There will be stars, and there will be grooves. So don’t be a wallflower — but you can listen to one. (Hey-ohhhh!) The lineup for this year’s Austin Music Awards is an eclectic mix that might[…]
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The HI-35: Ear Traffic’s favorite tracks of 2018, #20-1
Politics, keen societal observation, sheer sonic kickassery, and just fun music — it’s all here in the HI-35, the ranking of my 35 favorite tracks of 2018. Here’s a link to the first part of the[…]
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The Hi-35: Ear Traffic’s favorite tracks of 2018, #35-21
I loved a lot more than 35 songs in 2018. But for a year-end list, you have to draw the line somewhere. And since there’s a certain interstate here that people love to hate, here[…]
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Free Week 2019 schedule released: Tameca Jones, Ringo Deathstarr and more
If you ever feel like your finger has slid off the pulse of Austin’s local music scene for a minute or so, you can always make it a New Year’s resolution to find that pulse[…]
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Shows: Mandy Rowden in-store @ Waterloo Records
In a town where you can throw a guitar pick in a random direction and hit an Americana singer-songwriter trying to break through, those musicians need something to make themselves stand out. Mandy Rowden’s done[…]
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Kady Rain’s “R.A.D. Moves” makes NPR Songs of Summer list
In an inspiring development for anyone doggedly working to jumpstart a music career through the interwebs, Austin popster and color enthusiast Kady Rain staggeringly cracked a superstar-filled list of the songs of summer for NPR’s “Pop Culture Happy Hour”[…]
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