Austin Music Minute

November 26, 2021

Renewal

The entirety of Midlake‘s forthcoming release, For the Sake of Bethel Woods – its intimacy, fragility, and ultimately determined resolve – has the feel of a poignant scrapbook put together with tremendous care. The band chose to work with producer John Congleton as they gathered material for their fifth release, their first since Antiphon (2013), […]

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November 24, 2021

Postcards For You

It feels like a spiritual connection between the four multi-talented musicians, an otherworldly effervescence that gives one the sense that damn, these harmonies are meant to be. If you’re one of the lucky ones, and you’ve seen Ley Line perform in an intimate space – say, in KUTX’s Studio 1A, you know how enthralling the […]

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November 23, 2021

This Is Anastasia

Some say music is in the blood. But a steady inspo of power vibes from A Tribe Called Quest and Jay Z may also come into play. Anastasia Hera discovered her love of rap at a young age, so much so that she eagerly accepted the challenge her father gave her: Find the movement, rhythm […]

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November 22, 2021

Two Saviors

It had to be during the hottest time in New Orleans, a sweltering summer, but Buck Meek had his reasons. Producer Andrew Sarlo oversaw the conditions under which the band recorded Meek’s second LP, within an old Victorian home by the Mississippi River. The band recorded live to an 8-track tape machine, sans headphones. Just […]

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November 20, 2021

Self-Defined

This is not a song that’s easily covered. A 2019 article by musicologist/pianist Dr. Samantha Ege discussing her research for her own debut album Four Women: Music for Solo Piano by Price, Kaprálová, Bilsland and Bonds, Ege outlined her own exploration of the Nina Simone composition “Four Women.” Though controversy arose among some Black radio […]

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November 19, 2021

Spaceflight Saturday

Our buds from Spaceflight Records are taking over the stage at Central Machine Works this weekend. As you continue your artistic adventures along the Austin Studio Tour, make time to catch performances by Primo the Alien, Think No Think, Croy and The Boys, Wil Cope and The Dope, and Slomo Drags. The party starts at […]

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November 18, 2021

Ode To Loneliness

The self-titled debut LP from Buffalo Nichols is the music of a wandering soul – not necessarily lost, but there’s the intrigue over how the wanderer came to be. It’s a glimpse into the journey through unfamiliar terrain, the lone wolf with no place to stay, no one you know. It’s a reflection of Nichols’ […]

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November 17, 2021

Mind Music

Dynamic duo SIMS Foundation and Arlyn Studios present Music for the Mind, a livestream fundraiser in support of SIMS’ efforts to provide access to mental health care for the Austin music community. Lots of familiar faces in this line-up of all-Austin talent, including a solo set by Eric Burton (Black Pumas), Alejandro Escovedo, Tim Lopez, […]

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