Longtime Eklektikos DJ John Aielli recently recovered from a heart attack earlier this month, but we received news that Aielli is in the hospital this morning. Our contact at KUT says, "We are in touch with John and he is alert and in typical good spirits...The main thing is he’s OK, we’re in contact with him and we hope he returns soon." more ›

KUT Austin let us know last night that "Eklektikos Host John Aielli is in the hospital recovering from a heart attack on Wednesday evening. He is in good spirits with a good prognosis. KUT looks forward to John returning to Eklektikos as soon as his doctors give him the green light and right now that looks like early next week. In the meantime, he appreciates respect for his privacy as he recovers." Spike Gillespie has created a "Get Well Soon John!" blog as well. In 2008, we published a photo collection documenting "Austin's DJ" by Patrick Dentler, from which the above shot is taken. more ›

Some of you tune in to KUT 90.5 every morning at 9 a.m. to listen to John Aielli's longterm musical confessional known as Eklektikos, and some of you send him hate mail. Our city seems to choose certain things to be divided on, and Aielli is certainly one of them. Wherever you land in the ongoing battle between stream of consciousness radio and more traditional on-air behavior, you're bound to get a kick out of the Twitter account one savvy Austinite created to track some of Aielli's most epic moments. ShitJohnAielliSays is definitely worth following, noting awesome comments like, "Lots of people in their band, lots of different sounds. I like them, and I think you should too. That's why I played them for you." and "I don't know how women deal with purses, putting them down everywhere. I can't imagine having your money floating around in a little thing." more ›

Well after having Mackey for a snacky last week, I am plumb worn out y’all. So this week I’m going to take it easy and just offer a roundup of observations and insights I stumbled upon since last Thursday. You might recall that last Thursday morning, some guy decided it was a good idea to fly a plane into an IRS office. This created a lot of (literal and otherwise) fallout. I want to touch on just two points regarding the topic. Point One: The widow of the IRS agent who was killed is suing the widow of the angry pilot. With all due respect to the former widow—and I mean that sincerely—I have to say her legal action makes me very nervous. I envision a domino effect if she is successful in her efforts, and that any such success will trigger an onslaught of lawsuits whereby people are sued for not alerting authorities to their spouse’s insane behavior. In which case I am going to be uber-fucked, to understate the matter, as I frequently failed to alert the authorities on many such occasions during my two short-lived marriages. more ›

As well known for rants and raves as eclectic as the music he broadcasts at 90.5 megahertz, KUT's John Aielli has been waking up Austin for the last thirty years. As Austin's public radio station approaches it's 50th birthday, Aielli shows no signs of slowing down. more ›

"I was initially drawn to Crawford, because I'd been effectively duped. I didn't know that Bush wasn't from Crawford." more ›

Yeah, while you and your other bubble people are mercilessly burning the ghosts of dinosaurs long since passed, I’m out here inhaling your shit results. And man, I gotta say, it makes me feel like a better person than you. Like, Jesus better. While your mouth is all agape with impressedness, go ahead and roll down your window, Rapunzel. Let down your ratty mane of ignorance. Take a long gander at moral superiority. Check my dope shades. Smell the sweat. Yeah. Suck it in. more ›

Flyer courtesy Downtown Austin Alliance Holiday Sing-Along, Tree Lighting and Congress Ave. StrollSaturday, December 1Texas State Capitol (1100 Congress Ave)6-9pm[info]The annual Holiday Sing-Along, Capitol Tree Lighting and Congress Avenue Stroll takes place tomorrow evening. Here's the schedule of events, courtesy the good people at the Downtown Austin Alliance: The evening starts at 6:00 p.m. when crowds gather on the south steps of the Capitol to sing the songs of the season during John Aielli's Holiday... more ›

Some of the biggest artists playing at next week's Austin City Limits Music Festival will also be taping episodes of KLRU's Austin City Limits, the wide-acclaimed PBS show that begat it all. Unfortunately, the demand for space-available tickets is so intense that they're only announcing them via the radio. Fortunately, we've got the scoop on when and where you should be listening: below are the stations and times that you'll need to tune into... more ›

This week’s theatre offerings have nothing to do with John Aielli or KUT, and we won't be playing a variety of songs referencing how exceptionally cold it’s been these past few days. Really, we just liked the title. (Sorry to all you non-KUT listeners who we’ve just completely excluded.) Plus, it actually is a very eclectic week on the boards (or, er, the concrete floors...in our local warehouse theatres). There’s an exciting collaboration afoot... more ›

Laurie Gallardo, KUT's resident music podcaster extraordinaire and one of our favorite personalities in town, is back with another episode of Before the Break, the show that led the Austin Chronicle to dub her one our city's "Sultry New Deejays" in last year's Best of Austin polls. This time she's chatting with What Made Milwaukee Famous: Eklektikos host John Aielli described them as a group immersed within a collection of “intriguing musical palettes.” While... more ›

For those of us who can't get enough of KUT's John Aielli, host of Eklektikos, it's time to break out the holiday song books. Aielli will be hosting the Holiday Sing-Along and Capitol Tree Lighting this Saturday night, starting at 6pm on the south steps of the Capitol. After the festivities you can enjoy the “Lights and Sounds” of the Main Street of Texas with the Congress Avenue Holiday Stroll. Shops and stores along... more ›

This Ausintist loves KUT and has for over 20 years. John Aielli, Jeff McCord, Larry Monroe and Angela Miller and many more are the voices I associate with solid music programming and I often turn to them for the soundtrack of my day. That said, John Aielli's interviews last week with Smog's Bill Callahan and Tuesday with Aqualung's Matt Hales highlight the need for someone else more knowledgeable or interested to step in for... more ›