Central Texas top stories for January 3, 2025. Work begins this year on some of Austin’s busiest streets. Austin is moving forward with its plans to reopen parts of East 6th Street to cars. The number of people experiencing homelessness in Texas increased slightly over the past year. Austin music institution Waterloo Records will be relocating and changing ownership. Some local Austin businesses that closed in 2024. Residents looking to discard their holiday trees can drop them off at Zilker Park this weekend.
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This Song: John Prine (Rerun)
Beloved American singer-songwriter John Prine is on many people’s minds right now. He is currently in stable condition on a ventilator due to symptoms from COVID-19. Our hearts go out to him and his family. This episode, recorded live in 2018 at Waterloo records, is a testament to Prine’s creativity, kindness and generosity of spirit. In it, he explains how Bob Dylan’s “The Lonsesome Death of Hattie Carroll” changed his life and goes in-depth on his own songwriting process for his album “The Tree of Forgiveness.
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Watch to the full interview of John Prine’s This Song episode from KUTX’s Facebook page
This Song: Citizen Cope
Clarence Greenwood is Citizen Cope, an American singer-songwriter who has been making entrancing blends of rock and soul music since the early 2000’s.
In this episode Citizen Cope details how his emotional connections to legends such as Randy Newman and Trouble Funk aided his understanding of the powerful energy that music can have. Cope then goes on to discusses how his experiences of the last seven years — which include reconciling with his estranged father and becoming a parent himself — led him to the songs on his latest record “Heroin and Helicopters.”
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Check out Citizen Cope’s Tour Dates
Check out Citizen Cope’s new record Heroin and Helicopters
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This Song: Ethan Hawke and Ben Dickey
The new movie, BLAZE, about legendary singer and songwriter Blaze Foley, is in theatres now. Listen as Ethan Hawke and Ben Dickey describe why they love the music of Blaze Foley and what led them to make a movie about his life.
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This Song: Live at Waterloo Records with Israel Nash
Come to Waterloo Records on Thursday, August 30th at 5pm for a live taping of the This Song podcast with Israel Nash followed by an artist signing. Israel will talk about a song that changed his life, explore his brand new album, LIFTED, and provide an intimate look at his creative process.
Fueled by Lagunitas Brewing Co!
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This Song: John Prine Live at Waterloo Records 6.4.18
KUTX presents John Prine “This Song” Live Interview and In-Store Appearance Monday, June 4th at 2pm.
Come celebrate the release of John Prine‘s brand new album, Tree of Forgiveness with this special event.
The interview and performance will be from 2pm-3pm. John Prine will be signing records from 3-4pm
Purchase a copy of Tree of Forgiveness on CD or LP and receive one FREE priority admission wristband for the in-store. Did you already buy the CD or LP from Waterloo Records? Cool! Just bring it by the store to get your wristband. Subject to capacity!
KUTX will be streaming the interview on Facebook Live. Checkout the KUTX Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/kutxaustin/