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What is NewsWhistle Music? It’s speedy album reviews for those on the go, a collection of timeless tracks and tuneful tips, the latest playlists, concert critiques and crucial questions for musicians. Here all genres are welcome – from classical to jazz, rock to indie, hip hop to EDM, punk to world hits. This is music for music people – fellow travelers who dream big, can’t sit still, and surround themselves with the latest and the greatest songs.
Here are some tunes to kick start your November adventures.
The lineup for the 2022 Austin City Limits Music Festival is here and features some big name bands as well as some quality up-and-comers.
After researching all the bands in this year’s line-up, we can foresee some epic moments… like the ones we’ve had at past concerts.
*** After researching the first day’s line-up for this year’s Governors Ball, we were ready to learn more about the acts playing Day 2. Included here are tunes by the likes of Halsey, BENEE, Gus Dapperton, Flume, almost monday, Joji, and more. There are a lot of different sounds here but somehow they all manage … Continue reading Two Can Play – The Day 2 Mix – 2022 Governors Ball Music Festival
*** Conrad Schuman and Stefanie Ku are creating sublime synth tunes under the name Beautiful Machines. We’ve heard two songs already – “Control” and “Survive” – and can’t wait for their album Singularity to drop this summer. The music of Beautiful Machines is redolent of sunny teenage days when the likes of New Order, Yaz, Depeche … Continue reading Singularity – Six Crucial Music Questions for Beautiful Machines
We saw this year’s Governors Ball line-up and we were intrigued. The reason? We weren’t so familiar with many of the bands.
Did you ever work on a project that lasted 10 years? Musician Nathan Leigh did, and it worth the effort and the wait.
First I saw Six and then American Utopia on Broadway, and more recently I went to see Big Band Holidays with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.
We had to interview LP after hearing their new album called Churches, a collection of 15 sweeping dream-pop arrangements fronted by LP’s effervescent and enveloping voice.
Texas King crafts stirring tunes (sung by the phenomenal Jordan Macdonald) and plays extraordinarily tight — performing just as good live as they do on their albums.