This weekend you can celebrate a country music icon, reflect on climate resilience through art, bid farewell to a local treasure and catch KUT's Jerry Quijano leading a Q&A about a podcasting documentary.
Here are a few ways to support your music scene this January (and every month of the year).
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One hundred years ago, Brinkley made a fortune selling bogus impotence cures. His larger-than-life true story is the basis for the new play Man of the People. -
Ely's long recording career was marked by eclecticism, especially once he began recording independently. He always followed his own muse and was unafraid of the occasional misfire. -
The holiday classic A Tuna Christmas is onstage this season at Round Rock's Penfold Theatre, with actors Kirk Kelso and Will Mercer playing the 22 eccentric residents of Texas' third-smallest town. -
Dr. Tyler Jorgensen rolls a record player into the hospital rooms of palliative care patients. It brings a dose of nostalgia and sometimes helps them process some tough emotions. -
Ely was a beloved Texas musician for five decades. He led a group of artists raised in Lubbock who made their way to Austin, the "Live Music Capital of the World."
