As I mentioned Wednesday, I really want y'all to come out and celebrate the anniversary of the Glitoris BUT I would be remiss if I didn't mention a couple of other happening Saturday night. I know not all of you are into dance parties with wall-to-wall fun. In fact I bet some of you are hoping to catch some rock and/or roll on Saturday night. It is for those people that I mention one of my favorites from SXSW 2010 is coming back to the very venue where I saw them last March. That's right, the Royal Bangs have made the trip down from Tennessee to rock your faces off on Emo's inside stage Saturday night. There's a couple of opening acts but you're going to be getting happy hour drinks at Barbarella from 10pm-11pm so you're probably going to miss all that. If you do want to catch the Royal Bangs' set tickets will set you back about $8 and I don't have set times but I can bet they go on around 12:30am.
Royal Bangs - Live at Emo's video via YouTube
The other show I want to mention is, also, right down the street from Glitoris' 1-year anniversary bash at Barbarella. Of course, I'm referring to Big Freedia and Kool Keith at the Mohawk. If you didn't catch Big Freedia at Fun Fun Fun Fest this year then I suppose I would find it acceptable for you to sneak down the street to catch her ridiculously fun and borderline-pornographic set at the 'Hawk. In fact if you could kidnap her and her Shake Team and bring 'em on down to Barbarella when they're through with the hipsters I'd appreciate it. Oh, and while you're at the Mohawk for the love of God could you PLEASE shave some scraggly hipster beards? Thanks.
Big Freedia _ Get Back video via YouTube
If you don't know who Kool Keith is by now I really don't think anything I write hear could/would make a difference. He's an MF legend, he's an MF weirdo and he'll play Austin again in a few months, you can miss it. Also, I'm not sure if this is a pro or a con for attendance to the show but Kool Keith will be recording the performance, potentially for a future release.Tickets are still available for this show and will set you back $12. The performances are taking place on the outside stage so dress appropriately.
Kool Keith - Kool Keith presents Tashan Dorrsett (2009) - Documentary (Part 1) video via YouTube
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Friday, January 14, 2011
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Oh No Oh My Album Release Show
Well kiddies, I'm VERY happy to report that one of my, absolute, favorite local-bands is having an album release party/show tomorrow night and YOU'RE invited! Don't you feel special? Oh No Oh My fill a void in my heart where indie-pop used to go. Remember back in the day before bands wanted to sound shitty and call themselves lo-fi? Yeah, me neither. In any case there are still indie-rock bands that write clever, melodious tunes that you carry in your head and your heart for days after hearing them, Oh No Oh My is one such band.
Oh No Oh My - Live at the Ghost Room video via YouTube
The show will take place at theMohawk on the inside stage, which is nice because I think this bout of chilly weather is supposed to continue. None of the info I have found on the show seems to list how much it will cost to get in but I can tell you that Shiner will be $3? I would guesstimate that the cover will be around $10 but you can't buy tickets in advance and the inside area is small so I'd arrive early. Also, bring enough money to pick up the new CD! After this Friday night show at the 'Hawk, Oh No Oh My head off to Europe for a three month tour so let's make this a home show to remember. (I wish I was heading to Europe for 3 months)
Oh No Oh My - Another Tune from the Ghost Room video via YouTube
The Ugly Beats will be taking the 11:00pm set, right before Oh No Oh My on Friday night with The Laughing starting things off at 10pm. You should catch these other two, great Austin bands as well but if, for some inexcusable reason, you miss them, no worries they're not running off to Europe...yet.
The Laughing - Runner video via YouTube
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Oh No Oh My - Live at the Ghost Room video via YouTube
The show will take place at theMohawk on the inside stage, which is nice because I think this bout of chilly weather is supposed to continue. None of the info I have found on the show seems to list how much it will cost to get in but I can tell you that Shiner will be $3? I would guesstimate that the cover will be around $10 but you can't buy tickets in advance and the inside area is small so I'd arrive early. Also, bring enough money to pick up the new CD! After this Friday night show at the 'Hawk, Oh No Oh My head off to Europe for a three month tour so let's make this a home show to remember. (I wish I was heading to Europe for 3 months)
Oh No Oh My - Another Tune from the Ghost Room video via YouTube
The Ugly Beats will be taking the 11:00pm set, right before Oh No Oh My on Friday night with The Laughing starting things off at 10pm. You should catch these other two, great Austin bands as well but if, for some inexcusable reason, you miss them, no worries they're not running off to Europe...yet.
