July 2, 2012 9:43 am by: Peter Babb
KUT was lucky enough to get a visit from Rodney Crowell this weekend and caught his performance on tape. Crowell is no stranger to the radio, having written a string of country hits for popular artists like Jerry Reed, Keith Urban, Bob Seger, Johnny Cash, and many more. His most recent incarnation is that of the introspective singer/songwriter looking back on his life. On his newest album,
Kin, Crowell teams up with singer Mary Carr and slew of famous friends. You can listen to his performance in Studio 1a RIGHT HERE! ...
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Jazz trio The Bad Plus began playing together in 2000, and it didn't take but three performances together before they had a debut album out. Known for covering distinctly non-jazz songs, The Bad Plus have established a style that fits new jazz snugly beside indie rock and pop, thus making them popular with fans from all over the spectrum.... » read more
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While he made his name as the frontman for Dallas alt-country stalwarts the Old 97′s, Rhett Miller has kickstarted a solo career in the past few years. This set from Studio 1a…...
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Countless bands have mixed country and rock, but few do it as soulfully as Austin’s own Uncle Lucius. Their new album Pick Your Head Up was produced by local icon Stephen Dost…...
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Willie Dixon, Ray Charles and Sam Cooke. Any one of these names by itself would be impressive, but all three? That’s legendary. One man has played with all of these late great…...
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After splitting with southern rock outfit The Drive by Truckers in 2007,Jason Isbell released two solo albums with his band The 400 Unit. Isbell stays true to his alt-country root…...
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Ever since moving to Austin from Los Angeles in 1982, Pamela Hart has been wowing audiences with her excellent pitch, clarity, and soothing vocal quality. She has been recognized…...
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Austin’s Li’l Cap’n Travis is a hard band to categorize. Are they indie rock? Alt-country? Pop? It’s probably safe to say all of the above and that it doe…...
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New Zealander and son of Crowded House’s Neil Finn, Liam Finn has made a name for himself with his solo debut, I’ll Be Lightning. Using electronic looping during live performa…...
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Wooden Birds is the new project from Andrew Kenny, who was also behind American Analog Set. This Austin quartet’s debut album Magnolia features harmonious, quiet indie-f…...
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A purveyor of “sloppy hi-fi”, San Francisco’s John Vanderslice uses analog instruments to get a richer, rawer sound. Lately, he has hewn toward more melodic…...
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Ana Egge describes her parents this way, “Motorcycle-riding hippie farmers in North Dakota, who created the unconventional life they wanted.” It is this attitude…...
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Taking their name from an area of white sand hills in West Texas, this Austin quartet morphed from the alt-country band Milton Mapes into the more rockin’ outfit Monahans. T…...
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Following stints in the bands Chaparral and Two Hoots & a Holler, native Texan Charlie Robison has been a mainstay of the country music world for several years now. His latest o…...
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According to Joe Ely, Joel Guzman and Sarah Fox are a “spicy mix of fire and water with enough steam to drive a locomotive”. This is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of…...
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Known as “The Hardcore Troubadour”, Steve Earle has become an indelible figure in American music. Throughout the years, Earle has been an outspoken social activis…...
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