It’s the 100th birthday of our nation's greatest roving troubadour and social commentator, Woody Guthrie, and host Nick Spitzer will take us on a two-hour journey about his life in music. There will be visits with friends and relatives who share tales of Guthrie's trials and triumphs, from Oklahoma to Coney Island; Guthrie's children, Nora and Arlo; scholar Guy Logsdon discusses Guthrie's Dust Bowl days and Pete Seeger shares the backstory to Woody's anthem. Join KUT as we broadcast an American Routes special – “Going Down the Road with Woody Guthrie: A Centennial Celebration” Saturday, July 14 at 11 a.m. In the meantime, listen to the July 5th Texas Music Matters broadcast, "Remembering Woody." Rodney Crowell with a moving musical tribute to Susanna Clark;...
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Hidden in an office building parking garage with little to no cell phone reception there's a dark, divey bar like few others in this town. The place is called Ego's, and seven nights a week anyone can take the stage and live out their own little live music dreams through that time-honored tradition called karaoke. It's true that there are other karaoke bars in town, but there's a special energy at Ego's. Whether you're a regular or first-timer, it's an overwhelming feeling of belonging and community that's hard to put your finger on. It's a notion that whoever you are, wherever you come from, if you're a great singer or a lousy one, you're welcome at Ego's. Recently, we went down to Ego's to find a little of where that welcoming feeling comes from. ...
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