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MICHAEL GOTTSCHALK

RememberingMay 24, 2023May 24, 2023

Tina Turner, rock and roll icon, dead at 83

Tina Turner, a soul and rock powerhouse has died at the age of 83

Best Thing I Heard This WeekMay 23, 2023May 24, 2023

Blur – The Narcissist

Each week during Left of the Dial, KUTX Music Director, Rick McNulty shares the best song he heard this […]

NPR MusicMay 23, 2023May 23, 2023

Kurt Cobain’s broken guitar sells for nearly $600,000

Kurt Cobain’s smashed Fender Stratocaster sold for nearly $600,000 at auction.

Texas StandardMay 19, 2023May 24, 2023

Fatherhood’s late-night lullabies inspire hushed sound of Robert Ellis’ ‘Yesterday’s News’

NPR MusicMay 16, 2023May 16, 2023

Announcing the winner of the 2023 Tiny Desk Contest

NPR announces the 2023 Tiny Desk Winner

Best Thing I Heard This WeekMay 16, 2023May 16, 2023

Haiku Hands – “Nunchucka”

Imagine if Wet Leg grew up in the land of Oz and were exactly 1.5 times weirder.

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Texas StandardMay 10, 2023May 10, 2023

Go-Go’s bassist Kathy Valentine celebrates the band’s music in a new way on stage

Texas Standard | By Laura Rice | May 9, 2023 2:16 PM CDT Kathy Valentine didn’t know how to play the […]

Best Thing I Heard This WeekMay 9, 2023

Bridge Farmers “Street Needles”

Bridge Farmers latest release, Cosmic Trigger arrives May 19th and it will be the heaviest thing you’ve heard all […]

Photo Illustration by Jackie Lay/NPR/The Associated Press

NPR MusicMay 5, 2023May 5, 2023

40 Songs From 40 Years Of ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic

On the anniversary of his 1983 self-titled debut, we rank his greatest bits

Gabriel C. Pérez / KUT

KUT NewsMay 5, 2023May 5, 2023

‘We’re gonna blow up the Drum’: Frank Erwin Center finally gets a demolition timeline

UT’s Board of Regents voted to tear down the Frank Erwin Center.

John Minchillo/AP

NPR MusicMay 5, 2023May 5, 2023

Jury finds that Ed Sheeran didn’t copy Marvin Gaye classic ‘Let’s Get It On’

Ed Sheeran found not guilty of stealing Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On”

Music Matters, Studio 1A SessionsMay 5, 2023May 5, 2023

The New Pornographers Continue As A Guest

The New Pornographers in Studio 1A. Plus, a conversation with songwriter AC Newman.

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NPR MusicMay 4, 2023May 4, 2023

2023 Rock Hall inductees include Kate Bush, Willie Nelson and Missy Elliott

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductees of 2023!

Best Thing I Heard This WeekMay 3, 2023May 3, 2023

Paul McCartney “Check My Machine”

Paul Carrubba reevaluates “Check My Machine” from one of Paul McCartney’s most loathed records.

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NPR Music, RememberingMay 2, 2023May 2, 2023

Gordon Lightfoot, Canadian folk legend, dies at 84

NPR | By Neda Ulaby / Published May 1, 2023 at 10:25 PM ET Canadian folk-rock icon Gordon Lightfoot has died at […]

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NPR MusicMay 1, 2023

Neil Young and Snoop Dogg joined Willie Nelson on stage for a 90th birthday concert

NPR | By The Associated Press / Published April 30, 2023 at 7:51 AM ET LOS ANGELES — “Are there any more […]

NPR MusicMay 1, 2023May 1, 2023

Cuco: Tiny Desk Concert

Cuco performs at Tiny Desk!

Casey Lee

Texas StandardMay 1, 2023May 1, 2023

‘A magical night’ becomes a recorded tribute to Willie Nelson for his 90th birthday

Celebrating Willie with a musical tribute!

KUT

KUT NewsMay 1, 2023May 1, 2023

Always on our minds: Austin celebrates 90 years of Willie Nelson

Some of our listener’s favorite Willie memories!

Patricia Lim

Music Matters, Studio 1A SessionsApr 27, 2023Apr 27, 2023

A Career On Hold

Kalu & the Electric Joint Re-emerge with ‘Garden Of Eden.’ Watch them in Studio 1A!

Gabriel C. Pérez / KUT

KUT NewsApr 27, 2023Apr 27, 2023

What does Willie Nelson mean to you? Share your stories ahead of his 90th birthday.

Willie Nelson performs at his annual Fourth of July picnic at the Circuit of the Americas outside Austin in […]

Best Thing I Heard This WeekApr 26, 2023Apr 27, 2023

Eagles of Death Metal “God of Thunder”

Eagles of Death Metal with a blistering cover of one the most ridiculous songs in the KISS canon.

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NPR MusicApr 25, 2023Apr 25, 2023

Embracing the primal, letting it out and letting go at music festivals

Sharing the love of falling for music festivals

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NPR MusicApr 25, 2023Apr 25, 2023

When you realize your favorite new song was written and performed by … AI

How can this new tech be used responsibly in the music industry?