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Song of the DayBilly Bragg: “Handyman Blues”Photo by Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon
SXSW can be very unpredictable at times, and it’s best to roll with the punches. Case in point: the illustrious Lianne La Havas had to bow ou…... |
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Austin Music MinuteWhile the Gittin’s GoodThe track I used on today's Austin Music Minute from Mayeux and Broussard's 2012 release While the Gittin's Good (and yes, indeed, that is spelled with an "i") is the unflinchingly irreverent"Hollow Ground," which I love, but the one I first heard and got completely hooked on was the swaggering and unapologetic "Sky High Ryder." ... |
Song of the Day
Aimee Bobruk: “Two Of A Kind”
Austin's Aimee Bobruk claims that a number of paintings, cartoons, and films inspired her upcoming album, and you can certainly hear that fantastical nature in "Two Of A Kind."...
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Austin Music Minute
KUT’s Austin Music Map Launch Pa...
'Tis true, we shine as the Live Music Capital. No doubt about it. We have more than our share of venues, bands and music shops. We're luckier than most places. Yet there remain several hidden treasures and little-known nooks where people gather to make and share music. Enter
Song of the Day
The White Ghost Shivers: “White ...
The band, usually clad in jaunty suits and Prohibition-era gear, bangs out early jazz, ragtime and hillbilly music with enough vaudeville cheek to make a Ziegfeld Girl blush...
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Austin Music Map, Features, Texas Music Matters
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...
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Austin Music Minute
Akina Adderley & The Vintage Play...
All it takes is one time. You see Akina Adderley onstage and you instantly fall for her dynamism and her superstar performance. You want a show? This lady delivers with finesse.
The Austin-based singer-songwriter comes from an...
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Song of the Day
Jess Klein: “Behind A Veil”
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...
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Music, Music Archive
John Inmon and Caroline Aiken @ KUT 11...
John Inmon is a Texas guitarist cut from the same clothe as Stevie Ray Vaughan. Inmon’s peers know him as one of the finest guitarists in Austin, Texas (and, considering the c…...
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Music, Music Archive
Rayland Baxter @ KUT 11/9/12
It’s hard to pinpoint the moment that songs are born, the day casual hummers become singers or scribblers become songwriters. Rayland Baxter certainly can’t, and he would…...
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Texas Music Matters
Big Broadcast: New Studios, Fond Farew...
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...
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Music, Music Archive
Buxton @ KUT 11/8/12
Houston based band Buxton's music is a study in contrasts: rock and folk, subtle yet eccentric, lush harmonies over prickly guitar. Paste explains, "The sound on Nothing Here Seems Strange fluctuates between traditional Americana and a more garagefolk sound that...
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Features
THE GOOD MUSIC CLUB: Hard Proof
Ladies and gentlemen, if this doesn't get you off your feet and moving to the groove, you must not be alive. Brace yourself for another spectacular edition of The Good Music Club! Perhaps you know the story by now, but I'd greatly...
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Music, Music Archive
Giant Sand @ KUT 11/9/12
Howe Gelb long has been saddled with such titles as “godfather of alt-country” and “elder ambassador of desert rock.” In three decades he’s m…...
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Music, Music Archive
Minor Mishap Marching Band in Studio 1...
Austin's Minor Mishap Marching Band is a musical force to be reckoned with. That makes them sound threatening, which they aren't, but it's an accurate depiction of the sheer amount of sound and fun that can come from one ensemble. The band is a 25 piece...
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Music, Music Archive
Cast of ZACH Theatre’s productio...
Currently in its 79th season, ZACH Theatre has always been a staple and beacon of innovation in the Austin theatre community. Unlike some of the other theatres in town, ZACH Theatre is a producing theatre. Meaning that while other theatres around the town...
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