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June 28, 2022

Kalu & The Electric Joint: “Garden of Eden”

By: Jack Anderson

For the better part of the past decade, we’ve kept a close eye on Nigerian-born, Austin-based singer-guitarist Kalu James. James first caught our attention with intimate solo acoustic gigs at venues like the Cactus Café right around the release of his 2013 full-length The Offering: Flesh. After linking up with guitarist JT Holt, James co-founded Kalu & The Electric Joint, an ethno-funk, future-psych, blues-rock-soul group that quickly claimed the title as our November 2017 Artist of the Month. Since 2019, Kalu & The Electric Joint have been riding the current off their critically-acclaimed, feature-laden full band debut, Time Undone. But despite KEJ’s immense talent and some personnel changes, you simply can’t devote to a new album while you’re still touring the last one. Well it turns out that Kalu & The Electric Joint have been working on their next record, we just haven’t known about it. What we thought were three standalone tracks were actually the first entries into KEJ’s upcoming sophomore full-length, and today the group share its four lead single. Sporting a sparse arrangement of drums, synth, acoustic guitar, and vocals, “Garden of Eden” recaptures the concise, introspective songwriting that made us fall in love with Kalu in the first place. This beautiful tune comes alongside a music video directed by Barbara FG, who won Music Video of the Year for Sir Woman’s “Party City” at the most recent Austin Music Awards. So step into the garden whenever you’re ready, and if you want a one-of-a-kind concert experience, catch KEJ performing as “Kalu & The Acoustic Joint” on Friday, July 22nd at the 04 Center along with Ray Prim.

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March 28, 2024

Riders Against the Storm: “Black Girl Payday”

As Women’s History Month comes to a close this Sunday, we assure y’all that we’ll keep featuring the countless talented women of our fair city all year ’round. But March 2024 does end with a unique spectacle this weekend, thanks to a fierce feminine force who’s already left her historic mark on Austin’s steadily diversifying […]

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March 27, 2024

James Mastro: “The Face of the Sun”

It’s well-known that we here at KUTX have a soft spot for Alejandro Escovedo – a love affair that’s lasted far longer than we’ve even been a station. So it’s our due diligence to let you know that Señor Escovedo does have a new record entitled Echo Dancing dropping this weekend. That said, we’re not […]

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March 26, 2024

Nakia: “Thrill-O-Matic”

If you’re already planning out your weekend and want to offset the Sunday scaries with some fresh visuals, consider checking out a three-act bill that coincides with a music video premiere. The ringleader behind the affair is Nakia, the mononymous grifter of Austin’s vibrant blues scene. With only two records to his name at the […]

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March 25, 2024

Giulia Millanta: “I Dance My Way”

Few people are as effervescent about their passions than those from Florence. But we’re not talking about the tiny Texas town about half an hour north of here. No, we mean the Tuscan capital that gave us cultural heavyweights like Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo, Gucci, Cavalli, and more.Well, in a testament to “you can […]

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March 22, 2024

SPRINTS: “Literary Mind” (KUTX Live at Scholz Garten)

The taste-ranging genre gastronomy of our latest Scholz Garten lineup alone made it one for the books. And that A.M. affair simply couldn’t have been complete without SPRINTS. Because…yeah, the pairing of a Dublin four-piece – garage grit, post-punk precociousness, and all – against a full KUTX crowd at one of Texas’ oldest venues was […]

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March 21, 2024

Sinkane: “How Sweet Is Your Love” (KUTX Live at Scholz Garten)

We’re still recovering from the flood of foreign artists that turned our fair city (and Scholz Garten) into an international exhibition last week. And if that worldwide melting pot of genres is best embodied by any SXSW 2024 performer, multi-instrumentalist Ahmed Gallab definitely makes the short list. Born in London, Gallab spent a chunk of […]

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March 20, 2024

Kassa Overall: “Make My Way Back Home” (KUTX Live at Scholz Garten)

Shoutout to everyone who caught our Scholz Garten live series last week for SXSW, either in person or over the airwaves! But if you didn’t turn out or tune in, don’t fret; we’re taking the next few days to recap some key performances. Starting off today with Brooklyn’s Kassa Overall. This Grammy nominee is about […]

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March 19, 2024

ttt: “The Line” 

Just in the past year alone, there’s been an impressive (and welcome) rise of AAPI representation in Austin’s music scene, chiefly in the sector of R&B/pop/hip-hop. And we’re not just referring to promqueen, francene rouelle, or anyone else in that mHART roster. No, we’re talking about ttt, pronounced “Triple-T”. Vocalist-songwriter Trung Tran was born in […]

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