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Music

Faye Webster shares new record, ‘Underdressed at the Symphony’

Faye Webster shares new record, ‘Underdressed at the Symphony’

Tyler Pullum, Senior Life&Arts Reporter March 6, 2024

Three years after her previous record, I Know I'm Funny Haha, Faye Webster reintroduces herself to a growing fanbase with her fifth album, Underdressed at the Symphony, which was released on Friday. Known...

Melotheory members Austin Pedersen (left) and Patrick Insull (right) perform Breathe in their Austin apartment on Wednesday. Gearing up for an album release, the duo cited early Coldplay and Cage the Elephants Cigarette Daydreams as musical inspiration for the single.  Insull said that Melotheory intially began as a fun distraction from his engineering schoolwork, but now the duo plan to pursue music full-time.

Indie-pop band melotheory set to release new single ‘Breathe’

Rylie Lillibridge, General Life&Arts Reporter March 1, 2024

Music has long been a form of therapy for Patrick Insull, who often wrote songs in the stairwell of Andrews Residence Hall. He said he found that his now-bandmate Austin McGinnis felt the same. In one...

Olivia Rodrigo performs at the Moody Center in Austin, TX on Feb. 28, 2024. The stop in Austin was Rodrigos fourth on the GUTS World Tour.

Olivia Rodrigo proves performance prowess with GUTS tour at Moody Center

Amelia Engstrom and Flora Farr March 1, 2024

“I don’t think growing up is so scary after all. It gets better with every passing year, so cheers to that,” Olivia Rodrigo said to her Moody Center audience on Wednesday. A week after her 21st birthday,...

Austin Music Awards celebrate local musicians, supporting SIMS foundation

Austin Music Awards celebrate local musicians, supporting SIMS foundation

Mehana Ondreyka, General Life&Arts Reporter February 29, 2024

Moving to New York after graduating from college in Georgetown, musician and producer Walker Lukens quickly realized he wanted to take part in the Austin music scene. Sunday evening, he took the stage...

Renowned jazz drummer and composer Carl Allen, left, performs with the UT Jazz Orchestra at the Bates Recital Hall on Feb. 23, 2024.

Carl Allen takes the stage alongside UT jazz orchestras

Isabella Capuchino, General Life&Arts Reporter February 27, 2024

This past Friday, the UT jazz orchestras shared the stage with legendary jazz drummer, Carl Allen. With the concert and two masterclasses, Allen left the students with an incentive to strive for greatness. With...

Austin music scene through eyes of UT musicians

Austin music scene through eyes of UT musicians

Isabella Capuchino, General Life&Arts Reporter February 21, 2024

Home to more than 250 venues and famously crowned the “Live Music Capital of the World,” Austin's future music scene lies, in part, in the hands of UT musicians. The Daily Texan asked three students...

Conductor Jerry Junkin leads the Wind Ensemble in “Wine-Dark Sea: Symphony for Band” at the 10th anniversary performance at the Bates Recital Hall on Feb. 4, 2024.

UT Wind Ensemble celebrates the 10th anniversary of John Mackey’s ‘Wine-Dark Sea’

Charlotte Karner, General Life&Arts Reporter February 9, 2024

On Sunday, a sold-out Bates Recital Hall honored the 10-year anniversary of UT’s commission of composer John Mackey’s “Wine-Dark Sea.” The presence of notable guests such as Susan and Ernest Butler,...

Usher Albums, Ranked

Usher Albums, Ranked

Tyler Pullum, General Life&Arts Reporter February 8, 2024

As one of the defining artists of the late ‘90s and early 2000s, Usher’s catalog spans eight studio albums and over 80 singles, cultivating the R&B sound dominating the Y2K era. As Usher prepares...

‘Music America: Iconic Objects from America’s Music History’ celebrates American culture

‘Music America: Iconic Objects from America’s Music History’ celebrates American culture

Laura Baker, General Life&Arts Reporter February 8, 2024

Next week, nestled into a U-shaped room, the LBJ Presidential Library will unveil a collection of artifacts representing the spirit and history of American music. Curated by the Bruce Springsteen Archives...

Professor Caleb Hudson (trumpet) of the Butler School of Music performs at Bates Recital Hall to release his new album “Nothing Less“ on Feb. 1, 2024. He plays alongside Tessa Lark (violin), Emi Ferguson (flute), Michael Nicolas (cello) and Gabriel Campos Zamora (clarinet).

Butler School of Music professor premieres solo album ‘Nothing Less’

Charlotte Karner, General Life&Arts Reporter February 6, 2024

Four generations of trumpeters gathered amongst the crowd at Bates Recital Hall on Thursday night, not for a reunion, but to hear a sneak peek of the compositions and arrangements of UT associate trumpet...

February: Austin Live Music Monthly

February: Austin Live Music Monthly

Charlotte Karner, General Life&Arts Reporter February 1, 2024

Austin delivers a stellar live music scene every month, but with some of the most anticipated performances of the year, this February will prove a month to remember. The Daily Texan compiled a list of...

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