Arts & Music
Texas Tech Discovers ‘Sophistication’ Involves Charging 133,000 People a Month’s Rent to Hear ‘Check Yes or No’
Well, “The King” has finally abdicated his throne at Jones AT&T Stadium, leaving behind nothing but empty beer cans, lingering clouds of cologne, and a…
George Strait is Coming to Save Our Sinking Economy (And Drink Every Last Coors Light in the County)
Lubbock is currently in the middle of a collective nervous breakdown because King George is…
All Hail King George: A Guide to Standing in a Parking Lot for Six Hours
Lubbock is currently vibrating with the kind of frantic energy usually reserved for a light…
The King is Coming to Jones Stadium, So Start Selling Your Organs Now
In a shocking development that literally everyone saw coming the second the dates were announced,…
Alamo Drafthouse Joins the Growing List of Places You Can’t Go Anymore
In a move that surprised absolutely no one who has tracked the “Lubbock Curse” of…
Lubbock Loses Joe Ely, Briefly Remembers He Was Ours All Along
Joe Ely, one of the most influential musicians ever to come out of West Texas,…
Lubbock Finally Remembers Native People Exist, Plans Powwow Like It’s 1491
In a rare moment of cultural self-awareness, Lubbock has discovered that Native people are, in…
Abbott Wanted to Nuke Rainbow Crosswalks – Instead, He Accidentally Banned Buddy Holly
In a stunning act of political slapstick, Governor Greg Abbott’s crusade against rainbow crosswalks has…
Nexstar pulled the plug and Lubbock felt it: How corporate pressure helped push ABC to drop Jimmy Kimmel Live
If you flipped to KAMC (Lubbock’s ABC affiliate) this week expecting Jimmy Kimmel Live, you…
Lubbock City Council Decides Art Isn’t the Devil—At Least This Year
After last year’s moral panic where city council yanked arts funding over “inappropriate material” (translation:…