Music is more than entertainment in Texas. It's a tradition. Many towns and cities have become famous for clubs, events and the nightlife. Check out some of the state's more famous music towns.
Austin bills itself as the "Live Music Capital of the World." Austin has it all -- blues, country, reggae, jazz, conjunto, Tejano, swing and rock. Music is performed in various clubs along Sixth Street and throughout the city. Annual events include South by Southwest (SXSW) Music, Film and Interactive conferences and festivals in March and the Austin City Limits Music Festival in September.
Dallas' new slogan, "Live Large. Think Big.", describes the essence and vitality of a city built on big dreams, freshly blazed trails and an attitude that all things are possible. The city is home to the State Fair of Texas, held annually in the fall that draws more than 3 million visitors.
Steeped in Western heritage, Fort Worth calls itself the museum capital of the Southwest. Annual events include the Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show and Rodeo in late January - early February, Main Street Fort Worth Arts Festival in April, Mayfest in May, Texas Frontier Forts Muster in the spring, Fort Worth Symphony's Concerts in Garden in June and July and Red Steagall Cowboy Gathering and Western Swing Festival in October.
As the largest city in Texas, Houston is cosmopolitan with a small-town feel. Annual events include Freedom Over Texas in July and the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo in March, the largest livestock exposition in the world. The Houston International Festival is a 10-day outdoor festival of multicultural music, dance, arts and crafts and food.
Waylon Jennings' song made the name known virtually worldwide. Luckenbach remains as it was -- one unpainted general store that also serves as a beer joint, a traditional rural dance hall and a sometimes-used blacksmith shop. Sunday afternoons are often spontaneous happenings. Banjo pickers, guitar strummers and fiddlers form impromptu groups beneath huge old live oaks.
San Antonio captures the spirit of Texas. Now the eighth largest city in the United States, the city has retained its sense of history and tradition while carefully blending in cosmopolitan progress. Annual events include the Holiday River Parade and Lighting Ceremony in December, the Texas Folklife Festival in June and the San Antonio Livestock Show and Rodeo in mid-February.
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