2021 felt like a weird holding pattern. Live music started up only to slow down due to coronavirus variants. Everything felt uneasy, but also a little hopeful that we can start building some new Austin music memories. Likewise, the year’s My KUTX episodes are split in half between recorded-from-home DJ sets and a return to sets recorded at KUTX.
I’m definitely thankful for those in-person sets. Nothing beats the give-and-take of a live guest DJ experience, where the musician is feeding off the music, I’m feeding off the musician’s energy, and we create something together. A playlist becomes a living, breathing thing, and we all get to share in it.
This year’s My KUTX slate spanned a wide range of people and sounds: Austin jazz musicians, bestselling authors, English art-rockers, Colombian electro producers, and yet another band featuring Austin guitarist and MVP Beto Martinez. For New Year’s Day, we’re once again turning the keys over to some of these musicians and music fans for a My KUTX marathon. Each hour, a different guest DJ will spin a hand-picked set of their favorite songs. See the schedule below and thank you for listening.
– Art Levy, My KUTX Producer
6 a.m. // Sasha & The Valentines (May Artist of the Month) // playlist
7 a.m. // Reenie Collins (former CEO of the Health Alliance For Austin Musicians) // playlist
8 a.m. // SaulPaul (Grammy-nominated Austin R&B artist) // playlist
9 a.m. // Nori (Austin jazz band) // playlist
10 a.m. // The Los Sundowns (Austin psychedelic soul band) // playlist
11 a.m. // Buffalo Nichols (November Artist of the Month) // playlist
12 p.m. // KUTX’s Favorite Songs Of 2021 // playlist
1 p.m. // Bomba Estereo (Colombian electro-pop band) // playlist
2 p.m. // Go Fever (September Artist of the Month) // playlist
3 p.m. // Daniel Fears (July Artist of the Month) // playlist
4 p.m. // Field Music (English art rock band) // playlist
5 p.m. // Tamar Aphek (Israeli psych rocker) // playlist
6 p.m. // Ryan Holiday (Austin bestselling author and podcaster) // playlist
7 p.m. // Valerie June (folk/blues singer-songwriter) // playlist
8 p.m. // Nané (January Artist of the Month) // playlist
9 p.m. Cautious Clay (Electronic/R&B artist) // playlist