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July 27, 2009
HPMA Aftermath: Ozeal & the Eulypians, Nosaprise, Benjamin Wesley, Tha Fucking Transmissions, Kristine Mills, Peekaboo Theory, Versecity and Spain Colored Orange
Chris GrayFive hours is not a long time. It is if you're driving from Houston to Texarkana or Uvalde, maybe. But when hopscotching all over downtown trying to take in as much of the Houston Press Music Awards showcase as you can until your feet and your ears cry uncle, those 300 minutes go by in ... More >>
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July 30, 2009
Five Hour Energy
The 2009 Houston Press Music Awards Showcase in 300 minutes or less.
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August 12, 2009
MP3 of the Day: You(genious)'s Sticky-Sweet "Sex on a Spoon"
You(genious) (left) and DJ Good Grief Hello, ladies. Come on in. Allow Rocks Off to take your coats. What's that? It's August? You don't have any coats? No matter. Would you care for a glass of wine? Perhaps some Hennessy? Help yourself to this plate of fine cheeses, please. Half off at Spec's, y ... More >>
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November 12, 2009
The Boys Are Back
Kansas City's Get Up Kids have Something to Write Home About all over again.
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December 8, 2009
Inquiring Minds: Garage-Rock Fireman and Kiwi-Punk Buff Jay Reatard
Tonight Jay Reatard plugs in at Walter's On Washington, playing the first of three Texas dates before ending his fall tour behind August's Watch Me Fall release. On New Year's Eve, he opens up for Austin's Spoon in Milwaukee. Memphis' Reatard, born Jimmy Lee Lindsey, has been a polarizing for ... More >>
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December 17, 2009
Uprising
2009 wasn't a great year for albums, but songs were a different story.
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December 17, 2009
2009 Concert Rewind: SXSW 09 Revisited, Broken Arm and Everything Else
Balaclavas: "On the way to see Houston's own Balaclavas at the Independent to debut new stuff off the soon-to-be released Roman Holiday, I abruptly hit a curb with my bicycle. Luckily my elbow took one for the team. Well, it ended up getting fractured and I have all kinds of internal business go ... More >>
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January 1, 2010
Previewing the Year Ahead In Local Releases
2010 looks like it's going to be a banner year for music in general. We can look forward to a new Arcade Fire opus, another Spoon outing, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and a Beach House record that is already getting Animal Collective-like buzz. Rocks Off is chomping a ... More >>
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January 7, 2010
Love and Theft
The decade with no name left behind plenty of memorable music.
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January 13, 2010
Spoon to Engage In Transference at Stubb's SXSW Wednesday
Yes, Houston, they'll be back...Whenever Rocks Off thinks about Spoon - which, over the past decade, has been quite a bit - the one word that always comes to mind is "punctuation." No other band we can think of consistently crafts songs that are so heavily punctuated, from Britt Daniel's sharp-a ... More >>
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January 20, 2010
Happy Anniversary Texas Music Magazine, or "Austin and (Maybe) Everything After"
Towards the end of last week, Rocks Off got the latest issue of Texas Music magazine in the mail, which just happens to mark the quarterly periodical's tenth anniversary. Naturally, as just about every publication does when it reaches such an august milestone - no mean feat for a magazine in this ... More >>
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February 15, 2010
Aftermath: Gold Sounds Top a Four-Band Texas Variety Pack at Walter's
Photos by Adam P. NewtonThe Small SoundsWhile we're sure that some people feel that Aftermath engages in a bit of hagiography regarding the music of our fair city, we find it mildly difficult not to regularly and frequently express our love for the many excellent artists who call Houston home. We ... More >>
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February 16, 2010
Still Not Sold On SXSW? How About Smokey Robinson, High On Fire, She & Him, Band Of Horses, Drive-By Truckers, Deer Tick, Anya Marina, Black Angels, Major Lazer...
Today the organizers of the SXSW Music Festival announced their showcase schedule for the music portion of the industry fest starting on March 17. This is the news Rocks Off has been looking for, so let's get it on. We are now one month away from Sixth Street and one of the world's biggest conglome ... More >>
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February 22, 2010
How Much Can MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, Etc. Really Help Bands Promote Themselves?
Sometimes getting signed to a major is no guarantee they'll push your music either... just ask Spoon's Britt Daniel. The likes of Facebook and MySpace have made it easier than ever for musicians' music to be available worldwide, but it crossed our minds that it also might be much more difficult to ... More >>
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March 17, 2010
Hlavaty On The Hloose At SXSW: Roky Okkervil Close, Stoner Blooze, Nigerian Neo-Soul, Silver Robots, Green Dreads...
Craig Hlavaty5:19 p.m.: "That's respect. Lording over Sixth Street." 5:08 p.m.: "This is how Roky should sound." 5:09 p.m. Rocks Off Sr.: "How's that?" 5:09 p.m.: "Starry Eyes. Man, when he's backed by true fans he is on fire. Will and the guys and lady do him more than justice."
