Written by Samuel Barker Mar 22, 2005 at 08:00 PM One of the great things about Austin’s South By Southwest conference is that many bands you’d rarely see hit the road in the United States get a chance to go out on tour. Austin is a good place to begin a tour, especially after getting…

Written by Devonie Baker Mar 19, 2005 at 02:00 PM AUSTIN – In a word, the Just Guns sound could probably be described as indie-pop-alt-country-rock, or something similar, maybe in a different order, but still severely hyphenated. Being cursed with too many adjectives is certainly a good thing when it comes to attempting to pigeonhole…

Written by Devonie Baker Mar 19, 2005 at 08:00 PM AUSTIN – While the annual South by Southwest chaos-fest was it’s usual high-maintenance, stressful and bank-breaking self, there came sweet relief and a sense that all was finally RIGHT with this world last Saturday night when the torrential rains held off, and the most recent…

Written by Devonie Baker Mar 18, 2005 at 03:00 PM AUSTIN – This year, a local Houston musician, Mando Saenz, enjoyed playing a prime time-slot during SXSW at Mother Egan’s Pub, on Friday, March 18th. Along with Mando, the SXSW showcase featured other artists on Carnival Records, such as Dan Colehour, Don Schlitz (credited for…

Written by Samuel Barker Mar 16, 2005 at 07:00 PM As a multimedia experiment of sorts, The WB has put together the One Tree Hill Tour. With a current story arc that sees a character, Haley (played by Bethany Joy Lenz), run away from her husband to tour with some musicians, The Wreckers and Tyler…