This Friday: five metalcore bands, three readable names, two cursed sigils from a demon calligraphy class.

Why do metal bands want you to squint? We break it down on insta:

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Live music’s all over the place in Waco this week: art-pop at Texas Music Cafe, honky-tonk at the Riesel Fair, and two-steppin’ country to christen the Sul Ross Boot Scootin' Dance Club's new home.

Full rundown’s on Insta:
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A second line in East Waco. Conjunto accordion by the Brazos River. Country-soul in a coffeehouse courtyard.

Porch lights are on. Guitars are hot. Waco’s music scene is wide awake. Get your need-to-know:

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Just south of Waco, Papa Joe’s Texas Saloon doesn’t need a spotlight—it is the show. Cold beer, country soul, and a dance floor worn smooth by decades of two-steppin’ boots.

Get a taste of the roadhouse time couldn’t tame:

www.instagram.com/p/DI3n2I5xIgp/

✍️: @markroylong.bsky.social

Waco’s music scene is stacked this week. We picked five standout shows, dropped the times and venues, then added short takes with no fluff, no filler.

Full rundown + band photos on Insta:
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Tonight, country singer Tori Martin turns Waco’s Texas Music Café into a roadside chapel with a dance floor—and maybe even a place to testify. Praise be.

Full story at Waco Insider:
wacoinsider.com/2025/04/14/s...

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