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July is going to be SUPER on KUTX! Excited to welcome the newest member to our 2024 Artist of the Month class, Superfónicos. Considering how synonymous @superfonicos have become with the Austin Music Experience, you may be surprised they are releasing their debut LP this month! “Renaceré” has been a work in progress for several years, primarily recording at Lechehouse, run by Grammy award-winning guitarist, producer, and engineer Beto Martinez (who you may know from Grupo Fantasma, Brownout, Money Chicha, and Caramelo Haze) with additional recordings done with Jim Eno of Spoon at Public Hi-Fi. Stay tuned all month for new music from Superfónicos plus lots of fun features with the band! ***KUTX Artist of the Month is powered by @pncbank *** Art by @holegrainmomjeans

Join KUTX at @SkiShores on Sunday, July 7 for their 3rd Annual 4th of July Weekend on the Lake! Free and family-friendly summer fun! Starts at 2pm! 😎 • Featuring a DJ set from KUTX’s Susan Castle, live music from San Antonio’s cosmic cowboy @Garrett_T_Capps (at 2:30pm), and Colombian psych rock trio @BALTHSVSmusic (at 4pm) 🎶 • A KUTX lawn takeover featuring an 18ft double water slide! 💦 • @MananaSurf Lounge with merch, pop-up photo booth, and wake surf board demos out on the lake with @BoatTownatx 🏄‍♀️ • @CowboyPools Club showcasing their iconic stock tank pool (with a lifeguard on duty) 🤠 More info at ⚡️

💽💽💽Happy record release day to promqueen!💽💽💽 Our May 2024 Artist of the Month celebrates the release of her sophomore album, “szn two,” with a prom of her own on Saturday, July 13th at the Austin Cinemaker Space. Watch @saypromqueen_ !!re!!_039;s full performance in Studio 1A and read how her journey of self-discovery as a queer Asian-American inspired the new album at the link in bio! Edit by @dycannon

This week on My KUTX, our guest DJ is @djdesign . He’s a hip-hop producer originally from the Bay Area who’s now based in Round Rock. You might know him from collaborations with @madlib , @beastieboys , and his longtime association with the hip-hop label @stonesthrow . His guest DJ set is full of rare vinyl he’s discovered in dollar bins around the world. He also plays a few of his own productions, showing how he turns his vinyl collection into beats. Hear DJ Design’s My KUTX on Saturday, June 29 at 6 p.m.

DJ Screw lays down the June 27th Freestyle 🔩💿 NEW Texas Music History 🚨 This Week In Texas Music History - a DIY DJ lays down Houston’s perennial summer soundtrack. 🌇🔥 On June 27, 1996, DJ Screw hit record on what some consider to be his magnum opus, the June 27th freestyle tape. DJ Screw was an auteur and DIY creator, never on a major label, recording in a home studio with groups of artists and friends improvising together. This tape came after midnight on a warm but not scorching Houston summer evening. It was rapper DeMo’s birthday celebration, and he, Big Moe, Key-C, Yungstar, Big Pokey, and Haircut Joe freestyled over a tight, captivating thirty-five minutes. Its iconic stretch featured a slowed-down version of the sampled beat from “Da Streets Ain’t Right” by hip-hop duo Kriss Kross. This was rapper Yungstar’s first full introduction on tape as a member of the Screwed-Up Click, or SUC, DJ Screw’s crew. It also provides a prime example of rapper Big Moe’s distinctive style that brings smooth R&B songcraft into the mix. As Lance Scott Walker wrote in his recent oral history of DJ Screw: “Those guys in the house that night might not have known they’d recorded a hit, but the Houston listening public knew it, and made it so.”  Read the FULL Texas Music History and more about DJ Screw’s legacy over at KUTX.org! 🎖️ KUTX is partnering with @centerfortxmusichistory to bring you This Week In Texas Music History. This Week - DJ Screw releases the June 27th Freestyle. #thisweekintexasmusichistory #djscrew #houstonmusic #houstonhiphop #kutx

KUTX’s live music booker @deidregottskillz loves Austin music (and will consider all marriage proposals.) But without the support of our members, she wouldn’t have a Studio 1A or KUTX’s many fun events to book! KUTX is a non-profit station, and our community of fans provides our largest source of funding. Our summer membership drive is underway - become a member of KUTX by donating ✨ANY✨ amount today. And if you can swing a donation of $8/month, we’ll send you this KUT & KUTX notebook as a thank-you gift! #supportkutx 💖

