March 23, 2012 3:11 pm by: Reid O'Conor
According to legend, Austin natives
Band of Heathens sort of became a band by accident. Singer-songwriters Colin Brooks, Ed Jurdi and Gordy Quist all played residency shows the same night at Momo's, eventually they started playing with each other, collaborating on each other's sets, and letting it all bleed together until they organically just became a band. Drummer John Chipman, bassist Seth Whitney and keyboard player Trevor Nealon eventually joined the lineup, and Colin Brooks left it at the beginning of the year. Almost unfazed by his departure, the band continues to play the creative Americana music that it's been known for. Never short on energy for live shows, Band of Heathens departs on a tour next week. Before they left, the band stopped by Studio 1a to play a live set on KUT. You can listen to it right here!...
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16-piece outfit SpokFrevo Orquestra hails from Brazil and plays a genre of music native to their homeland: frevo. Frevo music is the generally traditionally associated with the Brazilian Carnival. However, SpokFrevo Orquestra plays the genre every way but traditionally. Their band leader, Inaldo Cavalcante "Spok" de Albuquerque, has always been inspired by the freewheeling and improvisational aspects of jazz, and brought that same feeling to frevo with his band. SpokFrevo's improvising has made it a bit less of a friend to the traditional frevo community, but has made them famous both in Brazil and around the world. Tomorrow night, SpokFrevo Orquestra will perform at Bass Concert Hall. You can can check out their performance live from Studio... » read more
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