Music, Videos

VIDEO: Bright Light Social Hour @ Momo’s

March 31, 2011 11:13 am by: Peter Babb

Bright Light Social Hour @ Momo's
In case you didn't already know, KUT had an awesomely awesome SXSW showcase featuring Sarah Jaffe, Marco Benevento, Steve Wynn, North Mississippi All-Stars, The Givers, and The Bright Light Social Hour at Momo's on W. 6th. f you can't get out to see one of the Bright Light Social Hour's many shows around town you should pick up their new self-titled EP and turn it up to 11. Or you can get a taste of their live show with a video of The Bright Light Social Hour performing their song "Detroit" at Momo's for KUT's SXSW Showcase. Check it!!!...
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Videos

Zilker Park opens for ACL Fest ‘...

David Brown provides an early morning preview of Zilker park as it opens on Friday morning. -Dee Kapila ...
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Videos

ACL ‘09 Exclusive – John P...

What do you get when you combine the drummer from Nirvana, the bassist from Led Zeppelin, and the guitarist from Queens of the Stone Age? Only one of the most highly anticipated performances of the 2009 Austin City Limits Music Festival. While in town for the festival newly formed Them Crooked...
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Features, Videos

Video: Brownout in Studio 1a

If ever a band could boast having a complex genealogical tree, that band is Brownout. The eight-piece, Latin funk ensemble based in Austin, Texas, is both offspring and germinating seed to Grammy-nominated Grupo Fantasma. The latter in turn traces its roots to when Austin based Blue Noise Band and...
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Music Archive, Videos

ACL ‘09 Artist Video: The Greenc...

The Greencards are made up of a couple of Australians and an Englishman. Kym Warner, Carol Young and Eamon McLoughlin found each other right here in Austin, Texas, and formed the group in 2003. The contemporary bluegrass trio has since left the friendly confines of Central Texas for Nashville. In...
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Features, Videos

Video: T-Bird and the Breaks in Studio...

Austin’s own 10 piece funk/soul outfit T-Bird & The Breaks are young, but their music is rooted in vintage booty shakin’ tunes. Their live act is an infectious party that mixes soul standards with original compositions. They are fronted by Tim Crane, who has drawn comparisons to another...
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Features, Videos

Video: Indigo Girls in Studio 1a

Following two decades of major label releases, Athens, GA’s folk-pop duo The Indigo Girls recorded their first independent release in 22 years with this year’s Poseidon and the Bitter Bug, produced by the estimable Mitchell Froom. Singer/songwriter/guitarists Amy Ray and Emily Saliers have...
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Videos

ACL ‘09 Video: Blitzen Trapper E...

The guys from Blitzen Trapper, an experimental folk-rock band based in Portland, Oregon, stopped by to perform a couple of live songs for KUT listeners. The band performed Friday at the Dell stage-you can listen to their exclusive KUT performances and check out the photos from their ACL performance...
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Videos

ACL ‘09 Interview: Phoenix

The French synth-pop rockers stopped by the KUT tent to chat with us about their albums, the importance of humility while rising to fame, life in Versailles, and how they overcame obstacles during their career. We’ve got their interview as well as pics from their ACL performance. -Dee...
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Features, Videos

Video: The Mercers in Studio 1a

The Mercers are influenced by cheap beer. And big dreams. And sad, sarcastic pop bursts. Those are just the ones they tell you about. Their sound however, gives you a better idea. There’s some Guided By Voices, The Who, Wilco and many other bands whose names you are familiar with. It is a...
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Song of the Day, Videos

The Mercers: “Lowlands”

The Mercers are influenced by cheap beer. And big dreams. And sad, sarcastic pop bursts. Those are just the ones they tell you about. Their sound however, gives you a better idea. There’s some Guided By Voices, The Who, Wilco and many other bands whose names you are familiar with. It is a...
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Features, Videos

Video: The Krayolas in Studio 1a

After a twenty year hiatus, San Antonio’s The Krayolas re-emerged with two new albums in the past year. The attention for last year’s La Conquistadora has kept the group busy with a regular stream of live performances and radio programs. Their new album Long Leaf Pine (no smack gum)...
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Video: Elvis Perkins in Dearland

Elvis Perkins formed his band in Providence, RI around 2004. The folk-pop songwriter (and son of the late actor Anthony Perkins) continues to delight on his second and most recent recording as Elvis Perkins in Dearland, with a bigger band featuring brass and woodwinds complementing the music’s...
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