Words On Music Archives - Page 2 of 31

Music NewsMar 22, 2022Mar 23, 2022

City department bumps up set pay for musicians it books. Other Austin agencies could follow suit.

Golden Dawn Arkestra will be one of the first bands […]

Courtesy Brandi Waller-Pace

Texas Standard, Words On MusicMar 22, 2022Mar 22, 2022

African American Roots Music Fest spotlights banjos, fiddles in Fort Worth

African-American music has roots deeper than we think.

Credit: Courtesy of the artist

NPR MusicMar 15, 2022Mar 15, 2022

Bonobo: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

Check out Bonobo’s NPR Tiny Desk Home Concert!

Cover for Me and Sister Bobbie: True Tales of the Family Band with Willie Nelson; Bobbie Nelson; David Ritz

RememberingMar 11, 2022Mar 14, 2022

Remembering Bobbie Nelson

She was his anchor, his rock. Raised, like her brother, […]

Music Matters, SXSWMar 11, 2022Mar 14, 2022

Are We Ready For SXSW?

SXSW Returns!

Photo Illustration by Estefania Mitre/NPR/Getty Images

NPR Music, Words On MusicMar 8, 2022Mar 8, 2022

Records That Changed Our Lives: How Kate Bush and Yoko Ono challenged us

Celebrate albums by Kate Bush and Yoko Ono that shaped […]

NPR MusicMar 2, 2022Mar 2, 2022

Half a century ago, Stevie Wonder defined what an ‘artist’s classic run’ could mean

March 2, 20225:00 AM ETHeard on Morning Edition It’s been called […]

Texas StandardMar 2, 2022Mar 2, 2022

Carson McHone wrote her latest album during ‘little slices’ of reflection time between tours

“Still Life” is a departure from her previous album

Music NewsFeb 14, 2022Feb 14, 2022

After ‘Texas Sun,’ Leon Bridges and Khruangbin seek solace on ‘Texas Moon’

Leon Bridges and rock band Khruangbin release new EP

Gilles Petard/Getty Images

RememberingFeb 10, 2022Feb 10, 2022

Betty Davis, funk pioneer and fashion icon, dies at 77

Funk musician Betty Davis dies at 77

Words On MusicFeb 8, 2022Feb 8, 2022

Mitski’s ‘Laurel Hell’ confronts the wild complexity of feeling

NPR | By Ann Powers Originally published February 2, 2022 6:00 […]

Words On MusicFeb 8, 2022Feb 8, 2022

Video Premiere: Mélat, “The Lesson”

Treat yourself to the swoon-worthy new video for Mélat’s song […]

Bloomberg via Getty Images

Music MattersFeb 3, 2022Feb 4, 2022

Solving The Spotify Conundrum

The streaming solution

Music MattersFeb 3, 2022Feb 3, 2022

Neil Young, Spotify, and the Streaming Dilemma

The streaming dilemma

Music NewsFeb 1, 2022Feb 1, 2022

Joe Rogan has responded to the protests against Spotify over his podcast

Spotify said Sunday that it will add COVID-19 content advisories

Words On MusicFeb 1, 2022Feb 1, 2022

Modern Nature, ‘Performance’

Modern Nature’s dynamic new song and video

Words On MusicJan 31, 2022Feb 1, 2022

Black History Month Profile: Kenny Dorham’s Backyard

Austin jazz club named after famous trumpeter

Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images

Music NewsJan 31, 2022Jan 31, 2022

Joni Mitchell joins Neil Young in protest against Spotify

Joni Mitchell removes her music from Spotify

Nathan Bernier / KUT

Music NewsJan 27, 2022Jun 23, 2022

An Austin developer wants to turn an old music venue into a new one. Neighbors are not sold.

A developer is seeking a zoning change to turn the […]

Music NewsJan 27, 2022Jun 23, 2022

Spotify removes Neil Young’s music after he objects to Joe Rogan’s podcast

Spotify has removed famed singer-songwriter Neil Young’s recordings from its […]

Words On MusicJan 25, 2022Feb 7, 2022

Backspins: New Looks At Classic Recordings

Classic music reissued as box sets

Gabriel C. Perez

Music NewsJan 22, 2022Jan 27, 2022

New mural featuring Daniel Johnston’s work to be unveiled on Hi, How Are You? Day

A new mural at the Contemporary Austin features images taken […]

Charles Dharapak/AP File Photo

RememberingJan 21, 2022Jun 23, 2022

Meat Loaf, Grammy-winning singer famous for ‘I’d Do Anything For Love,’ dies at 74

The Grammy-winning American singer and actor, has died at the […]

Jesse Grant/Getty Images for NAMM

RememberingJan 13, 2022Jan 13, 2022

Ronnie Spector of The Ronettes has died at age 78

Singer Ronnie Spector has died after a brief battle with […]