Austin City Limits' Final Taping in Studio 6A Tonight
Austin City Limits, the legendary live music TV show, has taped in the same building as KUT for the past 36 years, on the sixth floor of Building B in the Jesse H. Jones Communication Center at the...
View ArticleBruce Springsteen to Keynote SXSW Music Conference
Organizers of Austin's South By Southwest Music Conference and Festival announced the keynote speaker for 2012. It's the biggest catch yet for the 26 year-old event.It was a well-kept secret but SXSW...
View ArticleCotton Mather's 'Kontiki,' The Album That Won't Go Gently
More than a decade ago, an album came out recorded mostly on cassette in a house, never released on a major label — and until last month it had been out of print for almost that long. When Noel...
View ArticleAntone's Leaving Fifth St. Location
Antone’s will reportedly move out of its West 5th location in favor of a more customer-friendly location.
View ArticlePhotos: Dave Grohl Delivers SXSW Music's Keynote Address
At Austin’s South by Southwest Music conference this morning, Foo Fighters frontman and former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl gave the annual keynote address.Dismissing any state-of-the-industry...
View ArticleLabor Sec. Seth Harris on How to Reduce the Deficit by $200 Billion
This week Congress will take up what some say is a long overdue reform of national immigration policy. The U.S. has been slow to recover from the recession, and U.S. Secretary of Labor Seth Harris says...
View Article50 Years After MLK's Iconic Speech, What's Your Dream?
Fifty years ago today, Martin Luther King Jr. led the March on Washington, where he delivered his historic “I Have a Dream” speech.KUT recently went to the streets, asking random Austinites to complete...
View ArticleInterview: The White House Photographer Inside the Bush Presidency on Sept. 11
On Sept. 11, 2001, Eric Draper presumed the morning trip to Florida would be a routine affair. Or, at least as routine as anything ever can be when you’re traveling with the President of the United...
View ArticleThis Map Carves the U.S. Into Seven Nations - And Splits Texas Three Ways
"America is not a single country. It is a collection of seven competitive nations and three quasi-independent city-states, each with its own tastes, proclivities, resources and problems.”So writes...
View ArticleInterview: Bill Powers on Funding, Philanthropy & UT’s New Med School
University of Texas at Austin President William Powers Jr. takes on another role this October: chairman of the elite Association of American Universities, a prominent pedestal from which to shape the...
View ArticleInterview: 'Latino Americans' Miniseries Documents Birth of a Movement
To coincide with Hispanic Heritage month, PBS TV stations nationwide begin an historic six-hour documentary series tonight, titled “Latino Americans.” Covering 500 years of history in six hours, it...
View ArticleInterview: Austin Songwriter and Survivor Sam Baker
Almost 30 years ago, Sam Baker was traveling on a train in Peru when a terrorist bomb exploded, nearly killing him. After countless surgeries and years of therapy, Baker worked out not only what it...
View ArticleInterview: The Calculus of a Wendy Davis Run for Governor
Not since Ann Richards has the star of a Texas Democrat risen as fast or conspicuously as that of Wendy Davis.
View ArticleInterview: The Political Climate in Dallas Leading to JFK’s Assassination
Walter Cronkite’s announcement of JFK’s assassination.
View ArticleHow Bad Was the BP Oil Spill? Three Years On, Some Answers
The extent of the environmental damage in the Gulf of Mexico caused by the BP oil disaster is largely unknown to the public; much of the data remains sealed because of litigation. But now scientists at...
View ArticleAustin's 'Woodstock for Wonks' Brings Out Texas' Political Rockstars
In a city fond of festivals – from Austin City Limits to Pachanga Fest – the just concluded Texas Tribune Festival stands out as the most successful event of its kind. Texas Tribune Editor-in-Chief...
View ArticleColumnist Eugene Robinson Talks Texas, Obamacare, and the Era of Gridlock
In the mid-1970’s, Eugene Robinson began his career in journalism. He joined TheWashington Post in the '80's, covering domestic and foreign affairs before moving on to a managing editor post.More...
View ArticleHow a Mexican Boom Could Be the Next Big Thing for Texas
This year, economists in Mexico are predicting an anemic growth rate for the country of 1.7 percent. Some say the number could be closer to 1.4 percent. However, longtime Mexico watchers, including...
View ArticleDogs, Trains and a Piano: How Austin Sounds Inspired a New Album
Many people the world over are inspired by the 'Austin sound.' But Dallas native and composer Ben Johnson found his inspiration in the sounds of Austin. Literally.In fact, "The Sounds of Austin, Texas"...
View ArticleAcclaimed Author Luis Alberto Urrea on Borders, Bias, and Breaking Down Barriers
Luis Alberto Urrea is one of the most distinguished writers in America. Just don’t tell him that. Urrea is refreshingly self-effacing when forced to talk about his status as an award-winning and...
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