February 14, 2012 5:00 am by: Art Levy
Making your live debut at South By Southwest doesn't sound like a recipe for success, but
My Jerusalem bucked that notion fairly easily with a packed house. That's because the Austin-via-New Orleans group is made up of a number of musical veterans--think of the band as an indie-pop supergroup of sorts....
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We like to think of our city as the "Live Music Capital," but Denton, Texas has quietly built its own reputation as North Texas's musical oasis. Helping put the town on the map is Sarah Jaffe, a young singer-songwriter who's pushing boundaries, both as a singer and a songwriter. Texas Music Matter's David Brown talked with Jaffe about her musical beginnings, a bad case of writer's block, and The Body Wins, the follow-up to her critically-acclaimed 2010 debut Suburban Nature. ... » read more
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From the LiveSet archives, one of a select few Texas singer-songwriters considered to be the best practictioners of the art: Eric Taylor. His album The Great Divide was widely lau…...
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South Austin’s Onion Creek Crawdaddies play bluegrass, but rough edges of country, gospel, and their omni-present jam extend beyond the traditional. The five-piece rel…...
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Canadian singer/songwriter Ron Sexsmith started his first band in 1978 at the age of 14, but didn’t release his official self-titled debut recording until 1995. His work h…...
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Texas native and singer Chrysta Bell, formerly of Austin bands 8 1/2 Souvenirs and Govinda, currently resides in Santa Monica, CA. That’s where she met acclaimed avant-ga…...
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Austin’s Mother Truckers deliver hard-drivin’ honky-tonk rock as regulars of the Continental Club stage. Their latest CD Broke, Not Broken features the kick-sta…...
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Born in Port Neches, TX and raised in Houston, singer/songwriter Brent Palmer began composing and recording his own music at the age of fourteen with a 4-track, drum machine and ac…...
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Folk singer/songwriter Eliza Gilkyson came to Austin, TX via Hollywood, CA in the early 80s, and has since released nearly a dozen recordings adorned with her brand of folk-blues…...
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Beth Wood of Lubbock, TX is classically trained in piano, violin, harp, and vocals, but after moving to Austin she picked up her first guitar, joined a band, and delved into the loca…...
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Austin’s Tacks create ambitious, breathtaking pop on their debut 7-song EP Oh, Beatrice. Singer, pianist, and songwriter Evan Jacobs also hits the ivories with the David…...
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Peter Case, formerly of L.A. power pop group The Plimsouls, has been releasing his own albums since 1986. In spring of 2001, he compiled a tribute to hero Mississippi John Hurt call…...
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The power-pop drive of Austin’s Blue Cartoon sits somewhere between The Jayhawks and Teenage Fanclub, with vocal delivery reminiscent of early Byrds and CSN&Y. But t…...
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Austin’s Will Taylor and Strings Attached continued their rock-n-roll exploration with The Hendrix Show. Guitarist and arranger Phil Brown’s “The Jimi Pr…...
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It’s was a brand new year and for LiveSet Sessions from Studio IA we had a brand new artist, Chris Brecht. Singer songwriter Chris Brecht hasn’t recorded a full length…...
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Austin’s Idgy Vaughn released her debut recording Origin Story in 2006, much to the delight of honky-tonk and pure country fans everywhere. Her own self-described twiste…...
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