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Song of the DayBeach Fossils: “Careless”Next Tuesday, February 19, Beach Fossils release their third full-length Clash the Truth.... |
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This Week in Texas Music HistoryMaud Cuney HareMaud Cuney-Hare was born in Galveston, Texas, on February 16, 1874. Her father, Norris Wright Cuney, was chairman of the Texas Republican Party and one of the most prominent African-American politicians in the South. During the 1890s, Maud studied at the New England Conservatory of Music before returning to Texas to teach. She devoted much of her time to the musical folklore of French-speaking African Americans living along the Texas- Louisiana border. These black creoles, who were the descendants of French-owned slaves, blended African and French musical influences into what would eventually become known as zydeco.... |
Song of the Day
Woods: “Cali In A Cup”
The sound of Woods seems lost in time and place. The New York band's brand of psychedelic folk recalls hazy days lolling around in late 60's Southern California, but with a decidedly more introspective, lo-fi, 21st-century indie...
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Song of the Day
Wye Oak: “Spiral”
Wye Oak is not a band that stays in place for long. Though a lot of the same elements carry over from album to album--singer Jenn Wasner's throaty croon, her slash-and-burn guitar playing, drummer Andy Stack's inventive...
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Features
In Arnica: An Interview with Chase Wei...
In a way, it's been a word-of-mouth success story for local trio Marmalakes. The band began making music as a duo about five years ago. Songwriter and vocalist Chase Weinacht and drummer Josh Halpern started...
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Texas Music Matters
Woody Guthrie: A Centennial Celebratio...
It’s the 100th birthday of our nation's greatest roving troubadour and social commentator, Woody Guthrie, and host Nick Spitzer will take us on a two-hour journey about his life in music. There will be visits with friends and relatives who share tales of Guthrie's trials and triumphs, from...
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Song of the Day
The Invincible Czars: Selection from &...
Who would have thought that a band could take the bellicose pomposity of the "1812 Overture" and kind of make it cheeky and fun? Well, it's been done by Austin's own imitable, classical prog-punks The Invincible Czars....
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Texas Music Matters
Big Broadcast: The Texas Trinity
Texas Music has more than its share of great artists. But when it comes to songwriters, who sets the bar? If you ask other Texas songwriters, three names are consistently mentioned: Billy Joe Shaver, Guy Clark, and Townes Van Zandt. On the next edition of Texas Music Matters, it's the stories of...
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Song of the Day
Sixpence None The Richer: “Soone...
Seemingly a lifetime ago, Sixpence None The Richer captured the world's hearts with their hit single "Kiss Me." But they've since moved on to a sound marked by wise maturity rather than the teenage exuberance....
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Austin Music Minute
Mrs. Glass Plays Tuesday Nights at The...
I've probably had way too much fun with this, but...that's the point, really. I'm a fan of local trio Mrs. Glass.
The frontman/vocalist actually goes by "Mrs. Glass," which is awesome, because he's hardly a "Mrs." He's...
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This Week in Texas Music History
This Week In Texas Music History: Pepp...
This Week in Texas Music History, we’ll meet a singer who had a minty fresh moniker. Harrison Nelson, Jr., better known as Peppermint Harris, was born in Texarkana, Texas, on July 17, 1925. In the late 1940s, he moved to...
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Austin Music Minute
Driver Friendly Plays Saturday Night a...
Music is pretty much what we do, for crying out loud. Yeah, that's an obvious statement coming from someone who works at KUT, but hello? It rules. And nothing is more rewarding than seeing my colleagues' enthusiasm over music they really enjoy. Case in point:...
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Features, Music, StoryboardAustin
Your Friendly Neighborhood Karaoke Bar
Hidden in an office building parking garage with little to no cell phone reception there's a dark, divey bar like few others in this town. The place is called Ego's, and seven nights a week anyone can take the stage and live out their own little live music dreams through that time-honored tradition...
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Features
THE GOOD MUSIC CLUB: White Dress
Rock 'n' roll and beyond, people. Austin has it all. Welcome to another fantastic edition of The Good Music Club!
This is your gateway to great musical discoveries. The GMC is a live music event and an online video series featuring Austin-based musical artists making their mark on the local...
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Austin Music Minute
RJD2 Spins Sets Tonight at The Belmont
Admittedly, it's rare - if at all - that the Austin Music Minute would feature a DJ. But there's more to RJD2 than what goes on at the turntables - or behind the infamous welding mask and voice modifier he sports at gigs.
The...
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Features, Texas Music Matters
The Loop: Anthony Maintain
On this edition of The Loop, Anthony Maintain discusses the spontaneity of songwriting and provides us an exclusive track you won't hear anywhere else....
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