• 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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Leo Rondeau and Them Duqaines Play Wednesday Night at The White Horse

Austin Music Minute

Leo Rondeau and Them Duqaines Play Wed...

I love show bills that have more than just one of my favorite local bands, and this one certainly counts. Today, we feature two sharing an upcoming bill at The White Horse: Songwriter Leo...
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The Pauses Play Tonight at The Mohawk

Austin Music Minute

The Pauses Play Tonight at The Mohawk

I'm delighted with a recent discovery I've made, out of Orlando. Indie trio The Pauses caught my ear with the track "The Beginnings of Things," which I mistakenly thought was on their 2011 eight-song debut » read more
Amy Cook: “It’s Gonna Rain”

Song of the Day

Amy Cook: “It’s Gonna Rain”

Throughout her career, Amy Cook has been able to count on her peers to help her out. Early on, she was tapped by Alejandro Escovedo to open for him on a national tour, and he later produced her 2010 effort Let The Light In....
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THE GOOD MUSIC CLUB: Whiskey Shivers, Moonlight Towers, Black Tabs, and Holy Wave

Features

THE GOOD MUSIC CLUB: Whiskey Shivers, ...

It's just so great, it's mind-blowing, people! Welcome to another special preview edition of The Good Music Club, a live monthly music event and online video series highlighting local music artists making their mark on the Austin scene....
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We Know Who’s Going to the Inauguration. (Hint: They’re Bringing Extra Reeds.)

Features, Music

We Know Who’s Going to the Inaug...

...and the winner is: the Bailey Middle School Wind Ensemble! A team of 61 award-winning 12-14 year-olds from a public school music program in Southwest Austin has been invited to represent Texas at the Presidential Inauguration Festival in Washington DC. Indeed, Bailey Wind is the...
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Whiskey Shivers: “Rollin’ In My Sweet Baby’s Arms”

Song of the Day

Whiskey Shivers: “Rollin’ ...

Even with the differences in sound, bluegrass and punk rock share some common blood. Breakneck tempos, emphasis on the live experience, rousing sing-alongs--these are aspects shared by both genres, and Austin group Whiskey...
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The Reivers @ KUT 9/7/12

Music, Music Archive

The Reivers @ KUT 9/7/12

The Reivers were an Austin pop band founded in 1984. Taking their name from a William Faulkner novel, the band almost effortlessly meshed together musically. Music writer Peter Blackstock pretty much hit the nail on the head when he described them as "a classic pop band... They balanced memorable...
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Seapony: “What You Wanted”

Song of the Day

Seapony: “What You Wanted”

Today Seapony release their sophomore full-length Falling, built on tight rhythm and zippy guitar hooks....
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This Week in Texas Music History: Urban Cowboy

This Week in Texas Music History

This Week in Texas Music History: Urba...

This Week in Texas Music History, we’ll recall a bar fight that helped start a worldwide country music craze. On September 12, 1978, Aaron Latham’s story “The Ballad of the Urban Cowboy: America’s Search for True Grit” appeared in...
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Jon Dee Graham @ KUT 9/10/12

Music Archive

Jon Dee Graham @ KUT 9/10/12

Guitarist and songwriter Jon Dee Graham has been an Austin staple since he got his start with punk/roots rock band The Skunks. Since then, Graham has been playing extensively with a laundry list of notable musicians. And that's not even...
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Shows Galore: Austin Music Minute Recommendations for This Weekend

Austin Music Minute

Shows Galore: Austin Music Minute Reco...

As host of the Austin Music Minute, I can approach this situation in one of two ways. One: I am eternally grateful because there are so many wonderful shows coming up, thank you all, you're making my job a lot easier. And two: I CAN'T BE IN SEVENTEEN DIFFERENT PLACES AT ONCE!...
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Ha Ha Tonka @ KUT 9/8/12

Music Archive

Ha Ha Tonka @ KUT 9/8/12

Hailing from Springfield, Missouri, Ha Ha Tonka take the Ozarks folk that characterizes the region and sharpen it to an indie rock point. The band exists right on the intersection of rock and folk, and the result is a sound that has...
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Tacks the Boy Disaster Plays Friday Night at Beauty Ballroom

Austin Music Minute

Tacks the Boy Disaster Plays Friday Ni...

The Austin Music Minute maven has no shame when it comes to favorite tunes. It's an obsessive thing, on the verge of embarrassing, but I'm beyond caring about that. However, at the risk of embarrassing local band Tacks,...
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Big Broadcast: Fresh Music and Fond Farewells

Texas Music Matters

Big Broadcast: Fresh Music and Fond Fa...

The Texas woman who paved the way for the likes of Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard. Also, Centromatic frontman Will Johnson goes solo; the Texas music contingent at the inauguration; the True Believers reunite for Grulkefest---plus the weeks...
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