I LOVED this show, the most minimal guitars you’ve ever heard (at times) and a totally unpredictable voice which all fit with their studio work. The surprise was the dynamism of Mike — he was all repressed insanity – face contortions while he sang a ballad. Great lyrics and then these monologues in between each [...]
Entries from October 2006
October 29, 2006–The Mountain Goats–The Parish, Austin, TX
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Tags: Art Rock · Singer/Songwriter
October 24, 2006–Will Sheff–Stubb’s, Austin, TX
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As much as I like one of their songs, their show was dull as shit and Will Sheff was dull as shit.
Tags: The Vault
October 24, 2006–Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins–Stubb’s, Austin, TX
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The easiest loveliest voice in creation. Peoples’ chord music from country to croons to lite girl rock. Wise lyrics that made me tear. I just love a good female performer. Purports to be from Las Vegas but web stuff says LA but seems to be from the South. Very tiny and there was something of [...]
Tags: Alt-Country · Modern Rock
October 20, 2006–Wanda Jackson–Continental Club, Austin, TX
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Did not want to go see some old lady doing early rockabilly but how could I not love her? Tiny spunky 70 year old. Clear that she’d lived but still had the restraint of an older generation. Voice is an awesome blend of raw scratch and melody. Knew how to bring the party. She created [...]
Tags: Gospel · Rockabilly · Soul
October 14, 2006-Three Pot Offey-The Oaks, rural Texas
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roadhouse rock per Rockboy, little raw for me, country wordplay with nasty talk
Tags: Country · Rock and Roll
October 14, 2006-Shaun Young-The Oaks, rural Texas
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better than the first band in this showcase, upright bass, Buddy Hollyish per Rockboy, did a Gun Club cover
Tags: Rock and Roll · Rockabilly
October 14, 2006-The Hollow Points-The Oaks, rural Texas
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standard punk with a little screamo, like the happy sing-along background parts (typical to British punk says Rockboy), from Seattle, like Sum 41 says Rockboy
October 14, 2006-The Belgraves-The Oaks, rural Texas
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death farmboys, screamo, but then it was more dark humor and ended up being one of my favorites, Rockboy says they’re like 7 Seconds, don’t rely on hardness to matter
October 14, 2006-Civet-The Oaks, rural Texas
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the most glam punk girls I have ever seen, from LA of course, silly talk in between songs but did rock hard, trying too hard to be like the boys with the singing voices though, music could have been more interesting and Rockboy said that they lacked sophistication, the boys loved them
Tags: Punk
October 14, 2006-Dead City Shakers-The Oaks, rural Texas
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freaky boys (one was a Truman Capote ringer), gravel voice, playful music, upright bass, dark swing to harder
Tags: Country · Punk · Rockabilly