Photos courtesy of Kimi HernsbergerThey kind of sound like the last day of school, don't they? Or, you know, those animal shapes you punch out of a fruit roll-up? They sound like that. The visceral anticipation of something great. Wild Moccasins brought their infectiously youthful exuberance to a sold-out Walter's Friday night, equipped with free pizza, free cupcakes, and oh yeah, a free copy of their debut (and fantastic) EP, Microscopic Metronomes.
Following a terrific set by Houston's
[Note: Rocks Off asked a few Houston bands to keep track of their SXSW itineraries for us. This is Wild Moccasins singer/guitarist Cody Swann's report.]We got into Austin Tuesday night and woke up early to play at Club 1808 around 11 a.m. for the Rancho Relaxo day party. We played a short set to the
other bands and their friends. Right after we finished playing the
power cut out for 30 minutes, weird. Andrew Lee wore a black turtle
neck, weirder. Some of the bands playing included Quiet Hooves
Here they are, folks. You nominated 'em, we mulled 'em over and sorted out the stuffers, and now the 2009 Houston Press Music Awards ballot is set. Normally Rocks Off would say something cute like read 'em and weep, but since we've been listening to almost nothing but '80s hard rock and new bands that totally sound like '80s hard rock (Low Man's Joe, The Answer, Charm City Devils) for the past couple of days, we'll just say this: Eat 'em and smile.
Just kidding. We know this is serious stuff, an
Here they are, folks. You nominated 'em, we mulled 'em over and sorted out the stuffers, and now the 2009 Houston Press Music Awards ballot is set. Normally Rocks Off would say something cute like read 'em and weep, but since we've been listening to almost nothing but '80s hard rock and new bands that totally sound like '80s hard rock (Low Man's Joe, The Answer, Charm City Devils) for the past couple of days, we'll just say this: Eat 'em and smile.
Just kidding. We know this is serious stuff, a
June is a month of many new beginnings, a time for kids to graduate from the past and walk into the impending, uncertain future. So there's no better time for Houston's Wild Moccasins to set out on the band's first-ever tour, imparting their keen knack for perfect melodies to listeners across the country for a solid month.
This tour will open many new avenues for the band, who released the Microscopic Metronomes EP in January. Unlike some other rising acts that still have that rookie, unsure-of-
So this past week, Houston Music Fight Club began getting solicitations from various local musicians to be matched against other strummers and pickers around town in their cage matches. Rocks Off looks around. We see a lot of new faces. This means a lot of you have (happily for us) been breaking the first two rules of Houston Music Fight Club. Forwarding the blogs to your friends and actually reading them!
This week and the next are the last two weeks before the HMFC goes into its next round
