By John Luther
Published on June 5, 2010 at 1:41am
Welcome back to Texas the Sour Notes from your cross country tour! Good luck playing before the Flaming Lips at that big festival in Houston on Sunday!
Ok- time to stop talking directly to a band that doesn’t know me. How about I switch to talking to a whole internet that doesn’t know me. Ahem… The Sour Notes have been in different incarnations since 2008 but now they are primed take over. Need some one to co-sign that statement? How’s about Daniel Johnston who they are opening for at Mohawk June 19th? Apparently he is only playing on Austin show all of 2010 and they will be setting the tone for him. Not too shabby for a bunch of shoe gaze and keyboard fans… They are currently working on their fourth album Write What You Know expected to be released in December 2010.
To tide you over until the future- check out these songs NOW!
MP3: The Sour Notes: Do-ers & Say-ers
MP3: The Sour Notes: Beyond Recognition
By Bobby Moore
Published on May 25, 2010 at 1:41am
I scoped out that Sour Notes show I posted about earlier tonight at The Earl, and I’m glad I gave them and The Tealights a chance.
Little Tybee opened, but since The Earl starts weekday shows at a decent hour, I sadly missed their whole set.
When I got there, the band that invited me, The Sour Notes, was already setting up. Before I talk about their music, do they not have the coolest band name? Anyways, Jared Boulanger has brought this Austin-based band back with a new lineup. He is now joined by three girls and another guy behind the drum kit, and collectively they are more than capable of adding a harder edge when needed to their electronic indiepop soundscapes. This band is definitely worth catching if their summer tour passes through your town.
By Michael Barnes
Published on May 20, 2010 at 1:41am
Regular readers of this column know that my favorite local album of late was Alpha Rev’s “New Morning.”
But I could make arguments for almost all these fine entries in the A List readers poll for Best Local Album from the Past Year.
The Sour Notes won with “It’s Not Gonna Be Pretty,” reaping 42 percent of the vote.
Shearwater skimmed into second place with “The Golden Archipelago” at 25 percent.
Veteran Bob Schneider held his own with “Lovely Creatures” at 11 percent.
Critics’ darling White Denim squeezed in 6 percent for “Fits.”
Roky Erickson and Okkervill River — a killer combo — was not far behind for “True Love Cast Out All Evil.”
Taking 4 percent or less were Harlem (“Hippies”); Brownout (“Aguilas y Cobras”); Balmorhea (“Constellations”); Brazos (“Phosphorescent Blues”) and Strange Boys (“Be Brave”).
By Charles Stepczyk
Published on May 8, 2010 at 1:41am
Since Austin, Texas band The Sour Notes first formed in 2007, they’ve gone through several line-up changes before settling on their current 6-person line-up that consists of some of the town’s most talented musicians. They just added Kelly Dewitt (Wild Fictions and Sterling Stitches) as their vocalist/key player and Erin Mikulenka on synths (Team Fabrication, This Microwave World). They also have a new drummer – Taylor Steinerg. But, amidst all these line-up changes, the band remains consistent in its vision, and has taken this opportunity to expand its sound far beyond what it had been previously.
“It’s Not Gonna Be Pretty” is the third full-length release from the hard working six-piece, which released in Jan. 2010. The band has already accomplished the ever-difficult task of winning over the critical eyes and ears of the musical haven of Austin, Texas, and are now pushing themselves into the national spotlight.
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By Raoul Hernandez
Published on April 23, 2010 at 1:41am
The Parish, Friday, Apr 23
“Our overall set went well at Carousel Lounge the last night,” e-mailed Sour Notes frontman Jared Boulanger about the locals’ SXSW 2010 showing. “We were so loopy by then it was just way fun and interactive.” The quartet’s Shinsian pop finds a perfect show counterpart in the classically minded arrangements of chamber-pop orchestra Mother Falcon, which made its name at last month’s Austin Music Awards. Fellow locals She Sir and the Authors make it a foursome.
