In this episode of This Song Jose Gonzalez talks to Taylor Wallace about the many ways  Nick Drake’s “Pink Moon” inspired his musical style as does drummer Trevor Wiggins of Leopold and his Fiction. Then, Daniel James, lead singer and guitar player for Leopold and his Fiction, talks about how growing up in Detroit and re-descovering Motown as an adult helped him find his sound.

Watch the live video of Jose Gonzalez  performing “With the Ink of a Ghost”on VuHaus

Watch the live video of Leopold and his Fiction performing “Ride” on Vuhaus

Watch the live video of Leopold and his Fiction performing “I’m Caving in” on Vuhaus

Watch the music video for “I’m Caving In” directed by Trevor Wiggins

Listen to Leopold and his Fiction performing Live in Studio 1A  ay KUTX here and here

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In this episode of “This Song” Benjamin Booker explains how songs by Nigerian artist William Oneaybor, the Zambian band Witch and the Caribbean band The Beginning of the End are all helping him shape the sound of the music he’s writing now, both musically and thematically. Then Laura Patiño of  Holiday Mountain describes how a song by M.I.A. helped her find her power as a woman and her voice as a musician.

Check out David Byrne’s Luaka Bop Records!

Check out Holiday Mountain’s Video for “Bump that Bass.”

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In this episode of “This Song” Leon Bridges sits down with Art Levy and explains how hearing Gary Clark Jr’s  “Bright Lights” changed everything for him. Then Cory Reinisch and Dustin Meyer from Harvest Thieves talk about how Uncle Tupelo, Led Zeppelin and the Weary Boys showed them the importance of the song and that country and rock and roll need not be separated.

Listen to The Paul Ray Remembrance 

Check out the “This Song” episode featuring Gary Clark Jr.

Check out Harvest Thieves MyKUTX guest DJ set.

Download Harvest Thieves “Bob Dylan’s 78th Hangover” as part of the Song of the Day Feature

Watch the video for Harvest Thieves “Bob Dylan’s 78th Hangover”

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In the week after the deaths of Paul Ray, David Bowie and Alan Rickman, “This Song” goes spiritual as Delta Spirit’s  Matthew Logan Vasquez explains how Bob Dylan’s  “To Ramona” helped him grapple with agnosticism. Then, Michael Kingcaid from What Made Milwaukee Famous explains why Queen and David Bowie’s “Under Pressure” showed him the importance of the Epic and former Austinite Kevin Sekhani talks about how hearing Bowie’s “Fame” made him feel feelings he hadn’t felt before.

Learn more about Paul Ray here and here.

Check out Matthew Logan Vasquez’s Studio 1A Performance

Download Matthew Logan Vasquez’s “Maria” as part of KUTX’s “Song of the Day” Feature

Watch the video for Under Pressure

Watch David Bowie’s video for Lazarus because it’s awesome.

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In this episode of “This Song,” musical partners Shawnee Kilgore  and Joss Whedon  explain how they’re inspired by Ani DiFranco, the Grateful Dead and each other.  And Daisy O’connor recalls how grudgingly going to see Gregory Alan Isakov perform in a friend’s living room changed the entire course of her life.

Check out “Big Giant Me” on iTunes

Check out the Kickstarter video that inspired Joss Whedon to reach out to Shawnee Kilgore.

Listen to Daisy O’connor’s Studio 1A Session

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In this episode of “This Song,” Wilco guitarist Nels Cline describes how John Coltrane’s Africa opened a door to an entire world of music he never knew existed and Julian Lage explains his attraction to the authentic interaction between Bill Evans and Jim Hall on “Undercurrent.”

Watch Nels Cline and Julian Lage perform “Calder” on Vuhaus.

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In this episode of  “This Song” Gary Clark Jr. explains how Tupac’s “Krazy” inspired him musically and lyrically. Along the way he gives insight into his  own writing process. Taylor Wallace talks to Tameca Jones about how seeing Otis Redding’s “Try a Little Tenderness” in the context of “Pretty in Pink” helped her set the tone for the way she wanted to approach music.

Start your exploration of the Work of Bob Ross!

Hear Tameca Jones Studio 1A Performance!

Watch Ducky perform ‘Try a Little Tenderness” from Pretty in Pink!

Check out Black Fret!

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In this episode of “This Song”  Twin Shadow  explores the magic of  Bob Dylan’s song “Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands,” and keyboard player, producer and bandleader Michael Ramos  explains how Green Onions connects him to the people he loves.

Listen to this episode of This Song

See Twin Shadow perform “I’m Ready” on VuHaus

Listen to Michael Ramos’ guest DJ Set on MyKUTX

Visit the SIMS foundation website 

Visit Ian McLagan’s Website

Listen to Ian McLagan’s Studio 1A performance

Listen to Ian McLagan’s guest DJ set on My KUTX

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In this episode of “This Song” Elizabeth McQueen sits down with Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn of  Sylvan Esso to talk about the joys of Soul Coughing.  Then, Taylor Wallace talks to Jack Anderson, Isaac Winburne and Andrew Fontenot of the band SIP SIP about their influences, which range from Kool and the Gang and Stevie Wonder, to Tool.

Hear SIP SIP Live in Studio 1A here

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In this episode of “This Song” Elizabeth McQueen talks to Oddisee about Marvin Gaye’s  “What’s Going On,” a song that taught him that music can serve both the body and the mind.  She also speaks to Mike Harmeier of Mike and the Moonpies  about how hearing records by Ryan Adams and Wilco at the right time in his life helped him broaden his ideas of what he could do with his music.

Check out Oddisee’s Studio 1A Performance

Download a live version of Oddisee’s song “That’s Love” from our “Song of the Day” Feature.

Check out the live performance of  “Contradictions Maze” on Vuhaus

Check out Mike and the Moonpies Studio 1A Performance

Download a live version of Mike and the Moonpies song “Say it Simply” from our “Song of the Day” Feature.”

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