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March 18, 2010
SXSW Aftermath: The Broken-Hearted Passion Of Frightened Rabbit's Deafening Drums; Basia Bulat Is Simply Beautiful
Craig HlavatyBrandon was still in line when Scotland's We Were Promised Jetpacks played at the Parish Wednesday, but we caught them earlier at the Fader Fort: "Surprisingly catchy. They may be hype-ridden but we could give them another spin."Aftermath assumes that the people who perpetuate the my ... More >>
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March 22, 2010
SXSW Aftermath: Here's To The Most Accessible, Personable Festival In Years
Katharine ShilcuttAt SXSW, everywhere is a venue, including the back alley where we came across these ladies Thursday afternoon.SXSW is a festival that tries to beat you down like the drip-drip of acid on the blink-blink of an eyeball, and more times than not it succeeds. But if you're able to co ... More >>
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April 1, 2010
Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears
Katharine ShilcuttAt SXSW, everywhere is a venue, including the back alley where we came across these ladies Thursday afternoon.SXSW is a festival that tries to beat you down like the drip-drip of acid on the blink-blink of an eyeball, and more times than not it succeeds. But if you're able to co ... More >>
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April 8, 2010
White Rabbits
Katharine ShilcuttAt SXSW, everywhere is a venue, including the back alley where we came across these ladies Thursday afternoon.SXSW is a festival that tries to beat you down like the drip-drip of acid on the blink-blink of an eyeball, and more times than not it succeeds. But if you're able to co ... More >>
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April 20, 2010
Austin City Limits Festival Tickets On Sale Tomorrow At 10 A.M.
We're not saying Soundgarden is playing ACL, but you never know...That's right. Now why would Rocks Off make something like that up? Hope you have $180 lying around and don't have any meetings or classes or anything like that tomorrow morning, because they're going to go quick. Better go ahead an ... More >>
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May 13, 2010
Solange Knowles Admits She's A "Blipster"
As a white thirtysomething male who digs Merle Haggard, Al Green and Skynyrd, Rocks Off is well aware our hipster cred is pretty much in the toilet. Even the bands we do like that were once considered at least kinda "cool" - Wilco, Spoon, Phoenix - now share air time with Jack Johnson and the Da ... More >>
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May 20, 2010
Which ACL Headliners Will Play Houston?
www.eaglesband.comWho knew the Eagles shot their publicity stills for The Long Road Out of Eden at ACL 2005?When the Austin City Limits festival lineup is released every spring, one of Rocks Off's favorite parlor games besides wondering what sort of Biblical weather-related calamity God will visi ... More >>
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May 21, 2010
FAIL: Jeff Beck, Jonas Brothers, Lilith Fair, ACL Fest
If you're reading this, you're either on the Internet, or else you've mastered multi-dimensional thought-projection processes that would make Michio Kaku cry like a little girl. We'll assume the former, and just in case you don't already know, the Internet has decided that the word "failure" is too ... More >>
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May 27, 2010
The Expat
Steve Steele finds a harder-edged sound on his debut album.
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July 15, 2010
Summer Swoon
Proudly independent, recent Grammy nominees Silversun Pickups aren't ready to hit the "Panic Switch."
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August 3, 2010
How Is Houston Doing ACL-Wise?
Marco TorresThe Eagles have flown, at least as far as Houston is concerned.If you have even bothered to venture out of doors during these days of 105-degree heat indices and "Unhealthy" air-quality advisories, you may have noticed that things have been a little light on the roadshow front lat ... More >>
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August 24, 2010
Austin City Limits Festival Releases Preshow, Aftershow Lineups
This morning C3 Concerts, the folks behind the Austin City Limits Music Festival, announced the schedule for the pre- and after-show gigs surrounding the festival. As with this past March's SXSW, those without official credentials aren't totally being shut out of the fun. Starting Wednesday ... More >>
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October 9, 2010
ACL Day 1 Recap: Sonic Youth, Spoon, The Strokes, Nice People...
Brittanie SheySonic Youth For lots more pictures from Friday, see our slideshow here. Rocks Off wonders what kind of guitar budget Sonic Youth has. They aren't very gentle with their instruments. This occurred to us as we were standing a few feet from the large screens projecting their exte ... More >>
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October 9, 2010
Live From The Austin City Limits Festival, Day 2
Brittanie Shey: When you go to a festival lit this, you're always looking for the discovery. The one band that either blows you away or causes you to alter all your expectations. Today it was Dan Black, a performer we caught only because there was nothing else going on. As soon as we get home, we' ... More >>
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October 10, 2010
ACL Day 2 Recap: M.I.A., Gogol Bordello, Deadmau5, Mouse Masks
credReturn of the Bamboo Banger: M.I.A.Aftermath was eager to catch Gogol Bordello, only because our companion had missed their last Houston show at Meridian in 2008. We were convinced he'd get a kick out of them so we dragged him over to the AMD stage early in order to get a good view. One ... More >>
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October 11, 2010
ACL Day 3 Recap: Flaming Lips, The National, And We're Out!
