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This Week in Texas Music History: Leon Payne

This Week in Texas Music History, we’ll follow a songwriter down country music’s “lost highway.”

Monday Morning Roundup

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Today in the roundup: The buildings that define Dallas, opera’s ticket-selling problem and an NPR dance contest.

Reflecting on Self-Reflections, ‘Cindy Sherman’

After taking in the DMA’s exhibition and a recent episode of Think, you might find yourself thinking differently about social media.

This Week in Texas Music History: Barbara Smith

This Week in Texas Music History, we’ll hear how the civil rights struggle took an operatic turn.

Afternoon Delight: The PBS Avengers!

Iron Man 3 looks to be another billion-selling, comic-book film. So we thought we’d roll out the PBS superheroes to save the network from cutbacks (again). Carl Sagan! Bill Nye! Bob Ross! Our own thoughtful, superhero action blockbuster! Yeah, that’ll work.

This Week in Texas Music History: Pappy O’Daniel

This Week in Texas Music History, we’ll meet a salesman who rode the airwaves to the Governor’s Office.

This Week in Texas Music History: Z.Z. Hill

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This Week in Texas Music History, we’ll meet “the other Z.Z.” of Texas blues.

Afternoon Delight: The Black Crowes

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Tonight, the Black Crowes play the House of Blues. For a taste of what you’ll see (or what you’ll be missing out on), here’s their performance on PBS’ Live from the Artists Den.

Thursday Morning Roundup

Today in the roundup: Dallas Opera has a big announcement, the DMA hands out some awards and Amphibian Stage Productions stages a controversial piece.

This Week in Texas Music History: Dolores Fariss

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This Week in Texas Music History, we’ll remember a band that waltzed into Austin music lore.

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