Okkervil River is a band from Austin that continues to gain praise for its unique sound. Lead singer and songwriter Will Sheff and company are set to release a follow-up, or what some might call a continuation of their 2007 release, The Stage Names. It’s called The Stand-Ins, and will hit record stores on September 9th.
Former Chainsaw Kittens frontman, Tyson Meade, is performing this Saturday, and Brooklyn-based trio A Place To Bury Strangers is in town Sunday.
Wild Sweet Orange is a young four-piece band out of Birmingham, Alabama that specializes in thoughtful, catchy pop songs. They’ll be performing in KUT’s Studio 1A on Monday during Jay Trachtenberg’s show at 2pm.
This week’s Song of the Week is a tune called “House of Regret.”
5.) Willie N. & Wynton M./Two Men With The Blues (Down 1)
4.) Micky and the Motorcars (New This Week)
3.) Los Lonely Boys/Forgiven (Up 1 From Last Week)
2.) Grupo Fantasma/ Sonidos Gold (Down 1 From Last Week)
1.) Alejandro Escovedo/Real Animal (Up 1 From Last Week)
The Texas Top Five feature is based on album sales from the previous week as reported by Waterloo Records in Austin.
On this weeks Austin Music Unlimited: a live performance by The Hold Steady. Frontman Craig Finn goes on the record about an album that changed his life. Also, the hosts of public radio’s Sound Opinions join us for an unvarnished take on Lollapalooza. And a conversation with the King of Rock and Soul, Solomon Burke. All that plus the Texas Top Five and our Song of the Week when Texas Music Matters presents Austin Music Unlimited. Listen to the program again on our streaming player.
5.) Reckless Kelly/Bulletproof (Returning to the Charts)
4.) Los Lonely Boys/Forgiven (Dropped 1 From Last Week)
3.) Willie N. & Wynton M./Two Men With The Blues (Dropped 1 From Last Week)
2.) Alejandro Escovedo/Real Animal (Down 1 From Last Week)
1.) Grupo Fantasma/ Sonidos Gold (Up 3 From Last Week)
The Texas Top Five feature is based on album sales from the previous week as reported by Waterloo Records in Austin.
A conversation with Glen Campbell about his love of U2 and the Foo Fighters. Also, Ryan Adams talks about the craft of songwriting—as only Ryan Adams can. We’ll meet Austin breakout band Electric Touch as we preview this weekend’s Lollapalooza festival. KUT music director Jeff McCord reviews Carrie Rodriguez’ new album– plus the Texas Top Five, our Song of the Week and more when Texas Music Matters presents Austin Music Unlimited. Friday at noon right after the news on KUT 90.5.
5. Brothers and Sisters / Fortunately (New this week!)
4. Grupo Fantasma / Sonidos Gold (down 1 from last week)
3. Los Lonely Boys / Forgiven (down 1 from last week)
2. Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis / Two Men with the Blues (up 2)
1. Alejandro Escovedo / Real Animal
The Texas Top Five feature is based on album sales from the previous week as reported by Waterloo Records in Austin.
Coming up on Austin Music Unlimited: Will Johnson of Centromatic discusses the Austin-Denton connection, Billy Bob Thornton talks about his brush with Billy Gibbons, and Benjamin Cartel of indie folk-rockers Kaiser Cartel goes on the record about an album that changed his life: The Ramones’ Rocket to Russia. Also, a performance by Neil Young from the vaults of Austin City Limits, our Song of the Week, and more when Texas Music Matters presents Austin Music Unlimited. Hear it Friday during the noon hour right after the news on KUT 90.5.
Coming up on Austin Music Unlimited, Austin’s Ian McLagan predicts the reunion of his former band, The Faces. We’ll explore the influence of that British supergroup with critic Tom Erlewine of the All Music Guide. Also, James Hunter goes ‘On The Record’ about a song that changed his life. Plus, Austin City Limits producer Terry Lickona takes us backstage for Ben Folds’ controversial ACL taping. All that plus our Song of the Week and the Texas Top Five, when KUT’s Texas Music Matters presents Austin Music Unlimited. Hear it Friday right after the news at noon on KUT 90.5
