Favorite Sessions The Gourds: A Reliable Austin Export KUT News January 15, 2009 • The Gourds' members present their music in familiar roots-rock wrappings, but nothing about the band is typical. Cheating hearts or lovesick blues don't dominate the band's landscape; instead, this is a brainy and obtuse bunch, and its songs reflect that fact. Hear the band perform new material from KUT. Session Spotlight: The Gourds' Members Perform 'Hey Thurman'
Best CDs of 2006 Meredith Ochs: Top Ten CDs of 2006 December 5, 2006 • NPR music reviewer Meredith Ochs shares her picks for the year's best CDs. Ochs is host of Sirius Satellite Radio's "Outlaw Country" channel, a contributing editor for Guitar World magazine and a regular contributor to NPR's All Things Considered. She's also the vocalist and guitarist for the rock band The Damn Lovelys.
Music Interviews Good Gourds on 'Heavy Ornamentals' June 17, 2006 • The Gourds have been called the best band in Austin, Texas. That's no mean feat in a town awash in music. Band members Kevin Russell and Jimmy Smith tell John Ydstie about their latest release, Heavy Ornamentals. Good Gourds on 'Heavy Ornamentals' Audio will be available later today.