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This Song: Leon Bridges // Cory Reinisch and Dustin Meyer of Harvest Thieves

In this episode of “This Song” Leon Bridges sits down with Art Levy and explains how hearing Gary Clark Jr’s  “Bright Lights” changed everything for him. Then Cory Reinisch and Dustin Meyer from Harvest Thieves talk about how Uncle Tupelo, Led Zeppelin and the Weary Boys showed them the importance of the song and that country and rock and roll need not be separated.

Listen to The Paul Ray Remembrance 

Check out the “This Song” episode featuring Gary Clark Jr.

Check out Harvest Thieves MyKUTX guest DJ set.

Download Harvest Thieves “Bob Dylan’s 78th Hangover” as part of the Song of the Day Feature

Watch the video for Harvest Thieves “Bob Dylan’s 78th Hangover”

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Matthew Logan Vasquez // Michael Kingcaid// Kevin Sekhani

In the week after the deaths of Paul Ray, David Bowie and Alan Rickman, “This Song” goes spiritual as Delta Spirit’s  Matthew Logan Vasquez explains how Bob Dylan’s  “To Ramona” helped him grapple with agnosticism. Then, Michael Kingcaid from What Made Milwaukee Famous explains why Queen and David Bowie’s “Under Pressure” showed him the importance of the Epic and former Austinite Kevin Sekhani talks about how hearing Bowie’s “Fame” made him feel feelings he hadn’t felt before.

Learn more about Paul Ray here and here.

Check out Matthew Logan Vasquez’s Studio 1A Performance

Download Matthew Logan Vasquez’s “Maria” as part of KUTX’s “Song of the Day” Feature

Watch the video for Under Pressure

Watch David Bowie’s video for Lazarus because it’s awesome.

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Shawnee Kilgore + Joss Whedon // Daisy O’connor

In this episode of “This Song,” musical partners Shawnee Kilgore  and Joss Whedon  explain how they’re inspired by Ani DiFranco, the Grateful Dead and each other.  And Daisy O’connor recalls how grudgingly going to see Gregory Alan Isakov perform in a friend’s living room changed the entire course of her life.

Check out “Big Giant Me” on iTunes

Check out the Kickstarter video that inspired Joss Whedon to reach out to Shawnee Kilgore.

Listen to Daisy O’connor’s Studio 1A Session

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This Song 2015

The “This Song” podcast Team is taking the holidays off, which means you can finally get caught up on the episodes you missed! You can listen to or download all the episodes listed below or go to iTunes and grab the episodes there. We’ve had fabulous time building this podcast, and we can’t wait to talk about more music in 2016.

Episode 21: Nels Cline and Julian Lage Listen in iTunes

Episode 20: Gary Clark Jr, Tameca Jones  Listen in iTunes

Episode 19: Twin Shadow, Michael Ramos  Listen in iTunes

Episode 18: Sylvan Esso, SIP SIP  Listen in iTunes

Episode 17: Oddisee, Mike Harmeier  Listen in iTunes

Episode 16: Thom Green of Alt-J, Ume  Listen in Itunes

Episode 15: Tame Impala, Mark Creaney  Listen in iTunes

Episode 14: Kelsey Wilson, Riders Against the Storm  Listen in iTunes

Episode 13: Glen Hansard, Gina Chavez  Listen in iTunes

Episode 12: Moving Panoramas  Listen in iTunes 

Episode 11: Holly Miranda, Johnny Goudie, David Ramirez  Listen in iTunes

Episode 10: Max Frost, Nakia  Listen in iTunes

Episode 9: Laura Marling, Todd Wolfson  Listen in iTunes

Episode 8: Crooks  Listen in iTunes

Episode 7: Brennen Leigh, Noel McKay, Lisa Pankratz Listen in iTunes

Episode 6: They Might Be Giants  Listen in iTunes

Episode 5: Toro y Moi, Gordon Moakes  Listen in iTunes

Episode 4: Hal Ketchum, Pokey LaFarge  Listen in iTunes

Episode 3: Magna Carda Listen in iTunes

Episode 2: Brian Beattie, Kathy McCarty, Ray Benson Listen in iTunes 

Episode 1: Mojo Nixon, Kat Edmonson and Aaron Behrens

 

Nels Cline // Julian Lage

In this episode of “This Song,” Wilco guitarist Nels Cline describes how John Coltrane’s Africa opened a door to an entire world of music he never knew existed and Julian Lage explains his attraction to the authentic interaction between Bill Evans and Jim Hall on “Undercurrent.”

