September 13, 2012 5:02 pm by: Alexandria Mayo
Update: Sunday, September 16 show has been moved inside.
Join KUT and Fiddler’s Green Music Shop for our Americana Music Series happening each Sunday at the Rooftop at La…...
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A new honky tonk in town is capturing the spirit of old Austin, while bringing together seasoned two-steppers and new country music fans. Just nine months after opening, the White Horse has created a scene that blends hipsters and cowboys, the old and the young. ... » read more
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Pop icon Michael Jackson was pronounced dead on Thursday afternoon at U.C.L.A. Medical Center. He was 50.
Jackson rose to fame as the youngest brother in the Jackson 5. In the 1980s…...
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We talk with the authors of some of the best recent books about music: from an award-winning biography of Willie Nelson, to tomes about the Texas Blues. Plus, we’ll ask local musi…...
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Hayes Carll may not be a household name…yet. But there’s every indication that may just be a matter of time. The Houston-born singer-songwriter’s often compared to the lik…...
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Hard to believe…but not since the Sir Douglas Quintet has a band of national stature hailed from San Antonio. That may be about to change in a very big way, with the release of G…...
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On the next edition of Texas Music Matters, we kick off the season with a question: “What’s your favorite song of the summer?” Singer-songwriter Jon Dee Graham, NPR corresp…...
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We celebrate the 50th anniversary of Creedence Clearwater Revival with a vintage Austin City Limits performance by John Fogerty. Plus, we’ll preview an exclusive broadcast f…...
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On this edition of Texas Music Matters, director Richard Linklater talks about the real star of his classic ‘Dazed and Confused’: the music of the 70’s. Join a panel of exper…...
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Legendary steel guitar player and builder Herb Remington celebrated his 83rd birthday this week. Texas Music Matters Peter Babb has the story of one of the most celebrated steel g…...
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The City of Austin cultivates an image as a musician-friendly city, but the resulting influx of musicians can mean ‘not enough gigs to go around’. For KUT’s Texas Music Matt…...
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On the next Texas Music Matters, a conversation with Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy as the band takes the wraps off its latest release Wilco (The Album). Also, a review of the new CD by To…...
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Every four years, there is an international competition which draws media attention from all around the world. It sounds like the Olympics, but this contest takes place on a stage…...
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Following two decades of major label releases, Athens, GA’s folk-pop duo The Indigo Girls recorded their first independent release in 22 years with this year’s Poseidon and…...
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Elvis Perkins formed his band in Providence, RI around 2004. The folk-pop songwriter (and son of the late actor Anthony Perkins) continues to delight on his second and most recent…...
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On this edition of Texas Music Matters:
–Dusty Hill of ZZ Top joins us to talk about the roots of Texas blues.
–Also, on the anniversary of the release of Pet Sounds, we…...
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