By Austin Music Minute
Published on September 2, 2010 at 1:41am
KUT’s New Music Happy Hour is very exciting for me – yours truly, your Austin Music Minute hostess with the mostess,Laurie Gallardo – because we’re sharing some great new talent that’s creating a buzz in the local music scene!
This is the perfect way to check out some of the best new local music in town, especially if you’d like to do so without venturing out of the house after 10 p.m. (for those of you with day jobs that might dictate early hours the next day…and you certainly don’t want to be in pain the next day). Today’s happy hour will feature performances by two bands I’m absolutely nuts about: Indie-pop deliciousness by The Sour Notes and straight-up rock ‘n’ soul by The Happen-Ins.
When you’re done with work, swing by La Zona Rosa, 612 W. 4th St. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Proceeds at the door will benefit the great programming you enjoy on KUT. And there’s the added benefit of happy hour specials. Sounds like heaven to me. Highly recommended.
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By Erik Adams
Published on August 11, 2010 at 1:41am
Never short on hooks or ambition, The Sour Notes play brittle pop for star-crossed post-grads. Frontman Jared Boulanger knows a good deal about transitional periods, having led two previous versions of the band, but its current incarnation—anchored by the vocal interplay between the sick-hearted Boulanger and his levelheaded female counterpoint, Kelly DeWitt—appears to be the one that’ll stick. On rising tides of lonesome guitars and glimmering synths, the band patiently builds its postmillennial laments, making the occasional nod to Krautrock and frequent concessions to soundtrack-worthy mood. The band’s bittersweet tones set the pace for this iteration of Future Sounds’ monthly local showcase The Rumble (brought to you in part by The A.V. Club), which is also picked up in the C86 bliss of Literature and the romantic naïveté of Hollywood Gossip’s Lucksmiths-esque jangle.
By Mark Donohue
Published on July 10, 2010 at 1:41am
Cute and brightly colored, the Sour Notes proved more than worthy of the strong recommendations given me of their music from multiple sources. Right after the show I wrote that they were “simple yet varied,” but upon further reflection I don’t think that’s the right choice of words. Shredding they ain’t, but this is adult songwriting of rare quality, three- and four-minute songs that don’t go verse-chorus-verse-chorus-chorus-chorus but move from one cool new part to the next. In a scene where many declare their intentions to go pop but then neglect to include any melodies the Sour Notes toss them out carelessly enough to make it seem easy. It’s hard to believe that two-fifths of the lineup is brand new, but such is the power of Jared Boulanger’s tunes.
By Deli Staff
Published on July 2, 2010 at 1:41am
Red Falcon, The Sour Notes, and Pink Nasty join the Mercers at the Parish this Saturday (7/3) for an eclectic lineup of impressive local talents…The Mercers are enjoying many kind words about their recent EP Giant, and are dazzling their fans with a monthly single, which you’ll find here. As for the newly formed Red Falcon, you’ll recognize members from Built By Snow, Your Kisses Cause Crashes, Aster, and The Seas up on stage, and you’ll also be among the first to hear ‘em all together. Pink Nasty forms one half of the irrepressible and entirely uncensored Nasty siblings, and really owes us a new album by now…maybe she’ll say where that stands if you ask. And finally the Sour Notes (above) will bring their recently delivered, much loved It’s Not Gonna Be Pretty up onto stage and make it live and breathe. All in all, we’re hyped. We’ve now hyped ourselves for this show. It’s simply four fascinating Austin bands. At the Parish.
By Raoul Hernandez
Published on March 17, 2010 at 1:41am
The Sour Notes
12mid, the Hideout Four songs on the Sour Notes’ third pop pleaser, It’s Not Gonna Be Pretty, were inspired by Criterion DVD titles: “The Distant Knell” (The Seventh Seal), “A Cute Little Ruin” (Jules and Jim), “One Word Emotions” (Pierrot le Fou), and “It’s the Hair That Makes the Dress Chic” (La Notte). Take that, James Mercer! The Austin quartet sells out New York.
