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Christian-Themed Rock Band Flyleaf Appreciates Slow Ride To Platinum Success

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The buzz surrounding Christian-inspired metal band Flyleaf only seems to increase with each day. Their self-titled debut CD recently went platinum, their mainstream appeal continues to grow and the Texas-based band, which played the South by Southwest music festival Thursday night, is embarking on yet another tour (this time with Seether) this spring.[...] Read more!

Published: 2008-03-14
Provider: StarPulse

Gods Of The Earth by The Sword

This is the sophomore album for the metal band from Austin, Texas. [Rock, Metal]

Published: 2008-04-07
Provider: Metacritic

Directions To See A Ghost by The Black Angels

The sophomore album for the Austin, Texas band was produced by Erik Wofford. [Rock, Alternative]

Published: 2008-05-30
Provider: Metacritic

Hit Or Hype: The Last Shadow Puppets, Frightened Rabbit

This week’s Hit or Hype cuts through the buzz on UK charmers the Last Shadow Puppets, Scottish anthem makers Frightened Rabbit and Texas psych band the Black Angels. Check out this week’s Hit or Hype column over at the Breaking Blog. • Hit or Hype: The Last Shadow Puppets, Frightened Rabbits and the Black Angels

Published: 2008-04-24
Provider: Rolling Stone
Keywords: Rock News, Breaking

Concert Review - Explosions In The Sky - Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA

When a friend calls and says, "There's a great instrumental band playing this weekend," it can be off-putting. Especially when you love lyrics so damn much. But, in the case of the Austin, Texas foursome Explosions In The Sky, that feeling was unfounded.[...] Read more!

Published: 2008-04-21
Provider: StarPulse

Paramore and Jimmy Eat World Roll Out Their Road Show in San Antonio

For more exclusive photos from this show, click here. Consider the “internal issues” officially dealt with. Though Paramore cancelled a handful of European dates amidst rumors of breakup and pregnancy, it appears as though the group has worked through the normal everyday problems that afflict a young band learning to grind it out on the road. It couldn’t have come at a better time, too, as Paramore were refreshed and vibrant as they kicked off a U.S. tour opening for Jimmy Eat World, the emo elders who gave the young upstarts a reason to emote in the first place. Last night at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas — night one of a twenty-gig run — Paramore proved their Grammy nomination for Best New Artist wasn’t a fluke, as they buzzsawed through their big, hooky catalog of songs, particularly blowing up on “Born for This,” “crushcrushcrush” and “For a Pessimist, I’m Pretty Optimistic.” A third axeman bolstered the guitar assaults unleashed during regular headbanging sessions. To their cameraphone-waving fans, the big payoff was closer “Misery Business,” the song with its own T-shirt. Shutterbugs gave way to crowd surfers for Jimmy Eat World’s set. It opened with the killer left-right combo of “Big Casino” (off their 2007 album Chase This Light) followed by the old-school jam “Sweetness.” Paramore’s raw energy was obviously rubbing off on the road veterans from Arizona. Despite singer Jim Adkins’ somewhat bitter complaints about their tour geography (”We could have started this tour on the West Coast. We could have started this tour on the East Coast. But no….”), the band’s bright, shiny anthems gave the amped-up crowd a Texas-sized evening of glorious emo catharsis. Check out more photos from the show here. [Photo: Brian Birzer of RollingStone.com]

Published: 2008-04-02
Provider: Rolling Stone
Keywords: Rock News, Live Shows

Local highlights from SXSW

Music & nightlifeLast week, more than 60 bands with Northwest connections took part in the annual music blowout, South by Southwest (SXSW), held in Austin, Texas.