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It’s a Family Affair
“Good morning,” said the receptionist, “Music World/Sanctuary.” There was a pause. “No, ma’am, I don’t.” Pause. “I don’t even know where that party is. Um-hmm. Good-bye.” She gave me an exasperated...
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Wards Matter
In September, as Solange Knowles launched her chart-topping album A Seat at the Table, she took time out to give credit to a few of her key influences. In an interview with the music blog Stereogum,...
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Beyoncé Interviews Solange On What It Means To Be “In Control”
When Solange released A Seat at The Table at the end of September, it felt like an unexpected gift I hadn’t known I’d needed. From the first notes of “Rise,” the album lifted me. It’s what I play in...
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Solange Is for Us, Even in Marfa
Ever since Beyoncé posted pictures of her trip with Solange to Marfa in 2012, I’ve wanted to visit the small West Texas town, but I never quite had a good enough reason. With her performance of...
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30 Things You Need to Know About Texas Music
You don’t know Texas music. You think you do. You know about Spoon, Solange, and Butthole Surfers. You know that Willie moved back to Texas from Nashville in 1972 and broke country music wide open. You...
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Here’s What Solange and Saint Heron Should Call Their IKEA Collaborations
On Thursday, Solange announced that her cultural brand, Saint Heron, would be collaborating with IKEA to create an interior design collection.According to the announcement, Solange will work with Saint...
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The Power Issue: Beyoncé, Solange, Travis Scott & Khalid Are Telling the...
Scarcely four minutes into Beyoncé’s self-titled 2013 “visual album,” decades-old archival footage shows the young diva-to-be, fresh from winning a singing contest, tilting her head up toward the mic...
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Solange’s ‘When I Get Home’ Pays Homage to the Black Rural South
From Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams, named after the street where Solange and Beyoncé recorded songs as kids, to filming her “Cranes in the Sky” video at Houston’s historic Alley Theatre, Solange...
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Barbie, Boas, and Bubblegum Pink: Texas Celebs Camp It Up at the Met Gala
With a theme as elusive and misunderstood as “camp,” this year’s Met Gala attendees were seemingly set up to fail. As always, the lavish annual benefit for the Costume Institute at New York’s...
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On Texas Time: Cary Fagan, Photographer and Chair Stacking Artist
Since his initial introduction to analog photography four years ago, Cary Fagan, the Houston-based filmmaker, photographer, and artist, has been on a steady ascent. He shot the cover for rapper A$AP...
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The Best of Texas Music in 2019
Here at Texas Monthly, we’ve long known that musicians hailing from the Lone Star State are unique forces, capable of both topping charts and moving the conversation forward. This past year, Texans...
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