Watch Nels Cline and Julian Lage perform “Calder” on Vuhaus.

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Gary Clark Jr // Tameca Jones

In this episode of  “This Song” Gary Clark Jr. explains how Tupac’s “Krazy” inspired him musically and lyrically. Along the way he gives insight into his  own writing process. Taylor Wallace talks to Tameca Jones about how seeing Otis Redding’s “Try a Little Tenderness” in the context of “Pretty in Pink” helped her set the tone for the way she wanted to approach music.

Start your exploration of the Work of Bob Ross!

Hear Tameca Jones Studio 1A Performance!

Watch Ducky perform ‘Try a Little Tenderness” from Pretty in Pink!

Check out Black Fret!

Twin Shadow // Michael Ramos

In this episode of “This Song”  Twin Shadow  explores the magic of  Bob Dylan’s song “Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands,” and keyboard player, producer and bandleader Michael Ramos  explains how Green Onions connects him to the people he loves.

Listen to this episode of This Song

 

See Twin Shadow perform “I’m Ready” on VuHaus

Listen to Michael Ramos’ guest DJ Set on MyKUTX

Visit the SIMS foundation website 

Visit Ian McLagan’s Website

Listen to Ian McLagan’s Studio 1A performance

Listen to Ian McLagan’s guest DJ set on My KUTX

Sylvan Esso // SIP SIP

In this episode of “This Song” Elizabeth McQueen sits down with Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn of  Sylvan Esso to talk about the joys of Soul Coughing.  Then, Taylor Wallace talks to Jack Anderson, Isaac Winburne and Andrew Fontenot of the band SIP SIP about their influences, which range from Kool and the Gang and Stevie Wonder, to Tool.

Hear SIP SIP Live in Studio 1A here

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Oddisee // Mike Harmeier of Mike and the Moonpies

In this episode of “This Song” Elizabeth McQueen talks to Oddisee about Marvin Gaye’s  “What’s Going On,” a song that taught him that music can serve both the body and the mind.  She also speaks to Mike Harmeier of Mike and the Moonpies  about how hearing records by Ryan Adams and Wilco at the right time in his life helped him broaden his ideas of what he could do with his music.

Check out Oddisee’s Studio 1A Performance

Download a live version of Oddisee’s song “That’s Love” from our “Song of the Day” Feature.

Check out the live performance of  “Contradictions Maze” on Vuhaus

Check out Mike and the Moonpies Studio 1A Performance

Download a live version of Mike and the Moonpies song “Say it Simply” from our “Song of the Day” Feature.”

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Thom Green of Alt-J // Ume

In this episode of “This Song” Elizabeth McQueen sits down with drummer/producer  Thom Green from Alt-J to discuss his musical influences from Nirvana to Yamaneko.  And the members of the band Ume each talk about a musical experience that helped them figure out what they wanted to accomplish with their music.

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Tame Impala // Mark Creaney of Sounds del Mar

In this episode of “This Song” Elizabeth McQueen sits down with Kevin Parker of Tame Impala to talk about how a Led Zeppelin song helped him see that rock and dance music weren’t necessarily separate from one another.  And Mark Creaney of Sounds del Mar explains how a live version of a song by the Band opened him up to the idea that he could put everything that he loved into his music.

See Sounds del Mar perform “Vidal Sassoon” live backstage at ACLfest on VuHaus.

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Kelsey Wilson of Wild Child // Riders Against the Storm

In this Episode of “This Song”  host Elizabeth McQueen sits down with Kelsey Wilson from Wild Child to talk about how a Nina Simone song taught her about the power of emotion and freedom in music. Then she talks with Qi and Chaka from Riders Against the Storm about the thematic power of Ibeyi’s “River,” and about their process behind their own remix of the song.

Hear Riders Against the Storms “River” Remix on Soundcloud

Download Riders Against the Storm’s “River” Remix as part of the KUTX Song of the Day feature

Hear the full version of Nina Simone’s “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to be Free.” Live from Montreux Jazz 1976

Hear Nina Simone talk about what freedom means to her.

See Wild Child’s Studio 1A performance

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Glen Hansard // Gina Chavez (Episode 13, 2015)

In this episode of “This Song” host Elizabeth McQueen sits down with  Glen Hansard  to talk about a song and an extraordinary experience around that song that made him know, for sure, that he would be a musician.  She also talks to Gina Chavez about a genre she heard in Argentina that hit her in the center of her being and helped her find her artistic voice.

