Texas Music
Encyclopedia
Texas Music is a quarterly entertainment magazine published in Austin, Texas. Since its launch in January 2000, Texas Music has covered hundreds of the state’s musicians and bands, regardless of the style of music, in addition to writing about the venues and events that contribute to the state’s music scene. Launched in January 2000, the magazine was formed out of an idea for a MBA school project by publisher Stewart Ramser.
Texas Music also includes compilation CDs featuring Texas artists inside some issues. More than 250 artists have appeared on these CDs since 2005.
The magazine also hosts reader appreciation parties featuring performances by Texas artists.
The editor of Texas Music is Richard Skanse. The art director is Martha Gazella-Taylor who won a design award for her work on Texas Music in 2005 (Charles E. Green Award for Excellence in Journalism).
The magazine celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2010.
Cover subjects:
No. 01 (Winter 2000) – Lyle Lovett
No. 02 (Spring 2000) – The Flatlanders
No. 03 (Summer 2000) – Fastball
No. 04 (Fall 2000) – Dixie Chicks
No. 05 (Winter 2001) – Destiny’s Child
No. 06 (Spring 2001) – Charlie Robison
No. 07 (Summer 2001) – Bob Schneider
No. 08 (Fall 2001) – Robert Earl Keen
No. 09 (Winter 2002) – Spotlight Spectacular
No. 10 (Spring 2002) – Pat Green
No. 11 (Summer 2002) – Janis Joplin
No. 12 (Fall 2002) – Lee Ann Womack
No. 13 (Winter 2003) – Norah Jones
No. 14 (Spring 2003) – Willie Nelson
No. 15 (Summer 2003) – Ray Wylie Hubbard
No. 16 (Fall 2003) – ZZ Top
No. 17 (Winter 2004) – Jessica Simpson
No. 18 (Spring 2004) – Jerry Jeff and Django Walker
No. 19 (Summer 2004) – The Polyphonic Spree
No. 20 (Fall 2004) – Stevie Ray Vaughan
No. 21 (Winter 2005) – Los Lonely Boys
No. 22 (Spring 2005) – Spoon
No. 23 (Summer 2005) – Willie Nelson
No. 24 (Fall 2005) – Miranda Lambert
No. 25 (Winter 2006) – Mike Jones
No. 26 (Spring 2006) – Kinky Friedman
No. 27 (Summer 2006) – Austin City Limits Music Festival
No. 28 (Fall 2006) – Guy Clark
No. 29 (Winter 2007) – Jack Ingram
No. 30 (Spring 2007) – Patty Griffin
No. 31 (Summer 2007) – Charlie Robison and Kevin Fowler
No. 32 (Fall 2007) – Terri Hendrix
No. 33 (Winter 2008) – Ghostland Observatory
No. 34 (Spring 2008) – Willie Nelson
No. 35 (Summer 2008) – Old 97’s
No. 36 (Fall 2008) – The Randy Rogers Band
No. 37 (Winter 2009) – Buddy Holly
No. 38 (Spring 2009) – Ray Benson
No. 39 (Summer 2009) – St. Vincent
No. 40 (Fall 2009) – Cross Canadian Ragweed
No. 41 (Winter 2010) – 10th Anniversary
Texas Music also includes compilation CDs featuring Texas artists inside some issues. More than 250 artists have appeared on these CDs since 2005.
The magazine also hosts reader appreciation parties featuring performances by Texas artists.
The editor of Texas Music is Richard Skanse. The art director is Martha Gazella-Taylor who won a design award for her work on Texas Music in 2005 (Charles E. Green Award for Excellence in Journalism).
The magazine celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2010.
Cover subjects:
No. 01 (Winter 2000) – Lyle Lovett
No. 02 (Spring 2000) – The Flatlanders
No. 03 (Summer 2000) – Fastball
No. 04 (Fall 2000) – Dixie Chicks
No. 05 (Winter 2001) – Destiny’s Child
No. 06 (Spring 2001) – Charlie Robison
No. 07 (Summer 2001) – Bob Schneider
No. 08 (Fall 2001) – Robert Earl Keen
No. 09 (Winter 2002) – Spotlight Spectacular
No. 10 (Spring 2002) – Pat Green
No. 11 (Summer 2002) – Janis Joplin
No. 12 (Fall 2002) – Lee Ann Womack
No. 13 (Winter 2003) – Norah Jones
No. 14 (Spring 2003) – Willie Nelson
No. 15 (Summer 2003) – Ray Wylie Hubbard
No. 16 (Fall 2003) – ZZ Top
No. 17 (Winter 2004) – Jessica Simpson
No. 18 (Spring 2004) – Jerry Jeff and Django Walker
No. 19 (Summer 2004) – The Polyphonic Spree
No. 20 (Fall 2004) – Stevie Ray Vaughan
No. 21 (Winter 2005) – Los Lonely Boys
No. 22 (Spring 2005) – Spoon
No. 23 (Summer 2005) – Willie Nelson
No. 24 (Fall 2005) – Miranda Lambert
No. 25 (Winter 2006) – Mike Jones
No. 26 (Spring 2006) – Kinky Friedman
No. 27 (Summer 2006) – Austin City Limits Music Festival
No. 28 (Fall 2006) – Guy Clark
No. 29 (Winter 2007) – Jack Ingram
No. 30 (Spring 2007) – Patty Griffin
No. 31 (Summer 2007) – Charlie Robison and Kevin Fowler
No. 32 (Fall 2007) – Terri Hendrix
No. 33 (Winter 2008) – Ghostland Observatory
No. 34 (Spring 2008) – Willie Nelson
No. 35 (Summer 2008) – Old 97’s
No. 36 (Fall 2008) – The Randy Rogers Band
No. 37 (Winter 2009) – Buddy Holly
No. 38 (Spring 2009) – Ray Benson
No. 39 (Summer 2009) – St. Vincent
No. 40 (Fall 2009) – Cross Canadian Ragweed
No. 41 (Winter 2010) – 10th Anniversary