Song of the DayNov 26, 2014Nov 24, 2014 Ethan Azarian & Jeff Johnston: “Never Slow Down” Local luminaries Ethan Azarian and Jeff Johnston retreated to a Vermont farmhouse to create their first album together. Download […]
Song of the DayNov 25, 2014Nov 20, 2014 Magna Carda: “Game Like Jimmy” Magna Carda’s laid-back vibe masks a rapidly evolving Austin group. The hip-hop outfit returns with the swaggering “Game Like […]
Song of the DayNov 24, 2014Nov 19, 2014 Springtime Carnivore: “Name On A Matchbook” Springtime Carnivore is the solo project for Greta Morgan, who throws her pop songwriting into a psychedelic house of […]
Song of the DayNov 21, 2014Nov 18, 2014 Blitzen Trapper: “To Be Young (Is To Be Sad, Is To Be High)” Chicago’s Bloodshot Records celebrates twenty years of alternative country with a compilation of covers, ranging from Andrew Bird to […]
Song of the DayNov 20, 2014Nov 17, 2014 The Vaselines: “One Lost Year” Even with Kurt Cobain calling them his favorite band, the Scottish duo the Vaselines still stayed out of the […]
Song of the DayNov 19, 2014Nov 17, 2014 Cold Specks: “Living Signs” Cold Specks are pitched somewhere between coldness and warmth–“doom soul” as they describe it. Download a live version of […]
Song of the DayNov 18, 2014Nov 19, 2014 The Budos Band: “Burnt Offering” “Burnt Offering” pays homage to the kind of psychedelic metal you can find in the dollar bin of your […]
Song of the DayNov 17, 2014Nov 12, 2014 Justin Townes Earle: “Burning Pictures” So many love songs–especially country ones–lay the blame at the feet of women. It’s refreshing to see a man […]
Song of the DayNov 14, 2014Nov 11, 2014 Quinn DeVeaux: “Left This Town” San Francisco’s Quinn DeVeaux pulls into the Whip In tonight with a mix of country, soul, gospel, and jazz. […]
Song of the DayNov 13, 2014Nov 20, 2014 I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness: “Faust” Eight years after their buzzed-about debut, Austin’s I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness returns, ready to reclaim the […]
Song of the DayNov 12, 2014Nov 10, 2014 A. Sinclair: “How Many Ways” A. Sinclair is a longtime local band that’s now confidently stepping out of the shadows, and the group is […]
Song of the DayNov 11, 2014Oct 13, 2021 J Mascis: “Every Morning” While he’s known for his guitar shredding style, Dinosaur Jr. frontman J Mascis showed us he’s just as good […]
Song of the DayNov 10, 2014Oct 13, 2021 Courtney Barnett: “Avant Gardener” Don’t let Courtney Barnett’s slacker persona fool you. She’s an electrifying artist, as she proved with a noisy set […]
Song of the DayNov 7, 2014Oct 13, 2021 Tinariwen: “Tenere Sastanakan” Fun Fun Fun Fest kicks off today, and we’re turning the spotlight on one of the more unusual bands […]
Song of the DayNov 6, 2014Oct 13, 2021 First Aid Kit: “Emmylou” All this week, we’re counting down to Fun Fun Fun Fest 2014. Today the spotlight’s on First Aid Kit, […]
Song of the DayNov 5, 2014Oct 13, 2021 Spider Bags: “Summer Of ’79” All this week, we’re counting down to Fun Fun Fun Fest. North Carolina’s Spider Bags brings its bar-band chaos […]
Song of the DayNov 4, 2014Oct 13, 2021 Good Field: “These Dreams” We’re counting down to Fun Fun Fun Fest, and today we’re turning the spotlight on Austin’s Good Field. Their […]
Song of the DayNov 3, 2014Oct 13, 2021 Angel Olsen: “High & Wild” All this week, we’re counting down to Fun Fun Fun Fest with a song of the day spotlight. We’re […]
Song of the DayOct 31, 2014Oct 28, 2014 Brown Sabbath: “N.I.B” Austin’s Brownout dons the Brown Sabbath disguise tonight with a show at the Belmont, but as they proved in […]
Song of the DayOct 30, 2014Oct 13, 2021 My KUTX: FFF Fest 9 It’s that time of year again! Fun Fun Fun Fest is right around the corner, complete with a killer […]
Song of the DayOct 30, 2014Oct 31, 2014 Saintseneca: “Passionate Kisses” Ohio’s Saintseneca returns with a cover showing off an influence we Austinites can all get behind: Lucinda Williams. Download […]
Song of the DayOct 29, 2014Oct 28, 2014 Nude Beach: “For You” Roky Erickson tour mates Nude Beach return with a huge double album, drawing a line from the Byrds to […]
Song of the DayOct 28, 2014Oct 27, 2014 JD McPherson: “Fire Bug” JD McPherson brings punk-rock energy to his rockabilly. Download “Fire Bug,” caught live in Studio 1A!
Song of the DayOct 27, 2014Oct 23, 2014 Mike Doughty: “Light Will Keep Your Heart Beating In The Future” Former Soul Coughing frontman Mike Doughty explores folk and hip-hop on his new solo album, but in our Studio […]