November 8, 2012 5:00 am by: Art Levy
For a lot of folk singers, traveling is one of the key components to the art form. That's certainly the case for
Jess Klein, who has traced her life from New York to Jamaica to Boston and finally to Austin, where she currently resides....
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There's really nothing simple about the career of Jon DeRosa.... » read more
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A recent review of Jennifer O’Connor’s new album was a top ten list telling the listener to “forget everything you’ve heard about female singer-songwriters and slap on t…...
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Joey Burns and John Convertino are the heart and soul behind the genre defying southwestern music of Calexico. The wide open spaciousness of Tucson, Arizona, where the band calls…...
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Heybale! is a veritable who’s who of Austin musicians. With Earle Pool Ball on piano and Red Volkaert on guitar, this five-piece features musicians who’ve played with the lik…...
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Jeff Hanson is a veteran singer songwriter from Wisconsin. And his singing voice is unique. OK, it’s very unique.
This is a tune called “If Only I Knew.” It’s the l…...
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HMS Foolhardy is a three-piece band that began in Berlin in 2003, after front man Michael Hardy left the Oklahoma with his guitar in tow to backpack around Europe. The band now calls…...
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The Hold Steady is a band originally from Minneapolis that now calls Brooklyn home. Front man Craig Finn’s biting literate lyrics and the four-piece’s Springsteen-style en…...
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Women is a band consisting of four longtime friends from Calgary, Canada. Their debut, self-titled LP will be available in October, but as a special treat, we have a little sneak pr…...
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KUT is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary this year. And to get the festivities started, the station is hosting a live performance from singer/songwriter Patty Griffin tonig…...
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Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears have made a name for themselves around Austin with a blend of rock, soul and R&B. It’s likely they’ll be turning heads all around the Sta…...
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Jim Guthrie and Nick Thornburn create fun indie-pop in the Montreal group Islands. Now, the two have branched out together to form another project with a folkier sound called Huma…...
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Okkervil River is a band from Austin that continues to gain praise for its unique sound. Lead singer and songwriter Will Sheff and company are set to release a follow-up, or what som…...
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Austin’s Moonlight Towers have been busy in the past year, opening shows for blockbuster acts like The Hold Steady and Blind Melon. And rumor has it they’ve been working on som…...
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Austin’s Carrie Rodriguez was trained at Oberlin and had her sights on a career in classical music. Instead, the daughter of famed Texas singer-songwriter David Rodriguez tra…...
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Jim Ward began his career in music as a teenager in El Paso. Just out of high school, Ward and his prog-rock band At the Drive-In gained a national underground following and a major re…...
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