Austin Sound Check

Texas Rockfest, the long-running, fiercely independent counterpart to SXSW, has announced it’s 2009 lineup. Highlights include Broken Teeth, Dead Earth Politics, Dremnt the End, Flatfoot56, Full Service, and Petals. You can view the complete list of all 123 bands after the jump.
Texas Rockfest runs from March 18 – 21 in Austin, coinciding with SXSW. This will be the festival’s tenth year. Visit Texas Rockfest’s Website and MySpace for more information.

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Now that all your family has left town, it’s time to prep for the real holiday, New Years Eve. There will be plenty of music that night, followed by Free Week courtesy of Transmission Entertainment.
Free Week is just as the name describes: a week of free shows on Red River. Some of the very best in local talent will be taking the stage and I’ve got the best of the best lined up for you below.
Tuesday 12/30
The Scabs @ Antone’s
Wednesday 12/31
The Black & White Years and Bob Schneider @ Antone’s
Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears @ Stubb’s
The Boxing Lesson and …read more

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Last Saturday I had the pleasure of judging Raw Deal Productions’ Battle of the Bands X at Red Eyed Fly. I represented INsite Magazine for the second time on the judging panel and this was the first time since I took over Music Editor duties for the publication.
I was joined on the panel by Sal Silva of CDFuse.com and KLBJ evening DJ B-Doe.
For The Most Part won the night with their post-punk hardcore; undoubtedly a well deserved win. The winner was determined by a 50 / 50 split of judge’s scores and crowd voting.  Petals, a new wave influenced synth-pop …read more

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