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Features, MusicWe Know Who’s Going to the Inauguration. (Hint: They’re Bringing Extra Reeds.)...and the winner is: the Bailey Middle School Wind Ensemble! A team of 61 award-winning 12-14 year-olds from a public school music program in Southwest Austin has been invited to represent Texas at the Presidential Inauguration Festival in Washington DC. Indeed, Bailey Wind is the only band in the state to be so honored this year. That may be the easy part, believe it or not. Now they've gotta figure out how to pay for the trip to the nation's capitol.
Director Bill Haehnel is looking for sponsors so these young musicians can take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Haehnel talks with Texas Music Matters' David Brown.... |
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Giving Western Swing It’s Due
Some people say it’s a dying sound – and a musical form indigenous to Texas. But neither is precisely true. This weekend die hard fans of Western Swing music will converge on San…...
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ACL Fest Lineup Confirmed
The lineup for the 2009 Austin City Limits Music Festival was released Tuesday morning. Andy Uhler reports this year’s festival marks a significant move toward the mainstream…...
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Pirate Radio from the English Channel
For all the noise they made in the U.S. you would never guess that the Rolling Stones and The Beatles had a hard time getting air time in England during the 60′s. In fact it wasn&…...
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Putting the Freeze on Outdoor Music Pe...
Austin City Council is expected to declare a music emergency today to quell growing unrest between outdoor music venues and residents. For KUT’s Texas Music Matters, Peter Bab…...
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Keep Austin Bazaar
It’s been almost thirty years since money troubles led to the demise of the legendary Armadillo World Headquarters. But its spirit lives on each Christmas. For Texas Music Matt…...
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The Story of Sir Doug
If there was such a thing as a “Texas original”, it would have to be Doug Sahm: a son of San Antonio who many still feel embodies the spirit of Austin music. Had he lived, D…...
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How Country Music Saved Idgy Vaughn
Idgy Vaughn has only been in Austin for a few years but already her brand of confessional country has made her a recognizable figure in the Austin music scene. She’s won songw…...
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Ace Producer-Guitarist Stephen Bruton ...
An Austin music legend has lost his battle with cancer. Friends say producer, guitarist and songwriter Stephen Bruton died this morning (Saturday morning) in Los Angeles, where…...
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Remembering Austin’s Drunken Ang...
20 years ago Blaze Foley died tragically while trying to help a friend. But instead of fading into obscurity, his music continues to find new audiences. Peter Babb reports on the gr…...
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Barbara Lynn Turns 67
The Queen of Gulf Coast Soul Blues turned 67 last week. Barbara Lynn bust onto the charts in 1962 with “You’ll Lose a Good Thing“. A song she wrote wrote after cat…...
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Blues in Heaven: Goodbye Pete Mays
Texas music has lost an elegant guitarist– and a connection to blues history. For KUT’s Texas Music Matters, David Brown reports.
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Jukebox Music
This week marks the birth of the jukebox, first introduced in a San Francisco saloon in 1889. Even today this seemingly outdated machine still plays a vital role on the Aus…...
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Fun³ Fest ‘08 – Artist Sp...
Here’s an Austin group that’s looking back to the 60′s for their sound. The The Black Angels have become big names in the Austin scene with their updated brand o…...
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ACL ‘08 Artist Profile: Roky Eri...
What a strange trip its been for Roky Erickson. When his band, the 13th Floor Elevators exploded on the scene in the ’60′s, they appeared on American Bandstand and tur…...
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