• 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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Eleanor Friedberger @ KUT 11/11/11

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Eleanor Friedberger @ KUT 11/11/11

Eleanor Friedberger is half of Brooklyn based duo The Fiery Furnaces, a group known as much for their indie-pop/rock style as they are for their tendency to change that style completely. With the band, Friedberger provides...
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The Wilderness of Manitoba: “Orono Park”

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The Wilderness of Manitoba: “Oro...

The Toronto-based five-piece folk outfit The Wilderness of Manitoba came from the big city, but the band’s complex, lush harmonies and backwoods instrumentation evokes the cold, rugged beauty of wide-open North American...
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Talkdemonic: “Revival”

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Talkdemonic: “Revival”

Portland, Oregon-based instrumental rock duo Talkdemonic combines elements of electronica, folk, rock and classical. Multi-instrumentalist Kevin O’Connor started Talkdemonic in 2004 with violist Lisa Molinaro. O’Connor wanted to explore...
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Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! @ KUT 11/4/11

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Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! @ KUT 11/4/1...

Any band trying to make a name for itself in this era of Facebook and file sharing might want to take a lesson from Brooklyn based band Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!. In the summer of 2005 CYHSY parlayed a single track on the internet into a career spanning 6 years and several albums. Their newest,...
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Akina Adderley and Alejandro Escovedo @ KUT 11/8/11

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Akina Adderley and Alejandro Escovedo ...

Singer and songwriter Akina Adderley fronts the Austin funk band Akina Adderley & The Vintage Playboys, a group of diverse and talented musicians that plays great old school R&B and funk...
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This Week In Texas Music History: Euday Bowman

This Week in Texas Music History

This Week In Texas Music History: Euda...

Euday Bowman was born in Fort Worth on November 9, 1987. Although not as famous as fellow Texan Scott Joplin, Bowman also played an important roll in the development of ragtime and early jazz. Bowman was an accomplished player...
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Fun Fun Fun Fest Kicks Off Today at Auditorium Shores

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Fun Fun Fun Fest Kicks Off Today at Au...

It's been dubbed "the little festival that could." And now, six years later, Fun Fun Fun Fest is still keeping it real. As with any burgeoning project, there were the initial growing pains, and this year marked the big move from Waterloo...
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The Long Tangles CD Release Show Thursday Night at The Swan Dive

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The Long Tangles CD Release Show Thurs...

It's funny how these things happen. Courtney Hans and Earl Vallery met in a bar awhile back in New Orleans. Eventually, they were to fall in love and get married. But Hans always makes note of the fact that initially, she looked at Vallery and pretty much went,...
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. Plays Tonight and Wednesday at Stubb’s Indoor Venue

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. Plays Tonight a...

Detroit-based duo Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. has been dubbed everything from retro-psych pop to digital folk. After checking out their debut EP Horse Power (2010) and their full-length release It’s A Corporate World,...
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Big Broadcast: All Things Fun Fun Fun

Texas Music Matters

Big Broadcast: All Things Fun Fun Fun

This week Texas Music Matters digs into KUT's vaults for exclusive performances from FFF Fest artists and talks with Austin Monthly's music writer Paul Carrubba about some of his festival recommendations. Also, we hear from Peter Babb on the new changes at this year's Fun Fun Fun Fest and we go off...
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Bob Schneider @ KUT 11/9/11

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Bob Schneider @ KUT 11/9/11

Quick, name an Austin Music Award category. Bob Schneider has probably won that one at least once. Seriously though, Schneider has a staggering 24 Austin Music Awards as a solo artist, ranging from Male Vocalist of the Year to Best Blue...
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Sahara Smith Performs Tuesday Night at the Cactus Cafe

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Sahara Smith Performs Tuesday Night at...

Songwriter and Wimberley, Texas native Sahara Smith got an early start playing music. At the ripe old age of 12, she was already playing coffee house gigs. Then she got word of a talent competition presented by » read more
Youth Lagoon: “Cannons”

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Youth Lagoon: “Cannons”

Boise, Idaho-native Trevor Powers is an anxious kid. At 22, he’s a long-time sufferer of debilitating panic attacks and chronic anxiety. He’s also a creative kid. Powers crafts delicate, dreamy pop songs under the name of Youth...
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The Black Lips: “Modern Art”

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The Black Lips: “Modern Art”

It ain’t rock and roll unless someone’s angry. Atlanta-based garage-rockers The Black Lips have caused their share of rage. From horrified club owners that’ve banned them to the Indian law enforcement that chased them out of the...
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