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Song of the DayMother Falcon: “Airbag”Mother Falcon tends to inject a certain innocence to whatever song--original or cover--they approach.... |
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Song of the DayRa 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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Rebecca Gates @ KUT 5/15/12
Rebecca Gates' musical resume is pretty impressive. She's recorded four full length albums (three as the leader of The Spinanes and one solo), toured internationally, and appeared on recordings with a smattering of big names in music including Willie Nelson and...
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Austin Music Minute
Dale Watson Performs Wednesday at The ...
Yes sir, this here's an Austin Music Minute favorite. You may know that now, or not. But you should know this: Dale Watson has no time for the trivialities. The country-western troubadour keeps the classic sounds alive with...
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Austin Music Minute
Under the Sun Plays Tuesday Night at F...
People often ask how I find out about bands around town. Oftentimes, this is how it happens. Purely by chance. Some research online, coming across local show announcements, clicking on a few links that you find intriguing, and bam. Make the first contact.
In this case, there was a bit of...
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Features
Pachanga Fest: Changing the Definition...
Recently, David Brown interviewed Pachanga Fest founder Rich Garza on Texas Music Matters, and asked him a question that resonated with me: What defines Latino music? What exactly...
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Girl in a Coma @ KUT 5/12/12
It's a lot easier to compare Girl in a Coma to a tornado or a hurricane than it is to compare them to any other band. Simply put: Girl in a Coma is unstoppable. The San Antonio trio deals in raw power, a lot of which can be attributed to singer Nina Diaz's...
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Austin Music Minute
East Cameron Folkcore CD Release Show ...
It's easy to be drawn into the large, eclectic presence that is East Cameron Folkcore. Once the band gets going, it's one high-spirited jamboree that's so bold, so explosive, it oftentimes inspires fans to impulsively...
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Graffiti6 @ KUT 5/15/12
Singer/songwriter Jamie Scott and producer TommyD make up the duo Graffiti6, a London based indie pop act. The pair come from very different sides of the music business, with Scott playing indie folk rock and TommyD producing for artists like Kanye West,...
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Song of the Day
Buxton: “Boy of Nine”
It's true that we're a bit spoiled musically in Austin. We're so ensconced in this lovely bubble of great music here, that it's so tantalizingly easy to overlook great artists from elsewhere in the state. But not today, because we're going to spotlight one of those great artists.
Song of the Day
Slaid Cleaves: “Texas Love Song”
It's not very often that you find a songwriter that can make it sound so easy. Slaid Cleaves is one of those songwriters, and he's been honing his craft for almost thirty years....
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Music Archive
The Duke Spirit @ KUT 5/11/12
Based in London, The Duke Spirit has been seen as a melding of influences ranging from alternative guitar bands such as The Jesus and Mary Chain and...
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Austin Music Minute
Rain or Shine: Pachanga Fest 2012 Tod...
Yours truly, your Austin Music Minute maven Laurie Gallardo, recently got the official word on this: There is no stopping Pachanga Fest 2012. Come rain or shine, Austin's Latino-based music...
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Features
THE GOOD MUSIC CLUB: Bobby Jealousy
Hold on to your boots, rockers. You won't know what the heck hit you after the latest edition of The Good Music Club! For those of you not in the know (and you should be!), The GMC is both a live music event and an online video series featuring the best of the best Austin-based music artists making...
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Song of the Day
Little Brave: “Cut & Paste”
Little Brave is the alter-ego of singer and songwriter Stephanie Briggs. She began her musical career in the early 2000s with the band Rodger Wilko, who put out three albums before Briggs struck out on her own, releasing two albums...
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