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5/8/2013
Patty Griffin and her “driver,” Robert Plant, were kind enough to carve out some time for a special evening KGSR Music Lounge at KLRU last month. Check out the six-song performance and Andy Langer’s interviews with them below, and don’t forget to pick up a copy of Patty’s new album, American Kid, available now.
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5/7/2013
Monday night, Phoenix stopped into Austin to tape KLRU’s Austin City Limits. At soundcheck they talked Austin, superpowers and strange onstage experiences for a special edition of KGSR’s Downtime Series. Phoenix will return to Austin in October for the Austin City Limits Music Festival. Festival tickets for both weekends are available at ACLFestival.com
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5/6/2013
After weeks of speculation and a week of hints strewn about town, C3 Presents have finally released the lineup for the now 2-week 2013 Austin City Limits Festival, taking place October 4-6 and 11-13. Closing out the main stages each weekend are three acts sure to please a wide variety of fans - Depeche Mode, The Cure, and Muse. Other acts include Kings of Leon, Thom Yorke supergroup Atoms For Peace, Wilco, Arctic Monkeys, Passion Pit, Neko Case, Divine Fits, Silversun Pickups, and the legendary Lionel Richie. Touring on the heels of newly released and anticipated material, Phoenix, Vampire Weekend, Local Natives, and The National will also take the stage. And if you're looking for some of your KGSR favorites, look no further, as you'll be able to catch sets from Fun.,Dawes, Walk the Moon, Grouplove, Lissie, and more.
Expanding to two consecutive weekends, the 2013 Austin City Limits Festival opens up a slew of opportunities for local acts. In fact, over 20 Austin bands will take the stage this October, including The Black Angels, Bright Light Social Hour, Okkervil River, The Courtyard Hounds, My Jerusalem, Dana Falconberry, Whiskey Shivers, Courrier, White Denim, and 2013 KGSR Blues on the ...
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4/30/2013
Atlas Genius are embarking on a sold-out tour, and we were lucky enough to have the Australian band join us for a very special edition of the KGSR Music Lounge at the brand-new location of Antone's. Enjoy!
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4/26/2013
Band of Horses returned to Austin this week, with a sold-out show at Stubbs Wed. night. The Seattle-based band played an hour and fifty minute set that ran through some of their well-known tracks like "Funeral," to deeper album cuts. With 70 degree weather and the smell of BBQ in the air, Austin couldn't have asked for a better night of music. Check out some of the photos from the show below and the full gallery here.
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4/23/2013
The Live Music Capital of the World is gearing up for yet another festival, Austin City Limits. ACL will take place the first two weekends in October: October 4-6 and October 11-13.
ACL announced via twitter that the 2013 line-up will be released at midnight on May 7 on their website. The 2012 lineup featured Florence + The Machine, Alabama Shakes and Michael Kiwanuka, just to name a few. General admission 3-day passes, VIP 3-day passes, platinum and travel packages will also be available on May 7 for both weekends. Individual day passes are no longer available due to the high demand of 3-day passes.
Mark your calendar on May 7 for the full line-up and be sure to purchase passes before they're gone!
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4/19/2013
KGSR has teamed up with The Texas Chapter of the American Red Cross to help our Neighbors in Need - the victims and families affected by the fire and explosion in West, Texas. Cash donations can be made to the following:Donate by Check or in person:American Red Cross of Central Texas2218 Pershing DriveAustin, TX 78723Make a Donation by PhoneGive using your credit or debit card by calling (512) or (800) 928-4271. We accept MasterCard, Visa, Discover and American Express.Text REDCROSS to 90999Make a $10 donation to American Red Cross National Disaster Relief. Participating carriers only. Donations will appear on customers’ monthly bills or be debited from a prepaid account balance. Message and data rates may apply. To see terms applicable to donations, please visit www.mgive.org/T. Receipts for donations made by text are available at www.mgive.org/receipt.Red Cross staff and volunteers are prepared year-round to meet the disaster-caused needs of people in our community.Your donation helps insure that disaster services such as food, shelter, medical supplies, clean-up and other vital assistance are available to our neighbors whose lives have been affected.