The Laughing - Runner video via YouTube
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Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Glitoris' Anniversary Party
There are always plenty of options for great shows, parties, events etc on any given weekend in Austin. This Saturday the 15th is no exception but if you're not at Barbarella for Glitoris' anniversary bash then you will most assuredly be missing out. It's hard to believe it's only been a year that Glitoris has been on the scene producing some of the most fun, wild and debaucherous parties in the city. Through a mix of social-media brilliance, and an ear to the pulsing ground of electronic music Glitoris turned Tuesday night into one of the best party nights in Austin. Their Tuezgayz event turned Barbarella into a downtown destination. Don't believe me? Just ask Drew Barrymore and Scarlett Johansson where they party on a Tuesday in Austin.
The whole thing will kick off at 10pm this Saturday the 15th. Arriving before 12:30am gets you admission with no cover, after that it's $3. If you get there before 11pm then you can get all the well liquor that's legal to sell you at $2 a drink. There will be a specialty drink in honor of the Glitoris made with Grapfruit Izzie, just ask for "the Glit". For those of you who wanna roll with me and the rest of the VIP's you can enter for a chance to win a wristband, which will gain you access to Barbarella's 2nd floor. Just head over to RSVP It and enter the code: 6969 (of course). Winners will be notified on the day of the party regarding their VIP status. Don't worry, there's no dancefloor in the loft area so we can still get down on the dancefloor with or without a wristband and/or shirt.
Just for the record, as of the writing of this post 252 people RSVP'd on the Facebook event page indicating that this party is going to be wall to wall people dancing, sweating and generally spilling their drinks. I, for one, can not wait! This Tuezgayz promo video should give you a little taste of the kind of music/atmosphere you can expect from a Glitoris event.
The Glass - Is It Me? video via YouTube
Oh, and I almost forgot to mention it's best to assume you're going to have beautiful photos taken so I'd dress accordingly. I happen to know that Austin's best party photographer, ULoveI will be attendance, camera in hand. For me that means I'll probably have to buy a new shirt since I think he's photographed me in all of my best one's already. What? I'm self-conscious about stuff like that!
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Monday, January 10, 2011
No Age Return to Austin
L.A. "punks", No Age will be returning to Austin in support of their latest, Sub Pop release, Everything in Between. The latest LP, as well as the previous record, Nouns is why I put punk in quotes back there. Sure, these guys are, typically, associated with L.A. punk and that aesthetic is definitely there both sonically and in spirit. However, the last two LPs have veered into indie-rock territory with the band experimenting in sonic textures and bouts of jangliness. Don't worry though, they will still bang out some seriously fast, noise-rock at the Mohawk Tuesday night and if you want to be there to watch the whole thing go down I'd grab some $10 tickets and arrive early enough to post-up in a good spot because this show is gonna melt your face off.
No Age - Glitter video via YouTube
A few interesting little tidbits about tomorrow night's show. In case you didn't notice the date tomorrow is 1/11/11 so there's that. Also, it should be noted that the guys played on a little show called Late Night with David Letterman and in case you missed it, you can watch that performance courtesy of SCVegan.com. I'd watch it quickly though, chances are CBS will flag that shhh as soon as they notice.
No Age - Fever Dreaming video via YouTube
Opening for No Age tomorrow night will be Rene Hell, which is the latest project from Jeff Witscher. The album is called, Porcelain Opera and could be described as sonic experimentation but you can call it whatever you want as long as you purchase it. You can also listen to it for free by clicking the link at the start of this paragraph or you can listen for $10 at the show tomorrow.
Just a little side-note about the below video, I do not endorse the website it advertises, I just couldn't find any official videos it is simply intended for you to sample Rene Hell's music.
Rene Hell - Iv video via YouTube
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No Age - Glitter video via YouTube
A few interesting little tidbits about tomorrow night's show. In case you didn't notice the date tomorrow is 1/11/11 so there's that. Also, it should be noted that the guys played on a little show called Late Night with David Letterman and in case you missed it, you can watch that performance courtesy of SCVegan.com. I'd watch it quickly though, chances are CBS will flag that shhh as soon as they notice.
