• Austin Music Map: World Music Night at Halcyon

    Austin Music Map: World Music Night at Halcyon

    Monday 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 ...

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  • The Man, The Myth, The Legend

    The Man, The Myth, The Legend

    I'm guilty of repeating myself, but so be it. The Austin Music Minute makes no bones about it: Dale Watson is someone you need to add to your short list of must-see performers. And if you haven’t had the ...

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  • Ra Ra Riot: “Is It Too Much”

    Ra Ra Riot: Is It Too Much

    From dance-y, string-laden chamber-pop to the synth-y sounds you'll here on their new album Beta Love (out today), the band's never stopped growing and striving to be the best darn pop band they can be.

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This Week In Texas Music History: Jimmy Day

This Week in Texas Music History

This Week In Texas Music History: Jimm...

This Week in Texas Music History, we’ll remember a man who preferred to let others have the spotlight. Steel guitarist, Jimmy Day, was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on January 9, 1934, but spent much of his life in Texas. While still a teenager in the early 1950s, he began...
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Jimmy LaFave: “Buckets of Rain”

Song of the Day

Jimmy LaFave: “Buckets of Rain”

After trading in a drawer-full of green stamps, a teenaged Jimmy LaFave bought a guitar out of a mail-order catalog, a decision that would change his life. He grew up in the Dallas area, playing drums for a number of garage bands, but it was...
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East Cameron Folkcore: “Hollow Men”

Song of the Day

East Cameron Folkcore: “Hollow Men”

It really does take a village, or at least a northeast Austin neighborhood, to build a band. The ten (sometimes more)-piece folk-rock collective East Cameron Folkcore is proof. Pieced together out of a wide palette of talent from the...
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Free Week Show Tonight: Mr. Lewis & The Funeral Five, Automusik, Moonlight Towers and more at Red 7

Austin Music Minute

Free Week Show Tonight: Mr. Lewis ...

Some music fans would argue that this may be the best time of the year. If anything, it's a wonderful deal because it's free. This week marks the official beginning of Free Week, a wonderful opportunity to catch shows at participating music venues for free - that's no...
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Rachael Yamagata: “Even If I Don’t”

Song of the Day

Rachael Yamagata: “Even If I Don’t”

You may not recognize her name, but you've heard singer-songwriter Rachael Yamagata's music. Her songs have been used in TV shows and films like "How I Met Your Mother," "Grey's Anatomy," "The O.C." and more. She's also...
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Not In The Face: “Downtown Girl”

Song of the Day

Not In The Face: “Downtown Girl”

Tongue-in-cheek band name aside, Not in the Face makes a serious racket. The Austin duo cranks out catchy, energetic and dynamic Southern-tinged rock that will have you pumping your fist in the air one minute and crying into your beer...
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The Walkmen: “Juveniles”

Song of the Day

The Walkmen: “Juveniles”

If you decide to break down the lyrics to many of their songs, the experience of listening to The Walkmen could be kind of a bummer (there’s a song on their latest LP, Lisbon, called “Woe is Me,”...
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Clap Your Hands Say Yeah: “Same Mistake”

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Clap Your Hands Say Yeah: “Same ...

In 2005, a oddly-named band from Brooklyn released their debut via their website. The self-titled album for Clap Your Hands Say Yeah became the biggest underground success of the past decade, selling 125,000 copies largely on...
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Big Broadcast: 12 for 2012

Texas Music Matters

Big Broadcast: 12 for 2012

If you’re a music fan, 2012 is already shaping up to be a great year. For evidence, we’ve asked KUT’s in house music experts to pick a dozen Texas artists to watch out for in the new year. On the next Texas Music Matters it’s an hour of musical discovery as we explore 12 for ’12. ...
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Guns of Navarone: “Winnipeg, Manitoba”

Song of the Day

Guns of Navarone: “Winnipeg, Manitoba”

The Guns of Navarone is a 1961 WWII adventure flick starring David Niven and Gregory Peck. Guns of Navarone is the name of one of a four-piece alt country outfit that's one of Austin's best up-and-coming bands. Guns of Navarone...
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This Week in Texas Music History: Miriam Gordon Landrum

This Week in Texas Music History

This Week in Texas Music History: Miri...

This Week in Texas Music History, we’ll learn about a music teacher who helped establish the oldest continuously performing symphony orchestra in the state. Miriam Gordon Landrum died on January 2, 1967. Born in Waco on November 25, 1893, she studied piano in Paris, France. During the 1920s,...
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Austin Music Minute:  Recommended New Year’s Eve Shows

Austin Music Minute

Austin Music Minute: Recommended New ...

Oh, unmerciful dilemma. I, your Austin Music Minute hostess with the mostess Laurie Gallardo, am constantly tell people, "This is a great problem to have! Too many shows to see! Most cities would kill for this much live music in a week, let...
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Free Week Kick Off Show Friday Night at the Beauty Bar with Wild Child, Whiskey Shivers and more

Austin Music Minute

Free Week Kick Off Show Friday Night a...

Like most people, you're probably gearing up for the New Year's Eve celebrations coming up this weekend. However, after hearing about this particular show, yours truly - your Austin Music Minute maven Laurie Gallardo - finds the mind reeling for next week. It's...
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Jessie Frye Performs Thursday Night at the Mohawk

Austin Music Minute

Jessie Frye Performs Thursday Night at...

They are seemingly contradictory terms, yet they all describe the soundscape of songwriter Jessie Frye. Innocence and old soul. Fiery, then cool. Reluctant and, all at once, beguiling. Frye carries an intense passion and delivery in her...
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