In case you missed it, The Damnwells released a new album last month. No One Listens To The Band Anymore is now available online and in most record stores. You can also get a vinyl copy. You can read my thoughts on the new album in my recent SXSW preview of The Damnwells. The band [...]

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This just in from Dryvetyme Onlyne‘s Adam P. Newton: SXSW 2011Friday, March 18th, 2011 To be quite upfront with you, I didn’t’ do as much “in the field” today as I usually do at SXSW. I knew what bands I wanted to see, so, after seeing them, I felt I was finished for the day. [...]

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This report in from Dryvetyme Onlyne music journalist Adam P. Newton, who was gracious enough to give us this write-up: SXSW 2011 Thursday, March 17th, 2011 I had a great Thursday at SXSW. It’s easy when moods are up, the weather is lovely, and the music is good. I started my morning at the Buzzgrinder [...]

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Last night, after recommending a friend check out Black Books’ set in Austin, I received the following text message: Sorry, Foo Fighters beat out new band for tonight. Foos just played whole new record. Now for the hits! You can read more on the band’s surprise gig at Stubb’s, including the complete setlist, here. Pre-order [...]

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One of my favorite things about South By Southwest each year is discovering bands I previously knew nothing about. I recently was introduced to the music of Austin-based band Black Books, which you can see tonight (Tuesday, 3.15.11) at 9pm in Austin at Skinny’s Ballroom as part of the Knerd.com launch party. The band also [...]

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Musician Alex Dezen releases his new album under The Damnwells moniker today (Tuesday, 3.15.11). After label deals with Epic and Rounder, the band opted for a less traditional route for its new album: No One Listens To The Band Anymore was funded completely by the band’s fans via PledgeMusic. No One Listens To The Band [...]

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Dallas Observer has some good things to say about Robert Ellis & The Boys‘ performance last night at Club Dada, opening for Lucero. Immediately thereafter, Houston’s Robert Ellis & The Boys, a more traditional and less rowdy outfit recently signed to New West Records, pleased with the least rocking, but perhaps most refreshing and encouraging, [...]

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A friend recently turned me on to Nashville musician Quinn Erwin, whose music blends a tinge of alt-country (even some very early R.E.M. on opener “Hold On Tight”) with Britrock influences like Starsailor and Travis. His album, A Million Miles Away, was released in 2010 and is worth checking out. Buy the album via CDBaby [...]

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There’s a GREAT show at The Mink on Monday, 2.21.11: Local instrumental rockers Co-Pilot–whose The Course Of Empire EP was among my 2010 favorites–plays with Unwed Sailor (whose Little Wars was one of my favorites a couple of years back), Warbler Pl, and Giant Cloud. Cover is $8 for 21+ and $10 for under 21. [...]

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Last year I wrote: 2009 was the best year for local music I can recall since I started Houston Calling nearly seven years ago. The range of music coming out of the city is impressive–experimental rock and hip hop, punk, noise rock, folksy singer-songwriters, electronica, and indie pop–and Houston’s musicians really stepped it up a [...]

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