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Tuesday, January 15, 2008
In the clubs with Cobretti
Sometime in the past eight or so years, “metalcore” or “metallic hardcore” exploded as a subgenre. Suddenly, every town had a couple of bands playing death-metal guitar parts at hardcore tempos with a singer screaming like Cookie Monster, bands that could stop on a dime for a tempo change or a mosh-pit breakdown and whose members all had faux-hawks.
What’s a faux-hawk? You know what a faux-hawk is —hair swept to the middle like a mohawk. Your last waiter had one. Yeah, that haircut.
Adam Elias is sick of that haircut. He plays guitar in Cobretti, a surprisingly non-lousy rock band that finds a comfortable spot between precision metalcore and the sort of sloppy two-guitar hardcore punk that made our country great. Cobretti launched at the end of 2006 as a response to faux-hawk-core.
“We started going to more shows and everything there was about how people looked and were dressing,” Elias says. “It wasn’t about the spirit of the crowd at all.” The band includes singer Jason Knittle, bassist Shaun Gonzalez, drummer John Sanchez and second guitarist Stephen Sanchez (no relation).
Right now, the band is sitting on a finished album, waiting for the right time to release it themselves.
And, of course, the band plays Red 7 a lot; Knittle is a bartender there. “We love that club; it’s definitely our home,” Elias says. “Everybody is just themselves there.”
In the clubs: Cobretti plays Red 7 Friday and Tuesday.
(Pictured top: Left to right: Adam Elias, Shaun Gonzalez, and Stephen Sanchez of Cobretti. Photo by Tammy Perez FOR AMERICAN-STATESMAN)
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Hannah Montana look-alike contest, will-call open
Do you look like Hannah Montana?
Dress up like Hannah Montana! We’ll be at Barton Creek Square Mall from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday to take pictures of people who come dressed as Miley Cyrus’ alter ego. The first 50 Hannah look-alikes in line will be photographed; the photos will go online at Austin360.com and some will be printed in the Jan. 24 edition of XL. People can vote online for the person who most resembles the pop singing sensation. Prizes (sorry, we don’t have tickets to the sold-out Jan. 24 concert at the Frank Erwin Center) will be awarded. Check back for more details!
Erwin Center will-call open
The Erwin Center is at 1701 Red River St. From a news release Tuesday:
Fans who selected will-call as the delivery method for the sold out Hannah Montana show on Jan. 24 should come by the Frank Erwin Center Box Office as soon as possible during regular business hours to pick up their tickets, if they have not already done so. Tickets will be available for pick up at will-call on the day of the show, but fans are encouraged to pick up their tickets earlier, if possible, to avoid long lines on the day of the show. Frank Erwin Center Box Office hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
(Photo: Hannah Montana fans sing and dance with Megan and Noah, at left, two of the characters from the Hannah Montana Show before a show in Connecticut. ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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No writers for Grammys?
The Associated Press is reporting that the striking Writers Guild likely will not grant a waiver for members to work on next month’s Grammy telecast. No word on how this would affect the telecast, scheduled for Feb. 10 on CBS. A repeat of Sunday’s Golden Globes approach, perhaps?
Read the whole story here.
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Dolly Parton to play SXSW
According to her website, Dolly Parton is playing South By Southwest March 14.
Her new album, “Backwood Barbie,” is due out in late February or early March on her own Dolly Records.
The SXSW appearance is part of the Backwoods Barbie tour, which kicks off Feb. 28 in Minneapolis, Minn.
- Photos: 2008 SXSW preview
- Full SXSW coverage
Is your band confirmed for SXSW 2008? Send us a photo and let us introduce your band to Austin. Promoting a SXSW side party? We’d like to hear about that too.
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Musicmania Top 10 for the week ending Jan. 13
Scarface, ‘M.A.D.E.’ (Rap-A-Lot)
Birdman, ‘5 Star Stunna’ (Cash Money)
Trae, ‘Life Goes On Screwed &Chopped’ (Rap-A-Lot)
Mary J. Blige, “Growing Pains’ (Geffen)
Trae, ‘Life Goes On’ (Rap-A-Lot)
Jaheim, ‘Makings Of A Man’ (Atlantic)
Alicia Keys, ‘As I Am’ (J Records)
Keyshia Cole, ‘Just Like You’ (Geffen)
Kayne West, ‘Graduation’ (Def Jam)
UGK, ‘Underground Kingz’ (Jive)
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Asylum Street Spankers in The New York Times
Ben Sisario reviews the Asylym Street Spankers’ revue, now playing the West Village, in today’s New York Times. A sampling:
“Dedicated to acoustic instrumentation, but mischievously unorthodox in every other way, this octet from Austin, Tex., is equal parts Betty Boop, the Marx Brothers and John Belushi, reveling in moony musical-saw solos as well as the most adolescent vulgarities.”
Read the rest here.
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Star of Texas Rodeo 2008 music lineup
- Photos: 2008 Star of Texas Rodeo lineup
The roster of acts performing at the 2008 Star of Texas Rodeo was announced this morning on local country music radio stations. The 71th Annual Star of Texas Fair & Rodeo will take place from Feb. 29-Mar. 15 at the Travis County Expo Center. Tickets for individual shows will go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. Season and group tickets for the rodeo are available for purchase now. For more information or to purchase tickets call (512) 919-3000 or click here.
2008 Rodeo Austin Lineup
- 3/1: Randy Rogers
- 3/2: Rodney Atkins
- 3/3: Gretchen Wilson
- 3/4: Willie Nelson
- 3/5: Tracy Lawrence
- 3/6: Styx
- 3/7: TBA
- 3/8: Miranda Lambert
- 3/9: George Jones
- 3/10: Natasha Bedingfield
- 3/11: Clay Walker
- 3/12: Joe Nichols
- 3/13: Jason Aldean
- 3/14: Sean Kingston
- 3/15: Kevin Fowler
What do you think about this year’s lineup? Will you buy tickets? Which shows are you excited about? Let us know in the comments below.