No Age - Fever Dreaming video via YouTube
Opening for No Age tomorrow night will be Rene Hell, which is the latest project from Jeff Witscher. The album is called, Porcelain Opera and could be described as sonic experimentation but you can call it whatever you want as long as you purchase it. You can also listen to it for free by clicking the link at the start of this paragraph or you can listen for $10 at the show tomorrow.
Just a little side-note about the below video, I do not endorse the website it advertises, I just couldn't find any official videos it is simply intended for you to sample Rene Hell's music.
Rene Hell - Iv video via YouTube
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Monday, January 3, 2011
Free Week
Each year Austin's free week expands to more venues and features more bands. What started with Emo's has now spread to the whole Red River scene and even the United States Art Authority near campus. I, for one, totally approve. This is the time of year when Austinites get to venture out and discover or re-discover great, local bands for FREE. You can also discover which local bands you don't ever want to see again. I could plan out your Free Week like I attempt to do for SXSW but let's be honest that's way too much work for this blogger. Instead I'm going to point you to the bible for simple, text-based show listings here in town. http://showlistaustin.com is truly my favorite resource for finding out who is playing when and where, sorry other, flashier sites but I like to keep it simple.
Here's one band you can catch during Free Week:
The Authors - Never Know video via YouTube
I will list some highlight bands from me to you. This is by no means all of the bands you should check but if you want to go out on night X and band Y is playing you will have time Z:
La Snacks - Kristin Was a Meteorologist video via YouTube
Those are just a few bands I like that you MAY enjoy this week.
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Here's one band you can catch during Free Week:
The Authors - Never Know video via YouTube
I will list some highlight bands from me to you. This is by no means all of the bands you should check but if you want to go out on night X and band Y is playing you will have time Z:
- Markov
- Freshmillions
- The Boxing Lesson
- Maneja Beto
- The Authors
- Motel Aviv
- La Snacks
- The White White Lights
- Transmography
La Snacks - Kristin Was a Meteorologist video via YouTube
Those are just a few bands I like that you MAY enjoy this week.
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Thursday, December 30, 2010
Patting One's Self on Thy Back
Well folks, 2010 is drawing to a close. You've already seen what I felt were the top albums for the year so I'm going to dedicate this post to a new addition, in 2010, here at Austin Bloggy Limits. That's the trusty, Bloggy Cam. I received a simple Flip Cam for Christmas last year and have employed it to capture footage at various shows I've attended ever since. I don't have a tripod, I don't edit the videos and I'm not going for artsy-ness. I just think of it as a visual-document of my experience. I don't tweek the sound or get any sort of official permission for these videos, I simply bring the camera in my pocket and try to post-up in a decent spot. If someone gets in the way, that's how it was in person. If some jack-ass (read most people at most shows) was talking through an entire performance that is also captured. Sometimes security interrupts, as was the case when I shot Bad Veins at Stubb's, and sometimes they just try to interrupt and I point at a meaningless wristband, as was the case with Jamie Lidell at Antone's. Basically what I'm saying is you get what you get, no apologies, no excuses. Sometimes the picture and sound pleased me and sometimes it didn't. I'll be peppering some of my personal favorite videos throughout this post with a bunch of words in between.
Fang Island - Always Be My Baby video via YouTube
Some of the most-viewed clips on the Bloggy YouTube are the worst looking and/or sounding. I shot Spoon performing in the Waterloo Records parking lot with the sun directly in my camera's lens but that has been one of the most-viewed videos since it was posted. The sound is quite clear though. On the opposite side of the spectrum I was literally on-stage at Malverde shooting Sleigh Bells so the image is nice but the sound is terrible. There are a lot of negative comments on that video critiquing the audience and the sound. A lot of people from out of town don't understand the crowd at a SXSW event. These are not "normal" shows people. SXSW audiences are filled with jaded, industry-types. Some of them are there out of obligation. In the instance of the Sleigh Bells performance, most of the people you can see in the video are photographers who had been shooting for 16-18 hours before the band took the stage. As for the sound, since I was ON-STAGE the sound captured with the camera was monitor sound and the vocals were buried.
