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American Graveyard hit the ground running in the spring of 2004, with a weekly residency at the Long Branch Inn, in Austin Texas. High-energy live performances showcase a wide array of musical styles ranging from classic county to Rock'n' Roll that at times, borders on Punk. Since their humble beginnings, the band has headlined other well-known venues such as Hanover's, Momo's, Headhunters, Ego's, the Austin Convention Center and even the Old Pecan Street Festival. Recently, they began booking clubs in both San Marcos and in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.
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Drew Smith
Drew's love for classic R&B prompted him to assemble a 7-piece band that draws comparisons to Van Morrison and Steely Dan; simultaneously, they maintain modern musical quality and a unique songwriting aesthetic that is entirely Drew Smith. According to Austin Daze magazine, "Drew Smith assembles a bigger, more complex and cosmopolitan sound that New York or Chicago could easily claim."
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Ephraim Owens
Ranked the "Best Horn" in Austin, Ephraim Owens is a master in the jazz arena and well known for both his signature solos and improvisational abilities. Ephraim has the ability to imagine and then compose his own style of music atop of any track he hears; his adaptability makes him a welcome addition to any musical lineup.
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Friends of Lizzy
Friends of Lizzy is a band that brews strong music, but adds plenty of cream & sugar - the finished brew is powerful but goes down easy. Every ounce of fiery guitar muscle is balanced with Beach Boys-like harmonies to smooth the edges. The end result: Tunes of perfect harmonic proportions.
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Invincible Czars
The Invincible Czars make truly unique music that fuses Eastern European folk idioms with classical arrangements, heavy metal waltzes with jazz grooves and country shuffles with circus-like polkas. Proponents of odd meters, the group annually performs its warped version of the Nutcracker Suite at the famous Alamo Drafthouse. In 2006, they debuted their first ever, "Silent Film Score".
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Lions
LIONS quickly gained attention from their juxtaposition of fuzzy, groove-oriented songwriting and chaotic, high-energy live shows. In September 2005, LIONS began giving away live recordings tracks to fans, creating an underground buzz that helped land them shows throughout the southern states as well as a showcase at the 2006 SXSW Music Conference.
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Mark Allen
After renouncing life in a lab coat, Mark Alan left Ohio in search of enlightenment with only $40 in his backpack and an old guitar. Playing guitar soon became more than a hobby when people suggested he Allen move to Austin. His interest officially became a career when a town full of amazing and supportive musicians embraced his unique style and talent.
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Pete Rodriguez
Pete Rodriguez has mastered the trumpet, flugelhorn and congas and imparts incredible technique as well as articulation that is as precise and clean as jazz musicians come. In addition, Pete is an accomplished composer and carries a PhD in jazz trumpet from the University of Texas, Austin.
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Reynolds/Stopschinkski
Austin-based composer and bandleader Graham Reynolds and his band, Golden Arm Trio, are often commissioned for work in film, theater and dance throughout the United States and Europe. Recently, Reynolds composed, recorded, and performed, along with a cast of Austin musicians including Golden Arm Trio, the soundtrack to Richard Linklater's latest film, "A Scanner Darkly", which stars Keanu Reeves.
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Seth Bedford
Seth Bedford is a composer, musician and artist who was born and raised in the Lone Star state. He began his musical studies on the cello at age 11 and shortly after learned the viola. Seth both composed and played cello on the track "Danzon" for the band Elastic Wasteband. Currently, he lives in Austin and is a member of the band dEEp Edward (deepedward.com), as well as acting as the front man for the cabaret-nouveau Huxley Vertical (myspace.com/huxleyvertical).
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The Alice Rose
The Alice Rose is a five-piece art-pop band from Austin, Texas. Their songwriting has been described as Beatle-esque and their melodies reflective of live versions of the Pixies or the Who. The band has earned serious praise and has been recently endorsed as a "Must See!" act by the Austin Chronicle.
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Amy Atchley
Four-and-a-half years of living and performing in New York City's thriving music scene allowed Amy Atchley to cultivate a sensual voice, inspired lyrics and a powerful stage presence. Her second solo album, Wish, was just released to critical acclaim including this review excerpt from Hits Magazine: "... angelic voice, infectious songs."
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Driver
Five years have passed since musicians Blake Patterson, formerly of Javelin Boot, and Volney Campbell, formerly of The Deadbeats, met at an Austin restaurant. This chance meeting led the two to recruit guitarist Dan Connolly and drummer Rob Solomon and form the renowned band, Driver. Driver melds unique songwriting with energetic performances and has made a splash in the Austin club scene. Exposure on a national television show and a recent live performance on local radio station, KLBJ has labeled the band "one to watch" here in Austin.
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Ed Hobizal
Born and raised in Houston, Texas, pianist/keyboardist Eddy Hobizal moved to Austin in 1999, and has since had the opportunity to perform and record with artists such as Sara Hickman, Eliza Gilkyson, Will Taylor and Strings Attached, Tina Marsh and CO2 and many others. Eddy continues to play and teach piano, and is currently promoting his original CD Anamnesis.
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Golden Arm Trio
Austin-based composer and bandleader Graham Reynolds and his band, Golden Arm Trio, are often commissioned for work in film, theater and dance throughout the United States and Europe. Recently, Reynolds composed, recorded, and performed, along with a cast of Austin musicians including Golden Arm Trio, the soundtrack to Richard Linklater's latest film, "A Scanner Darkly" which stars Keanu Reeves.
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Kyle Kindred
Dr. Kyle Kindred's compositions and film scores are performed in the US, Canada and Europe and have earned him numerous national awards and honors. His "New Works for Solo Piano" is currently on the play list for radio stations in both Dallas and New York City.
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Palm School Choir
The Palm Elementary School Choir is comprised of approximately 70 extremely talented grade school students that are accompanied by local Austin rock musicians. Palm School Choir offers eager audiences original material written by their instructor and choral director, Gavin Tabone. They have been showcased in two Austin City Limits festivals and the South By Southwest Festival, where they performed before Neil Young's keynote speech.
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Quien es, BOOM
"Quien 'es"- were the last words of Billy the Kid before the gun blast that ended his life. Or so the story goes. Dabney Dwelle and Jason Butler have created amazing music together for five years. In early 2004 they recorded their first two songs with engineer Lars Gorrenson (The Cardigans) in Austin and are now a force on the local music scene.
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Ryan T. Briggs
Ryan T. Briggs has charmed audiences from Texas to Mars since launching his first band in Lubbock in 1999. After enduring a corporate fiasco in Houston, Briggs returned to college in West Texas to earn a music degree. Relocating to 'The Live Music Capital of the World', he recently released his first album, "LeT iT RoLL", a gutsy mix of country and blues that has garnered quite a following of music lovers here in Austin.
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Seth Walker
Seth Walker describes his music as "a different point of blue", an apt description for an artist whose driving delivery and infectious down-home style reflects the emotional power that plays such an integral role in the appeal of traditional blues and roots music. Seth opens for some of the most well known rock and blues musicians to ever hail from Austin, including members of the Vaughn family.
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Stingers ATX
This is Austin Rocksteady: Solid reggae rhythms, melodic horn lines, and tight three- and four-part vocal harmonies characterize the sound of this sextet, whose songwriting reflects the decades-old legacies of Bob Marley & the Wailers, Desmond Dekker, Sam Cooke, the Beatles and the Drifters.
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