Austin Music Minute

May 13, 2022

Saturday at Capt. Quackenbush’s

It’s your lucky day. No, for real. The AMM is giving you an early heads-up about a slammer this weekend in South Austin. Presenting the triple threat on one killer bill: ATX-based rap artist The Teeta, rapper/songwriter Wes Denzel (“Don’t Change” is featured on today’s AMM), and San Antonio rap artist (and YFM Records founder) […]

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May 12, 2022

THEBROSFRESH residency at C-Boy’s

New Orleans-born ATX duo THEBROSFRESH (yes, that would be The Brothers Fresh) is the creation of actual brothers Torrence and Thurman Thomas. Los hermanos Thomas actually grew up in the town of Geismar, LA, located just between NOLA and Baton Rouge, bringing a rich musical history they draw much of their inspiration from. But THEBROSFRESH […]

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May 11, 2022

Orquesta Akokán at Antone’s

Es la banda gigante, in every sense of the word. Recent KUTX Studio 1A guests Orquesta Akokán released 16 Rayos last year on Daptone Records, the sensational follow-up to their Grammy-nominated 2018 self-titled debut. These talented musicians from Havana and New York, numbering 12 in all (a cozy Studio 1A fit) and led by Cuban […]

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May 10, 2022

Little Mazarn residency at HITW

It’s mystical. Your mind is transported to very specific memories that Little Mazarn summons forth with a whisper. Through minimal instrumental arrangement, songwriter Lindsey Verrill and Jeff Johnston seem to evoke emotion with sensations of the natural world; it could be a soft breeze, a babbling brook, the crunch of the path beneath one’s feet, […]

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May 9, 2022

GARZA at 3Ten

GARZA produces an overall experience that isn’t simply a music performance. The multi-media sensory exploration is the brainchild of Rob Garza, one half of electronic duo Thievery Corporation, who wanted to experiment with a collaborative approach but expand it more broadly across musical genres and artistic expression. It’s an all-encompassing design, utilizing visual artists, producers, […]

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May 6, 2022

Celebrating the Life of Daniel Sahad

This was a difficult Austin Music Minute to produce. But here it is. Anyone who’s had the pleasure of knowing Daniel Sahad has at least one lovely memory to share, if not several. The multi-talented, charismatic front man of Nané had boundless energy, both onstage and off. His presence would instantly fill a room. And […]

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May 5, 2022

Santiago Jimenez, Jr. at Antone’s

If you, like your Austin Music Minute host, follow the adventures of one Garrett T. Capps, the San Antonio music man and Lonesome Rose proprietor who rolls Tex-Mex rock like no other, you’re very familiar with his genuine love of conjunto, Norteño and Tejano, and the pioneering artists who continue to inspire musicians of all […]

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May 4, 2022

Car Seat Headrest at Stubb’s

The AMM selected “Can’t Cool Me Down” from Carseat Headrest‘s Making A Door Less Open for today’s feature, but the band’s 2022 tour includes a limited CD release of two compilation collections, MADLO: Remixes and MADLO: Influences, available only at their shows. Car Seat Headrest brings their tour to Austin for a show tonight, Wednesday […]

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