Local Native - World News video via YouTube
Occasionally I'm surprised by the response to a video. Some, I expect to be much more popular but aren't while others get many, many views when I don't expect them to at all. I feel like I must have posted one of the first live performance videos of Twin Shadow because they got around 1,000 views the first week while my video of Pavement sits with around 100 views. I guess the lesson there is if you want lots of views be one of the first to post something. All in all I don't really care if people watch the videos or not (no offense) I just like to have them for myself. I fully expect that at some point I will be forced to remove some, all or most of them. Although, I don't have too many videos from "big-name" artists, nor do I plan to.
The Smith Westerns - My Heart video via YouTube
If you're reading this thinking, "Hey I should bring a Flip Cam to shows too." Don't! That's my thing. No, but seriously you should know that it's frowned upon by the artist, their label, management, the venues etc. With that being said here's some sage advice I've learned from experience. Firstly, there is such a thing as being too close to the artist. Don't believe me? Check out 2 out of 3 of my videos of the Very Best. Also, if you want decent sound position yourself between speakers, not in front of or behind them. One of my favorite LOOKING videos is one of the first ones I shot. It was Harlem at Emo's and I positioned myself side stage with my camera behind the speaker tower, it looks really cool but the sound is sub-par. Also, I HATE zoom, it makes your shots look even less steady and often times grainy. Never zoom, if you want to get a closer shot move your feet closer to the stage. A final note, I don't shoot an entire set and neither should you pick a song at random get in position and shoot it. One to three songs MAX but it's super-irritating to the people around you to have that bright LCD display distracting them. I usually let the people around me know what I'm doing and how long I'll be doing it and they are GENERALLY ok with it.
Best Coast - Sun Was High (So Was I) video via YouTube
So this post had a few of my favorite videos but there are 118 to explore and the list will continue to grow until I get some serious cease and desist notices. To the bloggy cam...not to be confused with Sony's Bloggie Cam. Really wish I had patented that.
Jamie Lidell - Another Day video via YouTube
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Fang Island - Always Be My Baby video via YouTube
Some of the most-viewed clips on the Bloggy YouTube are the worst looking and/or sounding. I shot Spoon performing in the Waterloo Records parking lot with the sun directly in my camera's lens but that has been one of the most-viewed videos since it was posted. The sound is quite clear though. On the opposite side of the spectrum I was literally on-stage at Malverde shooting Sleigh Bells so the image is nice but the sound is terrible. There are a lot of negative comments on that video critiquing the audience and the sound. A lot of people from out of town don't understand the crowd at a SXSW event. These are not "normal" shows people. SXSW audiences are filled with jaded, industry-types. Some of them are there out of obligation. In the instance of the Sleigh Bells performance, most of the people you can see in the video are photographers who had been shooting for 16-18 hours before the band took the stage. As for the sound, since I was ON-STAGE the sound captured with the camera was monitor sound and the vocals were buried.
Local Native - World News video via YouTube
Occasionally I'm surprised by the response to a video. Some, I expect to be much more popular but aren't while others get many, many views when I don't expect them to at all. I feel like I must have posted one of the first live performance videos of Twin Shadow because they got around 1,000 views the first week while my video of Pavement sits with around 100 views. I guess the lesson there is if you want lots of views be one of the first to post something. All in all I don't really care if people watch the videos or not (no offense) I just like to have them for myself. I fully expect that at some point I will be forced to remove some, all or most of them. Although, I don't have too many videos from "big-name" artists, nor do I plan to.
The Smith Westerns - My Heart video via YouTube
If you're reading this thinking, "Hey I should bring a Flip Cam to shows too." Don't! That's my thing. No, but seriously you should know that it's frowned upon by the artist, their label, management, the venues etc. With that being said here's some sage advice I've learned from experience. Firstly, there is such a thing as being too close to the artist. Don't believe me? Check out 2 out of 3 of my videos of the Very Best. Also, if you want decent sound position yourself between speakers, not in front of or behind them. One of my favorite LOOKING videos is one of the first ones I shot. It was Harlem at Emo's and I positioned myself side stage with my camera behind the speaker tower, it looks really cool but the sound is sub-par. Also, I HATE zoom, it makes your shots look even less steady and often times grainy. Never zoom, if you want to get a closer shot move your feet closer to the stage. A final note, I don't shoot an entire set and neither should you pick a song at random get in position and shoot it. One to three songs MAX but it's super-irritating to the people around you to have that bright LCD display distracting them. I usually let the people around me know what I'm doing and how long I'll be doing it and they are GENERALLY ok with it.
