Yes sir, I'm a fan of Chris Brecht. Not only does the man have some brilliant songs and fascinating tales to tell, he also - very much like myself - champions the local music artists who are working hard and creating some incredible music. Brecht, who's my friend, a colleague and big-time...
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The Austin City Limits Music Festival is in talks with city officials to expand the event to cover two weekends....
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Hear performances by Sahara Smith, Jesse Winchester, Peter Case, and Ani DiFranco as Texas Music Matters presents another installment of ‘Sessions at the Cactus Cafe’. Join host Jody Denberg as we check out exclusive showcases and 'Austin Found Sound' from one of the city’s...
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I knew it would be a big celebration. I knew it would be a night of fantastic live music. But I didn't know there would be...bull rides. Awesome. My friend and colleague, local songwriter/musician and Stem & Leaf...
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Anywhere is a new band that began with a chance meeting, resulting in music that could be the soundtrack for a Western movie hero's last ride....
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The Flatlanders conjure up a bit of that Texas high plains magic in the final recording from KUT's legendary Studio 1A....
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I've noted this previously and it still holds true. In reviews of Dana Falconberry‘s music, there is often a common thread: The listener discovers that the images and emotional intensity in her songs feel drawn from an exquisite and otherworldly place. The Austin-based songwriter, originally...
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For over a decade now the trio of Minnesotans-turned-New Yorkers have been blurring the boundaries between jazz, pop and rock with their innovative originals and clever covers of songs not usually lumped in with the jazz canon....
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This has got to be one of the coolest shows ever. And there's something about having it at a not-so-traditional venue, on top of that. Don't miss out on the Night Waves Summer Monthly Music Series. The series is curated by the » read more

Austin's own David Thomas Jones just can't stop. He's got his fingers in more than a few musical pies here in town....
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For beat artist Chris Medders--a.k.a. Eversive--his hometown of Corpus Christi is something of a mixed bag, but his struggle has certainly made him into a better musician....
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I've raved about them before. Make way for the dirty blues-rock sounds of local trio The Black Owl Society. Featuring drummer Charlie Jones, guitarist Nate Boff, and bassist/lead vocalist...
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Curious to see how the stories we’ve produced so far are sorting out by neighborhood, we’ve plotted them geographically. ...
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This Week in Texas Music History, we’ll honor one of the Lone Star State’s very first female recording artists....
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