Austin Sound Check

September 3rd, 2008

Album Review | The Calm Blue Sea

Instrumental rock has long been the red-headed stepchild of the music industry.  Instrumental anything is often relegated to background music, but Explosions in the Sky, The Calm Blue Sea and their local brethren have elevated the visability of the genre and are exploring new boundaries to bring mainstream attention to music that was once an […]

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April 2nd, 2008

Austin Musicians around the Web

Austinites Explosions in the Sky are getting some press this morning.
Live Music Blog has a great live review up from the band’s 3/29 performance at The Pageant in St. Louis.
Fans of the movie Friday Night Lights should already be familiar with Explosions In the Sky, who wrote most of the film’s soundtrack.

The Sword’s new […]

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