Best Coast - Sun Was High (So Was I) video via YouTube
So this post had a few of my favorite videos but there are 118 to explore and the list will continue to grow until I get some serious cease and desist notices. To the bloggy cam...not to be confused with Sony's Bloggie Cam. Really wish I had patented that.
Jamie Lidell - Another Day video via YouTube
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Thursday, December 23, 2010
Bloggy's Best of 2010 - Music
If you're like me and you probably are if you read blogs, you love lists. Well, 'tis the season and if you can't beat 'em join 'em along with several other clichés. So, let me lead off this year's best albums of 2010 list with the usual disclaimers. The first of which is, love of art is subjective it's hard to compare a hip-hop album to lo-fi garage-rock and then subsequently rank them but that's what I intend to do. Also, I have a full-time job, which doesn't include blogging I also like to watch films and television SO I didn't listen to every album that came out this year I also didn't listen to all of the most critically-acclaimed albums of the year.
Yesterday you had the chance to read Shivvy's best of list, which I fully approve of. Combined with this list, you should get a nice picture in 28 albums of what 2010 had to offer in the way of music. With that all said, I give you the official Bloggy selections for best albums of 2010:
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Yesterday you had the chance to read Shivvy's best of list, which I fully approve of. Combined with this list, you should get a nice picture in 28 albums of what 2010 had to offer in the way of music. With that all said, I give you the official Bloggy selections for best albums of 2010:
- 15. White Denim - Last Day of Summer (Self-released)
- 14. Harlem - Hippies (Matador)
- 13. Delorean - Subiza (True Panther Sounds)
- 12. Two Door Cinema Club - Tourist History (Glassnote)
- 11. Caribou - Swim (Merge)
- 10. Fang Island - Fang Island (Sargent House)
- 9. Twin Shadow - Forget (Terrible Records)
- 8. the Morning Benders - Big Echo (Rough Trade)
- 7. Hot Chip - One Life Stand (EMI)
- 6. Spoon - Transference (Merge)
- 5. Menomena - Mines (Barsuk)
- 4. Robyn - Body Talk (Konichiwa)
- 3. Arcade Fire - the Suburbs (Merge)
- 2. Beach House - Teen Dream (Sub Pop)
- 1. Local Natives - Gorilla Manor (Frenchkiss)
White Denim - If You're Changing video via YouTube
Harlem - Gay Human Bones video via YouTube
Delorean - Stay Close video via YouTube
Two Door Cinema Club - Something Good Can Work video via YouTube
Caribou - Odessa video via YouTube
Fang Island - Daisy video via YouTube
Twin Shadow - Castles in the Snow video via YouTube
the Morning Benders - All Day Day Light video via YouTube
Hot Chip - I Feel Better video via YouTube
Spoon - Written in Reverse video via YouTube
Menomena - Taos video via YouTube
Robyn - Hang With Me video via YouTube
Arcade Fire - Ready to Start video via YouTube
Beach House - Silver Soul video via YouTube
Local Natives - Who Knows Who Cares video via YouTube
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Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Shivvy's Best Of 2010 - Music
I'm honored to have what I believe is the first ever guest post contribution here at Austin Bloggy Limits. Some of you may know me from when I was on the air at WOXY. It's been a tumultuous year as far as my relationship with music goes. When WOXY closed down in late March, it was literally the first time in twelve years when it wasn't my job to keep up with the cutting edge of new releases. Honestly, I took some downtime and I can say that music was still a huge part of my year, but it didn't dominate it. I definitely didn't listen to as many albums as I normally would have and I know I probably missed out on some great stuff as a result.
Luckily, I still saw a ton of live music and many of my promoter friends continued to keep me in the loop with their artists. The following list represents my favorite records of the year, not the hippest. These are the albums I bought, mostly on vinyl, and have played over and over again. They paint a picture of how I'll remember the year, through good times and bad. I'm looking forward to 2011, but many of these records will keep soundtracking my life for a long time to come.
