Archive for: austin music
Chulita Vinyl Club Brings PhD Students into DJ Scene
By Marisa Charpentier
A crowd gathers on the dance floor. They jostle their hips and throw up their hands as the upbeat rhythm of cumbia music blares through the speakers. Onstage, Ana...
Staying In Tune: SIMS Foundation Aids Musician Mental Health
By Danielle Lopez
The same year Austin country music singer Janet Lynn lost both of her parents, she also lost her 23-year-old son, Keith, to suicide. It was 2007 and she was living...
Tech by Day, Rock by Night
By Chris O'Connell
For some, music is a job. For most others, it’s an escape at the end of the workday. For Andy Bauer, BBA ’08, it’s both. By day, Bauer manages a software...
The Burnt-Orange Stranger
By Andrew Roush
It took me a long time to get to know Willie Nelson. My first introduction to him was not as the suit-wearing Nashville upstart, nor as Shotgun Willie, the outlaw,...
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Mother Falcon Blazes a New Path for ‘Orch Dorks’
By Emma Ledford
With a rotating group of 15 to 20 members and a hodgepodge of classical instruments, it’s almost more accurate to call Mother Falcon an orchestra than a band....
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This Texas Ex Is Singing His Cowboy Songs in Music City
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How a Former Marine Built UT’s National Championship Weightlifting Team
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Two Award-Winning Professors (and One Hollywood Celebrity) Make Science Cool
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The Way Back: Hoop Dreams
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Good Reads Q&A: This Children’s Book Brings Social-Emotional Learning to Life in Technicolor