The Enrollment Deadline for the upcoming Spring Semester is March 15th.

Join the Austin Music Foundation in celebrating the diversity of Austin's music scene - they will be highlighting shows from jazz to industrial, singer/songwriter to metal, indie rock to funk. So come on out and see something new, or check out a club you haven't been to before!

Friday, Feb 1 - The Ugly Beats at Beerland
Saturday, Feb 2 - Grupo Fantasma at Antone's
Sunday, Feb 3 - Heybale at the Continental Club
Monday, Feb 4 - Walter Higgs & The Shuffle Piggs at B.D. Riley's
Tuesday, Feb 5 - Austin Music Mixer, Old Timey Music Collective at Rio Rita Café y Cantina
Wednesday, Feb 6 - 101X Homegrown Live featuring The Black, Shapes Have Fangs, and a DJ set by Stay Gold at Club DeVille
Thursday, Feb 7 - Ryan Vaughn at Whole Foods Market (6th & Lamar)

Travis Bonner, a TRCoA alumni, has been busy at The Diamond Factory. Travis has recently worked with Upon A Burning Body, Pack of Wolves,, IBLIS, Autumn Leaves Fall, Assailants, Carnifacina, Falsetta, Lone Star Drive By, Swine Horde, and Andrea Gail.

Co-owned by Travis and Joshua Saunders, another TRCoA alumni, The Diamond Factory is a cool new recording studio. With the studios' laid-back vibe, Travis and Joshua have been producing some great music and getting inspired performances out of the bands.

Be on the lookout for upcoming projects from Travis, including a 5 song EP from The Cabaret and a single from Murdocks

Listen (MP3) to Misery Loves Company from Upon A Burning Body.

Bradley Calhoun, a Beginning Audio Engineering student, is in the studio working with Erin Ivey. Erin Ivey's voice and her brand of "downtempo folk pop" are garnering national acclaim, with one journalist stating "I would kill for a purr like that."  Erin has been the voice of Apple Computer, her music used in Red Bull Energy Drink promotions, and she works with independent music producers nationwide.

Listen (MP3) to Amelia from Erin Ivey.

TRCoA alumni Scott Harris, from BigBang Music is currently mixing new material from Caught Listening. Americana and Folk Rock defines the sound of Caught Listening. The band is comprised of Beth Rancher Strathman on lead guitar, Dale Rancher on bass and vox, Geoff Herring on guitar, and Andrew "Stycks" Morton on drums. With bands like Caught Listening, Scott continues to define his sound in the Americana genre. Check out all his work at BigBang Music. Also be on the look out for new material from Scott's next project, the Jessica Shepherd Band.

Listen (MP3) to Slow Drag from Caught Listening.

Joseph Radtke, an Advanced Music Production student, is in the studio working with The Armour. Made up of former members of Dynamite Boy, Near Miss, and Engraved, The Armour have a very unique style of melodic rock/hardcore with other rock oriented styles infused to make the sound "one of a kind". The band is Adrian Munoz - Vocals, Chris Baker - Guitar/Vocals, Dusty Kohn - Guitar/Vocals, and Myke Bingham - Bass.

Listen (MP3) to Remedies and Enemies from The Armour.

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