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Austin Music Map: World Music Night at Halcyon
Monday nights at Halcyon might be the closest thing Austin has to a United Nations. Representatives from Mexico, China, India, Lebanon, and a dozen other countries come together. But then instead of debating global policy, they play music. Because this ...
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The Man, The Myth, The Legend
I'm guilty of repeating myself, but so be it. The Austin Music Minute makes no bones about it: Dale Watson is someone you need to add to your short list of must-see performers. And if you haven’t had the ...
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Ra Ra Riot: Is It Too Much
From dance-y, string-laden chamber-pop to the synth-y sounds you'll here on their new album Beta Love (out today), the band's never stopped growing and striving to be the best darn pop band they can be.
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Music, Music Archive

Slaid Cleaves @ KUT 12/3/12

The story of singer-songwriter Slaid Cleaves is a very Austin one. If there's an American dream, then there's also an Austin music dream. Artists flock here looking to make a name for themselves, just as Slaid Cleaves did in 1991. Coming from Portland, Maine, Cleaves worked hard in Austin - playing open mics and running sound at the Cactus Cafe - until he struck it big in 2000 with the release of Broke Down. These days, Slaid Cleaves writes and records some fantastic tunes - rock/folk/country numbers with emotionally true music and lyrics. On Friday, Slaid Cleaves will play the Cactus Cafe (the very place he ran sound those years ago). You can hear Slaid Cleaves live on KUT RIGHT HERE!...
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Features

THE GOOD MUSIC CLUB: These Mad Dogs of Glory

It just keeps on getting bigger and better, and more is on the way! Welcome to the latest edition of The Good Music Club, a live monthly music event and online video series documenting the phenomenal musical talent we have in the Live Music Capital of the World. The GMC records performances by participating bands, then shares the high-quality HD videos with new fans and resources outside of Austin, including cities across the country and worldwide. This week, we're proud to present outstanding roots-rock quartet These Mad Dogs of Glory, a band rapidly gaining attention with Sweet...
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Austin Music Minute

Tiger Darrow Plays Wednesday Night at ...

Tiger Darrow was a recent John Lennon Songwriting Award finalist for a tune she penned called "Sunshine Song." It's a rather impressive mark to make, considering that she just graduated from the Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts this year. Darrow spent much of...
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Music Archive

Motopony @ KUT 8/10/11

Motopony is more a joining of musical forces than a band. Songwriter Daniel Blue only started penning his brand of eager, thoughtful lyrics a few years ago as a way to ease the long days spent in his warehouse designing clothes for his label. When...
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Music

Raise Your Voice: Songs for the Sake o...

Do you believe in public broadcasting? Do you like free music? Tom Waits, Wilco, Neko Case and many other a-list musicians are pooling their talents to build support for the "170 Million Americans for Public Broadcasting" campaign....
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Austin Music Minute

The Decemberists Play Tonight at Stubb...

After pouring heart and soul into their ambitious 2009 narrative album The Hazards of Love, The Decemberists took the show on the road and performed the entire album in full. Needless to say, that can take a lot out of you. Frontman Colin...
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Features

Fun Fun Fun Fest 2011: Interview with ...

Earlier this week, Fun Fun Fun Fest organizers Transmission Entertainment announced the official...
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Music

Name That Drum Fill: Texas-Style

We're not ashamed to admit it: we borrowed this idea from our friends over at NPR Music (you should check out their three-part series, here). For all you Neil...
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Song of the Day

The Moondoggies: “You Ain’...

Last year's Tidelands brought the Moondoggies much-deserved critical acclaim for its mixture of folk-rock and gospel-style multi-part harmonies. Yet the Seattle quartet isn't resting on its laurels. They've been touring for over a year now (with...
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Song of the Day

Lex Land: “If I”

Lex Land wasn't born here, but she got here as soon as she could. (In her case, it was only a couple of years ago, but still...) Land credits her relocation to Austin from Los Angeles as a major source of her recent...
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Music

Name That Drum Fill: Texas-Style ̵...

Don't fret - they were pretty hard to figure out. Even some of our music hosts couldn't figure out these fills....
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Texas Music Matters

This Week in Texas Music History: Jimm...

This Week in Texas Music History, we’ll remember a country singer who found his fortune at the breakfast table. Jimmy Dean was born August 10, 1928, in Plainview, Texas. He started...
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Song of the Day

Edie Brickell: “Give It Another Day”

We haven't heard much from Edie Brickell in the last decade or so. She's been busy raising a family with another pretty well known singer/songwriter (Brickell and Paul Simon met on the set of » read more

Music

Robert Earl Keen comes home to The Cac...

KUT & The Cactus Cafe present a special homecoming with Robert Earl Keen, on...
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Austin Music Minute

Mr. Lewis and The Funeral Five CD Rele...

I've followed Mr. Lewis and The Funeral Five the past few years with great enthusiasm for their macabre design. Vocalist and ringleader Greg Lewis has a deep appreciation for - and, I suspect, an even deeper understanding of -...
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Music Archive

Centro Americanto Fest @ KUT 8/5/11

Centroamericanto Fest 2011 will be a one-day music event that will showcase the work of several important authors and music producers from Central America, a unique opportunity to bring to Austin a very different take on Latin Music, one that evolved and was nurtured with the unique characteristics...
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