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RSSAgent Orange – August 15, 2009 – Emo’s, Austin TX
Aug 15
can’t go wrong blending surf into punk
May 2, 2008: Hacienda, United States Art Authority, Austin TX
May 02
Rock and Roll, Surf Rock No Comments
seemed like they were going to be good with their bouncy drums and jangly guitars but just got boring, had the feeling of a cover band, 60s
January 31, 2008: George Kinney and the Cedar Creekers, Carousel Lounge, Austin TX
Jan 31
Country, Folk, Gypsy, Jazz, Singer/Songwriter, Surf Rock No Comments
this is not who played (Carousel Lounge!), was a lone middle-aged cowboy with a posse of three young girls and more of a moody rock aura than country, struck me as a singer/songwriter whose songs you know are good if only he had a band backing him and somebody who could sing except that he could sing, he had an unimposing scruffy whining voice, especially liked him because he incorporated so many sounds: jazz, country, swing, rock, gypsy, surf, his rebel songs were kind of embarrassing because I just didn’t buy it
July 13, 2007: Chop Tops — Red 7, Austin, TX
Jul 13
Rockabilly, Surf Rock No Comments
rockabilly outfit from Santa Cruz, good but so much the same I think the time has come for me and this genre to part ways, did have one good surf guitar song, singer verged between social critique and ignorant obnoxiousness, spit at small crowd and tossed his drumstick at Rockboy but all in good fun you know , covered Stray Cats which confirmed their tired sameness in my book, highlight of the show was a fight between a girl in a polka-dotted dress and a girl with pink hair that matched her pink frothy dress
my disdain for genre/band is less an accurate perception and more a result of personal events that evening, Chop Tops is a good band
March 17, 2007–Grave Danger–Hole in the Wall, Austin, Texas
Mar 17
Rockabilly, Surf Rock 1 Comment
They’re from Phoenix and were in town for South by Southwest. Surf with a Nick Cave voice (at times). Bit rockabilly. Nice measured intensity. Sample lyric: “if you’re young and female you’re likely to get balled” at my shack. A touch misogynistic. They lack finish, especially in the vocals — definitely rooted in punk. Another sample lyric: “kill kill kill for the thrill thrill thrill, thrust thrust thrust for the lust lust lust.”
August 22, 2006-Long Shadows-Beerland, Austin, TX
Aug 22
Outlaw Country, Prog Rock, Surf Rock No Comments
fantastic dark country, noodling like a spaghetti western, actually casting long shadows on the wall behind them, no vocals, prog to me but surf guitar to Rockboy, really liked them
August 19, 2004: The Ugly Beats, Jo’s Coffee, Austin TX
Aug 19
really enjoyed analyzing surf punk, it’s jam music that closes the loop, it’s infectious and upbeat, it’s a specific small genre and it’s much more than that nu-nu-nu-nuuu-nu-nu-nu-nu…., how can they take themselves seriously despite all that?
