The Real Housewives of Houston

Is this the end for the Houston Housewives? Bravo's Andy Cohen says no more

Real Housewives of Miami
Andy Cohen

It's bad news for Houston socialites and reality show addicts alike.

Andy Cohen, Bravo's president of original programming and development, is saying that Miami will be the last city with a Real Housewives franchise, telling OK! magazine "I really feel like we're done."

Of course that might not stop the cameras rolling in Houston. Two rival casts started to form with different producers in last summer, although we haven't heard of any filming. Both projects — one from Austin producer Ashley Chiles and another by Ron Muccianti from Los Angeles, are positioning themselves as possibilities to get picked up by Bravo's copyrighted franchise.

Cohen has hedged from his original comments, telling The New York Post "We're pleased with the number of cities and locations we currently have."

But surely Bravo can do better than to end on the lackluster Miami, which only earned the Housewives seal of approval after the fourth season of The Real Housewives of New York was temporarily shelved for for being too boring.

With the disastrous Washington D.C. cast unofficially scrapped, there should be room for a Texas version. And with lunatic Danielle fired and all the women on The Real Housewives of New Jerseygoing broke, how long can that franchise really last?

The Internet seems to have some buzz about a potential Real Housewives of Dallas, and there are reports of a Real Housewives-like casting call in San Francisco. But we hope Cohen reconsiders his ban on Housewives expansion.

After all, if you are looking for blinged-out, dramatic, positively ridiculous women, Texas girls can bring it like the best of them — just with bigger hair.

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ACL News

Sabrina Carpenter, The Strokes, and more revealed for 2025 ACL festival

Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Coachella

Sabrina Carpenter is a headliner at ACL Music Festival in 2025.

Austin City Limits Music Festival is back for another year of big names including Sabrina Carpenter, Hozier, Doja Cat, Luke Combs, The Strokes, John Summit, Doechii, and more. The event will take place at Austin's Zilker Park from October 3-5 and October 10-13.

Ticket sales start with three-day wristbands at noon on May 6 at aclfestival.com.

Just in terms of buzz alone, Sabrina Carpenter and Doechii are two big pulls that perhaps could have been expected, although there are never any guarantees. The pristine pop and artistic rap performers, respectively, are each on a meteoric rise. Their sets could echo Chappell Roan's last year, which stole headlines for sheer excitement and crowd size.

Hozier, Doja Cat, Luke Combs, and The Strokes are all returning artists. That means nearly half of this year's headliners are making their ACL Fest debut right at the top. One of those newcomers is John Summit, who was speculated to show up in 2024 with Dom Dolla. Fans also expected to see Sabrina Carpenter in 2024 (in part thanks to a misleading advertisement on the "payphone" ACL Fest installed to tease its lineup), so thankfully they didn't have to wait long.

After the actual headliners, the top line of performers include Colombian reggaeton star Feid, who has collaborated with Bad Bunny, J Balvin, Karol G, and more; alternative rock band Cage the Elephant, who are back from a tumultuous patch; R&B star T-Pain, in the middle of a personal renaissance to remind people he can sing without autotune; Australian electropop duo Empire of the Sun, with alien operatic stage sensibilities; nostalgic solo artist Djo, the nearly incognito solo project of actor Joe Keery from Stranger Things; and iconic post-hardcore band Pierce the Veil, who are back in the studio again.

Attendees will have a second chance to see local favorite Passion Pit, the defining electropop group that recently dropped out of a 2025 South by Southwest showcase, leaving barely a trace. Japanese Breakfast also promises big crowds; a recent signing appearance at End of An Ear in South Austin created a line around the block for hours. Two more CultureMap favorites (if readers will indulge us) are Southern indie rock band Rainbow Kitten Surprise and British indie, post-punk band Wet Leg; respectively hyper sincere and deadpan, but both fun and high-energy.

Among Austin artists, two stand out as recent festival favorites: Geto Gala and The Point. Geto Gala is a hip hop duo favoring smooth, nostalgic beats and a laid-back lyrical delivery. The Point, a rock group, spans many styles, but their live sets tend to show off high-energy, world-influenced, and mostly instrumental blues. Dylan Gossett, while not exactly a festival staple, is much higher up on the lineup and is becoming very well-respected as a country-folk songwriter.

A press release pulls out some additional notable acts from the lineup:

Fujii Kaze (W2)
ROLE MODEL
Gigi Perez
CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso (W2)
Olivia Dean
Yoke Lore
flowerovlove
Royal & The Serpent
Amble
Good Neighbours
Celeste (W1)

And some from Texas:

Maren Morris (W1)
Dylan Gossett
Tanner Usrey
Asleep at the Wheel (W1)
INOHA (W1)
Johnny Stimson (W2)
SL Houser (W1)
Geto Gala (W1)
Farmer’s Wife (W2)
Alex Amen (W2)
Shallowater (W2)
Aaron Page (W1)
Huston-Tillotson University Jazz Collective (W2)
Disciples of Christ (W1)

A full lineup can be viewed here:

ACL's full 2025 lineup.Graphic courtesy of Austin City Limits Music Festival

Folks who can't make the festival can once again tune in on Hulu, returning as the festival's official streaming partner for performances, interviews, and more. Hulu will stream the first weekend, only.