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Luckily, I still saw a ton of live music and many of my promoter friends continued to keep me in the loop with their artists. The following list represents my favorite records of the year, not the hippest. These are the albums I bought, mostly on vinyl, and have played over and over again. They paint a picture of how I'll remember the year, through good times and bad. I'm looking forward to 2011, but many of these records will keep soundtracking my life for a long time to come.
- 15. Sia - We Are Born (Monkey Puzzle/Jive)
- 14. Miles Kurosky - The Desert of Shallow Effects (Majordomo)
- 13. LCD Soundsystem - This is Happening (DFA/Capitol)
- 12. Surfer Blood - Astro Coast (Kanine)
- 11. Gorillaz - Plastic Beach (Virgin)
- 10. The National - High Violet (4AD)
- 9. Tracey Thorn - Love and Its Opposite (Merge)
- 8. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (Merge)
- 7. Robyn - Body Talk (Konichiwa)
- 6. Erykah Badu - New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh (Universal Motown)
- 5. Ra Ra Riot - The Orchard (Barsuk)
- 4. The Roots - How I Got Over (Island Def Jam)
- 3. Sleigh Bells - Treats (Mom+Pop/NEET)
- 2. Mark Ronson & the Business Intl. - Record Collection (RCA)
- 1. The Mynabirds - What We Lose In The Fire We Gain In The Flood (Saddle Creek)
Sia - Clap Your Hands video via YouTube
Miles Kurosky - The World Won't Last the Night video via YouTube
LCD Soundsystem - Bye Bye Bayou video via YouTube
Surfer Blood - Floating Vibes video via YouTube
Gorillaz - On Melancholy Hill video via YouTube
The National - Terrible Love (Alternate Version) video via YouTube
Tracey Thorn - Oh, the Divorces (Live at Home Version) video via YouTube
Arcade Fire - The Suburbs video via YouTube
Robyn - Indestructible video via YouTube
Erykah Badu - Window Seat video via YouTube
Ra Ra Riot - Boy video via YouTube
The Roots - How I Got Over video via YouTube
Sleigh Bells - Rill Rill video via YouTube
Mark Ronson & the Business Intl. - Bang Bang Bang video via YouTube
The Mynabirds - What We Gained in the Fire video via YouTube
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Thursday, December 16, 2010
Turbo Fruits Hit Red 7
Tomorrow night you can catch one of Nashville's greatest indie and/or lo--fi bands Turbo Fruits at Red 7. Their latest album Echo Kid has three tracks available for free download on their Bandcamp page and you can get their latest single for free over at My Old Kentucky Blog. That track's called Keepin' On and is available as a 7" from Turbo Time Records. If you're interested in checking out Turbo Fruits at Red 7 tomorrow night tickets are still available and will set you back merely $8.
Turbo Fruits - Where the Stars Don't Shine video via YouTube
Turbo Fruits - Get Up, Get On Down video via YouTube
Sharing the bill with Turbo Fruits tomorrow night, are their friends and label-mates Pujol. Well, to be honest, I don't really know whether or not they are friends but if they're not let's hope after this tour that they will at least be contemporaries if not compadres. Being that they're sharing a tour and a label you can expect a similar style. Not, the same sound mind you but just a similar vibe. If you liked the above Turbo Fruits' songs, chances are you'll enjoy the musical-styling of Pujol as well. I'll let you be the judge though.
Pujol - Butterflyknife video via YouTube
Incidentally, this blogger does NOT recommend "playing with a butterfly knife". I'm also not convinced that should be one word, but who am I to judge? Oh, that's right I'm a blogger, it's my job to be a judgemental ass-wipe. Isn't it?
Pujol - Black Rabbit video via YouTube
Starting thing off will be bad-ass, local band the Dikes of Holland. You MIGHT remember them from that Casual Victim Pile compilation that Matador Records put out. They've got an LP that was released last month available to purchase if you click their name at the top of this paragraph and/or you can buy that comp by clicking that link (obvs).
Dikes of Holland - No Desire video via YouTube
It should also be noted that Gerard Cosley, the dude who curated that Casual Victim Pile compilation, once referred to me as an, "...ambulance-chasing troll" on Twitter, which pretty much makes me famous.
