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SPACE CITY ROCK » Live: Angel Olsen/Lionlimb
http://www.spacecityrock.com/2015/05/13/live-angel-olsenlionlimb
FITZGERALD’S — 11/5/2014:. The mesmerizing, hypnotizing, beautiful Angel Olsen. And her four-piece band came to Houston for a show at Fitzgerald’s. A little while back, bringing with them the opening band, Lionlimb. Who happened to be Ms. Olsen’s guitarist Stewart Bronaugh. And drummer Josh Jaeger. More time to warm up to an audience. The most interaction we had from them was to hear they were headed to McAllen next. 8220;Anyone been to McAllen? A long, quiet intense acoustic song in the style of Lennon&...
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SPACE CITY ROCK » Torche, Restarter
http://www.spacecityrock.com/2015/03/09/torche-restarter
For Floridian doom-metal heroes Torche, Restarter. Feels kind of like a homecoming. I say “kind of,” mind you, because this isn’t really a step backwards as much as it is an integration of the band’s earlier, heavier sounds with the poppier experiment that was 2012’s Harmonicraft. At the same time, though, the album feels very much akin to Meanderthal. And like that album, Torche’s latest release also happens to be fucking brilliant. Take opening track “Annihilation Affair,” for one; it’...Then it s...
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SPACE CITY ROCK » Jealous Creatures, The Night Goes on for Days
http://www.spacecityrock.com/2015/07/25/jealous-creatures-the-night-goes-on-for-days
Jealous Creatures, The Night Goes on for Days. The Night Goes on for Days. Alright, so I’m gonna go out on a little bit of a limb, here: I think Jealous Creatures’ latest full-length, The Night Goes on for Days. Is a sneaky, semi-secret, undeclared concept album of sorts. No, I’m serious. If I’m wrong, I’m sure the folks in the band will set me straight, but after repeated listenings to Night. It’s hard for me to escape the idea — it all just holds together so. Will I ever get to hear you say my name?
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SPACE CITY ROCK » Chase Hamblin & The Roustabouts, VAUdeVILLE
http://www.spacecityrock.com/2013/03/29/chase-hamblin-the-roustabouts-vaudeville
Chase Hamblin & The Roustabouts,. Step right up, folks; duck your head as you make your way inside the tent, then prepare yourself for Chase Hamblin & The Roustabouts as the roll and ramble through their long-awaited full-length,. Feel like you’re actually. A performance on some garishly-lit, dirty stage somewhere down a back alleyway where the “respectable” people don’t ordinarily go. As on the band’s previous EP,. There’s a heavy,. Your brain might not be a bad thing. “Round & Round,R...In fact, the...
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