UPDATE:
Because of the outpouring of support from volunteer blood donors, ...
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4/16/2013
Last night, we hosted a very special edition of the KGSR Music Lounge, with none other than Patty Griffin. Our friends at KLRU were kind enough to lend us Studio 6A – the home of the original Austin City Limits, while we undergo some renovations to our studio. Griffin performed several songs from her upcoming May 7th release, American Kid, before being joined by her boyfriend (the inimitable Robert Plant) on "Ohio," the album's first single. Stay tuned for video!
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4/16/2013
Charlie Mars sure can charm a crowd. And that sentiment definitely rang true when he stopped by the KGSR Music Lounge last week, to perform songs from his most recent release, Blackberry Light. Check out the video and photos below!
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4/15/2013
Last Thursday we kicked off the 20th season of Unplugged at The Grove with none other than Austin favorite Bob Schneider. We started our third decade off right, with a full house and a check for $92,000 delivered to our KGSR Broadcasts CD beneficiaries, The SIMS foundation. Check out some photos of the big night below and the full gallery HERE.
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4/5/2013
The song’s official music video has already been reworked by Dinosaur Jr. and Blood Orange, and is a grand and sweeping spectacle, but now Phoenix have posted a very different video for “Entertainment,” the first single from their forthcoming Bankrupt! album. In a possible homage to the video’s low-tech status, they use a green screen to put themselves in front of the Palace of Versailles, France’s most enduring symbol of misguided wealth and splendor. Watch it below.
Phoenix's album Bankrupt! drops on April 23 through Glassnote.
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4/4/2013
KGSR presents a special edition of the Music Lounge with an intimate evening with Grammy Award-winner, Patty Griffin!
The performance wiill take place Monday, April 15th at 7pm at KLRU Studio 6A - home of the original Austin City Limits stage.
Register here for your chance to be part of the studio audience!
Patty's latest release American Kid will be released May 7th on New West Records. Pre-oreder now at pattygriffin.com. Presented by Randolph-Brooks Federal Credit Union
Only on 93.3 KGSR. Radio Austin.
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4/4/2013
JUST announced - Sir Paul McCartney will headline a show at the Frank Erwin Center May 22. Tickets to McCartney's historic debut in Austin will be on sale beginning Friday, April 12 at 10 a.m. local time at livenation.com and texasboxoffice.com. American Express® Cardmembers can purchase tickets before the general public beginning Tuesday, April 9 at 12 noon through Thursday, April 11 at 10 p.m. All times Central Standard Time.
Listen to KGSR all next week for your chance to win tickets to this historic show!
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4/3/2013
It's hard to believe that it's been nearly 20 years since The Wallflowers burst on to the scene with their hit "One Headlight." And after almost two decades, the band is still going strong, with their 2012 album Glad All Over (which included the hit "Reboot the Mission,") and a stint opening for Eric Clapton. Thankfully, the guys took some time out of their busy schedule to treat us to a performance in the KGSR Music Lounge. Enjoy!
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3/26/2013
In 2012, Suzanna Choffel was a busy lady. She represented team Blake on NBC's The Voice, and she closed out the year with a performance at our KGSR 22nd Anniversary party. Well 2013 won't see her slowing down at all, and we're so grateful she took a moment to stop by the KGSR studio and serenade us with some songs. Enjoy!
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3/25/2013
Well, Austin, get ready for a double dose of Grammy-winning Mumford & Sons. The British superstars are pleased to announce the details of their upcoming North American tour. The band will be performing a number of shows through May and June, beginning on May 21 in Calgary before playing shows along the West Coast and Southwestern states. All of the band's headlining shows will be supported by Michael Kiwanuka and Mystery Jets. For a full itinerary, please see below.
Tickets for Mumford & Sons headline shows will be available as part of an Invitation Onsale, which will begin Monday, March 25th, exclusively at http://invitation.mumfordandsons.com. Fans can register for an invitation to purchase early tickets for up to five shows along the tour (excluding festivals).
