Check out local band ListenListen today at Cactus Music at 1pm. Pick up the band’s new album, Hymns From Rhodesia, while you’re there.
Here’s a video from the band:

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The Watermarks are are anomaly among Houston bands. The group currently gets airplay across the US and Canada, and even has a number one song in Valhalla, New York, and a song in the Top 30 in several other cities around the country. The Watermarks–Cesar Inserny, Jason Petzold, and Nick Dudek–celebrated the release of its [...]

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Eulogies plays in Houston with The Dears and Great Northern this Sunday night (5.17.09) at Warehouse Live.

I’ve got a ton of stuff for one lucky person to win:
-Two tickets to show (guest list at Will Call)
-Eulogies, Tempted To Do Nothing EP “vinyldisc”
-Eulogies, Here Anonymous LP
-The Dears, “Money Babies” / “Threats” 7” vinyl
-The Dears, Missles CD
-Eulogies [...]

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I recently got the Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears album, Tell ‘Em What Your Name Is, which was released on Lost Highway earlier this year. While looking through the packaging, I noticed a familiar face: former Houston musician (and Drop Trio keyboardist) Ian Varley. I ran into Varley in Austin during South By Southwest [...]

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Atomic Ned braved an hour and a half in line at Stubb’s and was able to watch Metallica play a greatest hits set from about 15 feet away.
Check it the “Harvester of Sorrow” video, photos, and continued South By Southwest coverage at www.atomicned.com.

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The music portion of South By Southwest 2009 is in full swing, as thousands of musicians and hangers-on swarm Austin to partake in the annual festivities. In case you missed them, I have included links to my interviews with various bands and musicians performing during SXSW.
Wild Moccasins | The Whip | Superdrag | Death is [...]

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Any serious music fan knows Jimmy Webb’s music. Maybe not firsthand, but songs like “Wichita Lineman,” “Macarthur Park,” and “Galveston” are among the most recognizable and classic songs of the 20th century. Webb’s songwriting talent has been utilized by Glen Campbell, Richard Harris, and The Highwaymen (Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, and Kris Kristofferson), [...]

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Indian Jewelry are infamous for their frenzied live performances. The band got its start in Houston and has built a solid fan base as it honed its stripped-down, psychedelic sound. Formed in 2002 by Erika Thrasher and Tex Kerschen, the band is riding high on last year’s Free Gold and recent vinyl reissues of [...]

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