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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Owen Temple

August 7, 2025 Dean Nardi 0

Owen Temple is a Kerrville, Texas-born singer-songwriter, troubadour, and storyteller who now calls Austin home, where he records warm and thoughtful albums for the El Paisano label. Whether playing in an acoustic folk style or with […]

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For The Sake Of The Song: Daniel Lanois “The Maker”

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Soulful Joyann Parker to release her fourth album at the end of March

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Sassparilla “Honey, I’m Using Again”

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Sounds from beyond the Shed 219 “Nothing to see here”

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  • For The Sake Of The Song: Daniel Lanois “The Maker”
  • Soulful Joyann Parker to release her fourth album at the end of March
  • Sassparilla “Honey, I’m Using Again”
  • Sounds from beyond the Shed 219 “Nothing to see here”
  • The Sky Chiefs “Engines” – start me up
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Interview: Bernie Leadon Too Late to Be Cool? No way!

January 21, 2026 0

When pigs can fly and cows jump over the moon …. when hell freezes over …. when an NBA player gets called for “palming the ball” …. when George Costanza picks up a check … when […]

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Interview: Trevor Sensor on connection, bataille and love in the time of confusion

January 13, 2026 0

“Are you really real, do you feel the same thing that I do, girl, when I touch you, girl?” ~ Ricky Nelson According to iconic filmmaker Federico Fellini, “The visionary is the only true realist.” Before […]

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Interview: Mikel Jollett of the Airborne Toxic Event on struggles, joys and the journey

December 12, 2025 1

Hard times, no, unusually hard times served to bring the Airborne Toxic Event frontman Mikel Jollett a sense of purpose in life as a singer, songwriter, band leader, author and speaker about childhood trauma. As he […]

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Steve Earle announced his arrival in our lives with his debut album in 1986. Since then, he has racked up almost thirty studio and live albums under his own name or in collaboration with others. I […]

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I heard from a colleague,  who has contact with associates of Eric Taylor, that he had died on March 9th 2020 following a period of illness. I immediately checked the web for confirmation but there was […]

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