Texas Music Matters

Big Broadcast: New Studios, Fond Farewells, and a Powwow Austin Style

November 9, 2012 11:09 am by: Peter Babb

This week on Texas Music Matters we break in our brand new Session Studio at the Belo Center for New Media with some fresh faces and Austin originals. Also, we remember one of Austin's most famous music fans, visit a modern day powwow, and new music from Aimee Bobruk. We'll have all that plus the week's music news on this edition of Texas Music Matters Friday at noon and Friday night at 11pm....
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Austin Music Map: The Austin Powwow

Last weekend marked the 21st Annual Austin Powwow, which saw some of its biggest crowds ever. The event drew over 50,000 people from central Texas and beyond, including singers, dancers, curious observers, vendors, and some hoping to rediscover lost traditions....
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Big Broadcast: Secret Shows, Bands to ...

Our showcase of Texas artists at South by Southwest continues with the band My Jerusalem. Also Girl in a Coma unplugged…a secret showcase by Shakey Graves, the week’s music news and lots more on the next Texas Music Matters—Friday at...
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Big Broadcast: Austin Music Overload

On this week's edition of Texas Music Matters, an update on this year's Austin Music Poll. Also, Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top sings the praises of the very *first* Austin Music Poll winner. We'll kick off our weekly profile of Texas talent at SXSW with the band Frank Smith, hear live made-in-Austin...
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Music Matters to Kids in Juvenile Corr...

The juvenile justice system doesn’t seem to get a lot of positive press. But a recent program launched locally is not just getting rave reviews, it’s having a positive effect on convicted teens. At the Gardner Betts Juvenile Correction Center in southeast Travis County, some students are...
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Big Broadcast: Best Albums of 2011

Tons of new music in 2011--but what ranks as the best of the best? Join us as we check out the choices from the nation's top critics, picks from the music hosts at KUT, and more. It's our annual look back at the best albums of the year on the next Texas Music Matters. Friday at noon and...
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Springsteen to Deliver SXSW Keynote

It was an extremely well-kept secret (considering how poorly such secrets are generally kept around these parts): this morning, South by Southwest revealed that the keynote speaker for the 2012 music conference will be Bruce Springsteen. The reaction has been nearly universal. “Oh my gosh!”...
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Influential DJ and producer Joe Gracey...

Joe Gracey, one of the giants of Austin music and media circles, has died at age 61. In the early 1970s, before there was such a thing as “cosmic cowboys” or “outlaw country,” there was a disc jockey named Joe Gracey, and in Austin, he ruled the airwaves. Gracey was more than just the...
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Bluesman Doyle Bramhall Sr. Dies

Singer, songwriter and blues drummer Doyle Bramhall Sr. died early Sunday at his home in Alpine. He was 62. Austin’s reputation as a hotbed for the blues owes a huge debt to Doyle Bramhall, part of a wave of Dallas/Fort Worth musicians who moved to Austin in the early 1970s. He released three...
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Big Broadcast: Birth of a New Space Co...

On the next edition of Texas Music Matters, Ben Kweller confesses his secret goal to reclaim Classic Rock, Texas style. Also, celebrated singer-songwriter and South by Southwest showcase artist Sarah Jaffe talks...
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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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Big Broadcast: A Very KUT Christmas

This week on Texas Music Matters hands the mic over to KUT staff for their favorite holiday stories and the songs that go with them. Join us Friday at noon and again at Friday night at 11 for a very special KUT Christmas....
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Big Broadcast: The Best of 1a

Each year nearly 300 live performances are broadcast from KUT’s historic Studio 1A…but then what? On the next edition of Texas Music Matters, we unlock the archives in search of some of the most memorable live sets of the past year. Hear performances by St. Vincent,...
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Big Broadcast: To Live Is To Fly

In about a month, a new book will be released featuring Guy Clark, Joe Ely, Rodney Crowell and many others analyzing the life and music of Townes Van Zandt. This week on Texas Music Matters, it's the story of the Texas troubadour as told by many...
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Big Broadcast: Remembering Austin Musi...

On the next Texas Music Matters -- the Austin Music Memorial celebrates the 2011 inductees, sneak peek at the latest leak from SXSW, and a remembrance of Doyle Bramhall. Also, our Song of the Week, the Texas Top 5,...
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Big Broadcast: Live Treasures, Redisco...

On the next Texas Music Matters--songs from the cutting room floor: recorded rarities not originally intended for release by Buddy Holly, Sarah Jaffe and Spoon. Also, our Song...
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