Music Matters

Bruce Robison & Kelly Willis release first full-length collaboration, Cheater's Game

By Meredith Rainey

02.11.13 | 11:38 am

When you speak with Kelly Willis and Bruce Robison, two things are clear: they have a deep love for one another and a profound respect for each other’s talents, hers as a rip-your-heart- ...

festival fever

Lone Star Jam expands to two days, announces 2013 lineup

By Meredith Rainey

01.28.13 | 2:30 pm

Every year, the Lone Star Jam attracts larger crowds and a more impressive list of performers. Last year’s headliners included Randy Rogers Band, Josh Abbott Band and Stoney LaRue. This y ...

Local music matters

From the Broken Spoke to White Horse: Austin Music Map looks at the new generation of country music

By Arden Ward

12.19.12 | 2:48 pm

Editor's Note: Austin Music Map is a documentary project that explores Austin's diverse music communities. Each week in December, CultureMap will showcase a new video from the project to ce ...

Day dreaming

5 ideas more worthy of a White House petition than ousting Cowboys owner Jerry Jones

By Jonathan Rienstra

11.28.12 | 2:45 pm

So some enterprising Cowboys fan named Steven M. of Georgia petitioned President Obama to remove Jerry Jones as owner and GM of the team. Before being taken down, it garnered around 3,500 sign ...

Music that heals

Scooter Pearce shares her Authentic spirit with a new Americana album

By Gabino Iglesias

08.16.12 | 5:13 pm

When singer/songwriter Scooter Pearce started thinking about recording a new album in late 2010, nothing could have prepared her for the bumpy road ahead. She had been working on some songs for yea ...

The Marshall Tucker Band

One World Theatre

07.02.12 - 07.02.12

Often called a Southern rock band, The Marshall Tucker Band has played everything from country to jazz, blues to rock-and-roll, and all things in-between. With classic songs like “Heard i

Music Matters

Bluegrass Mondays: The Carper Family's June residency at Cactus Cafe

By Arden Ward

06.03.12 | 2:30 pm

Female country trio The Carper Family has found a new place to call home for the month of June. Starting Monday, June 4, the band will begin a month-long residency at the Cactus Cafe for four insta ...

ACL Live presents: Lyle Lovett and His Large Band

ACL Live

09.02.12 - 09.09.12

Four-time Grammy Award-winner Lyle Lovett's latest album, Release Me, is quintessential Lyle, mixing a smart collection of originals and covers that show not only the breadth of this Texas lege

big small town music

Fifth annual Lone Star Jam celebrates Texas Twang

By Meredith Rainey

05.06.12 | 3:15 pm

If you weren’t watching where you were going at the Lone Star Jam at the LBJ Library lawn at UT Saturday, you could have been run over by two steppers! The annual celebration of Texas Country ...

ACL Live presents: Bonnie Raitt

ACL Live

10.03.12

With the release of her nineteenth album, Slipstream, Bonnie Raitt is starting anew. The album marks her return to studio recording after seven years; it’s coming out as the launch of her own