Episodes
July 29, 2025
Somebody Someone: “The Light” [PREMIERE]
Beautiful melody and raw emotion blend seamlessly into the music of Austin’s Somebody Someone. The alt-indie singer-songwriter doesn’t create high-energy bangers so much as groovy moments, but standstill music all the same. On the new single “The Light,” written at a writer’s retreat out at the pastoral Sonic Ranch out in Tornillo, Texas, their lofty, […]
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July 22, 2025
Acapulco Lips: “Slowly Disappearing”
Seattle psych-surf trio Acapulco Lips have been hypnotizing the Pacific Northwest with their novel blend of surf-rock sounds mixed with old-school girl group bubblegum dazzle all smudged with psych and garage rock fuzz. Their new album Now stays true to the trio’s sound, but moves a full step forward, using thick wool instead of string […]
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July 9, 2025
The husband-and-wife duo Goldpine have been on quite a streak. The Nashvillians have made a name for themselves with accolades and opportunities that include winning the 2022 Rocky Mountain Songwriter contest, several invitations to perform at the Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion, performing the national anthem at a Kansas City Chiefs game, and that’s before […]
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June 27, 2025
“Why?” Life’s biggest question and, really, its most primal. It’s human nature in a word. Canadian, LA-based producer Mocky (credits include Feist and Moses Sumney, and sampled by GZA and Kanye), who has always been dedicated to curiosity and musical evolution, uses this question as the thesis for his new album Music Will Explain (Choir […]
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May 29, 2025
Dom Francis: “Leave Your Shoes At the Door”
A long journey led Dom Francis to Austin. Originally from the northeast, Francis went through a nomadic phase taking up temporary residence in Missouri, Pennsylvania, El Paso, and now Austin. Francis’s stories and experiences in those places, and the places themselves, have all found a place in Francis’s folk-rock-fueled songs. His previous EPs have led […]
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May 9, 2025
KUT Afternoon Newscast for May 9, 2025
Central Texas top stories for May 9, 2025. Lawyers say Austin woman whose U.S. citizen were deported with her have the right to return. Temporary fix for Travis County 4H program after Americorps cuts. Hays County Jail now has publicly accessible Narcan vending machine. Rain brings drought relief to some areas easy and northeast of […]
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March 23, 2025
Mike Jackson, pt. 2 (Ep. 17, 2025)
This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. concludes his conversation with Mike Jackson, Emmy and Tony Award-winning film, theater and television producer, host of the new podcast Why Not Me? and co-founder and managing partner with John Legend of Get Lifted Film Co., developing projects for major networks including […]
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March 14, 2025
If coffee house ambiance had the same moderately caffeinated energy their beverages do, that would illustrate the energy of Austin alt-pop artist Maxwell Knowles. The bouncing basslines, playful piano melodies, and his suave, baritone voice create a sound that’s interesting and comforting at the same time. Even with a song called “Monsters.” Knowles releases “Monsters” […]
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