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Austin Sound Check

Archive for the ‘MP3s’ Category

August 12th, 2008

The Boxing Lesson cover Jefferson Airplane, ‘Brighter’ video teaser

 By now, I’m sure you’ve downloaded your copy of Austin Sound Check’s Feedback Vol 1. (hint, hint) The Boxing Lesson’s Dark Side of the Moog is the first track on Feedback, and for good reason.
This trio’s brand of modern psych rock is infectious. Ethereal, fuzzy guitars, pleading vocals and tasty electro elements all combine into […]

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August 7th, 2008

Austin SoundCheck presents Feedback Vol 1

 
I’m proud to present the first installment of Feedback, our new mixtape series. All twelve bands featured are homegrown Austinites and were hand-picked for quality and freshness. We’ve even got a previously unreleased song from Full Service called La Pieta.
Click here to download your free copy of Austin Sound Check’s Feedback Vol. 1. Full track […]

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July 31st, 2008

Electric Touch | Debut Album, Playing ACL, Tour with The Fratellis

Austin transplants Electric Touch have seemingly come out of nowhere with a host of exciting developments. Their self-titled debut album is set for release on August 26th via Houston-based Justice Records. Touring in support of the album includes slots at Lollapalooza and the Austin City Limits Festival as well as a run of dates opening […]

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July 9th, 2008

Built By Snow is a Friend of P

Local geek rockers Built By Snow are opening for Sarah Radle’s new project, Calamity Magnet, at Emo’s on Monday 7/14. Radle is a former member of Weezer offshoot The Rentals, whom Built By Snow covers quite awesomely.
Although Calamity Magnet most likely won’t be playing any Rentals tunes, I can almost guarantee that Built By Snow […]

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July 1st, 2008

Tribella at The Peacock Thursday 7/3

Tribella, the newest project for Austin scene veteran Sarah Glynn, is playing The Peacock this Thursday. You may remember Sarah from her days with Echoset and The Sarah Glynn Band.
Tribella was even nice enough to send over a free MP3 of their song How Long for your listening enjoyment. It’s a catchy tune, but I’ve […]

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June 26th, 2008

The Black Angels record WOXY Lounge Session

The Black Angels recorded a lounge session for WOXY.com on Tuesday, including an unreleased track entitled Haunting at 1300. Click here to visit WOXY and download the free MP3 of their session.
Full track listing and video for Black Grease are below.
Track Listing:
Better Off Alone
Haunting At 1300 (unreleased)
-interview-
Vikings
The Return

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May 20th, 2008

The Band of Heathens | Austin’s “Best New Band”, New Album in Stores Today

The Band of Heathens first came together at Austin’s legendary Momo’s in 2006. Since then, they’ve added a rhythm section, released two live albums and won several awards at 2007’s Austin Music Awards; most notably Best New Band.
This year, The Band of Heathens is releasing their highly anticipated first studio album, a self-titled work that […]

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