• Austin Music Map: World Music Night at Halcyon

    Austin Music Map: World Music Night at Halcyon

    Monday nights at Halcyon might be the closest thing Austin has to a United Nations. Representatives from Mexico, China, India, Lebanon, and a dozen other countries come together. But then instead of debating global policy, they play music. Because this ...

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  • The Man, The Myth, The Legend

    The Man, The Myth, The Legend

    I'm guilty of repeating myself, but so be it. The Austin Music Minute makes no bones about it: Dale Watson is someone you need to add to your short list of must-see performers. And if you haven’t had the ...

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  • Ra Ra Riot: “Is It Too Much”

    Ra Ra Riot: Is It Too Much

    From dance-y, string-laden chamber-pop to the synth-y sounds you'll here on their new album Beta Love (out today), the band's never stopped growing and striving to be the best darn pop band they can be.

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Austin Music Minute

Fiddler Ruby Jane Performs Saturday at...

Fiddle player Ruby Jane is quickly becoming one of the most highly regarded performers in bluegrass and Americana music – all at age 13. At age 8, Ruby Jane was granted an appr…...
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Song of the Day

Jeff Hanson: “If Only I KnewR...

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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This Week in Texas Music History

Eddie Durham

Texas music historian Gary Hartman tells us about a Texan who may have been the first jazz musician ever to record with an electric guitar. ...
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Features

Revisiting Arnett Cobb

Ninety years ago this week, Arnett Cobb was born in Houston’s fifth ward. Cobb was one of the “Texas Tenors,” a small group of saxophone players who created a signature Jazz s…...
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Song of the Day

Okkervil River: “Lost Coastlines...

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 Music Minute

Yndi Halda Performs Tonight at The Moh...

If you’ve been doing your Wikipedia homework, you may have discovered that Yndi Halda means “enjoy eternal bliss.” That’s also the name of UK band Yndi…...
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Music Archive

Kristy Kruger Live – August 12, 2008

Dallas, TX-based pianist and singer/songwriter Kristy Kruger effortlessly spans jazz, folk, classical, pop and rock on her recordings and in live performance. Her latest Song…...
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Music Archive

Jose Gonzalez in Studio 1a

Jose Gonzalez hails from Gothenberg, Sweden. Gonzalez recorded his debut album Veneer while pursuing a PhD in Biochemistry at the University of Gothenberg. With the success of t…...
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Music Archive

Red Young Trio Live – August 14, 2008

Just off the road from handling keyboard duties for the legendary Eric Burdon and the Animals, Texas-born Hammond B3 master Red Young never rests. His musical pedigree includes h…...
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Features

Interview with King Solomon Burke

Solomon Burke is one of the longest reigning monarchs in Rhythm and Blues. His career stretches over 50′s years of American popular music and has carried him from one end of t…...
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Austin Music Minute

American Graveyard Headlines Tonight a...

Austin band American Graveyard would probably stick an extra “alt.-” on “alt. country,” if that term actually meant anything to them. Basically, the…...
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Music Archive

Heybale! Live – August 13, 2008

Austin, TX should be very proud to have musicians like guitarist Redd Volkaert and piano ace Earl Poole Ball at their disposal on any given night. Ball backed country legends Merle…...
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Song of the Day

HMS Foolhardy: “Taken Alive̶...

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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Austin Music Minute

Kristy Kruger Performs Tonight at The ...

After six years of touring across the United States, Kristy Kruger sat herself down on a second-hand couch and wrote the songs of her fourth album, Songs From a Dead Man’s Cou…...
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