Austin Music Minute

July 14, 2021

Your Sweethearts

Your Austin Music Minute host knows that this is one not to miss. Two dreamboats on the same bill, baby, both superb songwriters and performers, and it’s all in one night – including a few surprises. Here are your show stars: Josh T. Pearson, former vocalist of the enigmatic Lift To Experience, now tearing it […]

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July 13, 2021

Voice Box

It’s alluring. And it belongs on your soundtrack, on repeat, when you can’t quite put that agonizing ache into words. Why Bonnie‘s Voice Box (Fat Possum Records) is the multi-layered, dreamy pop embodiment of catharsis. There’s an undeniable emotional release of Blair Howerton’s lyricism and luminous vocals. -Photo of Blair Howerton by John Bergin. Howerton […]

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July 12, 2021

Hycha Wy

What a killer premiere for Nemegata. Last year’s fiery debut LP Hycha Wy earned the Austin-based band rave reviews by none other than Rolling Stone senior editor David Fricke in a review he did for MOJO, praising the “power-trance trio” for their multifaceted roots grooves. Recorded by producer Beto Martinez (Prince, Brownout, Grupo Fantasma) and […]

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July 8, 2021

Reaching Authentic Essence

Lunar R.A.E. (née AbstractAmb, borne of musician Amber Baker) is the badass behind the drum set with Austin-based band Sir Woman. Her work also includes performing with Unknown Mortal Orchestra, and collaborating with bassist MonoNeon – no small coincidence he was one of the last musicians to work with Prince, FYI. Badass attracts badass. But […]

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July 7, 2021

More Good Vibes

This is how you do it. Keep the streams going with a winning bill. The summer edition of The Long Center’s Good Vibes Only music series presents yet another stellar performance, this time by perpetually dreamy pop masters Star Parks, recorded in the Rollins Studio Theater. -Photo courtesy of The Long Center’s Good Vibes Only […]

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July 6, 2021

Laying It Down

Since your Austin Music Minute host instantly became a big fan, the excitement is palpable. A couple of months ago on the ol’ Instagram, Adrian Quesada‘s Electric Deluxe Recorders posted a couple of behind-the-scenes shots of  Buffalo Nichols (Carl Nichols) recording some tracks with drummer Brannen Temple and engineer Aaron Glemboski (Redbeard Productions). This is […]

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July 5, 2021

Surrealist Archeologist

The AMM has a couple of (very abridged) definitions to give you some perspective on today’s featured artist. First, there’s archeology, stories from the excavation and analysis of various objects; and surrealism, creativity stemming from the unconscious mind. In a way, renown cellist and songwriter Helen Gillet applies both to her work as a self-described […]

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July 3, 2021

July 4th Weekend Shows

Your AMM has a few live music picks for your July 4th weekend. Including all of this awesomeness: –Mic Check Live, today at The Far Out Lounge and Stage, 8504 S. Congress Ave., with The Bright Light Social Hour, Buffalo Hunt, Tameca Jones, Tele Novella, Urban Heat, Sour Bridges, Harvest Thieves, Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol, […]

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