Check out videos from Glen Hansard’s Studio 1A performance on Vu Haus.

Check out a video about the making of “Didn’t He Ramble.”

Check out Gina Chavez’s Tiny Desk Concert

Hear songs from Gina Chavez’s studio 1A performance.

Download a live version of her song  as part of our “Song of the Day Podcast.”

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Holly Miranda // Johnny Goudie // David Ramirez

In this episode of “This Song,” Taylor Wallace sits down with Holly Miranda to talk about how a song she heard as a teenager opened her up to being open. Elizabeth McQueen sits down with musician and “how did I get here”  host Johnny Goudie to hear about a song from his teens that made him long for longing. And KUTX  Artist of the month for August, David Ramirez, tells Elizabeth about a song he fell in love with in 4th grade that still inspires him today.

 Listen to Holly Miranda’s studio 1A performance here
Download her live version of “All I Want is to Be Your Girl” from our Song of the Day  podcast here.
Listen to Johhny Goudie’s podcast “how did I get here” here.
Listen to David Ramirez’s Studio 1A session here.
Download David Ramirez’s “Communion”  from our Song of the Day here podcast here. 
Listen to David Ramirez’s guest DJ set for the MyKUTX series here.
And check out our music satire feature “the Rabbit Hole” here.
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Max Frost // Nakia

In this episode of “This Song” host Elizabeth McQueen sits down with Max Frost and Nakia to talk about songs that helped them find their artistic voices.

You can hear Max Frost’s studio 1A Performance from June 6, 2015 here

You can see the video of Nakia singing with Sharon Jones here

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Laura Marling // Todd Wolfson

In this Episode of “This Song,” host Elizabeth McQueen sits down with singer-songwriter Laura Marling and photographer Todd Wolfson to talk about songs that gave them a greater understanding of freedom and transcendence.

You can hear Laura Marling’s Studio 1A performance here.

You can download Laura Marling’s cover of Towne’s Van Zandt’s “For the Sake of the Song” as part of our “Song of the Day” feature here.

You can check out the work of Todd V Wolfson here.

You can find out when the next Todd Family Music Series at Monkeynest Coffee is here.

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Crooks

In this episode of “This Song” Elizabeth McQueen sits down with most of the members of  the Austin outlaw country band Crooks. Guitar player Ryan Goebel, Trumpet and percussion player Doug Day, accordion player Anthony Ortiz Junior, drummer Joey Bybee and songwriter/guitar player Josh Mazor all talk about all the various influences they bring to their raucous mix of country, rock and conjunto.

Crooks have a new record out called Wildfire, and might be coming to your town to play a show!  You can check out their tour schedule here.

Listen to the Crooks live Studio 1A performance here.

You can download the live version of “Fork in the Road” here as part of our “Song of the Day” Series.  If you want a cool new song delivered to you daily you can subscribe to “Song of the Day” on iTunes here.

You can listen to the Crooks “My KUTX” guest DJ set here.

You can listen to the “Austin Music Minute” about the Crooks CD release party here.  And you can subscribe to the “Austin Music Minute” here.

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Brennen Leigh // Noel McKay // Lisa Pankratz

In this episode of “This Song” Elizabeth McQueen sits down with country music collaborators Brennen Leigh and Noel McKay to talk about musical experiences they had as kids that are still influencing their lives today. And she talks to drummer Lisa Pankratz about a classic song that inspires the way she approaches her music.

You can check out Brennen Leigh’s Indiegogo campaign for the project where she sings the songs of Lefty Frizzel here.

You can listen to the songs from Brennen Leigh and Noel McKay’s studio 1A Session here

You can listen to Noel McKay’s MyKUTX DJ set here.

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John Flansburgh and John Linnell of They Might Be Giants

This week guest interviewer Bill Childs, host of Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child,  sits down with John Flansburgh and John Linnell from They Might Be Giants to hear about the impact of the Batman theme and a evolving charm of a song from a record inspired by the Pogo cartoon. Along the way they also chat about kid record  collections and the power of riffs and lyrics.

Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child airs Sunday nights at 6pm on KUTX.

And here is the They Might Be Giants performance from May 14th, 2015 in Studio 1A.

For those you who want to hear the original Pussywillows version of Hillbilly Drummer Girl, here it is!

And here is the TMBG video of their version of “Whence that Wince.”

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