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Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Plans for new student-friendly Cactus revealed
The Daily Texan published an article today in which student government president Liam O’Rourke pledged that the Cactus would remain a music and performance venue after the current management is reassigned in August.
“But is the Cactus going to lose its soul and flavor?,” O’Rourke told the Texan. “Absolutely not. There will be no third-party vendors. This move will increase student access to that venue for music and increase different types of usage for the space.”
The article outlined changes that include removal of the bar and staffing changes. In addition to live music (Ghostland Observatory unplugged?) and student open-mic nights, the Cactus will become available for student groups to hold events.
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Loxsly undergo a name change
Intellectual indie rockers Loxsly — who released one of our favorite local albums in last year’s “Tomorrow’s Fossils” — will soon be swapping out the moniker they’ve played under since 2003. Their final show as Loxsly will be Saturday (Feb. 6) at the Independent, 501 Interstate 35.
“That other Locksley doesn’t seem to be going away soon, and it led to some confusion,” wrote vocalist and keyboard player Cody Ground in an e-mail. “Plus, it’s nice to have a change.”
The band will play under its new name — Royal Forest — as a showcasing act during the South by Southwest Music Festival. They’re also plotting an EP release for later in the spring.
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Another Facebook group: not fans of Goo Goo Dolls
Someone has started a FB protest against the more oldie bent of KGSR. Go here to commiserate.
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Drugs, alcohol cited in Jay Reatard’s death
The Commercial Appeal of Memphis has details on the autopsy results; Reatard died Jan. 13 at his home near Memphis.
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Brief notes from the Austin punk underground
How many bands is Chris Pfeffer in these days? Austin hardcore’s hardest working drummer hits the skins for Jam-esque rockers Ghost Knife (who really need to wrap up recording their debut album sometime before the Mayan calendar ends) and fronts his own band the Altars.
Now he’s drumming for Criaturas, a hardcore en Español crew with a few folks from Deskonocidos and Vaaska. Catchy, straight-forward hardcore, the sort that either comes out boring or wildly fist-pumping — this is the latter. The two tracks on the MySpace page reflect something more bands should do: play out less and practice more. Their next show is March 11 at the Broken Neck.
Saw Expensive (Expletive) the night of Feb. 2 at Beerland with Creeping Jeans, the back-to-two-piece line-up of Magic Jewels (one of the most underrated riff machines in Austin) and touring noise makers Stress Ape.
I missed Creeping Jeans, but Expensive (Expletive) cranked a wall of mud, complete with two drummers pulling and pushing the beat hither and yon, one of whom was former Black Eyes drummer Mike Kanin, who is also playing with Flowers .
