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Jess Williamson is a singer-songwriter based in Texas. Her latest record, A Mile South of Heaven, is out now on New West. 
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Jess Williamson

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Mood Board: Jess Williamson’s A Mile South of Heaven

Alex Peterson is the multi-instrumentalist at the helm of the Austin, TX-based band alexalone. Their new record, ALEXALONE TECHNICAL RESEARCH, is out now on Polyvinyl.

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alexalone and Ringo Deathstarr are Austin Lifers

Talkhouse Playlist: Everything’s Bigger in Why Bonnie’s Texas

Israel Nash’s new album, Topaz, was recorded over the course of about a year in the Quonset hut studio he built about 600 feet from his house in the Texas Hill Country. While musician friends from nearby Austin contributed to the project, Topaz marks the first album Nash has recorded mostly on his own, both taking his time and relishing his newfound access to immediacy, punching the red button moments after an idea hit. The resulting Topaz is a triumphant rock-and-roll experiment, full of fat horns, gospel choruses, swagger, hope, and pain. The meaty rock foundation with touches of psychedelia and skylark folk that fans have come to love are still here, now with a soulful heft that nods to Muscle Shoals and Memphis. Political and personal, Topaz is moody and vast, cohesive and compelling.
(Photo Credit: Chad Wadsworth)

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Sutherland Springs: Any Small Town in Texas

Britt Daniel has been the singer, guitarist, and primary songwriter for Spoon over the course of 25 years and nine studio albums. Their latest is Hot Thoughts.
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Britt Daniel (Spoon) on Why He’s Backing Beto O’Rourke

I, Thor Harris, am not an activist. This is no time for any of us to wait and see what happens. I am a percussionist and multi-instrumentalist. I play with Thor &amp; Friends,&nbsp;Swans,&nbsp;Ben Frost,&nbsp;Bill Callahan,&nbsp;Adam Torres, Shearwater, Amanda Palmer, and others. I write bossy lists such as &#8220;How to Tour in a Band or Whatever&#8221; and &#8220;How to Live&nbsp;Like a King on Very Little.&#8221;&nbsp;I also talk openly about depression.&nbsp;I&#8217;m pretty good at <a href="https://twitter.com/thorharris666" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twitter</a>.

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Yammer of Thor: Protect Sanctuary Cities

Rollie Pemberton is rapper and producer Cadence Weapon. His albums Breaking Kayfabe and Hope in Dirt City were both shortlisted for the Polaris Music Prize. He served as Poet Laureate of Edmonton from 2009 to 2011. Find him on Twitter <a href="http://www.twitter.com/rolliepemberton" target="_blank">here</a>.
 (photo credit: Coey Kerr)

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Rollie Pemberton (Cadence Weapon) Talks Travis Scott’s Rodeo

Talkhouse Contributing Writer Peter Holsapple has sung and played guitar in the dB&#8217;s, Holsapple &amp; Stamey, and Continental Drifters, as well as playing on albums and tours with R.E.M., Hootie and the Blowfish, Indigo Girls, and Nanci Griffith. He contributes to the New York Times&#8216; songwriter&#8217;s blog Measure for Measure, and has written pieces in several books on music.  Peter is a charter member of Radio Free Song Club, a magnificent new songwriters&#8217; collective. He considers himself among the luckiest people on earth.

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Peter Holsapple (the dB’s, Holsapple & Stamey, Continental Drifters) Talks Ray Wylie Hubbard’s The Ruffian’s Misfortune

Terence Nance is an Artist, Musician, and Filmmaker born in Dallas, Texas in what was then referred to as the State-Thomas community. Nance wrote, directed, scored, and starred in his first feature film, <a href="http://ofherbeauty.com">An Oversimplification of Her Beauty,</a> which premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and was released theatrically in 2013. In 2014, he was named a Guggenheim Fellow. In the summer of 2018, Terence’s Peabody award-winning television series Random Acts of Flyness debuted on HBO to great critical acclaim, and was renewed for a second season by the network. His latest release as a musician, Vortex+, came out in early 2025.

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