Results tagged “midgetmen”

Austinist contributing photographer Eric Uhlir shares a shot from the Calm Blue Sea's show at Emo's.

Two bands with funny names that start with T, both playing at venues booked by Transmission Entertainment? Who else smells a conspiracy here? At Mohawk, the up-and-coming quintet of New Jersey hellions in Titus Andronicus bring their much-heralded set of raucous anthems to the indoor stage. Titus have drawn comparisons to both the Velvet Underground and the E Street Band, so expect art-school angst and blue-collar catharsis in generous supply. Beforehand, local heroes The Midgetmen stir up punk, indie, and psychedelia into their own slurry brand of "slop-rock."

Smack dab in the middle of the triangle of Dallas, Fort Worth and Denton is Grapevine, Texas, and in this suburban town you’ll find this poppy, happy marching band/choir sort of group of 19 to 25-year-olds. They have a curious sound that could work in a venue, at a house party or even at a street festival.

Austin’s You Were Always are big fans of anything Mark Kozelek, and it shows on their brand new 5-song EP, Ghost Lanes, for which they will be having a CD release show at Stubb’s indoors on Saturday night with The Midgetmen and The Bubbles.