Kara Grainger got her start as vocalist and lead guitarist of the Sydney blues combo Papa Lips, but has recently branched out into a solo career as a singer-songwriter and slide guitar player. Following impressive showcases at the 2006 and 2007 SXSW conferences, as well as stints opening for guitarist Eric Johnson and renaissance man Russell Crowe, Grainger was asked to perform at ACL in anticipation of her upcoming album Grand And Green River. Kara... more ›

There will be a free show this weekend for your enjoyment. Fastball along with Kevin McKinney (from Soul Hat), Beto y Los Fairlanes, Alteza, and The Steps will be putting it on hot, live, and FREE at Waterloo Park on Sunday, August 6th. The fun begins at 4PM and the first 1,000 people in attendance are entitled to not only free music, but free swag* as well. How can you beat this deal? Oh yeah, parking in all of the state of Texas owned garages is fo’ free too. more ›

Before the ubiquity of the internet and cell phones, there was a time called the 90’s. (I am sure some of you remember them.) And ushering in that decade and waving the banner for the new Austin music scene was the funkified, rocked-out sound of a band called Soulhat. Led by guitarists Bill Cassis and Kevin McKinney (killer vocalist), with a solid, driving groove laid down by bassist Brian Walsh and former Funkadelic drummer “Frosty” Smith, Soulhat blew the roofs off of clubs across the country throughout the early and mid-nineties with their unique sound. more ›