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A native Texan with a tri-coastal career spanning Austin, Los Angeles, and New York, Quentin has appeared at major festivals including Austin City Limits Music Festival and SXSW while earning a reputation for fearless live performances and genre-defying songwriting. Dubbed a “genre-hopping hustler” by the Austin Chronicle, they have evolved from their glam-rock roots with indie band The Past Lives, arriving at the expansive, emotionally charged sound heard on their debut album,

Today, it's predicted to reach a high of 101 degrees in Austin – so, as you idle on the highway, trying to force your car's A/C past its maximum level, you may enjoy today's Song of the Day: “Texas in July” by Austin band KNETX. This upbeat psych rock meets funk tune may be more energetic than you feel right now, but with wailing guitars reminiscent of rising heat, the witty lyrics, performed by charismatic lead singer Mike Kiddoo, and the upbeat backup vocalists chanting “Heat! Sweat!”, “Texas in July” will make you feel more optimistic about this heat wave than any weather report will.

Austin alt-country sweetheart's Next of Kin are back with their first new song (and dare I say, bona fide bop) since the release of last year's

2026 has been a big year for New York's Jesse Malin . The East Village icon released his memoir Almost Grown: A New York Memoir in April, and the

Ruben Ramos, known to many as “El Gato Negro,” was not born in Austin, but his work over the last seven decades has earned him a sculpture in the city among other greats like Willie Nelson and Stevie Ray Vaughan. His work with Los Super Seven, a group featuring Freddy Fender, Joe Ely, Flaco Jimenez, and many others, earned Ramos a Grammy Award in 1999. He added another Grammy to his collection in 2009 with The Mexican Revolution.

Looking to fill your Thursdays this August? Austin sardonic power-pop group Magic Rockers of Texas are holding down this month's residency spot at

Coming from the Los Angeles Music scene, the LA duo “BLUUM” (with two Us) is blossoming with some quality 90s inspired alternative music. This track wants to bring it back to when rock ruled the world. The pair produced this song alongside their debut self titled album from their LA apartments. Who knows? Maybe this could be their big break!

Mando Rayo & DJ Chorizo Funk Each Taco Tuesday is a little piece of magic. But Tuesday, August 18th is going to be an extra special one.

The past is coming up from behind on the debut single from Louisville, Kentucky synth trio Modiste . The 80's-inspired group almost exclusively

Long before Shakey Graves was filling theaters around the world, Alejandro Rose-Garcia was finding his footing at Austin's Hole in the Wall, where