Austin pop-punks The Blowies have released a timely single, “There May Never Be Another X-Mas (All I Want for X-Mas is Impeachment) as the U.S. House of Representatives have voted to send two articles of impeachment of President Trump to the Senate for trial. The fact that it’s done in classic garage punk style fits the raw, unrefined approach of President Trump. It’s the right genre for a radical political crisis.
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On a recent Friday night in Austin, late June in the dimly-lit, Dozen Street Bar in East Austin’s burgeoning 12th street scene, the enticingly thick smell of gumbo and fried oysters flooded the air like a lure from the Cajun restaurant next door. Automatic Weekend…
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The 1990’s were a helluva time for music. Grrrl rock, heroin chic and flannel all featured prominently in the music scene. At the heart of it all was Grunge music made by the likes of Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Mudhoney and similar artists. Near the center of that magical era was L7. The Los Angeles, all-female, four-piece began their collective career in the mid-80’s. In the 1990’s, the group toured with the likes of Alice In Chains, Beastie Boys, and Pearl Jam.
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