LOOK, LISTEN, AND LEARN
Here are some of our favorite musical sites that honor the past and set the stage for the future.
Buddy Holly Center, Lubbock, (806) 767-2686
Texas Country Music Hall of Fame and Tex Ritter Museum, Carthage, (903) 693-6634
Texas Music Museum, Austin, (512) 472-8891 or (512) 471-0520
The Tejano R.O.O.T.S. (Remembering Our Own Tejano Stars) Hall of Fame , Alice, (361) 701-6028
FEEL THE BEAT
Experience the best music of the region, and the world, at these festivals and events.
March: South by Southwest Conferences and Festivals, Austin (512) 467-7979
March: Spring Break in Paris Bluegrass Festival, Paris (903) 784-8859
April: Denton Arts and Jazz Festival, Denton (940) 565-0931
May: Wildflower Arts and Music Festival, Dallas area (972) 744-4580
July: Willie Nelson's Fourth of July Picnic, Fort Worth www.williespicnic.com.
August: Houston International Jazz Festival, Houston (713) 839-7000
August: East Texas Sacred Harp Convention, Henderson (903) 657-4303
September: Fiesta de las Flores, El Paso (915) 542-3464
September: Austin City Limits Music Festival, Austin 877-337-8225
September: Gene Autry Music Festival, Tioga (940) 437-1110
UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL
No matter whether it's fancy or funky, there's always someplace to hear music in the South. Here are some of our favorites.
Cowboys Dancehall, Arlington; (817) 265-1535
Continental Club, Austin (512) 441-2444
Cactus Café, Austin (512) 475-6515
Antone's, Austin (512) 320-8424
Fitzwilly's, College Station (979) 846-8806
Executive Surf Club, Corpus Christi; (361) 884-7873
Poor David's Pub, Dallas (214) 565-1295
Gilley's, Dallas (214) 428-2919
Billy Bob's Texas, Fort Worth (817) 624-7117
The Ridglea Theater, Fort Worth (817) 738-9500
John T. Floore's Country Store, Helotes (210) 695-8827
Etta's Lounge, Houston (713) 528-2611
Bea's Island Club, Houston (713) 944-2720
Luckenbach Dance Hall, Luckenbach (830) 997-3224
Reo Palm Isle, Longview (903) 753-4440
Gruene Hall, Gruene (830) 606-1281
Casbeers, San Antonio (210) 732-3511
Rick's, Tyler (903) 531-2415
The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, The Woodlands (281) 363-3300
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