eTown Taping with Eliza Gilkyson and José González

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• Tuesday, May 12, 2026  7pm - 9:30pm

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About José González: 

“Forces from the sidelines pushing for a race against time, tempting us to deplete only to face a certain defeat,” sings José González in “A Perfect Storm,” the opening track of his fifth album. Safe to say, he’s deeply concerned about the future. Not his own, necessarily, but that of humankind. Specifically, he sees the galloping advancement of AI as the greatest threat we face as a species, which is why it’s a salient theme of Against The Dying Of The Light. But as that title suggests, José is no doomsayer resigned to fate. Not only is he a man of science and reason well on his way to reach a PhD in biochemistry when his music career took off, but he also recognises the enormous benefits of AI if used responsibly. He’s also a humanist with hope and compassion in his heart who, via his music, advocates for action to re-examine our aeons-old thought patterns and modify the behaviours that impede our growth. 

About Eliza Gilkyson: 

Eliza Gilkyson is a twice Grammy-nominated (2006/2014) singer-songwriter and activist who is one of the most respected musicians in folk, roots and Americana circles. Her songs have been covered by Joan Baez, Bob Geldof, Chris Smither, the world-renowned Conspirare Choir, Tom Rush and Rosanne Cash and have appeared in films, PBS specials and on primetime TV. 

A member of the Austin Music Hall of Fame, and an inductee into the Austin Songwriter Hall of Fame, she has won countless Folk Alliance and Austin Music awards, including 2014’s Songwriter of the Year and the “Song of the Year” Award at the Folk Alliance International Conference in 2021.