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Austin Music Map, Texas Music MattersAustin Music Map: World Music Night at HalcyonMonday 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 is Austin, after all.... |
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Austin Music MinuteTriple Bills Are Three Times the GoodnessTime once again to sing the praises of the triple bill. It’s practically an Austin Music Minute staple – this is when there’s a show coming up with not one, n…... |
Music Archive
The Head and the Heart @ KUT 6/9/12
Indie folk band The Head and the Heart began playing together in Seattle in 2009, and quickly became local favorites. Gaining momentum through plenty of well-attended performances and the release of their self-titled album, the band quickly earned...
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Song of the Day
Wintersleep: “Resuscitate”
The Juno Award-winning (Canada's highest music award) band hails from Nova Scotia and makes music just dreamy enough to get lost in, and poppy enough to keep things interesting....
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Features, Texas Music Matters
The Loop: The Vegetable Kingdom
From houses to the Lamar pedestrian bridge, the Vegetable Kingdom knows how to get the party started....
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Austin Music Minute
The Couch Singles’ Release Show ...
When Sara House entered the picture, The Couch frontman and songwriter Taylor Wilkins knew it was the right move. The man will tell you himself.
"She's the best thing that's happened to this band," Wilkins says. "She's...
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Austin Music Minute
The Carper Family Starts Their June Re...
Mercy, but those harmonies are the bomb. Yes, I said it. The Carper Family is an Austin Music Minute favorite.
Bassist Melissa Carper, guitarist Jenn Miori and fiddle...
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Song of the Day
NRBQ: “Keep This Love Goin’”
For forty-five years, NRBQ has been keeping rhythm and blues alive night after night, gig after gig. Starting in Miami in 1967 as the New Rhythm & Blues Quartet (hence the acronym), the group has seen more than a few changes over...
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Austin Music Minute
Shakey Graves Performs Saturday Night ...
I often regale music fans with tales of my experiences watching Shakey Graves perform. There's always one common factor: The audience reaction.
The first time I saw Alejandro Rose-Garcia...
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Austin Music Minute
Alpha Rev Plays Friday Night at The Pa...
Former Endochine frontman Casey McPherson formed Austin-based quintet Alpha Rev in 2005, and by 2007 the band made its official debut with The Greatest Thing I’ve Ever Learned. However,...
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Song of the Day
Bad Veins: “Dancing On TV”
On "Dancing On TV," Cincinnati's Bad Veins sing about the pitfalls of TV stardom, yet the duo might be poised for it....
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Austin Music Minute
Chris Catalena Starts June Residency T...
It's hard to miss Chris Catalena's cowboy hat and easygoing stride. Not to mention the shades, which may or may not be worn during different parts of the day - with, or without, the sunlight.
The local songwriter and musician is refreshingly down-to-earth. The same goes for his live...
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Song of the Day
Yeasayer: “Henrietta”
Doing world music can be a dicey proposition. Do it right, and it can be an almost spiritual experience. Do it wrong, it can sound disingenuous at best, and downright insulting at worst. While they're not technically a world music band, the Brooklyn-based group
This Week in Texas Music History
This Week in Texas Music History: Love...
On June 3, 1967, the Love Street Light Circus and Feel Good Machine opened in Houston. The venue became the city’s premier club for such psychedelic Texas bands as Bubble Puppy, Red Krayola, and Fever Tree. Other local groups that played Love Street include the Moving Sidewalks, whose lead...
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Austin Music Map, Texas Music Matters
Austin Music Map: Listener Sends Us To...
We put out a call to listeners last week, asking for tips: which Austin churches feature rocking praise music during their services? Sure enough, a call came in, recommending we visit the Sweet Home Missionary Baptist Church in Clarksville. We'll be attending a service this Sunday....
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Song of the Day
The Couch: “Oh, Libby”
Yes, the Couch was conceived on a couch. Or rather, through a series of conversations among a trio of friends who all attended Texas State University in San Marcos. Taylor Wilkins, Jud Johnson, and...
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