Texas
Music Texas Is Big on Talent T
EXAS MUSIC IS AS VARIED as the state’s beautiful landscape, people and cultures. Its sound is de- fi ned by many diff erent styles and textures, yet all of these distinctively diff erent genres share a common
thread that weaves together the Texas music sound. What exactly is Texas music? Listen closely and
you’ll hear its sound in country, rock ’n’ roll, conjunto, pop, blues, jazz, zydeco, polka and Tejano, but that’s defi nitely not all. Texas music is Willie Nelson and his brand of “outlaw” country; it’s Buddy Holly’s early rock- abilly sound that heavily infl uenced the Beatles; it’s Huddy “Leadbelly” Ledbet er and Blind Lemon Jeff er- son laying the foundation of Texas blues; it’s Narciso Martinez and Pedro Ayala leading the birth of con- junto; and it’s the legacy of Van Cliburn’s brilliant clas- sical piano that continues to entertain people all over the world. With all this musical royalty and global infl uence, it’s no wonder Texas boasts some of the best live music venues in the world.
Austin For more than a quarter century, musicians have
honed their skills in the Live Music Capital of the World. This unassuming playground for established and soon-to-be-established musicians is a hub for the best in touring talent and homegrown hopefuls. Austin is home to legendary venues such as The Broken Spoke, Continental Club, Stubb’s and Threadgill’s, which all helped establish Austin’s musical credibility. The two Threadgill’s locations equal one collective
contribution to Austin’s music history and southern comfort food. The original north location was key in developing the music scene from 1933 through the ’60s. Owner Kenneth Threadgill welcomed an eclectic mix of performers, creating a fusion of sounds and au- diences. The venue broke the color barrier when Mance Lipscomb performed here. Willie Nelson man- aged the seemingly impossible by get ing “hippies and rednecks” harmoniously in one room enjoying the same music. Aſt er Threadgill closed his business, Eddie Wilson—who was operating another esteemed music venue, the Armadillo World Headquarters in south Austin—purchased and renovated Threadgill’s. He closed his Armadillo World Headquarters on New Year’s Eve of 1980, then reopened the space the very next day as a second Threadgill’s location—hence its name Threadgill’s Armadillo World Headquarters.
PHOTOS: MICHAEL AMADOR/TXDOT
Helotes FLOORES COUNTRY STORE MUSIC EVENTS
ATHENS OLD FIDDLERS’ REUNION, Athens in May
AUSTIN CITY LIMITS MUSIC FESTIVAL, Austin in October
CAJUN CATFISH FESTIVAL Conroe in October
DENTON ARTS AND JAZZ FEST Denton in April
KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL Kerrville in May-June
LEGENDS OF WESTERN SWING MUSIC FESTIVAL Wichita Falls in June
MARIACHI VARGAS EXTRAVAGANZA San Antonio in December
NATIONAL POLKA FESTIVAL Ennis in May
NAVASOTA BLUES FEST Navasota in August
NORTH TEXAS IRISH FESTIVAL Dallas in February/March
EVENTS IN TEXAS
OLD SETTLER’S MUSIC FESTIVAL Driftwood in April
ROUND TOP INTERNATIONAL GUITAR FESTIVAL Round Top in March
TALL CITY BLUES FEST Midland in July
TEJANO CONJUNTO FESTIVAL San Antonio in May
TEXAS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP FIDDLERS FROLICS Hallettsville in April
SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST Austin in March
SUN CITY MUSIC FESTIVAL El Paso on Labor Day Weekend
35 DENTON Denton in March
UTOPIAFEST Utopia in September
VIVA BIG BEND Alpine, Fort Davis, Marathon, Marfa in July
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