SXSW Don't know what the means? Look it up and air this piece in early March.
I was a bit worried about this piece when I began listening. Austin is the home of all music and the producer is a dang good Austin-centric expert in the region. I was worried this piece would lean too far and tip over into Texas/country/roots/blues/swing stuff to the exclusion of other music tastes.
It doesn't. It's as wide as the ocean and dang good weather you wear a 10 Gallon Stetson or Knit Cuppoline (If I spelled that right the NY Italians among us will know what kind of hat that is!) I love the pacing. I love the song choices-Rock, Alternative, Folk, Blues, even Latin Alt Rock!-it's all there. I love the writing.
I also love David Brown's voice on this piece. So comfortable, without numbers, and with music that many listeners will be hearing for the first time. There are some artists that might be unfamiliar to other AAA station listeners.
This is the beauty of this piece, it's so well done that it turns listeners on to new music and explains it in such a respectful and sound rich way.
Here's an example. My Partner was in the room while I was listening to this show. The piece by Eliza Gilderson (is that correct? PRODUCERS--please include a song list on all programs like this! Listeners will ask and we must be prepared!) caught his ear and he's already downstairs searching iTunes!
The breaks are there for stations to use properly.
There is a segment in this piece I wish was written a bit differently. The tour of KUT's performance studio is a bit too promotional for the station itself, bordering on self indulgent really. It doesn't relate to the music as it serves as a fundraising case statement the station. While seemingly innocuous, it would have been ok if it recognized that the stations this show is playing most likley does the same thing the producing station does. After all, many of the artists who have played KUT have played WTMD, WXPN, WFUV, WYEP..etc, etc.
Review of Sounds Like Texas
Steve Yasko
Posted on February 25, 2006 at 04:41 AM
SXSW Don't know what the means? Look it up and air this piece in early March.
I was a bit worried about this piece when I began listening. Austin is the home of all music and the producer is a dang good Austin-centric expert in the region. I was worried this piece would lean too far and tip over into Texas/country/roots/blues/swing stuff to the exclusion of other music tastes.
It doesn't. It's as wide as the ocean and dang good weather you wear a 10 Gallon Stetson or Knit Cuppoline (If I spelled that right the NY Italians among us will know what kind of hat that is!) I love the pacing. I love the song choices-Rock, Alternative, Folk, Blues, even Latin Alt Rock!-it's all there. I love the writing.
I also love David Brown's voice on this piece. So comfortable, without numbers, and with music that many listeners will be hearing for the first time. There are some artists that might be unfamiliar to other AAA station listeners.
This is the beauty of this piece, it's so well done that it turns listeners on to new music and explains it in such a respectful and sound rich way.
Here's an example. My Partner was in the room while I was listening to this show. The piece by Eliza Gilderson (is that correct? PRODUCERS--please include a song list on all programs like this! Listeners will ask and we must be prepared!) caught his ear and he's already downstairs searching iTunes!
The breaks are there for stations to use properly.
There is a segment in this piece I wish was written a bit differently. The tour of KUT's performance studio is a bit too promotional for the station itself, bordering on self indulgent really. It doesn't relate to the music as it serves as a fundraising case statement the station. While seemingly innocuous, it would have been ok if it recognized that the stations this show is playing most likley does the same thing the producing station does. After all, many of the artists who have played KUT have played WTMD, WXPN, WFUV, WYEP..etc, etc.
I'll be pushing this on my PD for us to air!