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To put it simply, Ida Mae has some serious chemistry. The blues-roots husband-and-wife duo has recently been added to Greta Van Fleet’s tour and their debut album Chasing Lights is out early next month.
And if that’s not enough oomph for you, check this out; Ida Mae’s lead single from Chasing Lights features the one and only Dweezil Zappa on guitar. Wiggle on into the weekend and spark the fuse on your new favorite band right now with, “Boom Boom Boom”!
January 24, 2025
Kirk Smith has been kicking around Austin and our airwaves for some time, and last Friday he released “Julian.” “Julian” opens with a melancholy, bossa nova shuffle, setting the stage for a worried heart. But it’s not love, it’s sadness for someone you watched from afar decades ago. Lamenting the tale of a John Bender […]
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January 23, 2025
The imagery of rebirth and change in winter might be the only thing you remember from your Robert Frost lesson in English class, so let’s go back to school and compose a short essay on the significance of featuring this song during this season. Just kidding. Austin’s Futon Blonde have spent the last decade making […]
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January 22, 2025
Yes Sir, No Sir: “Spiritus Heist”
Get a preview of this Austin quartet’s sophomore album, out Friday.
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January 21, 2025
It’s cold, man! I hope you’re hunkered down with your comfort food of choice because this song is serving fireside umami. Austin quintet Cast of Thousands released their EP Useful People earlier this month, and weather like today, where you may be bending your ear a little closer to the radio, calls for a little […]
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January 20, 2025
Geto Gala: “Homerun Derby” (Live In Studio 1A)
We revisit our November 2024 Artist of the Month’s recent Studio 1A session after they received a $10,000 grant at Saturday’s Sonic Guild Ball.
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January 17, 2025
There’s a slight, but unlikely chance you haven’t been turned-on yet to the Austin country trio Next of Kin, but you’re certainly familiar with the work of its members: Lili Hickman, Madison Baker, and Caelin. As impressive as these three are in their own right, together they are transcendent. It’s not just the gut-stirring, deeply […]
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January 16, 2025
Parker Woodland: “The Reckoning (Last Sunset Remix)”
We’re halfway through Love Austin Music Month, so let’s check-in. How have you shown your love for Austin music so far? If you’re feeling behind, fear not, here are two opportunities to get your live music fix pronto. Austin power trio Parker Woodland have never shied away from expressing their discontent with the world, sometimes […]
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January 15, 2025
Hip-hop, like any genre, can serve many purposes: not only can it grip your soul with stories of regular people trying to make a living in their country that’s been institutionally designed to work against them, but it can also grip your soul in a soft way, with a mantra: a meditation on a promise. […]
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