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Texas Music MattersBig Broadcast: KUTXMASFor the past several Decembers, we've passed around the microphones here at KUT, asking members of our staff to share their favorite holiday songs and the stories that go with them. We invite you to tune in for our 'radio holiday card' -- it's our annual all-staff holiday music special-- on the next Texas Music Matters. Join us Friday at noon and again Friday night at 11, on KUT 90.5.
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Austin Music MinuteOla Podrida Plays Tonight at the MohawkThese are whirlwind times for local band Ola Podrida. Band founder and songwriter David Wingo has been working on a number of film soundtracks, including a collaboration with Raphael Saadiq for The Sitter, with Memphis sextet Lucero for the Matthew McConaughey/Reese Witherspoon feature Mud, and with Explosions In the Sky for Prince Avalanche, starring Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch.
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Song of the Day
Monarchs: “Make Some”
If you've heard Celeste Griffin, or her musical moniker Monarchs, you know her as the feisty, Alabama-born singer-songwriter who specializes in her own refreshing brand of southern-fried, blue-eyed soul epitomized by 2011's great...
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Music Archive
Big Broadcast: Making Things Right Edi...
On the next edition of Texas Music Matters: how classical guitar is making a difference in the Travis County juvenile justice system. Also, Carolyn Wonderland wins serious national attention for her latest album Peace Meal,...
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Song of the Day
Fionn Regan: “100 Acres of Sycamore”
The first thing you notice about Fionn Regan is his voice. The Irish singer-songwriter might be young, but he sounds wise beyond his years. That's because despite his age, Regan has been a musician almost his entire life. Growing up in the...
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Music, Music Archive
Bill Frisell and Carrie Rodriguez @ KU...
In can be said, without any exaggeration, that guitarist Bill Frisell is a true virtuoso. It would also be safe to say that very few people would argue that statement after hearing h…...
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Song of the Day
The Alice Rose: “It’s All Allowed”
Writing a great pop song is like following the recipe of a great chef. Anyone can put a couple ingredients together and make something passably palatable. But only a select few can unlock the mysteries and make something truly delicious. The Austin band The
Austin Music Minute
Slowtrain Plays Tonight at The Contine...
Six-piece band Slowtrain was born simply out of a desire to show off a lot of Austin's musical talent. It was almost like a moment of clarity for songwriter and frontman Adoniram Lipton. Surrounded by greatness. Somethin's...
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Music Archive
Echocentrics @ KUT 1/9/12
Look in the dictionary for the definition of "working musician" and chances are you will find a picture of Adrian Quesada. The man simply has too many projects to keep track of. Since the early 2000's Quesada and crew have been transforming Austin audiences into sweaty masses of flailing arms and...
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Music, Music Archive
Shawn Colvin @ KUT 1/13/12
Austin based singer-songwriter Shawn Colvin might be better referred to as a songwriter-singer. Not to say that she isn't a great singer, because her singing is excellent, but the real meat of her work lies in her songwriting ability. Colvin is a talented...
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Austin Music Minute
Benefit For Esme Show Tonight at the S...
The first time I met Esme Barrera, it was through Girls Rock Camp Austin. I was asked by former executive director Emily Marks to host the camp's music showcase, which featured the girls performing...
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Music, News, SXSW 2012, SXSW Music
SXSW Venues Have a Deadline for Sound ...
South by Southwest will be here before you know it, and music venues are required to request music permits well in advance this year.
Applications for one-day sound permits now need to be submitted at least 21 days in advance; multi-day permit application need to be in 30 days in advance. The...
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Austin Music Minute
Dana Falconberry EP Release Show Thurs...
Thoughts and observations on Dana Falconberry's music sometimes seem united by a common thread: The listener often notes that the emotions within her songs are drawn from a beautiful and otherworldly place.
The Austin-based...
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Music Archive
Dana Falconberry @ KUT 1/12/11
In the few years since the Michigan native has called Austin home Dana Falconberry has come to specialize in what I call "feel good music". The kind of music that triggers a spike in dopamine and conjures your favorite childhood memories. We have...
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Song of the Day
Whitman: “NW Thurman”
Sometimes it's good to get a fist in the air. Now don't get us wrong, you won't be slamming in a mosh pit to Austin's own Whitman anytime soon, but the band sure knows how to make straight-ahead, anthemic rock and roll.
Whitman...
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The Fling: “Seeds”
In Austin, we have more live music venues that we know what to do with, but in Long Beach, California, it’s the opposite problem. Even with its proximity to Los Angeles, there are only a handful of bars, making for a particularly sleepy beach town. So what’s a Long Beach band to do? Go on tour,...
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