The Invitation On-sale is designed to give as many people as possible an equal chance to purchase tickets, and to ensure that as many tickets as possible end up in the hands of fans. For more information, visit www.mumfordandsons.com. There will also be a traditional on-sale following the invitation on-sale, which will be next Friday, April 05, for all dates.
The tour also includes the band's headlining slot at the annual Bonnaroo Music Festival on June ...
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3/22/2013
John Mayer will return to the road with a sprawling, summer-long tour that will see him visit over 40 cities in four countries, starting July 6. The singer-songwriter has been absent from the stage after undergoing two rounds of surgery to repair a granuloma in his throat. At one point he was told he might never sing again.
Things will kick off with a show at Summerfest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Mayer is set to criss-cross the States throughout summer and into the early fall, his last booked show a gig at Los Angeles' Hollywood Bowl on October 5th.
Good news for Texas fans, Mayer will stop by on July 12th and 13th with two shows at Woodlands and Dallas. Unfortunately, he won’t be in Austin.
Tickets will be available through Mayer's website, and you can check out his full list of dates below.
7/6 Milwaukee, WI – Summerfest, Marcus Amphitheater
7/7 Maryland Heights/St. Louis, MO – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
7/9 Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
7/10 Bonner Springs, KS – Cricket Wireless Amphitheater
7/12 Woodlands, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
7/13 Dallas, TX – Gexa Energy Pavilion
7/16 Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
7/19 Ridgefield, ...
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3/19/2013
Canada's Walk Off the Earth caused quite a buzz in the U.S. courtesy of the band's one guitar cover to Gotye and Kimbra's "Somebody That I Used To Know" last year. Today, the indie/rock quintet released their full-length album R.E.V.O., an acronym for the band's motto, Realize Every Victory Outright. Thanks to the folks at Rolling Stone, you can listen to the album in full.
Walk Off the Earth certainly won over the audience at the KGSR SXSW broadcast performing songs from R.E.V.O. including the popular chanting mantra "Red Hands."
R.E.V.O. features 11 melodic anthems including the title track "R.E.V.O." and a combination of songs from last fall's EP with a handful of new tracks. The album also includes the band's popular cover to "Somebody That I Used To Know," which received an overwhelming 147 million Youtube views and counting.
Join the Walk Off the Earth revolution with R.E.V.O. in stores today!
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3/19/2013
Austin native Gary Clark Jr. swept the 31st annual Austin Music Awards last Wednesday evening, collecting an unprecedented sweep of eight awards, including such top honors as Band of the Year, Musician of the Year, and Male Vocalist of the Year, as well as Album of the Year for his critically acclaimed Warner Bros. Records debut Blak and Blu.2012 - 2013 Austin Music Awards for Gary Clark Jr.:Band Of The YearMusician Of The YearSong Of The Year - "Ain't Messin Round" (from Blak and Blu)Album Of the Year - Blak and BluElectric Guitarist Of The YearSongwriter Of The YearBlues/Soul/Funk Artist Of The YearMale Vocalist Of The Year Clark will light up TV screens across the nation this Wednesday, March 20th, when he and his band return to The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and again on Late Show w/ David Letterman on Tuesday April 9th.
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3/5/2013
ACL Live at The Moody Theater announced today the return of The Wine Down, their music series presented by Rex Goliath Wines. In partnership with the 2nd Street District and Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau (ACVB), The Wine Down will return to the front porch of ACL Live for ten consecutive Wednesdays this spring, and will be hosted each week by a KGSR DJ. The popular music series has become an anchor to driving people down to 2ND Street to experience lively nights of shopping, eating and strolling down the 2ND Street corridor.
“We’re thrilled to be part of The Wine Down music series again this year and to showcase the bands on Austin Music Volume 12", said Amanda Garcia, Music Industry Manager at The Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau. “The compilation gives a glimpse at Austin’s diverse music scene and having ACL Live feature and celebrate local talent weekly is surely an event to look forward to.”
All artists performing at The Wine Down are featured on the ACVB’s upcoming release of Austin Music Volume 12, the Bureau’s annual compilation of Austin music. The CD will be released late Spring 2013 and features 15 eclectic and ...
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