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Local boys The Rocketboys were on Daytrotter over the weekend and we wanted to give you the heads up about this underrated Austin band. The guys play 4 songs including “Take it From Me” found below. Not bad, not bad at all.
Download: The Rocketboys – Take it From Me [MP3]
We really live in a day and age when the idea of being a rock star is just about gone. Gone are the days of the lead singer who gets mobbed by fans everywhere they go or sleeps in hotel rooms full of strange women. We don’t even get a lot of musicians with drug and alcohol problems anymore or who quite obviously don’t give a shit what anyone thinks. You know, those people who were just way cooler than you ever hoped to be? Dylan, Jagger, Plant, etc. We all know the names. That’s what makes them rock stars. So today I wanted to create a list of those “modern rock stars” who have carried the torch of debauchery and coolness into a new age. These guys (and gals) represent all the great things about being a rock star: alcohol/drug rehab stints, celebrity girlfriends, trend setting, don’t give a shit attitude, members of popular bands, and decent music all earn you a place on this list. As a disclaimer I’ll say that all these artists rose to fame in the last decade so this means you won’t see a Dave Grohl or Eddie Vedder on this list because they have long been in the halls of the greats. I’ll also make an attempt to compare each artist to who they most closely resemble from years past. Please don’t assume that I’m comparing anyone artistically, I just wanted to give you a frame of reference. Follow the jump for the full list.
Don’t forget about the fancy Above the Radar Party going down tomorrow evening at The Ghost Room. Promising local acts Monahans, The Sad Accordions, and Frank Smith will all be on hand to provide your entertainment. Doors open up at 9pm. Check out our original post for more details.
We’ve long made it known that we are big fans of Eef Barzelay and his indie rock outfit Clem Snide. After a so-so release last year with Hungry Bird, the band is already back in 2010 with a new LP entitled The Meat of Life. A few songs from the new album, including “Denise” found below, have been turning up on the interwebs over the last few days as well. This first preview we’re bringing you shows promise of a more upbeat and poppy album as opposed to the slow burner from last year. You can also stream the album in it’s entirety over on the 429 Records website prior to its February 23rd release date. Nice.
| Date | 1/15/10 |
|---|---|
| Location | Emos |
| Doors | 9pm |
| Tickets | $10 from Ticketweb |
San Marcos finest, This Will Destroy You, are coming to the ATX at Emo’s on Friday night. The lineup rounds out nicely with Lymbyc System, Sleep Whale and Loxsly. Should be a great night with some talented bands.
[audio: https://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/ThisWillDestroyYou_Threads.mp3]Download: This Will Destroy You – Threads [MP3]
If you have yet to hear Dana Falconberry sing, please go out and do so immediately. She has arguably the best and most entrancing voice of any female singer currently residing in this town. Hell she has one of the best voices I’ve heard from a lady regardless of location in a long time. Having lived in this fine city for over 4 years now, it’s shocking that we have yet to come across this fine singer/songwriter until now. Well, in all truth, we heard Dana’s voice a few years ago when she collaborated with Peter & The Wolf mastermind Red Hunter on his lo-fi folk masterpiece Lightness, but we never knew she had a solo career. Now in 2010 Dana has released a debut EP, a follow up LP, and now prepares the release of another LP Halletts. A preview of this new material “Nightingale” can be listened to below. If you like what you hear, head on over to Mohawk on Thursday for a CD release party put on by Dana and her band to celebrate the release of her upcoming LP. Entrance only costs $7. Doooooo it.
Download: Dana Falconberry – Nightingale [MP3]
| Date | 1/14/10 |
|---|---|
| Location | Beauty Bar |
| Doors | 9pm |
| Tickets | Free-$5 |
We’ve made it well known on our little webby site that we are big fans of local boys Frantic Clam and their musical stylings. So here’s another chance for us to plug them and for you to see them live at Beauty Bar on Thursday night. This show is to celebrate the release of the band’s new EP which serves as a teaser to the previously mentioned upcoming LP Lolita. Fellow locals MoTel Aviv, The Pons, Candi and the Strangers, and DJ Chzech One will all be on hand to join in the fun. You’ll also find a photo booth sponsored by Trevor Ray and free Treaty Oak Rum(while supplies last). Admission to the event is free before 10pm and only $5 after that ($3 with an RSVP on Do512). Check out sponsoring website Two Groove for more info on the event. How bouts some olllllld school FC below? Geez we knew about them like wayyyy before you did.
[audio: https://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/frantic_clam-richard_cory.mp3]Download: Frantic Clam – Richard Cory [MP3]
I think we may have missed this new Matt Pond PA song during our holiday hangover, but we figured you’d like it regardless. The PA band has been hard at work as of late and is now prepping a new LP entitled Dark Leaves for an April 6th release. Many of you have heard a few of these new songs when we posted about a free EP from Matt and the gang back in December. Check out a preview of the upcoming album below with new track “Starting” which also appears on a new 7″ single. You can pick up a copy of one of those on the Altitude Records site.
Download: Matt Pond PA – Starting [MP3]
I think we’ve made it fairly well known that we are still fans of the now super veteran act Alkaline Trio. Many of you may have moved on at this point in their career, but we refuse. So now in 2010 the guys are about to release their anticipated follow up to the underrated 2008 release Agony and Irony. This new LP will be called The Addicition and features the single of same name you’ll find below. Head to stores Feb. 23rd for the new album.
Download: Alkaline Trio – This Addiction [MP3]
So I don’t know a whole lot about this British band Let’s Wrestle other than they just signed to Merge Records for their debut LP. Outside of that, I know that the song we’ve got posted below “We are the Men You’ll Grow to Love Soon” has got to be one of the catchiest little diddies I’ve heard in a long time. I dare you, hell I double dog dare you to get that tune out of your head. Me likey. You can get your hands on the band’s debut LP In The Court of the Wrestling Lets on March 23rd.
Download: Let’s Wrestle – We are the Men You’ll Grow to Love Soon [MP3]
