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Love Austin Music Month may be wrapping up this week, but KUTX shows the love for Austin artists all year round. And today, AMM kudos go to dream folk outfit Half Dream. Recently announced as an official SXSW artist for 2023, Half Dream also has a new album on the way, with a new music […]

Time for the shreds. Turn it up. Doom it up. Sludge it up. Make it heavy. KUTX Artist of the Month alum, longtime AMM fave and embodiment of heaviosity (that should be a word) The Well is today’s featured badass band, as we cruise into the remaining days of Love Austin Music Month. The trio […]

For the AMM, it started with the self-titled 2018 release by Pleasure Venom. Kick it off with opener “Hive” at earsplitting volume (though “I Can’t Find My Black Lipstick” is essential GRWM music). It’s a peek into the beginnings of a garage band too big for the damn garage. They were bursting at the seams. […]

This is guaranteed LIT. The crowd will be jumping. It’s not a prediction, just something you need to know about live shows with Trouble In the Streets. Songwriter/vocalist Nnedi Agbaroji leads the way through a barrage of colossal electro/hip-hop/rap mastery, and this time, the band brings new music that Kevin Curtin aptly describes as “volcanic.” […]

It’s a kind of ’70s soul vibe that draws you in to Sir Woman. Singer Kelsey Wilson has the smooth vocal delivery that owns that sensuality. The multi-Austin Music Award winning band redefines love songs with extra heat on their full-length R&B-fueled debut Party City, with backing vocalists Spice and Roy Jr. as the perfect […]

Nine-year-old Javon lives the 7th Ward of New Orleans, and looks up to his older brother. He wants to play trumpet in marching band someday, following his brother’s footsteps, but the realities of Javon’s environment are closing in. Is there even a moment for him to enjoy his childhood, let alone follow his dream? The […]

As we enter the remaining days of Love Austin Music Month, KUTX is here to remind you: The key is to show love for our local artists all year round, from buying artists’ music and going to shows, to supporting local nonprofits who support our artists, like the Austin Music Foundation. KUTX lists several ways […]

No excuses needed for making any night a cumbia night, querida, but it’s awesome to see Hotel Vegas Cumbia Night making a fabulous return tonight, Saturday Jan. 21 at Hotel Vegas for your dancing pleasure. ¡Y no olvides la musica! Starting out the night is Cumbia Austin, providing a free dance lesson to get your […]

You don’t know until you’ve experienced it live. That should very well be one of the mantras of Love Austin Music Month, the citywide celebration of Austin’s music and the incredible artists who create it. And the live performances in our city alone are tremendous.You can post on Instagram all you like, but being there […]

Did you hear the Austin Music Minute today? Actually hear it, not just read about it here. You can play it below. Maybe you heard it on the radio this morning – and got the jolt of your life, like, “What the hell are you doing, Gallardo?!” Or maybe you were telling yourself, “Hey! It’s […]

“Once upon a time I played a guitar in my bedroom. Now I play in the living room, too.” In our continued celebrations of Love Austin Music Month, the AMM points a glaring spotlight at ATX-based songwriter/vocalist/guitarist Aaron Winston‘s pop-powered anti-folk project Russel Taine Jr. Not a person, but a band, though it did start as […]

KUTX is celebrating Love Austin Music Month alongside several Austin artists celebrating new music releases. And a big one coming up is the full-length debut of the KUTX January Artist of the Month, Je’Texas. Make plans to join Je’Texas for their album release show this Friday, Jan. 20, at Sagebrush, but you can also hang […]

It’s another action-packed weekend, and one of many reasons why it’s important to support Austin music artists. Even when it’s not Free Week or Love Austin Music Month, these awesome shows are happening all year round. Today’s AMM gives you a little slice of a typical Saturday musical adventure in the ATX. Decisions, decisions…!

This is how you celebrate a birthday: All the live music. Even better, the KUTX 10th Birthday Concert Series is in sweet alignment with Love Austin Music Month, providing endless opportunities to showcase many Austin artists. And this week brings a very lucky Friday the 13th, because Caramelo Haze is playing the party. Definitely a […]

In honor of Love Austin Music Month, let’s talk about beautiful vocal harmonies for a second. Please, and thank you. The world seems to pause when the four distinctive voices of Austin-based world folk quartet Ley Line resonate in harmonious union. Pick any song from the stunning We Saw Blue and you’ll be swept away […]

Perfect timing. This year, Love Austin Music Month coincides with KUTX’s 10th birthday, and we’re celebrating all year with the KUTX concert birthday series. One of those birthday shows is a residency at C-Boy’s Heart and Soul, starring multi-talented musician, singer and songwriter Tony Kamel (Wood and Wire). New Year, Old Friends is a happy […]

So much to love when it comes to Love Austin Music Month that one month is scarcely enough! But January has been designated by the City of Austin Music and Entertainment Division as a reminder to support Austin music artists all year round. And today the AMM spotlights an Austin five-piece making mesmerizing stadium-sized pop, […]

KUTX 98.9 has teamed up once again with the City of Austin Music and Entertainment Division to present Love Austin Music Month,. a celebration reminding all music lovers to support Austin musicians all year round. And you’ve got the AMM here to provide you with details about upcoming shows with local artists, of course! This […]

No shortage of more amazing shows this weekend, thanks in part to Free Week 2023, presented by the Red River Cultural District. And KUTX is tying it in with the celebration of Love Austin Music Month, brought to you by the City of Austin Music and Entertainment Division. The only hard part of all this […]

As part of KUTX’s celebration of Love Austin Music Month, the AMM rounds up a few show picks for your perusal. It’s damn hard to choose just one, though, especially during Free Week 2023, brought to you by our colleagues at Red River Cultural District: A couple of badass non-Free Week shows of note: Tony […]