMMARY:Terry Allen: Wichita Falls' Poet of the Plains
DESCRIPTION:Today is the birthday of Terry Allen. He is 83 today. \nTerry Allen was born in Wichita Falls\, Texas on May 7\, 1943. The Panhandle edge and the oil field country made an impression that never washed off. Allen grew up to become one of the most genuinely original artists Texas has produced — songwriter\, visual artist\, playwright\, and performance artist simultaneously. He studied at the Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles\, but his imagination never left the red-dirt towns of West Texas. \nThe Lubbock Suite That Explained Everything\nHis 1979 album Lubbock (on everything) is a masterpiece — a song cycle about Lubbock\, Texas\, that is also a song cycle about America\, desire\, violence\, and memory. David Byrne of Talking Heads called it one of his favorite records. Guy Clark\, Joe Ely\, and Jimmie Dale Gilmore all consider Allen a peer. He has exhibited visual art at the Museum of Modern Art. He has written plays for major theaters. He has never stopped making all of it simultaneously\, and none of it sounds like anything else. Find his place items on Texas Music Map.
URL:https://texasmusicmap.com/event/terry-allen-birthday/
LOCATION:TX
CATEGORIES:Birthdays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260429
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260430
DTSTAMP:20260812T185457Z
CREATED:20260701T144607Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260812T185457Z
UID:8458-1777420800-1777507199@texasmusicmap.com
SUMMARY:Willie Nelson: Abbott's Outlaw Poet
DESCRIPTION:Today is the birthday of Willie Nelson. He is 93 today. \nWillie Hugh Nelson was born in Abbott\, Texas on April 29\, 1933. Abbott is a small farming community in Hill County\, about sixty miles south of Fort Worth. His parents left when he was young. His grandparents raised him. He was picking cotton at six and playing guitar in a band at nine. He played every roadhouse and dance hall in the area before heading to Nashville to sell songs in the late 1950s. Nashville bought them but didn’t quite know what to do with Willie himself. \nThe Outlaw Who Never Left Texas\nPatsy Cline took his “Crazy” to No. 1 in 1961. Faron Young hit with “Hello Walls.” Billy Walker charted “Funny How Time Slips Away.” Nashville loved his pen and ignored his voice. So Nelson moved back to Texas in 1972 and played the Armadillo World Headquarters in Austin to a crowd of hippies and rednecks who didn’t care about Nashville’s rules. The Outlaw Country movement grew from that moment. Red Headed Stranger in 1975 was the album that proved it. He has not stopped moving since — touring every year\, farming in Luck\, Texas\, and recording albums in his late eighties. Abbott gave the world its most durable songwriter. Learn more at the Texas State Historical Association.
URL:https://texasmusicmap.com/event/willie-nelson-birthday/
LOCATION:TX
CATEGORIES:Birthdays
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://texasmusicmap.com/wp-content/uploads/Willie-Nelson-from-Facebook.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260429
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260430
DTSTAMP:20250528T203740Z
CREATED:20250519T204133Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250528T203740Z
UID:6685-1777420800-1777507199@texasmusicmap.com
SUMMARY:Willie Nelson's birthday
DESCRIPTION:Country music legend Willie Nelson’s birthday is April 29. He was born in 1933 in Abbott\, near Waco in Central Texas. However\, due to a clerical error on his birth certificate\, his birthday was recorded as April 30. As a result\, Nelson celebrates his birthday on both April 29 and April 30 each year.
URL:https://texasmusicmap.com/event/willie-nelsons-birthday/
LOCATION:TX
CATEGORIES:Birthdays
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://texasmusicmap.com/wp-content/uploads/Willie-Nelson-from-Facebook.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260423
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260424
DTSTAMP:20260701T150021Z
CREATED:20260701T144603Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260701T150021Z
UID:8456-1776902400-1776988799@texasmusicmap.com
SUMMARY:Roy Orbison: Vernon's Operatic Voice
DESCRIPTION:Today is the birthday of Roy Orbison. He would be 90 today. \nRoy Kelton Orbison was born in Vernon\, Texas on April 23\, 1936\, and grew up in West Texas oil towns — Wink and Odessa. He had an operatic tenor voice in a land of honky-tonk. He started recording in Clovis\, New Mexico with Norman Petty — the same producer who worked with Buddy Holly — and had early rockabilly records that didn’t go anywhere. Then he moved to Monument Records in Nashville and found his real register: the dramatic\, tormented love ballad. \nThe Darkness That Was Also Radio Gold\n“Only the Lonely” hit No. 2 in 1960. “Crying” hit No. 2 in 1961. “In Dreams” in 1963. “Oh\, Pretty Woman” went to No. 1 in 1964 and became one of the best-selling singles of the decade. Orbison lost his wife and two sons in separate tragedies in 1966 and 1968. He kept recording. In 1988\, he joined the Traveling Wilburys alongside Bob Dylan\, George Harrison\, Tom Petty\, and Jeff Lynne — and held his own on every track. He died December 6\, 1988\, nine days after the Wilburys’ debut album. The sunglasses were his armor. The voice needed none. Learn more at the Texas State Historical Association.
