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Austin Music MinuteMy Education Album Release Show Friday at The NDIt's difficult to accurately write about one's impression of the live experience of My Education, but I'll attempt to do so by sharing my experience of their music at Alamo Drafthouse on S. Lamar. This past summer, the local ensemble performed an exquisite musical score they created for F.W. Murnau's groundbreaking silent film Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927). The emotion, the melodrama, the stunning imagery were made that much more vivid and intense with such a fiery and atmospheric live soundtrack. It wasn't mere accompaniment. It brought the story to... |
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Erik Wofford Birthday Show: The Pons, ...
Erik Wofford is the mastermind behind Cacophony Recorders here in Austin. Wofford's esteemed list of credits is a long one that couldn't possibly be named here in it's entirety, but here are some names to drop:
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Dawes Play Wednesday Night at La Zona ...
There are shades of old-school Jackson Browne in there. And that's a good thing. Dawes continues the journey, and it's only just begun...Los Angeles-based quartet Dawes released a full-length album earlier this summer called Nothing Is Wrong, more of a rock-pop effort compared to their 2009 debut...
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Laurie Gallardo Presents: A Songwriter...
It's a bit difficult, but I - your Austin Music Minute hostess Laurie Gallardo - do my best to avoid using the description "singer-songwriter" when talking about solo artists. Some local musicians don't mind it; others, not so much (some absolutely cringe and...
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Followed By Static Plays Thursday Nigh...
Austin-based trio Followed By Static got together in late 2007, starting out as a duo on a rambunctious, bone-rattling spree. Their goal: "Piercing the sonic barrier," while keeping their musical arrangements simple and raw. If things had...
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Little Radar Plays Tonight at Skinny&#...
Little Radar is an Austin-based quartet, by way of San Marcos, that I (your Austin Music Minute host, Laurie Gallardo) got to see at the Mohawk last month. This is one of those...
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La Guerrilla Plays Friday Night at Fra...
It's not uncommon to experience some tremendous musical jams at parties, especially here in Austin. People pick up whatever instrument is handy and start to play. Some of those connections made are golden and lead to great bands. Case in point: Guitarist Enrique Rumiche and...
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Tiger Darrow Plays Wednesday Night at ...
Tiger Darrow was a recent John Lennon Songwriting Award finalist for a tune she penned called "Sunshine Song." It's a rather impressive mark to make, considering that she just graduated from the Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts this year.
Darrow spent much of...
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Possessed By Paul James Performs Thurs...
He'll just go wherever the spirit takes him. Maybe you'll like it, maybe not. Either way, Konrad Wert will undoubtedly blow you away...Most people, without knowing much about Possessed By Paul James or ever having seen him play before, might take a look at the CD cover of his 2010 release Feed the...
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Mike and The Moonpies Early Show Tuesd...
I will humbly admit to you that I, your friendly neighborhood Austin Music Minute maven Laurie Gallardo, couldn't two-step to save my life, but I do have this profound appreciation for old school country. Call me stubborn or old-fashioned, but tend to ditch the new stuff of the CMT variety (with a...
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One Hundred Flowers, Cartographers and...
Now usually, when I, your Austin Music Minute maven Laurie Gallardo, go on one of my raves about the mighty triple bill, it's all Austin bands. This time, we've made room to show a little San Antonio love. (Hey, it's a Texas band, so that counts.)
This week, we...
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Erin Ivey August Residency Shows at Fr...
The month of August couldn't be more lovely. Ivey and friends perform Tuesday evenings at Frank......
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Lex Land CD Release Show Saturday Nigh...
Songwriter Lex Land was our featured live artist yesterday in KUT's Studio 1A. Those dulcet tones made quite an impression. The best part is hearing Land move from genre to genre in each of her songs, as easily as she's done on her first album...
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Yellow Fever Plays Thursday Night at t...
Yellow Fever became a band around 2006, but even before they officially released some music the following year, they'd already earned a loyal fan base.
Then, of course, the band doesn't play that often. The anticipation for new Yellow Fever music is amped up because the time between new music...
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The Decemberists Play Tonight at Stubb...
After pouring heart and soul into their ambitious 2009 narrative album The Hazards of Love, The Decemberists took the show on the road and performed the entire album in full. Needless to say, that can take a lot out of you. Frontman Colin...
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