After a handful of solo albums, North Carolina musician Caitlin Cary is back with a band: The Small Ponds, and EP (Caitlin Cary & Matt Douglas Are The Small Ponds). On its way to Austin for SXSW next week, The Small Ponds makes a stop in Houston at Big Star Bar in the Heights for [...]

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Aussie bands are always a highlight of South By Southwest. Brisbane band Drawn from Bees is currently touring the US and Canada, including a stop at SXSW and a Houston date on Sunday, 3.20.11, at Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar and a free in-store show at Cactus Music next Tuesday, 3.15.11. Drawn From Bees’ Raven Jones [...]

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Brooklyn’s Small Black plays in Houston on its way to Austin for South By Southwest, performing at Fitzgerald’s on Tuesday, 3.15.11, with Sun Airway and Cults. The band’s music is dreamy electronica, with a solid 80′s influence, but it’s also very modern-sounding. It doesn’t seem like the band is glomming onto any trend, which is [...]

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I was first introduced to Chicago musician Scott Lucas‘ music when a friend brought over a CD in 1995 by rock band Local H. He had been obsessing over the single “Bound For The Floor” and wanted me to hear it. While scanning the liner notes, I noticed that the band thanked another Chicago band, [...]

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A while back, a friend whose opinion I greatly respect recently recommended I check out the band Yuck. Ever since, I have been seeing the band’s name mentioned in all sorts of music press. While I am still digesting the band’s album, there’s no doubt the attention is warranted. You can stream the album at [...]

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Super Happy Fun Land hosts 88 bands for its annual SXSW Overflow Fest, which runs March 9-23, 2011. This year you can see all 16 nights of the festival for a mere $25, and any single night admission is $8 (which is still a great deal). Schedule after the jump…

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Canada’s The High Dials has taken its love for 60s psychedelia and power pop and created a sound that, while similar to many of its influences, still possesses both an energy and modern feel that makes it unique. The band released Anthems For Doomed Youth–an excellent listen–in 2010 and heads to Austin this month for [...]

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English electro-pop band OMD (aka Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) are back with a new record (History Of Modern) and U.S. spring tour. In addition to a show at this year’s South By Southwest in Austin, the group plays Houston’s House of Blues on Wednesday, 3.16.11. While OMD never completely broke through in the U.S.–other [...]

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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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Christian rap (aka holy hip hop) once again get a focus at South By Southwest this year. For SXSW 2011, there will be three days of events coordinated by several Houstonians. Billed as DaSouth.com presents The Life In Hop Hop–which runs Thursday through Saturday during SXSW (3.17-3.19.11), the event will showcase performances from some of [...]

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