Austinist Preview and Giveaway:The Glass Family, Golden Bear, Buttercup & Colourmusic at Emo's

A mini pop-fest is always a bonus for any Friday evening. October 27th marks one such night at Emo’s as three of Texas’ most promising indie-pop acts take the stage along with Oklahoma’s Colourmusic. Headliners the Glass Family have garnered solid reviews for their compositions: stirring melodies, attractive soundscapes, all with plenty of keys and hooks mark their debut record, Sleep Inside This Wheel. San Antonio’s Buttercup’s new release, Hot Love, in similar vein, conjures up sweet melodies with regular bah bah bahs and doo doo doos. The band wears its influences on its sleeve: the Kinks and the Beatles, to name just a couple of their intrinsic inspirations, while gems like “Anti-Antarctica” and “Unlevel” would slide into most radio station rotations.

Local label, C-Side Records has quickly amassed a solid roster of artists that churn out different blends of pop at regular intervals. A new double CD by the Channel along with Golden Bear’s self-titled debut, has put this up-and-coming label on the Tejas map. The brainchild of Chris “Grizzle” Gregory, Golden Bear’s record employs a full horns section (the Royal Forest Horns) that also occasionally lends to its grand, flaunting shows. Deafening harmonies set to extensive arrangements and explosive synchronization makes their live shows a spectacle, and Gregory's energetic, swaggering performance is not to be missed. This is one night you want to get to Emo’s early. Let us help you: fill out the form for a pair of tickets courtesy C-Side Records and Austinist.

Glass Family: [official site] [myspace]
Colourmusic: [official site] [myspace]
Buttercup: [official site] [myspace]
Golden Bear: [official site] [myspace]

Glass Family w/ Colourmusic, Buttercup, & Golden Bear
Friday, October 27th
Emo's Inside Stage [Map]
Doors at 9pm
[Tickets]

Golden Bear photo courtesty Matt Wright on Flickr

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By adi anand in Arts & Entertainment, Other on October 27, 2006 9:30 AM 0 Comments

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Becky

As an old San Antonioan, I can tell you that Buttercup is an amazing band. Definately give them a try!

Jennifer Leduc

For pure pop joy (at least for me), Buttercup is hard to beat. Don't miss them ! :-)

Declan McManus

Awesome! My original comment showed up even after Mozilla crashed when I clicked "Post".

Declan McManus

The Golden Bear debut is solid, especially for a local band.

But seriously, this article is in desperate need of some massive editting. Apparently it slipped right past the editors in charge of regulating coherency.

Declan McManus

Golden Bear's debut is pretty solid, particularly for a local band, but seriously... this article slipped by the editors in charge of regulating coherency.