Fable Records Feature on KUT

For those of you that made it out to the Steam Heat show a few weeks back… Thanks for coming! The guys at Fable Records reunited more than 30 funk and jazz players from the 70s, including members of Steam Heat, Starcrost, and 47 X’s Its Own Weight, and held a reunion concert at Threadgills.

The importance? These guys are among the many pioneers that laid the foundation to what has made Austin the “live music capital of the world.” It you read the bios of some of your favorite Austin bands, you would find that it was the sound of funk and jazz that has influenced nearly ever song in their catalog.

For those that weren’t there, tune in to KUT 90.5  on Friday, September 5th from 12-1pm during the Austin Music Unlimited program to check out a piece about Steam Heat and Austin Funk. At some point it will be available for download at texasmusicmatters.kut.org.  Click here for more info.

I must also give a shout of thanks to Thomas Fawcett for covering the event. If your an Austin music nut, you have probably already subscribed to his blog. But if not, I recommend it as an addition to your feed readers. Check it out here.