Not every music lover’s able to make stuff themselves, so sometimes you gotta swap out artistic talent with ongoing advocacy. A perfect example of that is this week’s My KUTX guest DJ Ben Leffler, who’s the Chief of Staff for Austin City Council Member Ryan Alter.
On top of helping to secure $150,000 for the Red River Cultural District last November, Ben has developed a recondite outlook on how to best preserve the magic of The Live Music Capital of the World – not to mention a fantastic taste in tunes. Hear for yourself with this eclectic collection of Texas country, ’90s hip-hop, icons of the Austin scene, and more.
Playlist:
- John Boutté – “Treme Theme Song”
- Ricky Stein – “Sight for Sore Eyes”
- Star Parks – “Souvenirs”
- Robert Earl Keen – “The Front Porch Song”
- Jerry Jeff Walker – “Goodbye Easy Street”
- Brian Kremer – “By the Time”
- Souls of Mischief – “93 ‘Til Infinity”
- Outkast – “Slump”
- Weezer – “Only In Dreams”
- The Impossibles – “So Much”
- Recover – “My Only Cure”
- Gina Chavez feat. Adrian Quesada & Grupo Fantasma – “Siete-D”
- Bobby Hebb – “Sunny”
