{"id":482,"date":"2013-07-12T20:00:28","date_gmt":"2013-07-12T20:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/216.71.127.204\/wordpress\/?p=482"},"modified":"2015-10-08T17:12:48","modified_gmt":"2015-10-08T17:12:48","slug":"buxton-mucky-duck-houston-tx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/2013\/07\/12\/buxton-mucky-duck-houston-tx\/","title":{"rendered":"Buxton – Mucky Duck – Houston, TX"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
Written by James Killen <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jul 12, 2013 at 08:00 PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Image\"Buxton returned to Houston from a writing and recording session in Athens, Georgia this week and had some new tunes to share with fans at the Mucky Duck on Friday night. The evening was a wonderful showcase of some of their songs from \u201cNothing Here Seems Strange\u201d mixed with some songs that were so new that they didn\u2019t even have names, yet.<\/p>\n

Buxton is Sergio Trevino- lead vocals and acoustic guitar, Jason Willis- lead guitar and mandolin, Chris Wise- bass, Justin Terrell- drums and Austin Sepulvado- vocals, guitar, keyboards and accordion. Their songs are well written lyrics, full of imagery, presented in a country\/folk\/Americana style that is seasoned just right with some psychedelic reverb and organ flourishes. The presentation is original and refreshing with effects applied tastefully and generally with a restraint not common in a band this young.<\/p>\n

The evening started out with an ethereal entry to \u201cDown in the Valley\u201d followed by \u201cFingertips\u201d that came across more as splashes of tones with strategically placed distortion, than a running rhythmic trail. They followed those two with \u201cBlown a Fuse\u201d, a song with a great hook and a nice lead. They ran the lead vocal through a reverb and a loop at a lower volume as if trailing off into the distance. It was a very cool live effect and in no way overbearing.<\/p>\n

The band began to introduce some of their non-recorded fare on the fourth song with \u201cTarzan and Jane\u201d which came across as country fried with psychedelic gravy. The next two songs had not been named yet, but were tentatively called \u201cLonely Boy\u201d and \u201cTouch Me Underneath My Clothes\u201d, the latter featuring a nice vocal harmony between Sergio and Austin that sounded almost bluegrass.<\/p>\n

\"Image\"\u201cBoy of Nine\u201d started with a cool rhythmic drum intro and featured Jason on the mandolin and Austin on the accordion, all played through reverb. They followed that with a spooky 60\u2019s psychedelic tune called \u201cOld Haunt\u201d and featuring vintage guitar and organ riffs. The first set ended with another new composition that I couldn\u2019t catch the name of.<\/p>\n

The second set started out bare bones with Sergio playing acoustic and singing \u201cArizona Girl\u201d. He was joined for \u201cCold Like a Dog\u201d by Austin Sepulvado on harmony vocals and they were both joined by Haley Barnes for a wonderful three part harmony on \u201cThe Leaves\u201d.<\/p>\n

The whole band returned to the stage then and continued to play new tunes for the next 6 songs. All of them were great compositions, but \u201cHole in the Back of my Head\u201d featuring Austin on lead vocals with a nice Jason Willis reverb lead guitar stood out, as well as \u201cBe Somebody\u201d.<\/p>\n

The set ended with \u201cBody Count\u201d and a new song called \u201cTime Out\u201d featuring a psychedelic guitar lead and organ fill. Buxton seems to me to be a well of new musical innovation and a group of very talented young men with the ability to work together toward a bigger musical picture. I\u2019m looking forward to hearing whatever their trip to Georgia has begun to incubate. These guys are a group to watch.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Written by James Killen Jul 12, 2013 at 08:00 PM Buxton returned to Houston from a writing and recording session in Athens, Georgia this week and had some new tunes to share with fans at the Mucky Duck on Friday night. The evening was a wonderful showcase of some of their songs from \u201cNothing Here… <\/p>\n

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