Results tagged “thesournotes”

After some hullabaloo last summer regarding permits, noise, and all sort of innuendo, the U.S. Art Authority at 29th and Fruth closed its doors—only to later reopen and continue showcasing art and live music. Huh. Who'da thunk it?

After leaving The Laughing to pursue his own project, Abram Shook took his music in a different direction but kept his original intentions while switching focus.

The Sour Notes are getting ready to release their second album, Received in Bitterness, in January of 2009. They've been kind enough to share a new video with us, for the single, "Is It Happening?" as well as a bonus download that should get your '90s punk hearts racing -- a cover of Jawbreaker's "Accident Prone." Follow the jump for their tour dates and mark your calendars: they'll be at the Mohawk on Dec. 11th w/The Great Nostalgic, One Hundred Flowers & Bear Claw.

The Mohawk stacked their bill last night, giving attendees much more than their money’s worth for six bands on both stages.

Mary Pearson and Rob Barber formed High Places in 2006. The Brooklyn-based duo employs a multitude of beats in varying rhythms along with ample reverb and plentiful studio trickery to create soundscapes that chirp, throb, squeak, and echo.

Before viral marketing, writing songs for toothpaste commercials or hassling people via MySpace to check out your songs was commonplace, the best way to get the music out there was to either hand out LPs on the street or start gigging. Sometimes the old-fashioned way is still the best, and for three promising but slightly under-the-radar bands, this Thursday night could be the perfect way to get the word out.

Well, there isn’t really much that’s sour about this Austin pop group. They’re pretty much all sugar, although sometimes it can be a little bittersweet. The group – Jared Boulanger, Chris Page, Brandi Dipietro and Travis Hackett – formed just this year and has recently released The Meat of the Fruit, their first 7-song album.