Kengo Hioki, better known as Peelander-Yellow is a muralist, painter, designer, and musician who has brightened the Austin Music Experience for over twenty years.
Yes, it’s oh-so-very hot outside, but don’t let the heat prevent you from attending one or a few of the many local shows that are still happening
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Drummer Scott Laningham s distinctive touch fused effortless swing, versatility, and a recognizable tone. He contributed to the mix the way a great soundtrack enhances a film: with enough presence to bolster the action rather than distract from or overwhelm it. His effortless rapport made him a beloved figure in Austin s jazz scene and a valued session drummer.
The Dallas native toured with Christopher Cross, Alejandro Escovedo, and Kat Edmonson, played in bands Freedonia and TresMusicos, recorded the Dr. Demento-approved 1991 comedy album
Moose in My House, and hosted the podcast
SLRadio. At the time of his passing on May 8, Laningham maintained a stream of digital singles featuring his vocal and multi-instrumental talents. His sudden death at 61 due to heart issues leaves a hole in our homegrown music community.
Non-Fungible Tokens, or NFTs, one-of-a-kind digital collectibles selling for surprising sums, now arrive in Austin. One featuring the art and music of late songwriter Daniel Johnston comes up for sale on Friday. Another NTF, a visual representation of local music venue the Mohawk, auctions tonight. the Daniel Johnston is Alive Somewhere NFT
The Johnston NFT features six colorful frogs that blink as a keyboard instrumental from the 1985 track “Fly Eye” plays. The late outsider artist’s famed phrase “Hi, how are you” sits at the top and one frog speech bubble reads “Fine thank you.” The words “Daniel Johnston is alive somewhere” run at the bottom. According to Daniel’s brother, Dick Johnston, the image comes from a drawing the family found shortly after the singer and visual artist’s passing in 2019.
Austin s Arts Responders program launches at cultural centers, museums Austin American-Statesman
Arts Responders program launches
The museums and cultural programs of the Austin Parks and Recreation Department unveiled the Arts Responders program, on view throughout the month of March in outdoor spaces.
Cultural centers including the Dougherty Arts Center, the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center, the George Washington Museum Genealogy and Cultural Center and the Asian American Resource Center, and also museums including the Elisabet Ney and Oakwood Cemetery Chapel, commissioned artists to organize and engage the community in an artistic response to cope with and overcome COVID-19.