Editor's picks

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Willie's Picnic Brings the Whole Texas Family Together

Willie Nelson's annual 4th of July Picnic remain one of the few events that genuinely belongs to Austin — not a brand, not a trend, just Texas music doing what it does. Germania fills up with multigenerational crowds who know every word, and the energy hits different under an open sky.

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Jimmie Vaughan Owns the Fourth at Antone's

Jimmie Vaughan and the Tilt-A-Whirl Band bring the deep blues heat to the mothership of Austin's blues legacy on Independence Day. Bobby Patterson opens, and the Dallas soul veteran earns every second of that stage time.

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A Living Legend Plays Moody — Go While You Can

Bob Dylan roll into Austin on June 30th, and whatever version of the set you get, it'll be unlike anything else on the calendar this summer. Moody Amphitheater is a rare right-sized room for a catalog this deep.