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September 12, 2018

Eleanor Friedberger: “Everything”

By: Jack Anderson

If you’re only familiar with Eleanor Friedberger as the subject of “Eleanor Put Your Boots On” by Franz Ferdinand and “Anything You Want” by Spoon, it’s time to catch up! After eleven years and nine albums alongside her brother in Brooklyn indie rock duo Fiery Furnaces, it only took two months for Friedberger to release her first solo record in 2011, and she’s been building up her brand ever since.
2018 witnessed the release of Friedberger’s fourth solo effort, Rebound – an album inspired by a recent immersive trip to Greece and arguably her finest work to date. Speaking of trips, Friedberger is waist deep in a multi-month international tour continuing next week in the Lone Star State! She’ll be playing at 3TEN ACL Live next Wednesday and warming up earlier that afternoon with a live Studio 1A performance. If you’ve got a few hours at hand, dive into Friedberger’s diverse discography, starting with Rebound‘s lead single, “Everything”!

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March 3, 2025

Pink Must: “Morphe Sun”

When a project is born from a mutual love of PJ Harvey, you know I’m all in. Pink Must began with this love shared from half a country away, but once Mari Maurice Rubio and Lynn Avery, better known as More Eaze and Iceblink respectively, were both located in Brooklyn, it was game on. As […]

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February 28, 2025

Illiterate Light: “Payphone”

The Ohio duo Illiterate Light  have been making music together for a decade: starting from humble pastoral beginnings making music while working on a farm in the Shenandoah Valle, to their latest album Arches, which saw the band splitting time between Ohio and Hollywood’s Sunset Sound, a room formerly graced by Bob Dylan and Paul […]

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February 27, 2025

Marlei Dismuke: “Fantasy”

Born in Houston, partially raised in Plano, and now an Austin resident, Marlei Dismuke has been writing and performing music since she started piano lessons at age five. Writing songs for her brothers turned into composing music for family musicals complete with choreography, and eventually truly honing her craft in high school and college, performing […]

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February 26, 2025

Anastasia Hera: “Ambitions” (Live in Studio 1A)

Austin’s Anastasia Hera has been blending her brand of rap and R&B for almost fifteen years. In addition to releasing her own solo work, leading her group Anastasia and the Heroes, and putting her mark on various other projects, she’s also the founder of CAKE (Creativity, Abundance, Knowledge, Education), a non-profit empowering and educating women […]

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February 25, 2025

Wabi Sabi and the Sweet Littles: “Nile Walk”

Austin’s Sam Hernandez has always seen life through a different prism. Colors, textures, and the planes of reality are subjective and mere suggestions. Influenced by the bubbly music of the 50s and 60s as well as an early penchant for Jim Henson and his muppets, Hernandez writes lovely songs to capture a familiar but not […]

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February 24, 2025

Donnel McLohon: “Serenata”

Austin’s Donnel McLohon, founder of the storytelling blog the Austin Bluebonnet, has it down when it comes to great singer-songwriter tunes knotched-up with soft, catchy hooks, but on his debut EP You Were Adored, he held some space to push his boundaries, write on pure instinct, and let the music flow. That track is “Serenata,” […]

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February 24, 2025

Jane Ellen Bryant: “My Corner of the World”

When I think of Jane Ellen Bryant, the first thing that comes to mind is her vocal tool box. She’s not just a great singer; the control she has over her voice and the tricks she’s able to do with it are show stopping. She’s shows off this mastery in both the dance pop duo […]

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February 24, 2025

Craig Finn: “People of Substance”

Since the early 90’s, years before the Hold Steady was a twinkle in his eye, Craig Finn has been laying down his legacy. Now over 20 albums deep into his discography, he’s set to release his 6th solo album Always Been this April. Finn calls Always Been his most narrative album to date, dropping into […]

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