@cameraobscuraband is back, touring behind their sixth album and first in eleven years, “Look to the East, Look to the West,” and the enthusiasm is palpable.  “It feels like that,” agrees Tracyanne Campbell, Camera Obscura’s lyricist and soft-spoken front person, who talked with KUTX Music Editor Jeff McCord about the new music after their recent Studio 1A appearance.  Read the interview and watch the band’s full session at the link in bio! Edit by @renphotogs

HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE EVER FELT PERSONALLY VICTIMIZED BY THE ALGORITHM? You know that KUTX is staffed by 100% non-plastics - music lovers just like you, from right here in Austin. And you know we bring you a hand-picked mix of great music every day - commercial-free, no subscription fee, totally fetch. To make that possible, we lean on our listeners. KUTX is a non-profit, funded by our community of fans. Today we kick off a three-day mini summer membership drive (and music block party) so we can raise the funds to balance our books. Donate $8 a month, and we’ll send you a KUT & KUTX notebook, where you can record your hopes & dreams, top 5 lists, meeting doodles … or burn your coworkers. 🩷💋 (NO ACTUAL KUTX STAFF WERE HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS VIDEO.) #supportkutx

KUTX favorites @goodlooksband are celebrating the release of their new album, “Lived Here For A While,” with a big summer tour, but you can see more from the band’s recent visit to Studio 1A at the link in bio! Edit by @limpatricia97

The Mama of Austin Hip-Hop! 🕶️🔊💽 Kori Roy, AKA Mama Duke, was born and raised in the coastal town of Palacios, Texas. Her mother’s love for Tejano and country music inspired Roy’s love for words and dissecting lyrics for deeper meaning. This led her to writing her own lyrics in high school, though, photography was what led to the Art Institute of Houston. Roy never stopped writing and creating, and she moved to Austin to pursue a music career in 2013. Mama Duke hit the scene running. She immediately linked-up with local graphic artist YellaStud, who pulled Roy into the deep-end of Austin’s hip-hop scene. By her third gig, she was opening up for legendary hip-hop group Naughty By Nature. She released her debut album Ballsy in 2020, depicting her life and experiences as a queer, Black and Mexican woman growing-up in Texas and her experiences of being a queer woman in Austin’s hip-hop scene. Roy’s accomplishments are expansive. She founded the ATX Social Club in 2019, an online platform and general hip hop hub for performers and enthusiasts alike. She made her official SXSW debut in 2021, her ACL Fest debut in 2022, and has received several awards and nominations at both the Austin Hip-Hop Awards and the Austin Music Awards. She’s participated in the prestigious and exclusive Universal Music Publishing Group songwriting camp and now offers her own songwriting masterclass. June is Pride Month, and we’re celebrating all month long by featuring Austin’s Queer Artists of today - and the legends who paves the way! 🏳️‍🌈 This week - @mama.duke ! ❤️‍🔥💯 Find the FULL Mama Duke Pride Feature including Mama’s Studio 1A session over at KUTX.org! 🎖️ #austinpride #pridemonth #mamaduke #austinhiphop #austinmusic #kutx

This week on My KUTX, journey to the far reaches of time and space with @grandmaster , our June Artist of the Month. The eleven-piece band features Berklee College of Music trained musicians who play a cosmic mix of funk and soul. And this week, just 3 of the members offer up a guest DJ hour full of Earth, Wind & Fire, D’Angelo, Parliament, and more. Hear Grandmaster’s My KUTX on Saturday, June 22 at 6 p.m. ***KUTX Artist of the Month is powered by @pncbank ***

Thank you to everyone who voted for KUT, @KUTX and @Texas_Standard in the @AustinChronicle ’s Best of Austin poll! KUT All Things Considered host Jerry Quijano (@jquijano ) won best radio or podcast host. Photo: @MichaelMinasi KUT.org won best online media outlet. Photo of KUT digital editor Stephanie Federico taken by @limpatricia97 . @KUTX won best radio station. Photo of KUTX host Laurie Gallardo by @limpatricia97 . @Texas_Standard won best radio program. The photo of some of the Texas Standard team members who traveled to Kerrville for a special solar eclipse broadcast was taken by @MichaelMinasi . ATXplained won best live performance journalism. @dycannon took this photo of ATXplained creator @MattLargey at our October 2023 show at the @ParamountAustin .