URL:https://texasmusicmap.com/event/roy-orbison-birthday/
LOCATION:TX
CATEGORIES:Birthdays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260418
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260419
DTSTAMP:20260701T150020Z
CREATED:20260701T144559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260701T150020Z
UID:8454-1776470400-1776556799@texasmusicmap.com
SUMMARY:Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown: Texas Blues Unboxed
DESCRIPTION:Today is the birthday of Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown. He would be 102 today. \nClarence Brown was born on April 18\, 1924 in Vinton\, Louisiana — but Texas made him. His family moved to Orange\, and Brown grew up absorbing everything the Gulf Coast offered: blues\, country\, Western Swing\, jazz\, zydeco. He played guitar\, violin\, viola\, drums\, and harmonica. He refused to be categorized\, which annoyed record labels and delighted musicians. He landed in Houston and built a career at the Peacock Club on Almeda Road\, cutting records for Don Robey’s Peacock Records starting in 1949. \nThe Multi-Tool That Defied Every Box\nBrown’s guitar work on “Okie Dokie Stomp” in 1954 is still one of the great showcases in Texas blues. But he was always as likely to be playing fiddle as guitar. He appeared at the Montreux Jazz Festival. He toured the world. He won a Grammy for Best Traditional Blues Album in 1982 for Alright Again!. He lived in Slidell\, Louisiana in his later years but never stopped calling Texas home. He died September 10\, 2005\, after Hurricane Katrina destroyed his house and most of his possessions. Find his place items on Texas Music Map.
URL:https://texasmusicmap.com/event/gatemouth-brown-birthday/
LOCATION:TX
CATEGORIES:Birthdays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260416
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260417
DTSTAMP:20260701T150020Z
CREATED:20260701T144556Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260701T150020Z
UID:8452-1776297600-1776383999@texasmusicmap.com
SUMMARY:Selena: Lake Jackson's Queen of Tejano
DESCRIPTION:Today is the birthday of Selena. She would be 55 today. \nSelena Quintanilla was born in Lake Jackson\, Texas on April 16\, 1971. Her father Abraham had played in a Tejano band and knew the business. He recognized something in his youngest daughter early and built a family band around her. They played restaurants and small venues across South Texas\, often for tips. Selena was nine years old and already the most magnetic person in the room. \nThe Crossover That Never Happened — and Still Did\nBy the late 1980s\, Selena was the biggest Tejano star in the country. She won the Grammy for Best Mexican-American Album in 1994 for Live! — the first Tejano artist to win in that category. She was recording her first English-language album when she was murdered on March 31\, 1995\, in Corpus Christi\, at twenty-three. The album Dreaming of You was released posthumously and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 — the first album by a Latin artist to do so. Lake Jackson put up a mural. Corpus Christi put up a statue. Texas never forgot. The Texas State Historical Association tells the full story.
URL:https://texasmusicmap.com/event/selena-birthday/
LOCATION:TX
CATEGORIES:Birthdays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260409T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260409T193000
DTSTAMP:20260112T163806Z
CREATED:20260112T163806Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260112T163806Z
UID:7057-1775763000-1775763000@texasmusicmap.com
SUMMARY:San Antonio: ZZ Top at Majestic Theatre
DESCRIPTION:The gritty Houston-born blues-rock trio ZZ Top is back on tour for 2026 with the Big One Tour. Guitarist Billy Gibbons\, drummer Frank Beard\, and bassist Elwood Francis carry the torch for the band’s legendary sound — beards\, boogie\, and all — making 2026 look like another hefty chapter in the Little Ol’ Band From Texas’ long\, loud history. \n🎟️ Buy Tickets \nZZ Top was born in Houston in 1969\, and they cut their teeth on the blues and Southern rock circuit\, playing endless bars and clubs before signing to London Records and releasing their first album in 1971. Their breakthrough came with Tres Hombres in 1973 — anchored by gritty\, Texas-boogie tracks like “La Grange” and “Tush” — and by the late ’70s they were known nationwide for their live shows and relentless touring\, cultivating a reputation as one of rock’s tightest power trios. \nAs the MTV era dawned\, ZZ Top leaned into synthesizers and sleek visuals on albums like Eliminator and Afterburner\, spawning iconic hits such as “Gimme All Your Lovin’\,” “Sharp Dressed Man\,” and “Legs\,” complete with custom hot rods and goggles-and-beard imagery that turned them into ’80s pop culture stalwarts. \nAfter decades of genre-bending and more than 15 studio albums\, lineup changes only came with the sad passing of Dusty Hill in 2021\, after which longtime tech Elwood Francis stepped in on bass\, keeping the band’s swaggering\, blues-based rock rolling into the modern era and ongoing tours.
