 |
Austin Music MinuteCrooks Album Release Party Saturday Night at Antone’sDang, but it's hard work making an album.
Now, any self-respecting musician would read that statement and probably have a blunt response: "Really? And it must be Obvious Day at Camp Stupid." (Or something like that. Random Master Shake reference there.) But I caught a few glimpses behind the scenes of Austin band Crooks working diligently at the Good Dannys studio on their latest, The Rain Will Come. Producer Danny Reisch and the Crooks crew spent endless hours shaping the highly-anticipated 12-track country/rock collection, and the... |
 |
Song of the Day, Top StoriesAnthony D’Amato: “Hank Williams Tune”Like any artist, Anthony D'Amato loves to tip his cap to his influences. His melodies call to mind old folk songs, and he even wrote his graduate thesis on Bruce Springsteen. On D'Amato's new track "Hank Williams Tune," he tells the story of someone who can only communicate through music, cleverly alluding to lyrics and other artists that made an impact on him over the years.... |
Music, Music Archive
Rebecca Gates @ KUT 5/15/12
Rebecca Gates' musical resume is pretty impressive. She's recorded four full length albums (three as the leader of The Spinanes and one solo), toured internationally, and appeared on recordings with a smattering of big names in music including Willie Nelson and...
» read more
» read more
Austin Music Minute
Dale Watson Performs Wednesday at The ...
Yes sir, this here's an Austin Music Minute favorite. You may know that now, or not. But you should know this: Dale Watson has no time for the trivialities. The country-western troubadour keeps the classic sounds alive with...
» read more
» read more
Austin Music Minute
Under the Sun Plays Tuesday Night at F...
People often ask how I find out about bands around town. Oftentimes, this is how it happens. Purely by chance. Some research online, coming across local show announcements, clicking on a few links that you find intriguing, and bam. Make the first contact.
In this case, there was a bit of...
» read more
» read more
Features
Pachanga Fest: Changing the Definition...
Recently, David Brown interviewed Pachanga Fest founder Rich Garza on Texas Music Matters, and asked him a question that resonated with me: What defines Latino music? What exactly...
» read more
» read more
Music, Music Archive
Girl in a Coma @ KUT 5/12/12
It's a lot easier to compare Girl in a Coma to a tornado or a hurricane than it is to compare them to any other band. Simply put: Girl in a Coma is unstoppable. The San Antonio trio deals in raw power, a lot of which can be attributed to singer Nina Diaz's...
» read more
» read more
Austin Music Minute
East Cameron Folkcore CD Release Show ...
It's easy to be drawn into the large, eclectic presence that is East Cameron Folkcore. Once the band gets going, it's one high-spirited jamboree that's so bold, so explosive, it oftentimes inspires fans to impulsively...
» read more
» read more
Music, Music Archive
Graffiti6 @ KUT 5/15/12
Singer/songwriter Jamie Scott and producer TommyD make up the duo Graffiti6, a London based indie pop act. The pair come from very different sides of the music business, with Scott playing indie folk rock and TommyD producing for artists like Kanye West,...
» read more
» read more
Song of the Day
Buxton: “Boy of Nine”
It's true that we're a bit spoiled musically in Austin. We're so ensconced in this lovely bubble of great music here, that it's so tantalizingly easy to overlook great artists from elsewhere in the state. But not today, because we're going to spotlight one of those great artists.
Song of the Day
Slaid Cleaves: “Texas Love Song”
It's not very often that you find a songwriter that can make it sound so easy. Slaid Cleaves is one of those songwriters, and he's been honing his craft for almost thirty years....
» read more
» read more
Music Archive
The Duke Spirit @ KUT 5/11/12
Based in London, The Duke Spirit has been seen as a melding of influences ranging from alternative guitar bands such as The Jesus and Mary Chain and...
» read more
» read more
Austin Music Minute
Rain or Shine: Pachanga Fest 2012 Tod...
Yours truly, your Austin Music Minute maven Laurie Gallardo, recently got the official word on this: There is no stopping Pachanga Fest 2012. Come rain or shine, Austin's Latino-based music...
» read more
» read more
Features
THE GOOD MUSIC CLUB: Bobby Jealousy
Hold on to your boots, rockers. You won't know what the heck hit you after the latest edition of The Good Music Club! For those of you not in the know (and you should be!), The GMC is both a live music event and an online video series featuring the best of the best Austin-based music artists making...
» read more
» read more
Song of the Day
Little Brave: “Cut & Paste”
Little Brave is the alter-ego of singer and songwriter Stephanie Briggs. She began her musical career in the early 2000s with the band Rodger Wilko, who put out three albums before Briggs struck out on her own, releasing two albums...
» read more
» read more
