Texas music

Joe Ely was a Texas music legend who drove humbly at the leading edge of an evolutionary wave in alternative country music, and many talented West Texas musicians came with him. Butch Hancock and Terry Allen spoke with KTTZ about the life and career of their close friend, the role that West Texas played in their music, and the role Joe Ely played in their lives.

“Everything’s bigger in Texas, absolutely. We really wanna overstate the obvious.”

Venue owners worry fewer restrictions on resale tickets will harm concertgoers

The concert, which began in Dripping Springs in 1973, is often (but not always) held in Texas. Last year, it took place in Camden, New Jersey.

San Antonio native and conjunto legend Flaco Jiménez has returned home after being hospitalized earlier this month.