December 16, 2012 10:52 am by: Reid O'Conor
Monterrey, Mexico's alt-rock darlings
Kinky have been a force in the world of Latin music since their debut album was released in 2002. They've earned a number of nominations from the Latin Grammys and the Latin MTV Video Music Awards. They've made fans out of diverse acts like Cake, Shakira, De La Soul, and The Flaming Lips, touring with all of them. The band, now a five piece, first came together as a trio back in 2000, and really got their start when they played a Battle of the Bands at the annual Latin Alternative Music Conference in New York City. Out of a whole heap of competitors, Kinky emerged victorious, and haven't stopped winning since. Kinky will play a show at Stubb's on Monday night. You can hear Kinky on KUT, playing live from Studio 1a RIGHT HERE!...
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Studio 1a is a big studio but it didn’t seem to faze Max Gomez when he sat down to play us a few songs. Gomez is a young singer/songwriter from the mountains of Northern New Mexic…... » read more
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Imagine a smorgasbord of Cab Calloway, circus sideshow, KISS, cabaret, Hee Haw and Robert Johnson served up at Andy Kaufman's bat-mitzvah and you've got Austin's
White Ghost Shivers. A joyous mixture of the absurd and sublime, the six-piece ensemble...
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British quartet Alt-J play a wholly unique type of alternative pop. The band fearlessly blends psych rock, surf pop, and experimental stylings to create a sound that is completel…...
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Brooklyn based soul artist
Lee Fields is a soul artist in the truest sense. Today, if you threw something into a room full of musicians, chances are it would hit someone who plays “soul/______ fusion.” That is not the case with Lee Fields. Lee...
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Gary Clark Jr. is rarity in the Austin music scene in that he was born and raised here, and continues to play music here. He's played guitar since the age of 12, and got a jump start playing shows around in his early teens. It wasn't long before he got noticed by Clifford Antone, the owner of...
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Matt Sever used to work long hours as an electrician, and then without showering or changing clothes or anything, he'd head to bars and clubs and play some music. He'd apologize for his appearance, explain that he was an electrician, and then continue to play his music. And so he came to be known...
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James Polk is about as decorated as Austin musicians get. After earning a B.A. in Music Education at Huston-Tillotson in the early 60s he moved to Elgin to teach band. After a hiatus from music in the early 70s Polk returned to music in a big way, serving as organist, pianist, writer, and arranger...
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Austin singer-songwriter Dana Falconberry has always been inspired by dreams, memories and landscapes. Her stripped down pop-folk aesthetic has brought her quite the followi…...
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Xavier Rudd stopped by Studio 1a to tell us about the new record. Check it out HERE! ...
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English rocker Nick Lowe has had a more than prolific career as an artist and a songwriter. Over the course of his 40-plus year career, he has penned and performed hits such as “…...
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Tomorrow, we'll be packing Studio 1a to the brim with talented Austin artists. Each of the acts is a great local singer-songwriter (one of the acts is a great local singer-songwriter joined by Grammy Award-winning producer and musician Lloyd Maines).
Terri...
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Singer-songwriter
Ryan Bingham might be best known for his song "The Weary Kind," the tune he co-wrote and performed for the 2009 movie
Crazy Heart. The song brought him an Oscar for Best Original Song and made the national spotlight on him burn...
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Minneapolis trio
Night Moves grew up together, playing in vaguely related musical projects for as long as they've known each other. They finally cohesively came together as a singular unit in 2009, creating a very interesting blend of sounds. They play a...
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Austin alt-country band
Li'l Cap'n Travis was born as a side project for guitarist Matt Kinsey, and never intended as anything more than that. But sure enough, the band found themselves sucked in by the unique sounds they created. A blend of 70's outlaw...
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Austin collective
Hard Proof has taken on the daunting task of bringing Afrobeat music to Texas. So far, they've been fantastically successful. The nine-piece outfit absolutely tears it up at their live shows, rocking venues with the energy of their...
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