URL:https://texasmusicmap.com/event/san-antonio-zz-top-at-majestic-theatre/
LOCATION:Majestic Theatre – San Antonio\, 226 E Houston St.\, San Antonio\, 78205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://texasmusicmap.com/wp-content/uploads/ZZ-Top.webp
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260409
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260410
DTSTAMP:20260701T150020Z
CREATED:20260701T144553Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260701T150020Z
UID:8450-1775692800-1775779199@texasmusicmap.com
SUMMARY:Mance Lipscomb: Navasota's Steady Hand
DESCRIPTION:Today is the birthday of Mance Lipscomb. He would be 131 today. \nBeau De Glen Lipscomb was born in Navasota\, Texas on April 9\, 1895 — the son of a sharecropper and a former slave. He spent sixty years as a farmer and part-time musician in Grimes County\, playing dances and picnics for his neighbors. He called himself a “songster” rather than a blues musician\, because his repertoire ran from field hollers to spirituals to ragtime to whatever the crowd needed. He was not discovered. He was simply found — in 1960\, by a musician and folklorist named Mack McCormick. \nFamous at Sixty-Five\nMcCormick brought Lipscomb to the 1961 Berkeley Folk Festival. The audience had never heard anything quite like him — fingerpicking guitar with a conversational grace that made virtuosity look effortless. He began recording for Arhoolie Records and toured the college folk circuit into his seventies. His song “Ella Speed” had been in the Texas tradition for generations. He made it live again for a new audience. Lipscomb died January 30\, 1976\, in Navasota\, having never left Grimes County for long. The farm held him. The music kept traveling. Learn more at the Texas State Historical Association.
URL:https://texasmusicmap.com/event/mance-lipscomb-birthday/
LOCATION:TX
CATEGORIES:Birthdays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260214T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260214T200000
DTSTAMP:20260112T155046Z
CREATED:20250713T150617Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260112T155046Z
UID:6959-1771099200-1771099200@texasmusicmap.com
SUMMARY:Austin: Bob Schneider at ACL Live
DESCRIPTION:Every February 14th\, Bob Schneider doesn’t just pick up his guitar and mumble sweet nothings — he throws a full-on romantic concert with his band\, The Moonlight Orchestra\, at ACL Live in Austin. \n\nBUY TICKETS\n\n\n  \n  \n\nHere’s the rundown: \n\n\nHere comes the musical cavalry: Bob Schneider and The Moonlight Orchestra (often with horns\, strings\, jazz drums\, and standup bass) deliver a lush\, romantic set meant for lovers and lovers-to-be. \n\n\nLove songs galore: Expect classic love tunes and favorites from his own vast songbook — a mix of heartfelt ballads and quirky Schneider magic. \n\n\nIt’s an annual tradition: This ain’t a one-off — it’s become the Valentine’s gig local Austinites mark on their calendars each year. \n\n\nOver the years\, Bob Schneider has released more than a dozen albums and written over 1\,000 songs. He has won over 59 Austin Music Awards\, including Best Album\, Best Songwriter\, Best Musician\, and Best Male Vocals\, making him the most decorated artist in Austin’s music history. \nPopular Songs: \n\n\n“40 Dogs (Like Romeo and Juliet)“: A fan favorite known for its catchy melody and romantic lyrics. \n\n\n“Big Blue Sea“: Showcases Schneider’s ability to blend storytelling with engaging melodies. \n\n\n“Metal and Steel“: Highlights his talent for combining delicate storytelling with enchanting tunes. \n\n\n“Sideways”: An introspective track with a laid-back vibe and melodic guitar riffs. \n\n\n“Tarantula“: Known for its haunting melody and introspective lyrics. \n\n\nSchneider’s live performances are legendary\, often featuring improvisation and audience involvement. He has maintained a long-standing Monday night residency at the Saxon Pub in Austin. Beyond music\, he’s also a published author and an avid painter and collage artist.
URL:https://texasmusicmap.com/event/austin-bob-schneider-at-acl-live/
LOCATION:ACL Live at the Moody Theater\, 310 West Willie Nelson Boulevard\, Austin\, TX\, 78701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://texasmusicmap.com/wp-content/uploads/Bob-Schneider-live.webp
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR