June 26, 2012 1:22 pm by: Robin Babb
The Invincible Czars are an eclectic group, to put it mildly. A smorgasbord of rock, klezmer, classical, marching band music and god knows what else, the Czars' sound is unlike anything else I've heard. ...
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Long heralded as the king of Tex-Mex rock, Joe King Carrasco has been making music since 1979. Growing up in the little west Texas town Dumas, Carrasco was exposed to plenty of Mexican pop on trips down to borderland beaches -- an influence that's hard to miss in his music. He's been inducted into the Austin Music Hall of Fame (2002) and has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the The Texas Music Academy (2012), in addition to plenty of critical acclaim over the years.... » read more
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Hailed as Tex-Mex Beatles when they first hit the scene 30 years ago, San Antonio’s Krayolas have returned and are doing what they do: playing catchy rock ‘n’ r…...
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San Francisco’s Thao Nguyen and her band typify the latest trends in pop music while remaining indefinable. Their full-length debut We Brave Bee Stings and All features songs t…...
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The legendary Ramblin’ Jack Elliot has recorded 40 albums, been nominated for a Grammy award 4 times, and worked with artists like Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie. He has travel…...
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Widely acclaimed as The Real Deal, Wayne Hancock is a busy man. With the release of his new album Viper of Melody, he spends over 200 days a year touring and subsequently delighting a…...
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Proving that music is indeed the universal language, the Playing for Change Foundation brings together more than 100 musicians in an effort to inspire peace through music and con…...
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Extra Golden, this group of musicians from Kenya formed in 2004. Since the release of their 2006 debut Ok-Oyot System, they have become globally known and even performed at the Chi…...
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Few artists have stayed true to the spirit of authentic country giants like Johnny Cash, Buck Owens and Merle Haggard like Dale Watson. In over 25 years, Watson has produced numero…...
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Austin’s own Scott H. Biram knows a thing or two about hardship. In May of 2003, he was in a head on collision with an 18 wheeler which left him with 2 broken legs, a broken foot, a…...
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At the age of 8 years old, Susan Cowsill performed with her family group, The Cowsills, who served as inspiration for the TV sitcom The Partridge Family. During the 80s, Cowsill wor…...
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Wimberley’s Sarah Jarosz is only 18, but you wouldn’t know that from the maturity of her music. She began playing the piano at age 6 and learned how to play the mandolin…...
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Hailing from Baltimore, Maryland, Cotton Jones released their debut LP, Paranoid Cocoon, earlier this year. Their inviting folk pop has earned them numerous fans across the cou…...
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Taking their namesake from a cocktail lounge near their Echo Park hangout in Los Angeles, Little Joy is made up of Strokes’ drummer Fabrizio Moretti, singer/guitarist of B…...
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Ryan Bingham, a former rodeo rider, burst onto the national scene with his previous album Mescalito. Only in his twenties, his voice has a weathered, road-weary quality that lend…...
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Stockholm, Sweden’s Peter, Bjorn and John were at the forefront of promising pop bands coming out of the Nordic country in 2005. After a series of several EP’s, the band’s th…...
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