Photos by Marco TorresIf there was one band this member of Aftermath was most looking forward to seeing at ACL this weekend, it was the Flaming Lips. But explaining why requires a bit of a backstory. From 1980 to 2003 (the first 23 years of our life) we lived in Oklahoma City. In the early-' ... More >>
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October 14, 2010
Capital Steps
Dispatches from ACL 2010
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November 1, 2010
Friday Night: Interpol At Verizon Wireless Theater
Photos by GroovehouseInterpol Verizon Wireless Theater October 29, 2010 Interpol should not have been at Verizon Friday night. Not by any traditional yardstick. A decade or so after their first release, the Fukd ID #3 EP, Interpol is a genuine anomaly. In an age when image is everything in ... More >>
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December 28, 2010
Top 10 Worst Top 10 Lists Of 2010
Now that's a headline, ladies and germs. It has the added benefit of being succinct as well. That's exactly what we're summing up here, the worst Top 10 lists our peers have written this year. Let's get started, as we've got a lot of ground to cover. 10. This One Not really, this is just t ... More >>
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January 13, 2011
Last Night: No Age At Fitzgerald's
Photos by Marc BrubakerNo Age Fitzgerald's January 12, 2010 For more pics from last night's show, including lots of crowd shots, check out our No Age slideshow. We are only a little less than two weeks into 2011, and Aftermath may have seen the first best show of the year, with 50 weeks lef ... More >>
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February 3, 2011
Ten Years After: Our Favorite 2001 Albums
This hlist is kind of funny now, seeing that the dearly departed White Stripes are smack-dab in the middle with White Blood Cells. We swear this final hlist was made Tuesday afternoon, before Wednesday's breakup announcement. Funny how the band has actually been on the tips of our lips for a ... More >>
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April 26, 2011
Five Essential Boogie-Rock Albums
Boogie-rock has probably been derided by critics more times than people have torched a doob while listening to BTO. Intellectual types tend to write it off as guys with feathered bangs, mustaches and shirts open to their navel playing songs about cars, girls and partying (and partying in cars ... More >>
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May 5, 2011
Last Night: Arcade Fire At Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Photos by Marc BrubakerArcade Fire, Explosions In the Sky Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion May 4, 2011 It was a sort of homecoming for titanic indie-rockers Arcade Fire Wednesday night in the Woodlands, as the band returned to Houston after five momentous years to play songs from The Suburbs, ... More >>
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May 13, 2011
Born This Way: The Ultimate Soundalike Playlist
When Lady Gaga released her new single, "Born This Way," in February, it took less than a minute of the title track from her upcoming disc for fans and detractors alike to scream "Express Yourself!" in unison. Yes, it does sound like an amped-up version of the 1989 Madonna track. A lot. Thi ... More >>
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June 14, 2011
Eight Halfway Decent Songs With Godawful Titles
So, we listened to Coldplay's new single, "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" for the first time and, try as we might, we just can't hate it. Now, it's not great. One could argue that it only barely crosses the line into "good" territory. It sounds like Chris Martin locked himself in a room and l ... More >>
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June 21, 2011
Out Today: Bon Iver's Bandwagon Bait, Weird Al Goes Gaga
Greetings From Bon Iver Land! Now, grab a rifle. It's almost dinner time.In the next few weeks, you may be reading about the new Robert Ellis album, Photographs, so we are just giving you fair warning. It's a stunner through and through, and goes nicely with early morning traffic. Have you ev ... More >>
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August 18, 2011
Fun Fun Fun Fest Adds Spoon, Black Lips, Cannibal Corpse
That probably spooked you all, huh, thinking we added those three to our own BestFest, right? In addition to previously announced biggies like Slayer, The Damned, Public Enemy, the Hot Snakes reunion gig, and the Danzig Legacy project, these new three only sweeten the deal for FFFF attendees ... More >>
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November 2, 2011
Our Top Ten Picks For Fun Fun Fun Fest 2011
Photo By Marc BrubakerBest Coast at Fun Fun Fun Fest 2010This weekend the Rocks Off team will cover their third Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, at the festival's new home Auditorium Shores. Each year this fest seems to get bigger and better, without losing it's grimy luster. Is it the Austin City ... More >>
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February 8, 2012
Local Musicians, Up Early, Remember Late Nite Pie
Photos by Chris GrayThe flames at Late Nite Pie had been extinguished by 6:45 a.m.Midtown pizza restaurant Late Nite Pie burned some time after closing in the wee hours of Wednesday morning. ABC13.com reported that the popular post-show destination suffered "major damage" and that Houston Fir ... More >>
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