If your end-of-year plans don’t include lasers, chaos, and intergalactic dance energy… rethink everything. Austin-based duo Ghostland Observatory hits White Oak Music Hall on December 29. It’s loud, it’s weird, it rules. Win your way in!

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• Win a trip to Nashville for Amy Grant & Vince Gill’s sold-out Christmas at the Ryman show on December 19. We’re talking tickets, hotel, travel credit, and a festive merch bundle stuffed with seasonal goodies.*

• Jam out with Treaty Oak Revival on December 31 at Toyota Center to close out the year. And don’t forget to stream their new album, West Texas Degenerate.

• Aussie post-hardcore heavyweights The Amity Affliction join forces with metalcore giants August Burns Red for the Spring Horizons Tour, hitting House of Blues on April 21.

• Chicago and Styx are teaming up for The Windy Cities Tour – All the Hits... Your Kind of Tour! Catch them live at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion on August 20.

• Maná isn't done singing their classics yet. The iconic Mexican rock pop band’s Vivir Sin Aire Tour is headed to the Toyota Center on November 6!

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• The Houston Rodeo pledged a record $30.3M for scholarships and education in 2026, including a new vocational scholarship to support nontraditional career paths.

• Rice Village debuts its first-ever ice rink, Ice Village, adding winter magic to holiday shopping. First skaters each weekend get one of 100 festive ornaments!

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