August 28, 2012 11:08 am by: Peter Babb
Austin's reputation for fielding popular indie-rock groups often overshadows it's status as a longrunning hotbed for alternative country music.
San Saba County continues Austin's rich tradition of pushing country music's boundaries by infusing standard themes of loss and heartache with punchy guitar chords, harmonies, and rhythms you'd find in the best indie rock bands. If you like what you hear here on the radio you can catch San Saba County in the flesh at the
ND Austin August 31st. Be sure to KUT to hear San Saba County live in Studio 1a performing for KUT host Jay Trachtenberg. ...
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As a teenager, Swedish born songwriter Kristian Matsson studied the greats of American folk music after discovering they were the inspiration for his idol Bob Dylan. Now Matsson channels his hero onstage as The Tallest Man on Earth with his own distinctive songwriting and picking style. His live shows receive high praise from both critics and fans for his engaging presence and stunning performances. The Tallest Man on Earth is currently touring behind is new album, There's No Leaving Now, released earlier this summer. Music and video from our exclusive performance from The Tallest Man on Earth after the jump. See you there! ... » read more
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Born just outside Houston, Lyle Lovett is one of America’s great songwriters and has a gift for big band arrangements that has no precedent among his contemporaries. He als…...
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Songwriting legend Guy Clark doesn’t merely compose songs; he projects images and characters with the kind of hands-on care and respect of a literary master. Clark works s…...
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Joshua James has been writing and singing songs for only six short years, but the 25-year-old heartland poet has the perspective of a wise, old soul. Possessing a whispery and inti…...
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Originally from Johannesburg, South Africa, Gregory Alan Isakov’s song-craft lends to the deepest lyrical masterpieces. With hints of his influences, Leonard Cohen, I…...
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Oklahoma-born and Texas-based Ray Wylie Hubbard helped kick-start the progressive country music movement of the 1970s, and he still remains best known for the Jerry Jeff Walker…...
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Based primarily in Tijuana, Mexico, Nortec Collective fuses traditional Mexican music such as norteno and banda with contemporary electronica. In 2006, the group earned its fi…...
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Eddie Hobizal, one of John Aielli’s “all time favorite piano guys” stops by the studio with Erin Ivey, one of his “all time favorite singers” for…...
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Generationals is the collaboration of Ted Joyner and Grant Widmer. Following the breakup of their previous band the Eames Era, they returned home to New Orleans in 2008 to form Gen…...
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Erin Ivey stops by studio 1A with her band to play some tunes for John Aielli.
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Rufus Wainwright, son of folk singers Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle, has established himself as a songwriter of his generation. He’s an artist with great reve…...
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A.A. Bondy is actually the birth name (the initials stand for Auguste Arthur) of Scott Bondy, the former lead singer of Birmingham, AL’s Southern grunge darlings Verbena.…...
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Tom Russell stops by Studio 1A to play some tunes for Jay Trachtenberg from his new album, Blood and Candle-smoke and discusses the first time he ever heard Nina Simone.
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Arguably the most recognized bluegrass band out of Austin, Texas, Two High String Band are back with a new line up and a new album that some are calling their best yet. Hot Texas Blueg…...
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Western Swing outfit Hot Club of Cowtown is back! After a 4 year hiatus, the trio has returned with a new album called Wishful Thinking that uses modern instruments to revitalize ol…...
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