Words On Music

The Fun Fun Fun Fest guessing game; Music Television to show…music? MMJ hosts One Big Holiday. This is your […]

Mumford & Sons shows postponed; Melvins snag Austin bassist for 30th anniversary tour; Okkervil River spell out new album […]

Punk rock loses an originator; Opera composer John Paul Jones; Omar Rodríguez-López going “alternative pop.” This is your SoundCheck.

UTOPIA artists released via GPS; Auditorium Shores getting a makeover; Can music make you a better driver? This is […]

Modest Mouse put Europe on the back burner; Brian Wilson and friends in studio; The scent of Father John […]

George Clinton’s memoir; Jim Morrison’s influence on science; Divine Fits drop new tracks. This is your SoundCheck.

‘Flash Harry’ features Ringo and Lennon; Sub Pop co-founder’s diagnosis; ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart,’ the game. This is […]

Court Yard Hounds have new perspective; A ‘Yestival’ is born; Sharon Jones postpones album and tour. This is your […]

Artists line up to support Cactus; World class classical comes to Houston; New Austin only music fest. This is […]

Patty Griffin tops Texas top 5; TuneIn reports over a billion hours of listening; Velvet Underground and Warhol’s banana […]

Elvis’ unexpected partnership; What’s the #1 Festival value? Not In the Face heading to Canada. This is your SoundCheck.

Mumford booted from number one; Destiny’s Child technically reunite; Valentine sues Go-Go’s. This is your SoundCheck.

Kanye shut down in Houston; Guitar Center unionizes; Christopher Lee goes full metal. This is your SoundCheck.

Austin musicians rally for Nick Curran; Fixing ticket prices. This is your SoundCheck.

Austin musicians support their advocates; Presidential honors for Carole King; McCartney pushes for Russian band release. This is your […]

Timbaland invests in Austin tech; Spiders from Mars bassist, passes; Joe Ely finishing new book. This is your SoundCheck.

Greezy Wheels fiddler in cancer fight; The return of Explosions in the Sky; Stones’ sax man gets his own […]

Grim Prognosis for Pogues Guitarist; Kat Edmonson Reveals DIY Secrets; Beatles’ Guitar Goes for Nearly Half-Million. This is your […]

An ACL Hall of Fame; MMJ looking for a recording studio; Study shows best music for break-ups. This is […]

Mars Volta’s Bixler-Zavala has a new band- Zavalaz; Seeker’s singer suffers brain hemorrhage; REM bassist says reunion is unlikely. […]

Aretha Franklin cancels shows; Singing across the Rio Grande; Indie rockers pay tribute to Lee Hazlewood. This is your […]

Grupo Fantasma’s co-founder leaves; Macklemore and Ryan Lewis make Billboard history; Willie gets an honorary degree. This is your Soundcheck.

Houston-born Walker Lukens is bucking the trend and science proves that musicians get the girls. This is your Soundcheck.