Texas Music News — July 4, 2026
Charley Crockett’s “Clovis” officially returns July 3 via Atlantic Outpost. The 14-track album, recorded at Norman Petty Studios in Clovis, New Mexico, with producer Shooter Jennings, had been pulled from circulation in May amid a label dispute; Crockett timed the rerelease to land ahead of America’s 250th birthday weekend. Details at Saving Country Music
Keith Urban headlines Houston’s Freedom Over Texas today. San Antonio’s Los Lonely Boys open, followed by Collective Soul, ahead of Urban’s set at Eleanor Tinsley Park; the free Fourth of July celebration wraps with fireworks over Buffalo Bayou. Details at ABC13 Houston
Fort Worth’s Matthew McNeal wins the inaugural $20,000 Jambaloo Music Prize. The indie-country artist topped fellow finalists Aaron’s Book Club and Paul Schalda at a Longhorn Ballroom benefit show, taking home the Mullen & Mullen Music Project cash prize plus a studio session with Grammy-winning producer Tre Nagella for his fifth album, HIGHLONESOME. Details at KXT 91.7
Austin City Limits Music Festival marks its 25th year this October. The milestone lineup at Zilker Park is led by Charli xcx, Lorde, Twenty One Pilots, RÜFÜS DU SOL, and The xx, spread across two weekends (Oct. 2-4 and 9-11). Details at CultureMap Austin