Austin Music Minute

September 9, 2022

Eastside Royalty

Eastside Kings was the title Eddie Stout gave to a collection of recordings of mostly unknown African-American blues artists from Austin, released in 1999 on Dialtone Records. It would be one of several recordings like it highlighting extremely talented local blues artists who were mostly under the radar, including Willie Sampson, Clarence Pierce, Little Joe […]

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September 8, 2022

New Red River Digs

It’s a big deal for Eastside hang The 13th Floor to make their big move because it definitely means a bigger space. The previous extra-cozy spot on E. 12th sometimes felt it was barely the width of a shoebox, but the gang hosted many a badass party, performance and DJ night there. It was a […]

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September 7, 2022

Dream In Blue

Seriously, the first track on The Ocean Blue‘s self-titled 1989 debut on Sire Records was the – hook. The opening chords of “Between Something and Nothing” (featured on today’s AMM) lead into not only one of the defining moments of dream pop as we know it, but it’s also this…mood. This cloudy-sky, blustery-wind, lonely-walk broody […]

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September 6, 2022

Polite Society

Tonight is night two of LA punk OG’s Circle Jerks taking over the stage at Mohawk. That’s two nights in Austin on the band’s first tour in over 15 years, and the hardcore fans are here for it. This is a band that paved the way, and have one hell of a legacy to prove […]

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September 5, 2022

Thieves’ Tales

Each tale on Alex Dupree‘s latest album reveals the hustler and the con, the man behind the curtain, a series of illusions kept alive mostly out of survival. And every character is unable to cope with the dose of reality they’ve been dealt. Thieves itself was born from Dupree’s own challenges and struggles, and in […]

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September 3, 2022

Annihilate

Getting right to the point: This is one of those Saturday night blow-outs where you’re left reeling with, “WHAT THE HELL JUST HIT ME?” searing through your brain. In other words, it’s gonna be awesome tonight, Saturday Sept. 3, at Hotel Vegas. The evening begins with what KUTX Song of the Day producer Jack Anderson […]

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September 2, 2022

Loving In Stereo

Quick note, listener: Today, your AMM host erroneously referred to Jungle”s album Loving In Stereo as “Living…” Deepest apologies for the incorrect mention. Let’s proceed. Josh Lloyd-Watson and Tom McFarland wrote and recorded Jungle‘s 2021 LP Loving In Stereo during the height of the pandemic, while in lockdown. The West London duo had hopes of […]

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September 1, 2022

The Coolest

Heads up, hoodlum. You need this dose of ridiculously cool music that you’ll find at The Ballroom tomorrow night, Friday Sept. 2. Just think: Chaos. Recklessness. Deviant. Loud. You know. All the stuff that’s good for you. Welcome to the coolest thing you’ve never seen. Or maybe you have experienced the glorious trash/glam punk party […]

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