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When Built By Snow contacted us via MySpace to share their love of The Beatles and Weezer, we were admittedly intrigued by what these local lads are capable of. It’s not everyday we get a message from an act about having the same two favorite bands as us. Noise, Built By Snow’s debut EP, appeared in our mail in due time and we discovered a talented act with catchy tunes that land somewhere between The Rentals and Ozma with a dash of Weezer mixed in.

Many moons ago, a band named Weezer released a couple of solid records. Featured on bass and backing vocals on those albums was one exceptionally talented individual named Matt Sharp. Besides his contributions to Weezer, Sharp has been involved in a number of other projects -- occasionally solo, but most notably the lovable act named The Rentals. The Rentals released two albums (Return Of The Rentals and Seven More Minutes) in the 90’s. The band...

We've been trying to figure out for a couple days just what to make of this show. We know that our official reviewer didn't care for it. Some of our commenters enjoyed it for what it was, while others apparently think reunion tours are shams. We know the whole night could've been improved without the huge line to get in or the heat or the ridiculously loud, screeching music during the soundcheck. Eh, in...

THURSDAY [10] [music] Harry & The Potters with Draco and the Malfoys at Wooldridge Square Park (6pm) ® [film] Bullitt at Paramount Theatre (7pm) [film] Blanks on a Blank - Group B at Alamo Downtown (7pm) ® [film] Dirty Harry at Paramount Theatre (9:20pm) ® [film] Beastie Boys Rap-along at Alamo Downtown (9:45pm, $10) ® [film] Terror Thursday: Evils of the Night at Alamo Downtown (11:55pm, Free) [food] Austin Farmers Market at Plaza Saltillo, 5th...

The Rentals were a mid-to-late-'90s (say that five times fast) indie pop project spearheaded by Matt Sharp, former bassist for Weezer. They were cute, they were fun, they had boy-girl harmonies and sharp synthesizer lines, they scored major radio play with "Friends of P" -- and then they broke up.