Today is the birthday of Ted Daffan. He would be 114 today. Ted Daffan wired together steel guitars and truck-stop stories from a Houston, Texas workshop. He worked as a radio repairman before he ever wrote a hit song. That technical know-how led him to pioneer the electric steel guitar in country music. In 1939, […]
Trip-hop pioneer Tricky brings his murky, bass-heavy sound to Mohawk in Austin on Monday, September 21, 2026, with doors at 6:30 PM. Tickets start at $76 for a rare club-sized show from one of the genre's defining voices. Born Adrian Thaws in Bristol, England, Tricky emerged from the same scene that produced Massive Attack, whom […]
Rod Wave brings his “Don’t Look Down Tour” to Toyota Center in Houston for two nights, September 21 and 22, with support from Fridayy, tickets starting at $55. The St. Petersburg, Florida rapper and singer has become one of the past decade’s most streamed hip-hop and R&B crossover artists, known for emotionally raw, melodic songwriting […]
"Mrs. Doubtfire," the Broadway musical based on the beloved 1993 film, opens its Austin run at Bass Concert Hall on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, at 7:30 PM as part of the Broadway in Austin series. The run continues through September 27, with tickets starting at $17. Adapted from the Robin Williams film, the stage musical […]
Indie-rock veterans Built to Spill play Tannahill's Tavern & Music Hall in the Fort Worth Stockyards on Tuesday, September 22, with tickets starting at $58. Formed in Boise, Idaho, in 1992 and led throughout by songwriter and guitarist Doug Martsch, Built to Spill helped define 1990s indie rock with albums like "Perfect from Now On" […]
RUSH brings its "Fifty Something" reunion tour to Frost Bank Center in San Antonio on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, with tickets starting at $131. It's the first time in more than a decade that Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson have taken a full RUSH show on the road, making this one of the most anticipated […]
Indie-rock veterans Built to Spill play The Echo Lounge and Music Hall in the Dallas Design District on Wednesday, September 23, with tickets starting at $20. Formed in Boise, Idaho, in 1992 and led throughout by songwriter and guitarist Doug Martsch, Built to Spill helped define 1990s indie rock with albums like “Perfect from Now […]
Blind Lemon Jefferson was born in Wortham on September 24, 1893. Born blind, he invented the Texas blues and changed American music forever.
British singer and guitarist Geordie Greep brings “An Evening With” solo tour to the Granada Theater on Lower Greenville on Thursday, September 24, with tickets starting at $46. Greep first built a following as the frontman of Black Midi, the experimental London rock band known for chaotic, technically demanding live shows that blended math-rock, jazz, […]
Parker McCollum playing Stephenville in 2026 is not a detour — it’s a homecoming. The Sanger, Texas singer-songwriter has spent enough time on the circuit to know that the best crowds aren’t always in the biggest cities. On September 24, 2026, Parker McCollum brings the Parker McCollum Stephenville 2026 show to EECU Center at Tarleton […]
Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas bring their Arcadia 2026 Tour to ACL Live at the Moody Theater in Austin on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, with tickets starting at $160. Krauss has spent nearly four decades as one of the most decorated and influential figures in bluegrass and roots music, and the current […]
Australian country singer Wade Forster plays The Kessler Theater in Oak Cliff on September 24.
