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Words On MusicDec 8, 2022Dec 8, 2022

CPR on R’n’R

Over the past 30 years, the rising domination of pop […]

Jenna Cockburn

Remembering, Texas StandardDec 8, 2022Dec 8, 2022

Remembering Jo Carol Pierce, the ‘Patti Smith of West Texas’

Rmembering the “Patti Smith of West Texas,” Jo Carol Pierce

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NPR MusicDec 7, 2022Dec 7, 2022

The 10 Best Rock Albums of 2022

NPR Music Picks their top 10 rock albums of 2022

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NPR MusicDec 7, 2022Dec 7, 2022

The 20 Best R&B Albums of 2022

NPR Music Picks their top 20 R&B albums of 2022

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Features, Words On MusicDec 6, 2022Dec 8, 2022

Our Favorite Austin Songs of 2022

Our top Austin-based songs from 2022!

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Features, Words On MusicDec 5, 2022Dec 6, 2022

Our Favorite Songs of 2022

The KUTX Staff pick their favorites from 2022

Music Matters, Studio 1A SessionsDec 1, 2022Dec 1, 2022

Melissa Carper’s Emotional Wanderings

Melissa Carper continues to explore on her terms.

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RememberingDec 1, 2022Dec 1, 2022

Fleetwood Mac singer-songwriter Christine McVie dies at 79

Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac passed on Wednesday at 79.

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Music NewsNov 18, 2022Nov 18, 2022

‘Weird Al’ Yankovic wants to ‘bring sexy back’ to the accordion

Al Yankovic — aka the parody artist known as “Weird Al” […]

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Music News, NPR MusicNov 18, 2022Nov 18, 2022

The Taylor Swift ticket fiasco is refocusing a spotlight on Ticketmaster’s dominance

Taylor Swift, pictured at the 2022 MTV VMAs in August, […]

Music Matters, Studio 1A SessionsNov 17, 2022Dec 1, 2022

Mobley’s New Adventure : How his new album finds art in havoc

Mobley brings “Cry Havoc” to Studio 1A

NPR MusicNov 16, 2022Nov 16, 2022

There’s still no one like Santigold

There’s still no one like Santigold.

NPR MusicNov 14, 2022Nov 14, 2022

Dolly Parton gets $100 million from Jeff Bezos to spend on charity

Country’s sweetest philanthropist receives $100 million from Jeff Bezos

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NPR Music, RememberingNov 7, 2022Nov 7, 2022

Mimi Parker, Vocalist and Drummer of Minimalist Rock Band Low, Has Died

The drummer for Low has passed away at 55

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Interviews, Music MattersNov 3, 2022Nov 4, 2022

Deconstructing Spoon

Spoon’s newest gets the dub treatment

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Music News, RememberingNov 2, 2022Nov 2, 2022

Takeoff, member of Atlanta rap group Migos, has died at 28

The rapper Takeoff, one-third of the dynamic Atlanta rap group […]

Nashan Photographers

Texas StandardOct 31, 2022Oct 31, 2022

‘Texas is just in me’: Americana legend Robert Earl Keen reflects on retiring from touring after 41 years

Robert Earl Keen reflects on retiring from touring

Interviews, Texas StandardOct 17, 2022Oct 17, 2022

Musician Margo Price writes about lean times on the way up in new memoir

“It was a lot of fun because we had each […]

Arius

KUT NewsOct 14, 2022Oct 14, 2022

“The Groove Temple” brings deep house music to KUTX 98.9

Tune in to KUTX’s newest show!

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KUT NewsOct 12, 2022Oct 12, 2022

Fifty years in the making, Robert Hunter’s violin finally finds its voice

Ever since he was a young man, Robert loved to […]

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NPR MusicOct 6, 2022Oct 6, 2022

Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ ‘Cool It Down’ is an exhilarating yet unhurried return

Cool It Down, the first new record from Yeah Yeah […]

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RememberingOct 4, 2022Oct 4, 2022

Loretta Lynn, country music icon, has died at 90

Loretta Lynn died today at her home in Tennessee

RememberingSep 29, 2022Sep 29, 2022

The Rapper Coolio Has Died at 59

Coolio, the rapper who was among hip-hop’s biggest names of […]

Music NewsSep 28, 2022Sep 28, 2022

Lizzo played James Madison’s crystal flute onstage in D.C., proving history rocks

Lizzo plays President James Madison’s crystal flute in the flute […]