Former Houstonian Hayes Carll is still riding high on 2008’s Trouble In Mind, which was released on Lost Highway Records and garnered the musician loads of critical acclaim and a crop of new fans. While his follow-up album isn’t reportedly due until July, Carll continues to play shows and plans a stop in Austin during [...]

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Canadian duo The Pack A.D. plays blistering, bluesy garage rock in the same vein as The White Stripes and The Black Keys. It’s raw and gritty music, with guttural—yet sexy—vocals that bring to mind Joan Jett, PJ Harvey, and Janis Joplin. The band’s two albums, Tintype and Funeral Mixtape, are available at most record stores [...]

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David Garza is no stranger to South By Southwest. For most of the 90s, Garza was a staple of the Texas college circuit–playing almost any gig he could get–and he gained a lot of devoted fans as a result. After a couple of albums on Lava/Atlantic, Garza went back to doing things on his own. [...]

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This just in: We regret to inform you that due to circumstances out of our control the ‘Showcase of Showcases’ has been canceled. Pegstar.net and Free Press Houston apologize for any inconvenience this has caused you. We hope that you enjoy your time at SXSW and continue to support live music, good fun, and good [...]

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DJ/producer Ceeplus Bad Knives is a long-time staple of the Houston music scene. Since the 80s, he has been involved in some aspect of Houston music, and continues to perform and produce music. South By Southwest‘s own Matt Sonzala has said of Ceeplus: “He’s one of the foremost experimental DJ’s on the TX scene who’s [...]

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After the demise of Quicksand, musician Walter Schreifels joined some of his other hardcore buddies as Rival Schools and released the spectacular and under-appreciated United By Fate, which unfortunately was the band’s last official release. However, after several reunion shows in 2009, rumors persisted that the band plans a summer 2010 release for its follow-up. [...]

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SXSW again hosts a showcase for Christian rap, which will be held in Austin on Saturday, 3.20.10, at the George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center. DaSouth.com presents The Life in Hip Hop will showcase performances from: Tedashii (Dallas) | FLAME (St. Louis, MO)  | k-Drama (Cincinnati, OH) | D-Maub (Cincinnati, OH) | big Al [...]

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Houston’s own Wild Moccasins is one of the city’s best-loved indie pop bands. Its 2009 release, Microscopic Metronomes, brought the band a lot of attention, and was among my favorite local albums last year. The band plans to play several times in Austin during this year’s SXSW before heading out on the road for a [...]

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Tacks, The Boy Disaster is an Austin-based band I first found out about while waiting to see another band play during SXSW a couple of years ago. I was immediately blown away by the band’s live performance, enough to buy the band’s album—which, as you know, can be a tough-sell with all of the great [...]

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Pegstar.net and Free Press Houston have teamed up to book an impressive showcase in Austin next month during South By Southwest. “Showcase of Showcases” will feature performances from touring bands from around the world (including some of your Houston favorites), complimentary food and drinks, and various giveaways. The all ages event takes place on Friday, [...]

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