
Thomas A. Minor & the Picket Line have a CD release show this Thursday, October 29th, at Zanzabar. Uncle Monk (Tommy Ramone and Claudia Tienan) is also on the bill (actually headlining). Thomas A. Minor & The Picket Line's new album is a seven song EP recorded at In Room One Studios. The packaging letter was pressed by Jennifer Parson and "hand-glued by the band." The band includes Oscar, Brad, Danny, Cheyenne, Jonathan and Bob (if you didn't know already). You can't go wrong with this one. Show starts at 9pm. [...]

Everyone knows and loves the Ramones . Unfortunately, we can only talk about them in the past tense as Tommy Ramone is the only original living member (who ironically fronts a Bluegrass band nowadays). The original punk rockers, the Ramones was an incredible collection of talent. You had the signature voice and cultural icon in Joey . The no-nonsense, rapid-fire Johnny . The raw and eccentric Dee Dee . The boys from Queens took rock and roll back to the basics when it needed it the most. Released in April of 1976 (produced for a whooping [...]

By FLANNERY CASHILL D/Will gets cocky with swank summertime raps. MP3 : D-Will, " Glory ," from Heir of Abraham (self-released) Punk rocker cum mountain man Tommy Ramone strokes his wiry white beard this week at Mountain Music Shoppe , where he plucks the mandolin and gee-tar for bluegrass duo Uncle Monk [...]
And finally... [mp3] Tanya Tagaq - Origin [mp3] The Cansecos - Raised by Wolves [mp3] The Ironweed Project - Down to My Grave [mp3] The Mighty Underdogs - Gun Fight [mp3] The Oaks - Masood [mp3] The Octopus Project - Truck [mp3] The Optimysticals - Pitch Control [mp3] The Pack A.D. - All Damn Day Long [...]

I realize that most of what people want out of SXSW has been covered by now, but that's only if you were interested in the Cold War Kids and whatever other huge bands that everyone already knows about. Which isn't to say that you've never heard of any of these bands, but that is largely besides the point! So, here's some of the songs I enjoyed using SXSW's music player. Ane Brun - To Let Myself Go - (MP3, 3 MB) I've meant to talk about Ane Brun on here for [...]