Pretty sure singer-songwriter dude Rudy Stockhausen (of The Knots) isn’t kin to Karlheinz Stockhausen … and even if he is, I’m pretty sure he’s not gonna be busting out Kontakte on that acoustic guitar tonight at Natura. 100 Monkeys are playing the Social. That’s them in that picture up there. I’ll pretty much let...
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First, let me tell you what I’m doing today: Working off the ass-kicking handed to me by Furious Dudes from Miami last night. The Attack CD release party was great and all (and VERY well-attended, which made me pretty happy), but holy shit, I was not expecting a band from Miami with a name...
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It’s a GREAT night for local punk rock. The Attack celebrate the release of their excellent new CD, Of Nostalgia and Rebellion, with a bomb-ass show at Back Booth featuring Hot Mouth and the debut of Copper Bones. Be there or regret it. Over at Will’s, it’s the fine local punks Grave Return and...
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I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, Shotgun Party loves Orlando, and there’s absolutely no reason why Orlando shouldn’t love Shotgun Party. These hardworking Texas kids manage to swing (haha) through the area twice in the past few months, for extended mini-tours, yet every time I see them, it’s a revelation of...
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New music from S.K.I.P. : “Liquid Force Tubes” is the first piece the recently resuscitated rapper is revealing from his long-in-the-works Until the Very End album. And, on the far-ass other end of the spectrum, some beautiful noise from Telethon, the Musical. These two cuts are from the upcoming Barter Crystals album.
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Quite a bit, it looks like: … and a little Christmas-y, too!Saturday, Dec. 19 Marc With a C’s Holiday Bash Watch Me Disappear CD release, with the New Lows, Happy Valley, Liquid Limbs The Legendary JC’s Between the Trees The Actomatics, Preacher Bill & the Prophets...
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John Lennon Tribute at City Arts Factory, featuring: The Actomatics Terri Binion with Jessy Daumen and Shak Nasti Hindu Cowboys The Painted Ladies Steve Krone The Down Getters Walt Stahll Michelle Lane Thomas and Olivia Wynn The New Lows’ Matt Gersting Errol Windham Group Blue Eyes’ Dave Minshew Michael Rizzo Roger Docking Aaron Powel...
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Saturday, Dec. 5 Coupla big-time birthdays today: Will Walker’s birthday celebration, with – predictably enough – a lot of sludge, a lot of heavy, and a lot of punk … oh, and probably a lot of drinking. Happy Birthday, Will! Wiggly World’s Almost One Year Anniversary Party isn’t exactly a...
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This is easy. First: JAY REATARD!!!! Afterward:
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El Ten Eleven – think post-rock, but less rock, more noodles – are at Will’s with Happy Valley and Commercial. Micky & the Motorcars at the Social. Live At Billy Bob’s Texas – Mi… Dying Fetus – who, despite their terrible name, are actually a pretty good band – are playing Firestone. And, then...
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