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Spin This: April 12

April 12, 2011 5:00 am by: Peter Babb

On this week's Spin This, Sonny & the Sunsets give us hit after hit of their effortless soul-pop and Panda Bear continues to look forward and upward with another experimental pop album. Plus, a number of other notable releases. Sonny & The Sunsets—Hit After Hit: This San Francisco group has a knack for writing a catchy tune—their 2009 debut Tomorrow Is Alright was chock full of them, drawing on ‘50s doo-wop, pop, and early rock and roll. In his downtime, lead singer Sonny Smith embarked on the ambitious "100 Records" project--writing, recording, and fabricating 200 songs for 100 fake bands, including back stories and cover art. He's back with the Sunsets, joined by a number of San Francisco’s bourgeoning garage-rock scene to create a perfect feel-good record....
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Behind the Scenes at Austin City Limit...

It’s the show that made Austin City Limits the live music staple that it is today. Longtime producer Terry Lickona recounts the episode that made it all happen. ...
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Local Group Plays Coachella

Unless I’m missing something, Electric Touch is the only group from Austin that made it onto the lineup for this year’s Coachella Music Festival. Although I was almo…...
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Rush Descends on the Erwin Center

Do you ever wonder why Americans love to hate Canadians? It’s because we’re jealous. That’s right, jealous. We can’t get over the fact that so many tale…...
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Cat Power Show Postponed

The Cat Power concert scheduled for Sunday April 20, 2008 at Stubb’s has been postponed due to damaged vocal chords. Please stay tuned to Stubb’s for more information on r…...
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Skanking It Easy at Auditorium Shores

That’s right, the 2008 version of the Austin Reggae Festival kicks off this weekend. Caribbean beats, Jamaican flags and dreadlocks will descend on Auditorium Shores Sat…...
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From Sesame Street to Stubbs

Canadian pop sensation Feist has been piling on the frequent flier miles. She kicked off her tour last week in Detroit and has already made her way to Austin for a performance at Stub…...
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Public Radio from the Wild West

Well not really. But Marfa is about as far West as you can go in Texas. For the past year, KRTS 93.5 FM has been broadcasting music and news from this desert outpost. The town has seen a b…...
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Legendary Venue Looks for New Location

Austin’s legendary venue,The Backyard, is closing its doors at the end of this season due to encroachment from the nearby Hill Country Galleria. Owner Tim O’Connor…...
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Break Dancing the Night Away

B-Boys, Beat Boxers, DJ’s and everything else Hip-Hop will take over The Parish this weekend for the 10th anniversary of BBoy City. Festivities include break dance battle…...
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Before the Break: The Boxing Lesson

But it’s not just a case of the giggles (although I admit that kind of dementia is always fun when you’re hanging out with The Boxing Lesson). It’s a passion and enthusiasm tha…...
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Support Your Local Record Store

That means you. Yeah you. Especially you iTunes junkies. Get out to your local record store this Saturday April 19th for the national Record Store Day. Even if you’ve haven&…...
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Watch Chuck Prophet in Studio 1a

Chuck Prophet brought his band to our studio at the end of the second to last day of SXSW. Just as the sleep and sunlight deprived (we work in a basement) KUT staff was beginning to unra…...
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PPT Speaks “Denglish”

Austin isn’t the only show in Texas. Our North Texas brethren also know how to have a good time. And the good times will be in full swing tonight at PPT’s CD release party…...
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Music Freaks and Art Geeks Rejoice

This weekend Art Alliance Austin and Austin Music Foundation are hosting a two day art and music extravaganza. Live music will get going around noon on Saturday and Sunday at the Au…...
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