This Song

July 5, 2018

This Song: Jake Lloyd

Austin Artist Jake Lloyd describes how hearing Tony! Toni! Tone!’s “Let’s Get Down” as a kid made him realize that he wanted to be a musician and describes what it’s like to be working as an artist in Austin’s burgeoning hip-hop and R&B scene.

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June 27, 2018

This Song: Ali Holder

On this episode, Austin singer/songwriter Ali Holder tells us how an Arcade Fire song helped her through a challenging medical diagnosis

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June 20, 2018

This Song: John Prine

John Prine describes what Bob Dylan’s “The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll,” taught him about songwriting and empathy, and explains why he had to sequester himself in a hotel to write for the new record, “The Tree of Forgiveness.”

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June 13, 2018

This Song: Miles Francis

Miles Francis describes how two very different songs, Prince’s “Let’s Pretend We’re Married” and The Beach Boys “Don’t Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder),” showed him how music can convey a range of feelings, and helped serve as a template for his own work.

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June 8, 2018

This Song: John Cusack

John Cusack how listening to The Clash’s “Armagideon Time” as a teenager opened him up both politically and musically and how he knew which songs to put in the movie “High Fidelity.”

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June 6, 2018

This Song: Brownout

Greg Gonzalez, bass player for Austin’s premiere Latin funk outfit Brownout describes how Anthrax’s version of “Bring the Noise” introduced him to Public Enemy, which in turn introduced him to the music of James Brown and ignited a lifelong love affair with funk music.

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June 4, 2018

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 […]

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May 30, 2018

This Song: Marmalakes

Chase Weinach, of the band Austin band Marmalakes, describes how hearing Rilo Kiley’s “A Better Son/Daughter” when he was going through a tough time in his mid-twenties helped him realize he was not alone.

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