BANDS TO WATCH 2021
From newcomers to veterans, these 10 Texas acts are catching our eyes
Spring 2021
Artists
BANDS TO WATCH: AZTEC MILK TEMPLE
Out of the ashes of the Orange, a rather popular (but typical) rock act out of Dallas rose Aztec Milk
BANDS TO WATCH: SIR WOMAN
In March 2020, Kelsey Wilson’s plans changed abruptly, just like the rest of the world’s. The Wild Child vocalist was
BANDS TO WATCH: NIGHT COBRA
The term supergroup is tossed around loosely and can shift a band’s focus from making good music to juggling high
BANDS TO WATCH: THE VAPOR CAVES
The gifted boogie and modern funk duo The Vapor Caves are years in the making. Vocalist and songwriter Yadira Brown
BANDS TO WATCH: DEEZIE BROWN
Bastrop rapper Deezie Brown felt the pull of hip-hop at a young age. He started writing music when he was
BANDS TO WATCH: RAVS
Mixing rap, R&B and laid-back pop, Dallas’ RAVS is a 26-year-old wunderkind ready to take the musical world by storm.
BANDS TO WATCH: BEAT ROOT REVIVAL
Like the most humbly braggadocious of musicians (at least those with the technical skill to back it up), Beat Root
BANDS TO WATCH: reggie
If everything about Houston’s reggie feels understated, it was intended that way. Raised on gospel and old-school R&B, reggie only
BANDS TO WATCH: CHRIS HOLT
Sitting in his studio behind his house in Dallas, Chris Holt is as easygoing in person as he is hosting
Features
BANDS TO WATCH: JACKIE VENSON
Fresh off her Musician of the Year win at the Austin Music Awards, Jackie Venson is soaring at a time
News
RHYTHM & NEWS: SPRING 2021
Recent news from the Texas music scene
Pioneers
CHRIS CHRISTIAN
The driving force behind contemporary Christian music signed Amy Grant, had one of his songs recorded by Elvis and won four Grammys. And that’s just for starters.
Q&A
CHATTING WITH BILLY BOB’S PAM MINICK
The former marketing director — and co-owner — of Billy Bob’s Texas is bullish on the venue’s 40th anniversary this April.
Texas Treasures
LEON MCAULIFFE
Music’s most famous steel guitarist was a Houston native who inspired a Bob Wills signature phrase — “Take it away, Leon!”
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