Texas is big in every sense, and its music is even bigger. Only Texas could siphon the bounce from the Louisiana bayou, dirt from the Mississippi Delta, dust from the deserts of Mexico, and pride from the plains and combine it all into something so singular, so elemental that people relate to it across time, language, and experience. Texas music is like smoke from a fire: thick and unmistakable. It lingers, and at its center is the hot guitar of these 12 performers who help keep it burning the whole night through.