For die-hard fans of indie rock and punk, there aren’t many opportunities to belt out alternative classics by bands such as Minor Threat or Belle & Sebastian at karaoke nights around town. For...
For many musicians, touring the country, performing for devout fans and sleeping on strangers’ floors is essentially “living the dream.” For musician and music performance junior Cody...
Most first birthday parties involve a party at Chuck E. Cheese’s, but KUTX is celebrating a different way. Its anniversary benefit concert will take place Saturday night at Bass Concert Hall and...
With close to 10 record stores, Austin has many opportunities for music collectors to find rare albums and discover new music. One of these stores that has become a local institution over the years is...
Stephen Krishnan was 4 years old when he first began playing the classical guitar. Krishnan — now a UT senior pursuing his Bachelor of Music in guitar performance — met classical guitarist...
On the evening of Dec. 12, most students were preparing for finals, completely unaware that the world of pop music would be changed before midnight.
Around 11 p.m., Beyonce Knowles released her...
Tennis is a husband-and-wife indie pop band from Denver. In a phone interview, Patrick Riley discusses how they've expanded their music taste in their latest EP "Small Sounds," the...
Newcomers and long-time Austinites alike should know that springtime in Austin brings a festival to the city almost every weekend. From the uber-popular South By Southwest to smaller initiatives, such...
Mogwai — Rave Tapes, Jan. 20
Everything Scottish post-rock band Mogwai touches is immediately rendered beautiful. They are masters of song craft and instrumentation and have dominated the post-rock...
Midlake is a psychedelic folk rock band from Denton, Texas. In a
phone interview, guitarist and lead vocalist Eric Pulido talks about
the response to their lately released album, Antiphon, after previous
lead...
John Mayer is misunderstood by almost everyone.
But that wasn’t an issue at the Frank Erwin Center on Friday night.
After a long stint away, Mayer has finally gotten back into music....
From Beyonce’s Super Bowl extravaganza in January to last week’s debut of the “Bound 2” video, The Daily Texan Life & Arts staff fondly recounts some of the best pop culture...
