Blues, brass, porch jams and the studios, stages and rooftops where Southern sound is made.
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Sound & MusicWhy contemporary blues musicians are trading digital audio workstations for heavy tape reels and vintage ribbon mics.
Sound & MusicWhen the festival crowds go home, the city's horn players stay out. A night inside the unannounced sessions.
Sound & MusicSmall brass and string ensembles are claiming Austin rooftops at sunset, one cafe string-light at a time.
Sound & MusicIndependent artists are cutting short runs of vinyl, and the people who press them are rediscovering patience.
Sound & MusicOn porches along the Appalachian Ridge, old-time fiddle tunes are passed from hand to hand, and from grandparents to teenagers.
