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Texas Music Matters

By: David Brown

Jim Eno of Spoon spills the beans on the end of a year long hiatus for one of Austin’s most acclaimed bands – as well as his work in the interim producing psychedelic gospel legends “The Relatives“.  Also, what’s at stake to make guitars more “green,” brand new music by Dale Watson, Ruthie Foster caught live, the weeks music news and lots of surprises on the next Texas Music Matters. Friday at noon and again at 11pm on KUTX 98.9, and Saturday morning at 11 right after ‘Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me’ on KUT 90.5.

Texas Music Matters

By: David Brown

In the beginning–there were no beards–nor fuzzy guitars.

After more than 4 decades, ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons gets set to revive the seminal Moving Sidewalks. Also: in the wake of the Newtown school shootings, NPR Music critic Ann Powers explores the healing force of a Natalie Maines recording. Plus, Iron and Wine caught live in Studio 1A, the week’s music news and more on the next edition of Texas Music Matters. You can listen to this week’s program below. Enjoy!

Texas Music Matters

By: David Brown

For the past several Decembers, we’ve passed around the microphones here at KUT, asking members of our staff to share their favorite holiday songs and the stories that go with them. We invite you to tune in for our ‘radio holiday card’ — it’s our annual all-staff holiday music special– on the next Texas Music Matters.

Texas Music Matters

By: David Brown

From the Moose Lodge to the Bergstrom International Airport, Austin is full of hidden music spaces. This week on Texas Music Matters the Austin Music Map takes us on a tour of the music venues that fly under the radar. All that and the weeks music news on the next edition of Texas Music Matters Friday at noon and Friday night at 11pm on KUT 90.5.

Texas Music Matters

By: David Brown

It’s been an historic year for KUT, and we have lots to be thankful for. On this week’s holiday edition of Texas Music Matters, we turn the spotlight on our new Studio 1A. Join Ryan Bingham, Alejandro Escovedo, The Heavy, Citizen Cope and many more great artists (plus some of the folks behind the scenes here at KUT) as we celebrate the crown jewel of our new home–and a new hub for live music in Austin. That’s on the next Texas Music Matters. Friday at noon and again Friday night at 11 on KUT 90.5.

Texas Music Matters

By: David Brown

On this week’s Texas Music Matters we celebrate the inaugural U.S. F1 Grand Prix in Austin with a musical tribute to the automobile. Texas has no shortage of car songs but with some help from our listeners and the staff here at KUT we narrowed them down the top 15 (or so) Texas songs about cars. Tune in Friday at noon or Friday night at 11pm for a special Texas Music Matters homage to internal combustion.

Texas Music Matters

By: David Brown

This week on Texas Music Matters we break in our brand new Session Studio at the Belo Center for New Media with some fresh faces and Austin originals. Also, we remember one of Austin’s most famous music fans, visit a modern day powwow, and new music from Aimee Bobruk. We’ll have all that plus the week’s music news on this edition of Texas Music Matters Friday at noon and Friday night at 11pm.