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NPR MusicSep 21, 2022Sep 21, 2022

The Uneasy Confessions of Alex G

‘God Save the Animals’ distills the songwriter’s eccentric style

Bobby Cochran/Courtesy of the artist

NPR MusicSep 20, 2022Sep 21, 2022

The Man From Everywhere

How Charley Crockett makes new music sound old

Todd Winters

RememberingSep 13, 2022Sep 13, 2022

Ramsey Lewis, the pop chart’s favorite jazz pianist, dies at 87

Jazz legend, Ramsey Lewis, dies at 87

Music MattersSep 8, 2022Sep 8, 2022

Genre-Defying Trumpeter and Composer Jaimie Branch Dies At 39

Hear A Tribute This Sunday, 9/11, at 9 a.m.

Music MattersAug 29, 2022Aug 30, 2022

Austin Music Professionals Roll Call

Deadline for the new Austin Music Census is September 9th

Studio 1A Sessions, Texas StandardAug 10, 2022Aug 10, 2022

Good Looks’ debut album ‘Bummer Year’ offers snapshots of life in Texas during challenging times

Texas Standard Interview and Studio 1A Performance

Music MattersAug 9, 2022Aug 9, 2022

Why do three major Austin venues share the same name?

Is Everything in Austin Named Moody?

Julia Reihs / KUT

KUT NewsJul 27, 2022Jul 27, 2022

Red River Cultural District looks to book its next leader and expand business

Nicole Klepadlo has been named interim executive director

Courtesy of the artist

Music MattersJul 21, 2022Jul 22, 2022

On ‘Doom Dub II,’ Austin’s Thor Harris Gives Doom A Dub Remix

Thor Harris releases “Doom Dub II”

Renee Dominguez / KUT

KUT NewsJul 21, 2022Jul 21, 2022

Sandlot baseball grows in Austin, attracting its own all-stars

Where rock stars play ball

Texas StandardJul 20, 2022Jul 20, 2022

‘He was from another world’: The legacy of Texas rock musician Roky Erickson

The famed psych rocker would have been 75

KUT NewsJul 20, 2022Jul 20, 2022

Austin calls on musicians to identify issues in the city’s famed music scene

Participate in the Austin Music Census by Aug. 15

Words On MusicJul 15, 2022Jul 15, 2022

Summer Spins

Cool new albums for summer listening

Texas Standard, Words On MusicJul 14, 2022Jul 14, 2022

New livestream showcases ‘the breadth and depth of Texas music’ 24/7

The Texas Music Experience, a service of KUTX 98.9 in […]

Texas StandardJun 21, 2022Jun 21, 2022

The case for Freddy Fender’s induction as first Hispanic member of Country Music Hall of Fame

Will the hall of fame induct the Rio Grande Valley […]

Music MattersJun 15, 2022Jun 16, 2022

How Austin’s Riders Against the Storm Came to Collaborate With South Africa’s BLK JKS

A chance SXSW meeting leads to a cross continent collaboration

Texas StandardJun 6, 2022Jun 6, 2022

Adrian Quesada conjures new grooves from bygone Latin beats on ‘Boleros Psicodélicos’

Quesada, half of Black Pumas, produced the album during the pandemic […]

Texas Standard, Words On MusicJun 1, 2022Jun 2, 2022

Almost 22 years after his death, DJ Screw’s contribution to Texas music stands the test of time

His voice is among the most influential in modern day […]

NPR Music, Words On MusicJun 1, 2022Jun 2, 2022

For Angel Olsen, the shortest distance between loss and love is a country song

Angel Olsen’s Big Time is big-hearted record that achieves thrilling grandiosity and […]

Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP

Music NewsMay 27, 2022May 27, 2022

Depeche Mode founding keyboardist Andy Fletcher dies at 60

Depeche Mode announced the death of founding member Fletcher

Music MattersMay 16, 2022Jun 2, 2022

John Doe Looks Back. Way Back.

Fables In A Foreign Land is a concept record set […]

Michael Minasi

Interviews, Music News, Sessions & InterviewsMay 11, 2022May 11, 2022

An Interview with Oblivion

Interview with Oblivion Access founders Dorian Domi & Dusty Brooks

Music NewsMay 3, 2022May 4, 2022

The Judds and Ray Charles join the Country Music Hall of Fame

Ray Charles and The Judds joined the Country Music Hall […]

Music NewsMay 3, 2022May 4, 2022

Talib Kweli on Black Star’s return: ‘We stand tall on the shoulders of our ancestors’

The first Black Star album was released in Sept. 1998 […]