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Chris Gray from Rocks Off reviews the great music and surreal happenings at SummerFest...
Big attendance, great bands and mysterious visitors. Enjoy.Chris Gray from Rocks Off reviews the great music and surreal happenings at... more
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Independently produced and released... The Southern Backtones' new single and video are getting heavy play. Featured on numerous sites, SBT is currently featured on the front page of Roxwel.com as the #3 rock video leading a number of major label acts.
Slumber party is the first single from the psychedelic trio's upcoming CD "La Vie En Noir".
The music video, filmed at historic SugarHill recording studios and at a remote location in West Texas features the misadventures of two French girls on holiday in the Wild West packing lingerie, champagne, and live ammo.
The Record was produced by Dan Workman
Recorded at SugarHill Recording Studios
The Video was directed by W. Ross Wells & Hank Schyma
Produced by Zenfilm
Cinematography by Wayne ForsterIndependently produced and released... The Southern Backtones' new single and video... more
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First installment of the monthly webcast featuring up and coming recording artists recorded live at "The Abbey Road of the South" historic SugarHill Studios in Houston, TX.
This 67 year old facility has played home to sessions by Archie Bell and The Drells, The Big Bopper, Willie Nelson, The Rolling Stones, Todd Rundgren, Freddy Fender... the list goes on.
The inaugural broadcast features innovative new music from Robert Ellis, Benjamin Wesley and Grandfather Child with Sad Gorilla. Live music and interviews from Studio A at Sugarhill.
This broadcast was recorded December 4, 2008... monthly broadcast schedules will be available on the sugarhill and ecslive websites listed below.
Producer: Gina Miller
Studio Guru: Dan Workman
Web Guru: Troy Burwell
HD Video Guru: W. Ross Wells
Associate Producer: Jarrod Gullett
Engineers: James Garlington, Chris Longwood
Production Crew: Brandyn Cottingham, Chris Couri, JW Stokes.
Hosts: Rosa Guerro, Levi JohnsonFirst installment of the monthly webcast featuring up and coming recording artists... more
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Jennifer Grassman is a force of nature. This talented singer-songwriter has a gift for fusing diverse elements of classical, Celtic, gothic and rock styles into a beautiful, moving genre all her own.
Pretty Girls, Jennifer Grassman's first music video, is a surreal, dark and beautiful homage to women through the centuries and the joys and dangers that their beauty has drawn into their lives. This music video (produced by TLM Productions and Zenfilm) explores the darkness and light in this hauntingly beautiful song.
Filmed in and around a 150 year old rural farmhouse outside of Richmond, Texas, Pretty Girls captures dramatic and dangerous moments in the lives of pretty girls past and present. The narrative is intercut with dynamic performance footage of Jennifer Grassman filmed in Studio A of 'The Abbey Road of the South', historic SugarHill Studios, in Houston.
Music and music videos can have many interpretations, what does "Pretty Girls" say to you?Jennifer Grassman is a force of nature. This talented singer-songwriter has a gift for... more
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Zenfilm's W. Ross Wells takes home the TLM Artist of the Year award from this year's TLM Fall Festival....Zenfilm's W. Ross Wells takes home the TLM Artist of the Year award from this year's... more
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Innovative Film and HD production company Zenfilm reviews the new HDTVs from a professional perspective. Great for anybody in the market for the best of new tech.Innovative Film and HD production company Zenfilm reviews the new HDTVs from a... more
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News: RAINN Over Houston
Posted by woj on Sunday, November 02, 2008 | RAINN
RAINN Over Houston is a concert benefiting RAINN that will be held in Houston in June 2009. The ambitious event, with a goal of raising $100,000 for RAINN, is being organized by local singer/songwriter Jennifer Grassman and her efforts so far have earned her a commendation from Tori. Congratulations to her!
Undented wishes Jennifer the best of luck in making this event a success and encourages anyone who can to help her out! Make a donation, join their E-Team, or just offer support by staying informed on their website or on Myspace.
And if you’re organizing a RAINN benefit and need help spreading the word, we’re more than happy to give you a plug here — just let us know.
