September 19, 2012 10:53 am by: Reid O'Conor
The Tosca String Quartet started as a sort of splinter group from the Tosca Tango Orchestra, an Austin based seven-piece ensemble that gained worldwide notoriety for the soundtrack to Richard Linklater's art house sleeper hit
Waking Life. The quartet started performing on their own in 1999, which led to recording and performing with artists such as David Byrne, Vampire Weekend, Spoon and Arcade Fire. But despite their frequent pop activities, the Tosca String Quartet still stays at the top of Austin's classical scene as well. They often perform work with composers on pieces written specifically for them. You can hear the Tosca String Quartet live on KUT RIGHT HERE!...
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Austin vocalist Akina Adderley fronts the local rock, funk and R&B outfit Akina Adderley & The Vintage Playboys. With the band, Adderley serves as bandleader, songwrit…... » read more
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The Mother Truckers stopped by Studio 1A to perform during Music with Kevin Connor.
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Barbara K performs in Studio 1A during Eklektikos, with Jay Trachtenburg filling in for John Aielli.
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Just 20 seconds into the new Phosphorescent album, you hear something so immediate, so purposeful, so damn infectious, it’s clear that something special is underway. The…...
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History from Below is the highly anticipated follow-up to San Diego band Delta Spirit’s captivating debut album, Ode To Sunshine, which brought the band thousands upon th…...
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Austin’s Western Swing revivalists join with former Bob Wills vocalist Leon Rausch for some authentic American music on the new album “It’s a Good Day.̶…...
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Cadillac Sky performed in Studio 1A during Music with Kevin Connor.
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The Gourds, Austin’s esoteric roots rockers, thrilled a full house in the Austin City Limits studios for KUT recently and we wanna share that show with you!
The show is made p…...
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Raul Juarena, master of the Tango, performed in Studio 1A during Horizontes with Michael Crockett.
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Rattletree is a Zimbabwean style marimba band based in Austin, Texas. They play high-energy dance and trance music that is guaranteed to get you on the dance floor and moving from t…...
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The Bad Plus is a collective made up of bassist Reid Anderson, pianist Ethan Iverson, and drummer David King. All three are from the Midwest and they have known each other since thei…...
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Austin, TX-based singer/songwriter Danny Schmidt is a writer’s writer, with a lyrical depth drawing comparisons to Leonard Cohen, Townes Van Zandt, and Dave Carter. Upo…...
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Ola Podrida performed in Studio 1A during Music with Susan Castle.
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Since he last paid us a visit, Ryan Bingham has become a household name. He performed two songs for the soundtrack of the movie Crazy Heart, including “I Don’t Know,…...
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Shannon McNally and Hot Sauce perform in Studio 1A during Music with Jay Trachtenberg.
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