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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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Austin Music Minute

The Invincible Czars CD Release Show: 1812 Overture, Sunday at Austin Scottish Rite Theater

All right. I'm well aware that over the course of a handful of Austin Music Minutes, I've done some giddy raving about The Invincible Czars, but I cannot resist this brilliant assortment of talent. It's not every day that you have a band that can turn classics upside down, then reanimate them with new life and whimsy. Austinites know the local sextet for their annual musical escapades that put a unique spin on some old favorites. Every December, you can find crowds relishing the Czars' delightful version of The Nutcracker, and you can find me and a number of Iron Maiden fans having a major geek-out over the Czars'...
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Song of the Day

Leopold and his Fiction: “Waves (Golden)”

The band is a stripped-down outfit that spices its folk-inflected rock 'n' roll with heavy doses of garage and bits of psych....
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Music Archive

Citizen Cope

Clarence Greenwood is Citizen Cope. Born in Memphis, Greenwood first broke into the music biz a decade ago by appearing on east coast rapper Basehead’s recordings. Cope pl…...
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Mason Jennings

Mason Jennings established himself in Minneapolis, MN, moving over 30,000 copies of his first two albums in 1998 and 2000 respectively. There’s no sacrifice of artistic i…...
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Two-High String Band

Straight outta South Austin, the Two High String Band combines virtuosic acoustic pickin’ with fine song-craft on their latest Moonshine Boogie. The two-guitar, one-ma…...
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Drop Trio

Houston’s Drop Trio take the sonic elements of what’s considered progressive jazz and push them to the outer limits with their organ-driven, spaced-out jazz funk.…...
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David Chao and Central Time

Pianist David Chao leads the Austin-based Central Time jazz collective. Chao began studying classical piano at the age of seven, then stopped playing entirely to earn a doctorat…...
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Tony Joe White

Tony Joe White rose out of the swamplands of Louisiana, began working clubs in Texas during the mid 60s and moved to Nashville in ‘68 before issuing his debut album featuring…...
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Kaki King

Kaki King of Atlanta, Georgia always thought she’d be the drummer for a rock band before finding herself drawn to the guitar styles of Preston Reed and Michael Hedges. King g…...
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Keb’ Mo’

Noted American blues singer, guitarist and songwriter Keb’ Mo’ was born Kevin Moore in South Central Los Angeles. Keb’s first recordings in the 70s with Jeff…...
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Hot Greezy Gonzo Posse

Members of Austin’s Greezy Wheels , the Lost Gonzo Band and Barbara K of Timbuk 3 fame are among the artists performing for the Hot Greezy Gonzo Hour at Threadgill’s Tu…...
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Los Utreros

Jarocho was a derogatory term used by the Spanish, which referred to people born of African and indigenous parents. The term has since been adopted as a declaration of honor and dig…...
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Jose Gonzales

Swedish singer/songwriter Jose Gonzalez was raised by Argentine parents, and has become a star in his native land. His album Veneer is about as intimate as a recording can be, with…...
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M Ward

Portland Oregon’s M Ward began sketching songs rooted in the classic American country-folk tradition in the 90s, but it wasn’t until 2000 when some of his material w…...
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Tucker Rountree Sound

Jazz guitarist Tucker Rountree and the Sound explore the possibilities of modern jazz with a nod to pop, concentrating on improvisational excursions that always bear fruit. Tuc…...
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Will Taylor and Strings Attached prese...

Will Taylor and his Strings Attached reprise and recreate the Beatles’ 1968 White Album with a little help from his friends- like Carolyn Wonderland, Libby Kirkpatrick, A…...
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