KUTX 98.9

09/16/2025

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Wednesday is the midway point of KUTX 98.9's 2025 Fall Membership Drive and we’re fixin’ to get weird cuz tomorrow’s theme is WEIRD WEDNESDAY.

If you feel like joining the musical fun, POST A SONG PICK HERE and tune in for a set of ‘em in the morning around 11:08. ..................................................................................................
Topical Paradise is supported by Tillery Street Plant Company in East Austin. https://www.tillerystreetplants.com/

09/16/2025

Thanks to listeners and readers like you, we’ve welcomed 522 new members toward our goal of 1,000 this week. Become a new member # 523 at Donate.KUTX.org!

09/16/2025

🌈 This Week in Texas Music History: On September 18, 1940, psychedelic rock pioneer Powell St. John was born in Houston, and he grew up along the border in Laredo. In the late 1950s, St. John enrolled at UT Austin. He embraced the campus folk revival there and played as part of the Waller Creek Boys trio with friends, Lanny Wiggins and Janis Joplin, at Kenneth Threadgill’s bar on North Lamar.

Powell St. John, like Joplin, evolved from folk to psych and blues. His musical journey included: joining the first lineup of the band the Conqueroo, writing songs for the 13th Floor Elevators and Joplin herself, joining the band Mother Earth, and much more.

Read about St. John's long and influential career: https://kutx.org/this-week-in-texas-music-history/this-week-in-texas-music-history-a-ut-folk-singer-who-helped-launch-psychedelia/

Sponsored: Brane Audio

09/16/2025

Nearly twenty years after its release in 2005, Andrew Bird has returned to "The Mysterious Production of Eggs"— not to relive it, but to reexamine it. With 20 years of an astounding career and hard-earned lessons under his belt, there’s more reason to question how the system works than ever before. This fall, Bird is performing the album front-to-back with local orchestras, bringing new dimensions and rediscovery to a record long considered a turning point in his career.

An interview with Andrew Bird celebrating 20 years of The Mysterious Production of Eggs

09/15/2025

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Day Two of KUTX 98.9’s Fall Membership Drive 2025 is a Two for Tuesday! You know…two songs from the same artist, two different versions of the same song, two songs that fit a theme or construct, etc.

If the spirit moves you, please feel free to post a pair of songs for tomorrow’s theme here—including explanation if needed—and join us for a few sets of “two fers” in the morning around 11:08! ..................................................................................................
Topical Paradise is supported by Tillery Street Plant Company in East Austin. https://www.tillerystreetplants.com/

09/15/2025

We sit with Grammy award winning producer, former No I.D signee, and Austin native, Malik Baptiste to talk being signed to the legendary producer No I.D., new music, and more on the latest The Breaks podcast. Become a member today to help Is continue to bring you & the Austin music experience donate.kutx.org

Listen: https://kutkutx.studio/the-breaks/reinvention-w-malik-baptiste

09/15/2025

ICYMI: Over the weekend on My KUTX, Julie Nolen of the Pride in Local Music Festival gives us a preview of the 6th Annual Fest happening Sunday, September 21st. powered by imogene + willie

Listen: https://kutx.org/episodes/my-kutx-pride-in-local-music-festival/

09/15/2025

It’s the first day of KUTX‘s Membership Drive, and if you’re feeling the noize, make it known by becoming a member! And what better way to tempt you than with our newest t-shirt, worn here by our resident supermodels, Taylor Wallace and Ryan Wen. TODAY ONLY, you can get the shirt as your thank-you gift at a special donation level of $10 per month. It will show the world that Austin is always on your mind and that you support Austin’s public radio music station. KUTX is a nonprofit, 100% community-supported music service. Join the community of Austin music fans who keep KUTX weird. 🧠

DONATE: donate.kutx.org

09/14/2025

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Monday is the first day of KUTX 98.9's Fall 2025 Membership Drive and we’re gonna kick it off with MONDAY FUNDAY as the theme! Nothing but fun, upbeat, and happiness-inducing songs starting at 6am with Taylor.

If you wanna be part of said fun, PLEASE SUGGEST A SONG (OR TWO) THAT WOULD BE SPOT ON FOR A MONDAY FUNDAY.

Post it/them here and join us in the morning around 11:08 for a nice long set of your picks. ..................................................................................................
Topical Paradise is supported by Tillery Street Plant Company in East Austin. https://www.tillerystreetplants.com/

09/12/2025

FRIDAY, September 26 — it’s the kickoff of our Fall season of Rock the Park! Join us at Mueller Lake Park for a free, family-friendly concert featuring The Tiarras and Joe McDermott!

Grab the whole family and come out to Austin's cutest live music series! Full details at www.kutx.org/rockthepark 🤘 See you there!

Presented by Dell Children's Medical Center, part of Ascension Seton ✨

Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child ⚡️ Mueller Austin

09/12/2025

This week on My KUTX, Julie Nolen of the Pride in Local Music Festival gives us a preview of the 6th Annual Fest happening next Sunday, September 21st. Hear the Pride in Local Music Fest preview 6PM this Saturday on My KUTX.

09/12/2025

This week's The Breaks features Hip Hop Facts from Will Ferrell, Jay-Z, Allen Iverson and more.

Listen: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-breaks-kutx/id1481122529