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SXSW preview: B L A C K I E

February 28th, 2011 · No Comments

Local experimental rapper B L A C K I E plays an official showcase at this year’s South By Southwest. I previewed him for Houston Calling‘s 2009 SXSW preview, which you can read here.

B L A C K I E plays his official showcase in Austin during SXSW at Barcelona on Wednesday, 3.16.11.

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SXSW preview: The Orbans

February 25th, 2011 · 1 Comment

The Orbans, an alt-country-ish band from Fort Worth, has made a name for itself over the past year or so, playing around the state and releasing an impressive album, When We Were Wild (which you can buy from the band here). The band has played Houston a number of times, increasing its fan base steadily […]

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SXSW preview: Ice Black Birds

February 23rd, 2011 · 1 Comment

I recently heard the song “22:22” by English foursome Ice Black Birds, and was instantly intrigued by the band’s sound. Part throwback, part modern garage rockers, the band–vocalist/rhythm guitarist Sam Denniston, guitarist George Grinling, bassist/vocalist Danny McGurn, and drummer/vocalist Ollie Liddiard–is heavily influenced by classic rock of the 60s and 70s, but also by blues […]

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SXSW preview: Kinch

February 21st, 2011 · 1 Comment

I first heard of Arizona band Kinch when they opened for Local H on last year’s tour. The band quickly won over the crowd with its nods to British and Southern rock, and I have been keeping an eye on the band since. I recently noted that Kinch will play in Austin during this […]

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SXSW preview: This Will Destroy You

February 19th, 2011 · No Comments

San Marcos instrumental rock band This Will Destroy You makes ear-splitting instrumental rock that has won the band fans worldwide since it got its start in 2005. It albums are thrilling listens, but the band–like most “post-rock” groups–thrives in a live setting. In 2010, the band switched directions a bit on its “Communal Blood” single, […]

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SXSW preview: Fat Tony

February 17th, 2011 · 3 Comments

Fat Tony is not what most people would think of when they think of a rapper from Houston. But it should be. For a few years now, Fat Tony has been creating some of the most interesting and unique hip hop music to come out of the Houston area. It’s not the Dirty South stuff, […]

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The Wheel Workers plays CD release show this Friday + interview

February 15th, 2011 · 1 Comment

Houston’s The Wheel Workers recently released its new album, Unite, and celebrates this Friday (2.18.11) with a show at Walter’s On Washington. Featherface–which recently released its impressive debut–and Fort Worth’s The Orbans are also on the bill.

The Wheel Workers’ Steven Higginbotham answered a few questions in advance of the band’s CD release show.
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On location: Pale, “Catastrophic Skies” video on Rocks Off

June 25th, 2010 · No Comments

Houston Press has posted an article I wrote about Pale‘s recent video shoot and the video for its new song, “Catastrophic Skies”–check it out on the Rocks Off music blog.
More information on Pale may be found at www.palerocks.com.

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Free Press Summer Fest preview: The Hood Internet

June 3rd, 2010 · No Comments

Chicago’s The Hood Internet are masters of mixing rock and hip hop. Their “mixtapes” of unlikely pairings have earned them a devoted fanbase and a lot of press. The duo will be in Houston for Free Press Summer Fest, which is this weekend (June 5-6, 2010) in Eleanor Tinsley Park.
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Free Press Summer Fest preview: Wild Moccasins

June 2nd, 2010 · No Comments

It’s tough not to like Wild Moccasins. The indie-popsters’ music is breezy and fresh, danceable and catchy–and has taken Houston’s music scene by storm over the past couple of years. The band recently released a new album, Skin Collision Past, and will take off for a tour of California in July. This weekend’s Free Press […]

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