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Parquet Courts: “Tears O Plenty”

November 30, 2012 5:00 am by: Paul Carrubba

The band's sound is very New York. Like the kind of New York every arty kid that grew up in the flyover states dreams of one day being a part of....
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Annuals: ‘Down the Mountain̵...

North Carolina’s Annuals have been crafting their expansive sound for only a few short years, but their youth is perhaps their greatest asset. Chief songwriter and vocali…...
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Doug Paisley: ‘Broken In TwoR...

If citizenship had anything to do with it, Doug Paisley wouldn’t be producing ‘Americana.’ But then again, neither would Neil Young (or four-fifths of The Ba…...
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Model UN: ‘Oh Lady!’

With a couple of established EPs and an LP soon to hit music stores, Austin‘s Model UN is a band that’s garnering a lot of grassroots buzz. This four-piece constructs h…...
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Dead Black Hearts: ‘Pseudo’...

Dead Black Hearts (a nice name to feature after the long Valentine’s Day weekend, right?) is a local band that fits squarely into the modern indie-rock scene. With clear nod…...
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Kat Edmonson: ‘Just One of Those...

Songbird Kat Edmonson has made a name for herself in Austin with her smooth, distinct voice. And outside Austin, she sparked something of a YouTube phenomenon with her inspiratio…...
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JJ Grey: “Higher You Climb”...

JJ Grey grew up just outside of Jacksonville, Florida, listening to artists like Muddy Waters, Sly Stone and Dr. John. His own style is something of an amalgam of country, soul and f…...
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M. Ward: ‘Never Had Nobody Like ...

Portland-based Matt Ward has a new album set to hit record stores on February 17th. The album, called Hold Time, is chalked full of patented M. Ward – buzzing, old-time radio…...
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Band of Heathens: ‘Jackson Stati...

The Band of Heathens never meant to be a ‘band’ at all. The principle songwriters, Colin Brooks, Ed Jurdi and Gordy Quist were sharing the bill at Momo‘s every W…...
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Andrew Bird, "Natural Disaster&qu...

Just a few weeks ago, Chicago multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird put together a truly engaging show at Austin’s Paramount Theater. The event sold out months in advance, bu…...
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DeVotchKa: ‘How It Ends’

DeVotchKa takes its name from a word constructed by Anthony Burgess in the novel A Clockwork Orange (a devotchka is a young girl). The band’s sound is a sort of melding of East…...
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Hollywood Gossip: ‘SomethingR...

The four members of Austin’s Hollywood Gossip met while working as paparazzi during the 2007 Austin Film Festival. An unlikely meeting of minds, but the result is some of th…...
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Ben Kweller: ‘Fight’

Pop/rock phenom (and recent Austin, Texas transplant) Ben Kweller has just released a new album. And those looking for more of the same from Kweller might be a little thrown off by t…...
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Greyhounds: ‘Get Back’

Greyhounds are a local funk and blues outfit spearheaded by Andrew Trube and Anthony Farrell. The pair moved to Austin in 2005 from L.A. and have become a central part of a burgeonin…...
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Jennifer O’Connor: ‘Lightb...

We first featured Brooklyn’s Jennifer O’Connor in August (and you can still get your hands on the download here). Since then, O’Connor has gone on tour with Am…...
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