 Texas Music logo | |
| Editor | Tom Buckley |
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| Associate Editor | William Michael Smith |
| Senior Editor | Don McLeese |
| Copyeditor |
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| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Publisher | Stewart Ramser |
| First issue | January 2000 |
| Company | Ramser Media LLC |
| Based in | Austin, TX |
| Language | English |
| Website | www.txmusic.com |
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, representing all styles 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 an MBA school project by publisher Stewart Ramser.[1]
Texas Music includes compilation CDs featuring Texas artists inside some issues. More than 300 artists have appeared on these CDs since 2005.
The magazine also hosts reader appreciation parties featuring performances by Texas artists.[2]
The editor of Texas Music is Tom Buckley, a University of Texas faculty member. The art director is Martha Gazella-Taylor, who won a design award — the Charles E. Green Award for Excellence in Journalism — in 2005 for her work on the magazine. Associate editors are William Michael Smith and Jeremy Ray Burchard. Julie Seaford is managing editor, and Madison Searle edits the book review section. Lisa Really is Advertising Art Director. Frequent contributors include Coy Prather, Geoff Himes, Nathan Smith, Darryl Smyers, Trey Gutierrez and Linc Leifeste. Copy editors are Michael Marchio, Anne Herman and Bailey Poland.
The magazine celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2010.[3][4]
- ^ "Texas Music Magazine Finds an Audience | News | English". voanews.com. 2005-04-25. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
- ^ "SXSW 2008 - White Ghost Shivers at the Texas Music Reader Appreciation Party". Punkmusic.about.com. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
- ^ Gray, Chris (2010-01-20). "Happy Anniversary Texas Music Magazine, or "Austin and (Maybe) Everything After" - Houston Music - Rocks Off". Blogs.houstonpress.com. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
- ^ Freedman, Pete (2010-01-15). "Dixie Chicks and Old 97's Named to Texas Music's Best Albums Of The Decade List, Other Area Acts Named Among Its Artists Of The Decade - Dallas Music - DC9 At Night". Blogs.dallasobserver.com. Retrieved 2011-10-15.