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The annual music festival at Zilker Park takes place the weekends of Oct. 3 and 10.

Nelson's new album, Oh What a Beautiful World — his 77th solo album and 154th overall — doesn't break from convention, but that's exactly why it feels so necessary right now.

Laissez les bons temps rouler! This set of music recorded live at Jazz, TX pays tribute to the classic sounds of the Crescent City.

Saxophonist Adam Carrillo fronts a quartet playing jazzed-up R&B and soul classics from the '60s through the '90s in this set recorded live at Jazz, TX in San Antonio.

We look at how and why SXSW, once the world's largest music festival, is being scaled back to a shell of itself, what was so special about it, and what the shift means for artists and the industry. Enjoy the show? Share it with a friend and leave us a review on Apple or wherever you listen to podcasts. Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: allsongs@npr.org Hear new songs from past episodes in the All Songs Considered playlists in Apple Music and Spotify.

In 1928, early record scouts captured a Mount Rushmore of roots music in San Antonio.

The Black Gospel Archive at Baylor University is the world's largest digital collection of gospel music. Now, it wants to collect oral histories around its rare recordings.

Northside ISD's Sotomayor High School can use the $20,000 prize for musical equipment.

Charley Crockett has come a long way from his days busking on the streets of New Orleans. Now, he performs at theaters in front of thousands of people. To cap it all off, he's up for his first Grammy.

Tribute artist Shawn Barker's 'Man in Black' is down to earth, and about as close to Cash as you can get, with a live band playing the hits, and more. His show is in Texas this week for performances in Dallas, New Braunfels, and The Woodlands.