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Song of the DayFrank Smith: “Beaten Sacks Of Death”Some bands are like sharks–they have to keep moving forward in order to survive. Frank Smith might be the perfect local example. The outfit moved from Boston to Austin i…... |
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SXSW MusicThe Ones to WatchThe Texas Music Matters team is spotlighting seven SXSW up-and-comers. These profiles are airing daily on KUTX 98.9 at 6:15 AM, 10:15 AM, and 6:30 PM Monday through Sunday, and on K…... |
Austin Music Minute
Ben Folds Five Plays Tonight at Stubb&...
There's a lot to admire about Ben Folds. For starters, the latest album from the recently reunited Ben Folds Five, The Sound of the Life of the Mind, is more evidence of Folds' brilliant storytelling....
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This Week in Texas Music History
This Week in Texas Music History: Bob ...
This Week in Texas Music History we’ll remember the night a famous folk singer electrified Austin.
On September 24, 1965, Bob Dylan performed at Austin’s Municipal Auditorium backed by a rock and roll band called Levon and the Hawks. This was Dylan’s first...
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Music, Music Archive
Artisan String Quartet @ KUT 9/24/12
The Artisan String Quartet has been playing around Austin under different names and with a different roster for more than 20 years now. Its present configuration was forged in 2009, and has performed all around central Texas. They've recorded the score for...
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Music, Music Archive
Guy Forsyth @ KUT 9/22/12
Working in the Austin music for the past 20 years, Guy Forsyth has become known for his impressive live shows. And for his past few albums, Foryth's main focus when recording was capturing that live energy. With his most recent album, he decided to throw that...
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Song of the Day
Tame Impala: “Apocalypse Dreams”
In 1999 friends Kevin Parker and Dominic Simper began making bedroom recordings out of their Perth, Australia homes....
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Texas Music Matters
Big Broadcast: Austin Independent Coun...
The Spirit of Austin's Outlaw Country could be making a comeback. This time around, its the hipsters and the cowboys mixing things up. On the next Texas Music Matters we travel to the Eastside where a new Independent Country music scene is alive and kickin'. We'll have music from bands like Mike...
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Music, Music Archive
The Walkmen @ KUT 9/21/12
Formed in 2000 out of the wreckage of two New York indie rock bands, The Walkmen came together and play something different and new. While the bands they came from played heated garage rock, The Walkmen frequently incorporate piano, vintage instrumentation and...
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Music, Music Archive
Emily Wolfe @ KUT 9/24/12
Austin singer-songwriter Emily Wolfe plays music rooted in a sort of folky pop sound, overlaid with her smooth vocals. But Wolfe isn’t just your guitar and vocals type…...
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Song of the Day
John Cale: “I Wanna Talk 2 U”
As he's done repeatedly throughout his career, John Cale crafts a song that's bursting at the seams with ideas. We'd expect nothing less from an artist who's seemingly done and seen it all....
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Features
THE GOOD MUSIC CLUB: Moonlight Towers
It's smokin' hot today, esteemed music lover! Check out the latest edition of The Good Music Club, the live monthly music event and online video series highlighting local music artists that make the Austin scene the amazingly awesome scene...
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Austin Music Minute
Belaire Plays Saturday Night at Hotel ...
Local band Belaire started out as a quartet back in 2004, when sisters Cari Palazzolo and Christa Palazzolo teamed up with Matt Simon and Jason Chronis of...
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Features
Americana Music Series
Join KUT and Fiddler’s Green Music Shop for our Americana Music Series happening each Sunday at the Rooftop at Lake Travis. Whiskey Shivers takes the stage...
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Austin Music Minute
Whalers Performs Aftershow at Stubb...
I'm looking forward to hearing the forthcoming full-length release by Austin-based quintet Whalers. They'd been working on the new stuff throughout the summer, although they managed to squeeze in an EP release show last July to share...
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Music, Music Archive
Citizen Cope @ KUT 9/21/12
Musician Clarence Greenwood has been recording and performing under the pseudonym Citizen Cope for about 15 years now. He’s risen from being dropped by his first label in 1…...
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