Photo courtesy of Austin City Limits Festival
It’s that time of year again in Austin, Texas. And this time, I’ll be covering the festivities for my favorite indie music magazine. See you there! (I’ll be the one in the bandanna…)
The Mary Onettes MySpace
The Mary Onettes Wikipedia
Introducing The Mary Onettes – the most underrated band out of Jönköping, Sweden. “Puzzles” is the latest release from Islands, their highly anticipated second full-length studio album due out on November 4th. I did a search for the lyrics and…nada, zilch, zero, nothin’.
I’m lost on one line. (I could be lost on others, too.) Take a listen and feel free to draw your own conclusions…
A nun?….
A numb?…..
Annulled?……
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The Mary Onettes – “Puzzles” Lyrics
I think about it all.
I think about it still.
I think I realize, that it will always break…… (more…)
The “National Beer of Texas” is inviting fans to win tickets to a one day concert on Saturday, October 24th at the historic Lone Star Brewery. Created in 1884 for business and recently restored for pleasure, the Brewery sits in the beautiful (but not as cool as Austin) city of San Antonio, Texas.
Texas faves like Austin’s Ben Kweller, San Antonio’s Charlie Robison and Dallas’ Jonathan Tyler will be performing as well as other boot-wearin’ artists. The event will feature food stands, and to quote the most delightful line of the Press Release… “concert goers will be able to enjoy Lone Star Beer.”
You have until September 30th to enter the sweepstakes online at www.LoneStarBeer.com for a chance to see the show (TICKETS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR), and to win some cool VIP-style prizes. (You must be 21 to enter)
Proceeds from product sales at the concert will go to Texas Music Project, a non-profit which works in conjunction with the Texas music industry, State of Texas, Texas Music Educators Association, Texas Commission on the Arts, and the Texas Coalition for Quality Arts Education. All of these organizations help strengthen and restore music education to Texas schools.
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Anthony D’Amato – Skeleton Key
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Anthony D’Amato to Recycled Love Songs on the track “Skeleton Key”:
“Skeleton Key” came out all at once, which is unusual. Most songs come to me in bits and pieces, but “Skeleton Key” just poured out in the middle of the night. The idea of the song is that you can beat yourself up over things that go wrong (in relationships or anywhere in your (more…)
The Winter Sounds Website
The Winter Sounds MySpace
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The Winter Sounds – Trophy Wife
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The Winter Sounds to Recycled Love Songs on the track “Trophy Wife”:
“Trophy Wife was recorded as a demo in the middle of last year. We had decided at that point that the next record: “Church of the Haunted South” was going to be in some ways a retelling of ‘Gone with the Wind’. After reading the book, I felt a strong connection to the characters (more…)
Drew Smith MySpace
Drew Smith Website
After some time away, Drew Smith will be back performing @ MoMo’s in Austin, Texas every Wednesday night in August. (And I’ve been told the guests will be special). This includes an August 28th show for the venue’s nine-year anniversary.
Aug 27-30th – Momo’s 9 Year Anniversary Show, Featuring:
Drew Smith’s Lonely Choir, T-Bird & the Breaks, Warren Hood, Dan Dyer, Suzanna Choffel, Wendy Colonna, Dustin Welch, Rachel Loy, Deadman, Kacy Crowley, James Hyland, Brian Keane, Matt Powell, Will Evans Project, Kalu James, Wisebird, Jeremy Nail, Dertybird, Sideshow Tragedy, Cause for Applause and more.
Visit Momo’s for more info.
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Tim and Christina to Recycled Love Songs on the track “She Said”:
“I wrote it a long time ago and had a go at recording it for my first album. The solo version of it didn’t quite work, but the best things in life are worth waiting for. It was always meant to be a Factory Kids (more…)
Girls Rock Camp Austin Website
When: Saturday, August 1, 2009
Doors open at noon, show starts at 1pm.
Where: The Parish, 214 East 6th Street
Checkout Austin’s newest all-original, all-girl bands at the Girls Rock Camp Austin showcases. Camp bands will show off what they’ve learned at camp and rock the house with original tunes. Saturday’s showcase will also feature a silent auction for autographed rock (more…)
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The Sour Notes – Never Mix, Never Worry
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Jared Paul Boulanger to Recycled Love Songs on the track “Never Mix, Never Worry”:
“I wrote this song along with the B-Side song (Rose Puzzles) about 2 months ago while watching the Elizabeth Taylor/Richard Burton film ‘Who’s afraid of Virginia Woolfe’… Alot of the lyrics, including the title of (NMNW) are about the main characters relationship in the film. (more…)
Chris Phelps, ©2009
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The Rocketboys – Like Ice in Water
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Brandon Kinder to Recycled Love Songs on the track “Like Ice in Water“:
“This was the very first song we wrote for 20,000 Ghosts. I was having a lot of trouble writing any songs for the album–almost like writers block–there was nothing coming out that I felt good about.
One day while I was recording on someone else’s project at a studio I was worked at, I texted a local friend in Austin who is a (more…)