Austin: Broken Spoke
Since 1964, Austin's Broken Spoke dance hall and club has outlasted every trend and every condo while hosting Willie Nelson and other stars.
Golden: Kacey Musgraves Childhood Home
Tucked into the rolling pastures of Golden, Texas — a Wood County hamlet with more cows than people — sits a modest 935-square-foot, two-bedroom cottage that quietly shaped one of the most celebrated voices in American music. This is where Kacey Musgraves grew up, where she learned to play mandolin...
Austin: Stevie Ray Vaughan statue
The statue in Austin is a beloved public memorial dedicated to the legendary Texas blues guitarist.
San Antonio: Totally Tejano Hall of Fame & Museum
Wander through permanent and rotating exhibits that bring Tejano’s evolution to life.
Corpus Christi: South Texas Music Walk of Fame
Wander along the tiles year-round for free, soaking up the stories behind South Texas music traditions.
San Marcos: Texas Music Collection at The Wittliff Collections
The Texas Music Collection celebrates the Lone Star State’s sonic diversity — from back-porch country to San Antonio Tejano grooves.
Tomball: Main Street Crossing
Main Street Crossing is a cozy, 180-seat nonprofit listening room and community center in the heart of Tomball’s Old Town.
Lubbock: Cotton Club
The Cotton Club in Lubbock was a cultural crucible where Western swing, country, and early rock ’n’ roll collided.
Houston: Eldorado Ballroom
They called it the Savoy of the South — and on a packed Saturday night in the 1950s, with Ray Charles working the keys and the Third Ward crowd dressed to the nines, you could see why.
Houston: Texas Jazz Archive at Houston Public Library
The Texas Jazz Archive doesn’t just store history—it activates it by preserving and celebrating the voices and sounds of Texas jazz.
Pearland: Arnett Cobb gravesite
Houston-born Arnett Cobb was a powerhouse American jazz tenor saxophonist known as the “Wild Man of the Tenor Sax.”
Houston: McGonigel’s Mucky Duck
McGonigel’s Mucky Duck from the jump aimed to mix Irish pub grub with first-class live music—folk, country, and Americana.