percoladies
Percoladies are Austin’s premier suicide hotline band. They have a new video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgCunXpcWYU) and have been preparing for a new cassette release on Business Deal Records which is due for release this spring.
hacienda
There is something to get excited about in south-central Texas. In fact the buzz surrounding San Antonio’s Hacienda may signal a rebirth of young rock n’ roll -with emphasis on the “roll”- to the country’s landscape. Formed by cousins Abraham Villanueva (piano/vocals) and Dante Schwebel (guitar/vocals), together with Abraham’s brothers Jaime (drums/vocals) and Rene Villanueva (bass/vocals), this Mexican-American quartet blends a raw yet sophisticated style of pop music with harmonies reminiscent of the Beatles and Beach Boys.
dressy bessy
Dressy Bessy is an indie rock band from Denver, Colorado, associated with the Elephant Six Collective. Guitarist John Hill also plays with The Apples in Stereo. Lead vocalist/guitarist Tammy Ealom formed the band with drummer Darren Albert and guitarist turned bassist Rob Greene in 1996. The name was taken from a popular Playskool doll of the 1970s. Hill joined around the time they started recording. They released two singles and an EP in 1997-98 and licensed songs to some compilation albums.
Satellite Bingo
Satellite Bingo is Hans Fly (Los Angeles, CA) and Amanda Knight (Tampa Bay, FL). They started writing songs in a basement apartment in Washington state with an electric guitar and bunch of vintage keyboards. Layers of vocals blend well as their lyrics feel like disarming, evocative snap-shots from your life. Charming Tedious Records calls them, “a stellar casio-fueled indie-pop duo”. Satellite Bingo is no longer together.
man factory
Man Factory started as a group of best friends who formed a bike gang, a basketball street team and eventually a band. Man Factory have rapidly climbed the ranks of the local scene and continue to win fans. In 2005, the group won the UTA Battle of the Bands contest.
jason
Jason Molin, or J, is a pop songwriter who shows off poetic lyrics with a sophisticated variety of styles. He rocks jazz, folk, gospel, or funk, and holds it all together with his smooth tenor and honest approach. J’s powerful lyrics and memorable melodies set him apart from imitators. J is the thinking people’s rock star and an antidote for a culture of disposable songs.
Julandrew
“This husband and wife music team, recording out of Austin, Texas, are truly talented indie artists who are no strangers to writing catchy tunes with great melodic hooks. The album’s raw, organic blend of acoustic guitars, drums and vocal harmonies are just plain fun makes you want to listen to it over and over. Go, Julandrew!” –Kristian Gabriel
Jennifer Moore of Yellow Fever
Taken from the Austin Chronicle”
“Local trio YellowFever knows how to scare up a perfect pop song. Guitarist/vocalist Jennifer Moore, and drummer Adam Jones all spent time in the much-missed early-Aughties group Teenage Dog, and YellowFever, which debuted in 2006, is an extension of that off-kilter sound. The local trio also has branches in bands like the Carrots and Voxtrot (Moore), Basic (Jones), and local label Business Deal Records, which has released innumerable projects involving the two. Hugpatch Records released an EP, Cats and Rats, in 2007.”
Here’s a song from that EP.
Pataphysics
Gene Defcon
Coming to you, and you alone, is an UNRELEASED Gene Defcon song. Never heard before by the ears of man, woman, elf or animal but easily available to those who visit us @ Blackbird Songs. Gene Defcon is your typical, everyday, average mega-genius. In the mornings he wakes to a pre-recorded loop of math equations set to the soaring sounds of Mozart. Around 11 AM he watches a videocassette of the movie “Baby Geniuses” and chews on dried fruit and exotic nuts. And then he continues the day. Here’s a song you’ve never heard from Gene called Civilized: