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Anthony D’Amato: “Hank Williams Tune”

May 18, 2012 5:00 am by: Art Levy

Like any artist, Anthony D'Amato loves to tip his cap to his influences. His melodies call to mind old folk songs, and he even wrote his graduate thesis on Bruce Springsteen. On D'Amato's new track "Hank Williams Tune," he tells the story of someone who can only communicate through music, cleverly alluding to lyrics and other artists that made an impact on him over the years....
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Sarah Jaffe: “Talk”

In just about every recent story about Sarah Jaffe, you hear how she seamlessly transitioned from sweet, if melancholy, folkie from Denton on her 2010 debut Suburban Nature to slick, arty, rocker on her latest record The Body Wins. While that may be true, Jaffe still remains a singer and songwriter that has no trouble delivering material right from the heart. ...
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The Magnificent Snails: “Decisio...

It's inevitable that a band is going to grow and change over time. Sometimes that takes the form of an ill-advised electro-concept record, sometimes it's as simple as a lineup shift. For Austin garage-pop quartet The Magnificent...
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Slaid Cleaves: “Texas Love Song”

It's not very often that you find a songwriter that can make it sound so easy. Slaid Cleaves is one of those songwriters, and he's been honing his craft for almost thirty years....
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Little Brave: “Cut & Paste”

Little Brave is the alter-ego of singer and songwriter Stephanie Briggs. She began her musical career in the early 2000s with the band Rodger Wilko, who put out three albums before Briggs struck out on her own, releasing two albums...
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Vacationer: “Dreamlike”

Going on holiday is all about doing something different, getting away from the norm. Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Kenny Vasoli, the man behind the group Vacationer, knows that all too well. If you're a fan of angsty...
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Joel Guzman and Sarah Fox: “Cumb...

A few weeks back Joel Guzman stopped by KUT with a cadre of musicians for a session in Studio 1A. They were here to talk about Squeezebox Mania, a...
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Best Coast: “The Only Place”

Just shy of three years ago Best Coast singer Bethany Cosentino had this to say about her future in an interview with the website Pop Sense: "I really...
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Buxton: “Boy of Nine”

It's true that we're a bit spoiled musically in Austin. We're so ensconced in this lovely bubble of great music here, that it's so tantalizingly easy to overlook great artists from elsewhere in the state. But not today, because we're going to spotlight one of those great artists. » read more

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Jesca Hoop: “Born To”

The album art for Jesca Hoop's upcoming LP The House That Jack Built (due out June...
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Josephine Foster & The Victor Her...

Singer and songwriter Josephine Foster has one of the most singular and versatile voices in contemporary folk. Her fluttering soprano serves as perfect accompaniment to her minimalist...
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Timber Timbre: “Bad Ritual”

Timber Timbre’s Taylor Kirk belongs to that long list of Canadian songwriters who have mastered the sound and feel of Americana despite living north of the border. His group's fourth album, titled...
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Beach House: “Lazuli”

If you see the name Beach House, and you expect a band you can frolic and sip cold chardonnay to, you might be in for a surprise. The band specializes in slightly melancholic, emotionally-dense and sonically-spacious suites that are...
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Here We Go Magic: “How Do I Know”

At the heart of Here We Go Magic's sound is tension. A Different Ship, the group's third album, builds on the sound they have perfected over three years of touring and recording....
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