Today is the birthday of Bobby Day. He is 98. You know the song. It starts with a two-note guitar figure and a sharp little percussion break. Then a voice climbs straight into the sky. "Rockin' Robin" came out of Fort Worth, Texas — and Bobby Day built it. Born Robert James Byrd on July […]
Today is the birthday of Victor Willis. He would have turned 75. Victor Willis — born in Dallas, Texas, on July 1, 1951 — died on June 30, 2026, one day before his 75th birthday. Still, he spent those 74 years doing something most people never manage. He wrote songs that became part of the […]
Braxton Keith hails from Midland, and pairs his love of 1980s country with old-school storytelling and contemporary hooks.
Willie Nelson headlines the Outlaw Music Festival at Austin's Germania Insurance Amphitheater on July 4, 2026, turning Independence Day into the ultimate Texas music celebration. Joining Nelson on the bill are Billy Strings, Wilco, and more — but this is Willie's show through and through. Born in Abbott, Texas in 1933, Willie Nelson is without […]
Robert Earl Keen headlines the kind of night where the whole Hill Country comes together to celebrate America — Texas style.
The Outlaw Music Festival has always been Willie Nelson’s show. No corporate polish, no compromise — just Texas music the way it was built to travel. On July 5, 2026, the Outlaw Music Festival The Woodlands stop lands at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. Willie Nelson headlines alongside a hand-picked bill of fellow travelers. Nelson has […]
Nanci Griffith was born in Seguin, Texas, on July 6, 1943. She called her music folkabilly and sang Texas stories that haunt you for days.
The Randy Rogers Band was founded in San Marcos, and has spent more than 20 years bringing the Texas country tradition to dedicated fans.
Them Dirty Roses bring their high-energy country rock to Gruene Hall on July 11, 2026. Tickets start at $47 — a fair price for one of the more electrifying live acts working the Texas music circuit today. Based in Texas, Them Dirty Roses combine the swagger of classic rock with the storytelling tradition of country […]
Today is the birthday of Roky Erickson. He would be 79 today. Roger Kynard Erickson was born in Dallas, Texas on July 15, 1947 and grew up in Austin, where he sang in garage bands as a teenager with a voice that didn't sound like anything Texas had produced before — high, keening, rawly emotional. […]
Kurt Vile & The Violators Bring Hazy Indie Rock to Longhorn Ballroom Kurt Vile and Longhorn Ballroom make for a fitting pairing this July. The acclaimed Philadelphia songwriter brings his band, the Violators, to Dallas for a headline show. Before going solo, Vile co-founded The War on Drugs. Since then, he has built a career […]
Academy Award winner and music devotee Billy Bob Thornton brings The Boxmasters to Gruene Hall on July 16, 2026. With tickets starting at $104, this is a rare chance to see one of entertainment's most multifaceted performers in an intimate Hill Country setting. Billy Bob Thornton may be best known for films like Sling Blade […]
