February 13, 2012 1:46 pm by: Reid O'Conor
Former Soul Coughing frontman Mike Doughty has quite the way with words. He's always been known for his lyrical strength, able to weave some very clever and intricate verses. I even found myself enthralled by the bio page of his website. Doughty's latest album,
Yes and Also Yes, was released in August and has been said to possibly his strongest work lyrically. And it comes as no surprise that he's written a book,
The Book of Drugs, about his years of addiction and subsequent sobering. Mike Doughty played the Cactus Cafe, and you can hear him live from Studio 1a RIGHT HERE!...
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Austin bolero group Trio Los Vigilantes aims to bring back the time when boleros were popular, or at least something more heard of. That being said, Trio Los Vigilantes doesn't just rehash old bolero staples, they're committed to bringing their own, fresh sound to the staggering genre. It's safe to say that they're succeeding in both arenas: making boleros relevant once more and adding a 21st century take on them at the same time. Trio Los Vigilantes will be accompanied by a string quartet for a very special Valentine's Day performance on Tuesday night at the Mexican American Cultural Center. You can also hear their live performance from Studio 1a. Lisen HERE!... » read more
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One World Theatre co-founder, Iluminada, reunited with Puerto Rican vocalist Lourdes Perez and a medley of wonderful Austin artists in a special show to celebrate life and the ho…...
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We got a live performance from San Angelo native son Will T. Massey. Will enjoyed early success with a MCA Records recording contract and an Austin City Limits appearance but the bu…...
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Saxophonist David Chenu is one of Austin’s finest jazz performers. His compositional skills are brought to life on his first recording One, but latest creation Two featur…...
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Born in Kentucky, Stoll Vaughan has been compared to the likes of early Springsteen and Townes Van Zandt. Stoll just stepped off the Def Leppard/Journey tour and wrapped up some da…...
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Rokkatone is acoustic roots rocksteady. The local five-piece sets aside their steady gigs while wielding steel drums, acoustic guitars, and a drum set made out of soup cans for a s…...
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After being plucked from a gig during the 2001 SXSW by Chip Taylor and recording 3 albums with him, Carrie Rodriguez has a new studio album 7 Angels On A Bicycle. We caught Carrie in ad…...
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The series of albums from North Carolina’s Jim Lauderdale since the early 90’s spans the genres of hard country, pop, roots-rock, blues, folk, R&B and bluegras…...
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Romi Mayes left her hometown of Winnipeg, Manitoba over ten years ago, with her guitar in hand and a thumb in the air. Since, she’s shared the stage with Martha Wainwright, Fr…...
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Austin’s emperors of eclecticism, The Invincible Czars, present their third annual “Nutcracker Suite.” It’s a new holiday tradition fusing everyt…...
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The Capital City’s own South Austin Jug Band will make an appearance at this year’s Armadillo Christmas Bazaar at the Austin Music Hall, but not before they round up t…...
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Rumor has it that Texas singer/songwriter James McMurtry was discovered by John Mellencamp, while the pop star was working on a film written by literary icon and James’ fat…...
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Kentucky singer and Grammy nominee Joan Osborne’s hit “One of Us” from the acclaimed 1995 album Relish camped out at the number one spot on the U.S. singles cha…...
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Members of San Antonio’s indie pop-rock outfit Buttercup have been performing and recording together for nearly 15 years, and their rock-n-roll camaraderie shows on the…...
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The K-Tel Hit Machine and classical rock stars The Tosca String Quartet re-united for an extraordinary and ambitious rendering of the music of Electric Light Orchestra. Music di…...
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