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Song of the DayEast Cameron Folkcore: “Salinger is Dead”East Cameron Folkcore don’t waste any time making their message plain on their newest release For Sale (out today). The picture that graces the record’s cover is the…... |
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Austin Music MinuteOne Wicked Tuesday Night Witching HourI never tire of the story of how Mrs. Glass came to be. Random gigs sometimes bring out the best in people. Especially if you don’t talk.
Things sort of went like this: Song…... |
Austin Music Minute
Kurt McMahan Solo Set Tonight at Hotel...
I, your humble Austin Music Minute maven, have been involved with music in one form or another for many years. And I must admit, I still cannot wrap my tiny brain around how some musicians manage to play in several bands. I had tremendous difficulty barely keeping up with one. But...
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Music Archive
Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars...
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In the middle of their fractured, war-torn country, the Refugee All Stars found each other and began playing music together. They played to bring hope to themselves...
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This Week in Texas Music History
This Week in Texas Music History: Gale...
Actress and singer, Gale Storm, died on June 27, 2009. Storm was born Josephine Owaissa Cottle on April 5, 1922, in Bloomington, Texas. In 1939, she changed her name to Gale Storm after moving to California as the winner...
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Music Archive
Lower Dens @ KUT 6/26/12
Lower Dens are weird. There are aspects of shoegaze and psych-rock in their sound for sure, but there's much more there besides. Between the slow, dreamy guitars and singer Jana Hunter's understated (but beautiful) voice, they create songs that are somehow both simple and intricate....
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Music Archive
Loudon Wainwright III @ KUT 6/25/12
Although it's a gem of a song, it's a shame that Loudon Wainwright III is best known for his novelty song "Dead Skunk (in the Middle of the Road)," since he has such an impressive repertoire besides. Differing from self-effacing humor to touching and deeply personal, Wainwright's songwriting...
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Austin Music Minute
Quiet Company – 3 Albums, 3 Sets...
All the hard works' paid off for Quiet Company. Huge tours, loads of radio play, TV appearances (including a stint playing themselves on an episode of ABC's My Generation), and now a slot at this year's
Features
THE GOOD MUSIC CLUB: Frank Smith
There's just so much great music around here that it's mind-blowing. So we know there's one thing for sure that must be done: Share it all! Welcome back to another edition of The Good Music Club! For those of you just finding out about this project, here's the scoop: The GMC is a live music event...
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Music Archive
Wussy @ KUT 6/26/12
From Cincinnati, OH, Wussy has been cranking out consistently good rock since 2001, when Chuck Cleaver and Lisa Walker began playing local venues together. Originally a guitar duo, the group added drummer Joe Klug, pedal steel player John Erhardt, and bassist Mark Messerly after a few albums to...
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Song of the Day
Sonny & The Sunsets: “Prete...
On "Pretend You Love Me," Sonny & The Sunsets openly pine for a lost romantic relationship, but they know how to make it sound inviting to everyone else....
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Music Archive
The Carper Family @ KUT 6/25/12
Texas trio The Carper Family are a sign that country music is still thriving. Born right here in Austin at Hole in the Wall, The Carper Family has received plenty of praise from press and fellow Texas musicians. All three immensely talented with their instruments and voices, they're even more...
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Music Archive
Dana Wheeler-Nicholson @ KUT 6/25/12
You probably know Dana Wheeler-Nicholson from her acting career -- she's acted in Fletch as the villain's wife and mistress of the main character, in Tombstone as Mattie Blaylock, and in the recent hit TV series Friday Night Lights. But this Austinite actress has another act up her sleeve....
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Features
Overcoming the Cycle: An Interview wit...
With a new band line-up and a fresh perspective, songwriter Matt Hines of The Eastern Sea is ecstatic over the release of his band's debut full-length, the provocatively-titled Plague, and with good reason. The word automatically paints a dark picture with negative connotations, but after...
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Song of the Day
Family Band: “Night Song”
For Family Band, it's all about contrasts. The New York group is built around Kim Krans, a quiet artist-turned-singer, and her husband, Jonny Ollsin, a former heavy metal guitarist. The two hand-built a cabin in rural...
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Texas Music Matters
Big Broadcast: Best of 2012 (…So...
NPR Music has just released its top albums of 2012 so far. But after checking their list, we’ve discovered more than a few conspicuous oversights! Join the men and women of KUT Music as we count down our ten favorite albums of the year so far…it’s 10 for ’12, on the next Texas Music...
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