News & Notes

Willie Nelson posts an open letter urging his hometown of Abbott, Texas, to reject data centers, plus the State Fair of Texas unveils its 2026 local stage lineup.

Kacey Musgraves trims three dates from her Middle of Nowhere Tour without missing a beat. Also: Waylon Jennings heads to the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and two Texas bands announce new albums.

Austin’s Quentin sheds the wigs and personas for a raw solo debut, Tomgirl — plus Kacey Musgraves shuffles her tour dates and ACL Fest turns 25.

Antone’s Record Shop joins a nationwide Warner Music Group pilot testing whether damaged vinyl records can be recycled into new pressings.

Antone’s closes a 51st anniversary celebration with John Primer, plus Hudson Westbrook’s sold-out shows, Charley Crockett’s Clovis, and more Texas music news.

Charley Crockett closed out a rough six months with a sold-out hometown show in Dallas — plus five more items on the Texas music scene this week.

San Antonio’s Flaco Jiménez tribute exhibit closes with a new song, plus news on Grupo Frontera, J’Cuuzi, Theo Lawrence, and Ramiro Cavazos.

Woody Harrelson joins a documentary about Austin’s Armadillo World Headquarters, plus news on Poor David’s Pub, Waterparks, Ella Langley, and Charley Crockett.

East Texas soul singer Jim Gilstrap, the voice behind TV’s ‘Good Times’ theme, has died at 79.

Grapevine’s Post Malone previewed a brand-new song, “Chrome Heartbreaker,” at the World Cup final in New Jersey.

Fort Worth’s Leon Bridges announces his fifth album, Happiness Anytime, plus a horn-heavy new live show.

Texas music icon Ray Wylie Hubbard has become the voice of a new campaign from Austin-based bootmaker Tecovas.