Mar 20th, 2010 · At the South by Southwest Music Festival this week in Austin, Texas, one of the most exclusive events was an unofficial, invitation-only concert at the Travis County Correctional Complex. Member station KUT's David Brown reports on an initiative called 'Jail Guitar Doors.'
Mar 19th, 2010 · Quasi has been making solid records for almost two decades, but have always been a band that flies steadily under the radar. Hear the all-out, no-holes-barred indie-rock band perform live from Austin at KEXP's concert from the Gibson Showroom.
Mar 19th, 2010 · Hailing from Copenhagen, Choir Of Young Believers' frontman draws on Nordic melodies, mixing slow ballads with anthemic indie-pop. It's all reminiscent of '60s rock while still looking forward. Hear a concert recorded for KEXP at The Gibson Showroom in Austin, Texas.
Mar 19th, 2010 · One of the great cornet players from the early jazz era was also the late husband of host Marian McPartland. Piano Jazz celebrates the legend's centennial with a special concert from the Danny Kaye Playhouse at the 2007 JVC Jazz Festival.
Mar 19th, 2010 · London's Fanfarlo consists of five multi-instrumentalists who craft intricate, earthy indie-folk. This concert from KEXP shows them playing a set at the Gibson Guitar Showroom during this year's South By Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas.
Mar 18th, 2010 · John Davis, formerly of Georgie James, plays songs from his latest project, Title Tracks, at the Gibson Guitar Showroom at this year's South By Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas.
Mar 18th, 2010 · The Los Angeles band's sound synthesizes vocal harmonies influenced by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young (or the more contemporary Fleet Foxes) with the reverberant rhythms of Afrobeat, indie rock and chamber pop. Local Natives performed at NPR Music's daytime party in Austin, Texas, on March 18.
Mar 18th, 2010 · Best Coast have been one of the most talked-about bands in the weeks leading up to SXSW 2010. In this set from the Gibson Guitar Showroom from KEXP, Best Coast plays poppy, lo-fi surf rock.