June 24, 2012 12:57 pm by: Robin Babb
Texas trio The Carper Family are a sign that country music is still thriving. Born right here in Austin at Hole in the Wall, The Carper Family has received plenty of praise from press and fellow Texas musicians. All three immensely talented with their instruments and voices, they're even more impressive together....
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Lower Dens are weird. There are aspects of shoegaze and psych-rock in their sound for sure, but there's much more there besides. Between the slow, dreamy guitars and singer Jana Hunter's understated (but beautiful) voice, they create songs that are somehow both simple and intricate.... » read more
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Multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Cleve Hattersley is an Austin institution. Combining humor and originality in his personal style of blues, folk and bluegrass, Cleve and…...
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Strong folk influences, an ethereal modern-rock sound and DIY sensibility all weave into the sound of Providence, RI’s The Low Anthem. The three-piece is currently witnessin…...
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Austinite Warren Hood is one of our city’s finest string players. As an original, core composer and vocalist for San Francisco-based eclectic bluegrass group The Wayback…...
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NYC-based group Chicha Libre revives a style of 70’s pop music from Peru called Chicha, mixing Colombian cumbia rhythms with Andean melodies. Last summer’s Sonido…...
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Boston pop-rock phenoms Guster have been honing their craft and building their strong, grassroots fan base since the mid 90’s. Humorous stage banter and short songs about…...
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The Greencards have grown from an underground folk and bluegrass combo to recent Grammy nominees and full-blown music festival favorites. They hail from Austin’s sister…...
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Austin’s Miles Zuniga, Tony Scalzo and Joey Shuffield, collectively known as Fastball, have received several major accolades including two Grammy Awards and Austin Mus…...
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With Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley at his side, Alabama singer/songwriter Jason Isbell spent over six years leading the Drive-By Truckers on the road and through a few recording…...
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Fed up with the L.A. music scene, vocalist and bandleader Will Courtney brought his truck and sister Lila to Austin three years ago to start their own band. Brothers and Sisters soo…...
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Cincinnati, Ohio’s Over the Rhine, led by the songwriting skills and comparable vocals of Karin Bergquist and Linford Detweiler, have built up a loyal following since for…...
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22-year old Oklahoman singer/songwriter Samantha Crain made her debut last year with Confiscation, but it’s her recent full-length Songs in the Night that anchors Crain…...
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Local soul outfit T-Bird and the Breaks broke it down at KUT’s SXSW showcase at Momo’s. Listen to their rockin’ set right here.
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Shemekia Copeland, daughter of Texas bluesman Johnny Copeland, began her performance career at the age of 16 on the road with her father. Shemekia’s recordings have earne…...
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Californian, outlaw singer/songwriter and master Blaster Dave Alvin is making a few life changes since the recent passing of his close friend and musical collaborator Chris Gaf…...
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