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Quickdraw: Gap Dream, The Last Names, Santah, Black Forest Fire, Levek
Please be sure to water today’s music at least three times a week. Enjoy. :Gap Dream – Generator: Gabe Fulvimar is Gap Dream, and he recorded the various parts of this song in his bedroom by...
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Acre Yawn, The Moons (Jennifer)
Acre Yawn is a duo consisting of Chase Weinacht from Marmalakes and Haley Barnes from Ancient Cat Society. A few months ago I was introduced to their sound at an Austin house party where they played...
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Royal Forest, Hardly Sound (Dan)
Royal Forest (Loxsly at the time) was one of the Austin bands I really got into after moving here. I loved Lamprey Eels off their Flashlight EP. It was (and remains) a brilliant piece of psychedelic...
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Sound Samples: The Calm Blue Sea
Sound Samples is a SOTO feature meant to provide some insight on what inspired and/or influenced an artist’s latest release. Today’s entry comes from Austin-based instrumental act The Calm Blue Sea....
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Oh Look Out, Shortwave Party (Jennifer)
Out of the ashes of Built By Snow, there’s Oh Look Out. The act is the bedroom project of BBS singer/guitarist/keyboard player JP Pfertner. At the end of October, he is releasing the second OLO album,...
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Dana Falconberry
Today you can get your hands on the much anticipated new album from Dana Falconberry. She’s a gem of a lady and one of my favorite local artists, so you’d be doing me a favor by showing her all the...
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Ditch The Fest Fest 3 (Dan)
Got your tickets for the ACL Festival this weekend? No?! Well, me either. That’s okay. You don’t need to plop down $200 (or however much 3-day passes cost) to see an incredible collection of bands...
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The Couch, The Calm Blue Sea (Jennifer)
ACL may be over, but there’s not much time to rest before the next round of great shows begins. On Thursday, October 25 The Couch are celebrating the release of their single, Oh Libby, at Beauty...
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The Midgetmen – Dare To Be Stupid (Premiere)
The Midgetmen are one of those Austin bands that you just have to love. They work hard, they play loud, and they’re just as quick to mock your existence as they are to support it. If you ask me,...
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The Calm Blue Sea (Video Premiere)
One of the better albums to come out of Austin this year is The Calm Blue Sea’s Arrivals & Departures. Released in early October via Modern Outsider, the album is an obvious step forward for the...
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OBN IIIs (Dan)
OBN IIIs, whose name is the initials of lead singer Orville Bateman Neeley III, has just released their self-titled sophomore album. It’s a follow up to their brilliant debut, The One And Only, which...
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The Octopus Project
While I’ve seen The Octopus Project quite a few times, I do wish I had been able to catch some of their set at Fun Fun Fun Fest. They always put on a fun show. Oh well. In any case, the band has a...
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Royal Forest, The Rocketboys, The Preservation (Jennifer)
In the latest episode of Hardly Sound, we get to follow Royal Forest on some of their recent adventures. The band literally ascends to new heights when they perform and record the song, John Denver,...
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Capitol Contingency: Post-Punk, Indie Rock, And Noise Pop In Washington,...
People usually associate the DC music scene with the legendary hardcore and post-punk bands on Dischord records: Minor Threat, Fugazi, Rites of Spring, etc. I lived in the capital city area for almost...
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Hip Hop Hooray (Leah)
Happy Friday! I don’t know if you’re excited that it’s nearly the end of February, or if you’re stressed that the beginning of the year seems to be going by so quickly because, well, I don’t know who...
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Sound Samples: The Couch
Sound Samples is a SOTO feature meant to provide some insight on what inspired and/or influenced an artist’s latest release. Today’s entry comes from Austin’s The Couch, who have quickly become one of...
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White Lung, Feral Future (Dan)
After a short post-SXSW break I’m heading back out this weekend for more live music. Friday night at Beerland features White Lung with Feral Future and Brain Attack. It’s going to be a potent mix of...
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The Bad Lovers, Sweet Talk, Pharoahs (Dan)
This Sunday Burger City will celebrate their 5th Birthday with a party at The Grand. The bill features three top notch bands: The Bad Lovers, Pharaohs, and Sweet Talk. I became a fan of The Bad Lovers...
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Hundred Visions (Dan)
I saw Hundred Visions twice at SXSW, and they ended up being my favorite act at the festival. At each show I was asked, “Who are these guys again? They’re really good.” Damn straight. They totally...
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Hip Hop Hooray (Leah)
It’s July in Austin. It’s too hot for me to work very hard on writing this entry, so I’m going to cut to the chase and get straight to the music. Happy Friday; go swimming. And go see a hip-hop show,...
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