Thanks to Agatha and Xavier for bringing this to our attention!News: RAINN Over Houston
Posted by woj on Sunday, November 02, 2008 | RAINN
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The original home of South Park Mexican, Baby Bash and Houston Rap
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That! Texas Magazine bridges the gap between city, suburban, and rural living by connecting you with your community through in-depth coverage of lifestyles, local events, history, and the people who make your part of Texas unique. That! Texas Magazine bridges the gap between city, suburban, and rural living by... more
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John Evans Band has just released "Lucky 13", a ground-breaking new collection of gems from this talented singer/songwriter. Find out the latest news on the JEB Blog.John Evans Band has just released "Lucky 13", a ground-breaking new collection of gems... more
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Slideshow of a trip to historic SugarHill Recording Studios.
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Of course Culturcide got into deep water for their antics but hey, any record that finishes with the lyric ‘colour my world with PIGS…fucking me’ has got to be a winner… Of course Culturcide got into deep water for their antics but hey, any record that... more
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The Judy's were a Pearland, Texas-based Punk and new wave band from the late 1970s and early 1980s. The song for which they are most likely best-remembered, "Guyana Punch", recounted the infamous Jonestown massacre.The Judy's were a Pearland, Texas-based Punk and new wave band from the late 1970s and... more
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Fantastic new record from John Evans, showcasing the "Houston Sound". This album is quite unusual and full of surprises... everytime you think you have the album figured out, it changes direction, rides the elevator up a couple of floors and jumps out the window.
A virtuoso performance from this one of a kind singer/songwriter, tied together by producer Steve Christensen's so-very-not-Austin style.
The release was kicked off by a wonderful performance of the entire album at Houston mainstay McGonigel's Mucky Duck on Saturday, Sept. 20th. The show marked a new beginning for John Evans as well as a return to civilization for America's 4th largest city as it recovered from the devastation of Hurricane Ike.
Rock on John!
Fantastic new record from John Evans, showcasing the "Houston Sound". This album is... more
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Jeff Walton was and is a member of the innovative minimalist, new wave, pop trio The Judy's in the late 70s and 80s...and the band has enjoyed a recent resurgence.
Jeff has evolved into a talented composer with over 20 feature films to his credit along with numerous short films, commercials, animated films, documentaries...
i was a fan of The Judy's long ago and I was really excited to find out he was still very active in the music biz and working in film...
He says what he is doing now is making music for modern media....and his site is worth a visit and his demo is definitely worth listening to.Jeff Walton was and is a member of the innovative minimalist, new wave, pop trio The... more
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Since the ‘60s (at least), the Houston and Austin music scenes have had a thorny relationship too complicated to go into here, but in basic terms, Houston has traditionally provided the raw material and Austin the refinement. But Wednesday at the Austin Music Awards, the capital city’s annual pat on the back to the winners of the reader-voted Austin Chronicle music poll, Houston stole the show.Since the ‘60s (at least), the Houston and Austin music scenes have had a thorny... more
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I used to go see this fantastic band in Austin, TX back in the mid 80's... They have recently rereleased their catalog on CD and the individual members are still shaking things up. This site is a great launch pad to find out more about this innovative minimalist post-punk new wave trio... their current projects and more.
If you are not familiar with the Judy's, this is a great time to discover some highly entertaining new wave roots, planted firmly in the Texas soil.I used to go see this fantastic band in Austin, TX back in the mid 80's... They have... more
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With SugarHill sessions voted best radio show by Houston Press..I thought I would share this profile on SugarHill Studio's impressive history.
Last year, SugarHill partnered with the Pacifica Radio Network and launched The SugarHill Sessions radio show, offering a place for local music to shine. Current owner/studio manager Workman said, “With the advent of modern low-cost recording equipment, our new focus is to be the region's production company — the place you go to connect with the people who know how to make your music sound the very best it can. The music can only get better as we are liberated from being ‘the keepers of the holy machines.’ Now, we can concentrate on every aspect of our clients' musical performances.”
With SugarHill sessions voted best radio show by Houston Press..I thought I would... more
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Back in the early and middle '80s, Culturcide bypassed then-prevalent synth-pop in favor of a form of electronic punk rock that evolved into industrial. This odds-and-sods collection offers 12 demos, live jams and unreleased tracks for the coroner's inquest. It's certainly a horrible place for dilettantes to start, as the raw quality of the recordings — a third of the tracks are rehearsal takes — presents you with something like Culturcide at 151 proof, a glimpse into the hostile recesses of the band's creative process.Back in the early and middle '80s, Culturcide bypassed then-prevalent synth-pop in... more
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