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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
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
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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Make Way for The Shredders

Founded by Fabi Reyna in Portland, OR, She Shreds Magazine was created to inspire future musicians by highlighting women guitarists and bassists from all over the world, and to raise awareness for underrepresented artists and further cultivate the presence of women in the music industry. They've featured up-and-coming artists at various showcases throughout the country, including a music series they coordinate once a month here in Austin at the Scoot Inn, 1308 E. 4th St. at Navasota....
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Kopecky Family Band: “Heartbeat”

Being in a band is a bit like being in a family. ...
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The Soft Pack: “Saratoga”

The quartet got their start in sunny San Diego in the mid-aughts. The played sharp, sunny, if slightly snotty, power-pop....
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Tosca String Orchestra @ KUT 9/20/12

The Tosca String Quartet started as a sort of splinter group from the Tosca Tango Orchestra, an Austin based seven-piece ensemble that gained worldwide notoriety for the soundtrack to Richard Linklater's art house sleeper hit Waking Life. The...
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Whiskey Shivers Plays Tonight at Frank

It was a sea of insanity when Whiskey Shivers took The ND by storm during a taping of The Good Music Club back in July. Their music is crazy. The fans, crazier. You can't be expected to stand still during one of their shows. The energy will drive you wild. Ordinarily, you don't typically find...
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Residual Kid Afterparty Show Tonight o...

I will be the first to admit, dear Austin Music Minute listener, that I was slow on the draw when it came to checking out Residual Kid. I'd seen them before, but it truly hit me when I saw the trio open for » read more

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The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion: ̶...

Long before the Black Keys or The White Stripes, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion was amping and warping the blues into a sweaty, punked-up version of its former self....
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David Grissom @ KUT 9/18/12

David Grissom is considered by many to be one of Austin’s premier rock, blues, and Americana guitarists. Grissom has recorded and toured with a bunch of big names, includin…...
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Rebecca Loebe: “Swallowed By The Sea”

Sparked by her performance on The Voice, Rebecca Loebe decided to write about her itinerant lifestyle. What results is an honest song from an artist who's not afraid to blaze her own path, no matter how bumpy the road....
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Michael Franti @ KUT 9/20/12

Michael Franti isn't easy to pin down, musically. He and his band, Michael Franti & Spearhead, play an interesting blend of hip-hop, funk, reggae, jazz, folk and rock. However, he's a lot easier to pin down when it comes to musical mood. His latest album,...
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Akina Adderley & The Vintage Play...

Austin vocalist Akina Adderley fronts the local rock, funk and R&B outfit Akina Adderley & The Vintage Playboys. With the band, Adderley serves as bandleader, songwrit…...
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Emily Wolfe: “Dance On The Recor...

"Dance On The Record Grooves" has a perfect formula, and you'll be able to see it for yourself next Monday (September 24) when Emily Wolfe winds up her month-long residency at the Cactus Cafe. ...
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The Weary Boys @ KUT 9/19/12

Austin-by-way-of-Northern-California band The Weary Boys plays a brand of country music that harkens back to Austin’s debut as a music hotspot in the 1970s, when outla…...
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Geoff Union @ KUT 9/17/12

Geoff Union exists on the outer edge of bluegrass music, for more than a few reasons. First of all, and perhaps the easiest, is his location - Austin isn't traditionally known as a bluegrass hotspot. Also, his songwriting themes are a bit darker...
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Rosie Flores Birthday Celebration Show...

The mighty rockabilly filly with the killer turquoise blue axe has a new album coming out next month - her eleventh, to be exact. Working Girl's Guitar by Rosie Flores, set for an October 16 release,...
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