Video: Fishboy: Parachute (Using The Ghost Of Buddy Holly As A)

All the hubbub about the Subpop 20th Birthday celebration almost made me forget that this Saturday one of my favorite bands is going to be in town this Saturday night at the Sunset Tavern! read more

download orkut O Fish Boy é uma banda texana que faz um som que pode ser classificado como o casamento da banda sueca Lacrosse com o folk festivo típico daquela região. Este álbum cheio de refrões e letras sensacionais ainda nos reserva um dos melhores clipes que vi por esses tempos, e com o título mais genial ainda, " Parachute (Using The Ghost Of Buddy Holly As A) só esta pequena obra de arte do indie-pop [...]

Tonight at the Way Out Club : Wooden Kites , That's My Daughter and straight from Denton, Texas, Fishboy ! The out-of-towner sounds like the Apples in Stereo, with a bit o' quirky folk, a la Rats and People. Go see it! Fishboy, "Parachute (Using The Ghost Of Buddy Holly As A)":

Since I wrote about these guys back in December I've been checking their Myspace every month or so hoping to see some East cost tour dates. So here they are, personally I'm pretty pumped for the upcoming Knitting Factory show. Bonus- that one's with the Besties. Dates: Apr 23 The Boom Boom Room w/ Jacob Enwood Fayetteville, Arkansas Apr 24 The Way Out Club w/ That's My Daughter and Wooden Kites St. Louis, Missouri Apr 25 Replay Lounge w/ The Jim Button Band Lawrence, Kansas Apr 26 Surf Ballroom (home of Buddy Holly's last show!) w/ [...]

• Fishboy - Parachute (Using The Ghost Of Buddy Holly As A)

Oddball indie-poppin' Denton act Fishboy has been getting some legit blog love of late. For the second day in a row, the eclectic act, which is signed to HHBTM Records out of Athens, Ga., has found itself mentioned on aggregation blog The Hype Machine 's radar. Today, the Another Form of Relief blog offered a downloadable mp3 of the song "Halftime at the Proper Name Spelling Bee." And yesterday, the i guess i'm floating blog hosted an mp3 of the track "Parachute (Using The Ghost [...]

When I was drafting my intial post on Fishboy , I had a difficult time deciding which song to feature from the great album Albatross: How We Failed to Save The Lone Star State with the Power of Rock and Roll . There really are that many great, catchy pop/rock gems to be unearthed on the LP! Ironically enough, Fishboy just released a new video in the past weeks for the very other song I was debating writing about. The song alone is a fantastic listening pleasure, but the addition of the video [...]

• Fishboy - Parachute (Using Buddy Holly's Ghost As A)

Wow. I mean, I probably would have posted this video if it were mediocre, just because I love Fishboy, but this video is sah-weet! It's for the standout track "Parachute (Using The Ghost Of Buddy Holly As A)" off Fishboy's album Albatross: How We Failed To Save The Lone Star ...

Big thanks to Cable and Tweed for this. Fishboy - website | Myspace | HHBTM Records