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Turbo Fruits - Where the Stars Don't Shine video via YouTube
Turbo Fruits - Get Up, Get On Down video via YouTube
Sharing the bill with Turbo Fruits tomorrow night, are their friends and label-mates Pujol. Well, to be honest, I don't really know whether or not they are friends but if they're not let's hope after this tour that they will at least be contemporaries if not compadres. Being that they're sharing a tour and a label you can expect a similar style. Not, the same sound mind you but just a similar vibe. If you liked the above Turbo Fruits' songs, chances are you'll enjoy the musical-styling of Pujol as well. I'll let you be the judge though.
Pujol - Butterflyknife video via YouTube
Incidentally, this blogger does NOT recommend "playing with a butterfly knife". I'm also not convinced that should be one word, but who am I to judge? Oh, that's right I'm a blogger, it's my job to be a judgemental ass-wipe. Isn't it?
Pujol - Black Rabbit video via YouTube
Starting thing off will be bad-ass, local band the Dikes of Holland. You MIGHT remember them from that Casual Victim Pile compilation that Matador Records put out. They've got an LP that was released last month available to purchase if you click their name at the top of this paragraph and/or you can buy that comp by clicking that link (obvs).
Dikes of Holland - No Desire video via YouTube
It should also be noted that Gerard Cosley, the dude who curated that Casual Victim Pile compilation, once referred to me as an, "...ambulance-chasing troll" on Twitter, which pretty much makes me famous.
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Tuesday, December 14, 2010
The Gay Blades & The Midgetmen
Don't be confused the Gay Blades w/the Midgetmen is not pornographic franchise...yet. It's actually the bill for Emo's inside stage tonight. the Gay Blades came all the way from New Jersey just to beat-up the beat here in Austin. They define their sound as "trash-pop", which you should have surmised from their name and they are known to put on a great show. Tickets for said show are a mere $8, which is quite a steal.
In anticipation of their tour the Gay Blades composed songs for the cities they would be visiting. Here's the song they composed for Austin, it is referential, clever and fitting in tone for our fair city.
the Gay Blades - Britt Daniel Stole My Girl video via YouTube
I didn't realize the Midgetmen were a band until recently I just though they were a very clever Twitter-collective for my entertainment. I kid, I kid. The Midgetmen have been toiling away in Austin's over-crowded, under-appreciated LOCAL music scene for about 8 years playing all those other clubs, while you're watching all of the little touring bands that Pitchfork tells you to love! That moment of indignation was dedicated to the Midgetmen, did you guys like that?
Anyway, these guys do straight-ahead rock 'n roll. It's sometimes clever and sometimes classic but always better than my band. Get there early if you want to catch there full set because I'm pretty sure they're the first of three bands. Incidentally, did you know the Club sandwich is named for the club car on a train?
the Midgetmen - Club Sandwich video via YouTube
Oh, in case you're wondering, the other band on the bill is called Devil in the Drink. I don't know for a fact but chances are they go on at 11p, since they're the middle act and the doors open at 9p.
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In anticipation of their tour the Gay Blades composed songs for the cities they would be visiting. Here's the song they composed for Austin, it is referential, clever and fitting in tone for our fair city.
the Gay Blades - Britt Daniel Stole My Girl video via YouTube
I didn't realize the Midgetmen were a band until recently I just though they were a very clever Twitter-collective for my entertainment. I kid, I kid. The Midgetmen have been toiling away in Austin's over-crowded, under-appreciated LOCAL music scene for about 8 years playing all those other clubs, while you're watching all of the little touring bands that Pitchfork tells you to love! That moment of indignation was dedicated to the Midgetmen, did you guys like that?
Anyway, these guys do straight-ahead rock 'n roll. It's sometimes clever and sometimes classic but always better than my band. Get there early if you want to catch there full set because I'm pretty sure they're the first of three bands. Incidentally, did you know the Club sandwich is named for the club car on a train?
the Midgetmen - Club Sandwich video via YouTube
Oh, in case you're wondering, the other band on the bill is called Devil in the Drink. I don't know for a fact but chances are they go on at 11p, since they're the middle act and the doors open at 9p.
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