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Leon Bridges drops by the Continental Club
Music fans who dropped by the Continental Club for Dale Watson’s long-running Monday night residency received a special treat last night when smooth crooning Fort Worth soul sensation, Leon Bridges,...
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Gone Country: I read Bobby Bones’ memoir so you don’t have to
Bobby Bones is a divisive figure. Either you love his radio show, or you bemoan what it has done to country music. He’s a popular figure here in Austin, where he hosted the No. 1 “The Bobby Bones Show”...
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Watch Randy Travis’ first music video appearance since stroke in 2013
Country singer Randy Travis makes his first music video appearance since suffering a stroke in 2013. Photo via Shane Owens Country/Youtube. “Country Never Goes Out of Style” and neither does recent...
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Country Music Roundup: Brandy Clark’s got more stories to tell; Warren Hood...
Anyone who heard Brandy Clark’s debut “12 Stories” knows the singer/songwriter can pack a punch. “Stories” featured tales of infidelity, recreational marijuana use, jilted ex-lovers, one night stands...
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Band of Horses, Margo Price, Foals to tape “Austin City Limits” during ACL Fest
Margo Price will tape “Austin City Limits” on Oct. 3. Photo by Erika Rich for American-Statesman It’s pretty much a given every year during the Austin City Limits Music Festival that at least a couple...
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Weekend music picks: Celebrate an American tradition at the home of the blues
FRIDAY Antone’s 41st anniversary begins. Following the legendary blues club’s long tradition, the anniversary of its opening in the summer of 1975 is an extended affair, lasting a couple of weeks. It...
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Venue owners, music supporters pack Music Commission meeting Tuesday night
Cody Cowan, general manager, of the Mohawk, speaks out about Mayor Adler’s Creative Omnibus Resolution during an Austin Music Commission meeting held at city hall in Austin, Texas, on Tuesday, July 12,...
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Prolific Bob Schneider rocks and more with Tosca String Quartet at the Long...
By Pam LeBlanc, American-Statesman staff If you’ve lived in Austin a year or more, you’ve seen Bob Schneider live. And if you haven’t, you’re probably in some sort of violation of Austin residency...
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In love with ‘Stranger Things’? The opening theme was scored by an Austin band
Less than two weeks ago, Netflix gave us the gift that is the mystery-filled sci-fi series “Stranger Things” — and a little bit of Austin had something to do with it. Photo via Netflix From the...
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Steven Tyler rocks ‘Out On A Limb’ with a dash of country at Bass Concert Hall
By David Glessner, Special to the American-Statesman For a guy with the No.1 album on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart (yes, believe it!), Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler showed very few signs of...
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Weekend music picks: Will the Dixie Chicks play nice at COTA?
FRIDAY Sideways Grimace, Recovering at Highball. If you dig longtime Austin musician Richard Weiss’ indulgence in creative cover selections, this night’s for you. Highlighted in the middle slot is the...
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Texas artists make the cut on Obama’s presidential summer playlist
With taste like this, we’re wondering why we don’t see President Barack Obama at South by Southwest more often. No, interactive festival keynotes do not count. President Barack Obama and first lady...
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The Weeknd to stage a post-race performance during F1 Weekend
The Weeknd performs at the Austin City Limits Music Festival in Zilker Park on Sunday October 4, 2015. (JAY JANNER / AMERICAN-STATESMAN) If anyone was worried that Taylor Swift’s Saturday performance...
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Members of Russian activist punk group Pussy Riot to speak at SOS Fest
Maria “Masha” Alyokhina will speak at Sound on Sound Festival. Two members of the Russian feminist punk group Pussy Riot will present a lecture at the inaugural Sound on Sound Fest at Sherwood Forest...
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Respect the classics: Hear the music of Bob Marley, Queen, Olivia Newton John...
FRIDAY The Deer at Waterloo Records. Initially assembled as a backing crew for sweet-toned singer Grace Park — their initial gigs had her name out front — this foursome featuring multi-instrumentalist...
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Watch: Time-travel back to the “Old School Austin Groove” with Shawn Sahm and...
Nostalgia can be a tricky thing. As NPR critic Ann Powers noted in a recent Facebook post about Sturgill Simpson’s widely shared Merle Haggard manifesto, “the calcifying effects of nostalgia are...
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Gone Country: Predicting the CMA winners
The Country Music Association released its nominees Wednesday for the 50th Annual CMAs, to be broadcast on ABC on Nov. 2 at 8 p.m./7 p.m. Central. Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will host for the...
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With ‘SHIA,’ Holiday Mountain’s Laura Patiño finds freedom in self-expression
By Kayleigh Hughes, special to the American-Statesman Laura Patiño of electronic dance duo Holiday Mountain is learning that the payoff is pretty great when you take the risk of truly being yourself....
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Jimmy LaFave, other artists address pipeline controversies
Jimmy LaFave co-founded Music Road Records nine years ago with Energy Transfer Partners CEO Kelcy Warren. File photo by Laura Skelding/American-Statesman In the wake of Jackson Browne’s statement...
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Miranda Lambert announces new album due in November
Miranda Lambert fans who bought tickets to her cancelled show this Friday at the Frank Erwin Center may take solace in the news that Lambert’s new album now has a release date. Miranda Lambert performs...
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