Band Weblogs

Austin, TX’s Consider the Source is proud to announce the release of their new EP titled ‘Fire Alarms’. Widely-praised within their hometown and released on drummer James Taylor’s up-and-coming imprint Giant Steps Records, ‘Fire Alarms’ showcases the kinetic-yet-controlled profile of the Texas-bred post-punk band to the absolute fullest …

NPR Music will present a South by Southwest showcase headlined by The Decemberists at Stubbs on Wednesday, March 18, 2009, kicking off the opening night of this year’s SXSW Music Conference and Festival in Austin, TX …

The band Wild Light recently entered my inbox with unfortunately, limited information about them. The good thing though, is that I was able to find their MySpace page and once the music started I was hooked …

Japan is bringing a wildly diverse mix of its latest musical exports to America – from Tokyo bluegrass and comic punk to death dub and several genres in between, as the country seeks a larger audience for Japanese performers …

Brighton-based band Passenger will perform live for the first time in the States this month at Austin’s SXSW festival with two sets: March 13th, 2008 – Smokin’ Music showcase, 10 pm; March 14th, 2008 – Stubbs (indoors), 11:40 pm …

The legendary Van Morrison will open the South By Southwest Music Conference in Austin, TX, kicking off the event on March 12, 2008 at the La Zona Rosa.
The show will be part of a short US tour previewing his new album, ‘Keep It Simple’.
Van Morrison 2008 US tour dates:
Tuesday, March 11 – Austin Music Hall, [...]

R.E.M. is set to release their new studio album ‘Accelerate’ on March 31st, 2008 in the UK (US April 1). ‘Accelerate’ will be the band’s first LP since 2004’s ‘Around the Sun’ …

As the definitive snapshot of Bob Hope entertaining the troops during war time, Subrosa Union the “Rasta Rockers” from El Paso by way of their new home in Austin, Texas will share in that legacy …

Guitar Center and Charlie Sexton will join Gibson Guitar for a special event to launch the world’s first guitar with robotic technology, the Gibson Robot Guitar. True to the spirit of innovation, Gibson Guitar is set to make musical history …

Grimy Styles, Austin-based instrumental dub roots reggae outfit, is excited to announce the release of debut album, ‘Rewind,’ and accompanying tour set to kick off June 13th with 16 dates confirmed in New Mexico, Arizona, California, Utah, Colorado and Texas.
Formed in 2001 with keyboardist Martin Moeller, Grimy Styles expanded to their current quartet with Matt [...]

Billy Harvey’s latest release, “Bearsick” ascended to the #1 album downloaded on eMusic for March 30th.  It has been made available online for advance sale to select storefronts and will be officially released later this year.
Billy will also be touring throughout North America in 2007 in support of “Bearsick.”
Singer, songwriter, producer and a caffeine addled [...]