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show recap: underøath’s farewell tour (with mewithoutyou, as cities burn and letlive.)


photo credit: anibyte

When news broke out of Underoath’s farewell tour, their fanbase shared mixed reactions. For the nine cities that were lucky enough to get tour dates, sheer joy and excitement. Especially since they were bringing (current and former) labelmates As Cities Burn and mewithoutYou along for the ride, and threw some letlive. in for good measure. Now, for the rest of the contiguous United States, the band was met with “wtfs” and “how dare yous” at the audacity of ignoring their friends out west.

The reasons for this, however, seemed obvious. The band was done. Why else only announce 9 dates, which I’ll refer to as “the bare minimum?” Lucky for Houston, we were one of the nine cities, and Underoath brought a fantastic night of heavy rock music to the House of Blues.

Hit the jump for the recap.

-grizzly

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support: dei gratia & co. – an indiegogo campaign (2012)


video credit: joshua fortuna

You know that guy, “Panda” or whatever? He created this website so many of you have come to know and love, and so many of Me and Sunbear have come to update and maintain. Anyway, our beloved Jerome is about the unleash his dream – and it’s Dei Gratia & Co. Translated from Latin, it’s “by the grace of God,” and it’s the name of a concept store he wishes to one day open in the heart of Dallas, Texas.

There’s a lot that goes into this concept but to sum up, it’ll be a specialty mens haven, where you can get a haircut, craft cocktails and beers, tailoring, shoeshines and of course – retail goods. After plenty of research, hard work and late nights, he’s launched an indiegogo campaign. Much like the Kickstarter campaign, it’s a fundraiser based off of user donations that warrant different incentive packages.

It would be amazing if all of you could take a moment to check it out, and if not, throw a few bones his way to help kick off something special. We luv u, Jerbones! & Godspeed!

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Henry Jerome Mendoza’s Indiegogo Campaign for Dei Gratia & Co.

-grizzly c/o sunbear and weworemasks.com

show recap: the faint [austin, tx] (november 28, 2012)

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The Faint are one of the biggest pioneers of the post-punk explosion of the 2000s, and with good and obvious reason. Records like Blank Wave Arcade and Danse Macabre ushered in new sounds and new waves (heh) of electronic music blended seamlessly with punk rock and indie, bringing together diverse crowds cross country in the process. And all of this from a band that originated in the heart of Saddle Creek, Omaha, Nebraska. After 2008′s Fasciinatiion, the band took to their own respective musical routes, quietly performing with side-act Depressed Buttons and DJ sets alike, leaving The Faint on a bit of a self-imposed hiatus.

Saddle Creek decided it was time for a reissue for one of the aforementioned records, Danse Macabre, which is 11 years old as of August 2012. And what better time for the band to hit a practice studio, refine their live show and take this behemoth of an album out on the road, performing it in its entirety for a full scale US tour (with a stop in our neighboring city of Austin, TX)?

Hit the jump for the review.

-grizzly

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show recap: fun fun fun fest [day three] (november 6, 2011)


photos by a.j. gutierrez; above: Ted Leo & The Pharmacists

Day Three of Fun Fun Fun Fest wraps up one of it’s biggest years in its six-year existence with one of the most exceptional and legendary bands to grace our presence: Slayer. But not before Auditorium Shores is filled with electronic, indie, and punk acts to help stifle the brutal blow. Hit the jump to catch write-ups on everyone from Grimes, Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, Mates of State and of course, Slayer.

- sunbear
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show recap: fun fun fun fest [day two] (november 5, 2011)


photos by a.j. gutierrez; above: Ra Ra Riot

With day one of Fun Fun Fun Fest in the can, Austinites once again braved the dust bowl that was Auditorium Shores, faces wrapped with bandanas to guard from the elements and with a hunger for more live music. From Swedish import Lykke Li to Austin backyarders Spoon, Saturday boasted one of the strongest lineups the festival has ever seen.

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- sunbear
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show recap: fun fun fun fest [day one] (november 4, 2011)


photos by a.j. gutierrez; above: Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears

Austin, Texas’s Fun Fun Fun Fest has come quite a long way from its humble beginnings six years ago. From its first year at Waterloo Park with a bill comprised heavily of local acts like Black Angels, Spoon and Ghostland Observatory, the festival has ballooned into a nationally recognized music-fest capable of reuniting acts like The Descendents, booking stadium sized bands like Slayer, and drawing crowds that would rival its big-brother festival Austin City Limits. Now with a new seaside home at Auditorium Shores, the sixth annual Fun Fun Fun Fest has its sights set higher than ever, with the most impressive bill its seen in years.

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- sunbear
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show recap: arcade fire/explosions in the sky (may 4, 2011)


photo credit: 88 miles west

“Good evening, Woodlands. It’s good to be home.”

Okay, let’s stop right there. In the first words uttered by Win Butler, we had either breathed a collective sigh of relief, knowing that Arcade Fire, as begrudging as they can be toward their dusty Texan roots, were actually feeling pretty good about returning home (something they haven’t done since a headlining gig at Fat Cat’s – max capacity 130), or were directly lied to, by the straight-faced frontman of the band who took home the album of the year at this year’s Grammy’s.

Hit the jump for the recap.

- sunbear
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show recap: SXSW (2011)

This time of the year is always pretty hectic. Between not paying for badges and getting into half of the shows we wanted to, getting drunk and finding free shit, SXSW can be a pretty pressing time. Luckily, we don’t complain that much. We threw up a mixtape prior to the event, but in any case, this recap will be quick and to the point. You’ll find each day broken down into who and what we saw, accompanied by blurbs written by Sunbear and I — all will be marked for your convenience.

You’ll also find some photos we took, many from Sunbear’s Instagram binge and some from my shitty point and shoot. Enjoy!

-grizzly & sunbear

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festival recap: fun fun fun fest [day one] (2010)

Fun Fun Fun Fest once again descended upon Austin, Texas for its 2010 edition, corralling the best of crust-punk, pretentious indie, left field hip-hop, stoner-metal, and whatever else kind of music would draw the mases to the ten acre Waterloo Park for a three-day marathon of live-music, mosh-pitting, and binge drinking. this year, the festival featured it’s widest array of artists than any previous, from weird al to gwar, there was something for everyone. weworemasks’ sunbear was on hand to partake of said festivities, and the following is his recollection, as best he remembers it, of Austin’s 5th annual Fun Fun Fun Fest.

editor’s note: sorry about the extreme late pass here people, i could tell you that i’ve been busy with other things, but truthfully i was recovering from the two day ordeal that was the fest.

- sunbear
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show recap: nas + damian marley (june 8, 2010)


photo credit: 3680 photography.

the first nas song i ever heard was in the fourth grade – “if i ruled the world (imagine that).” it was unlike anything i had ever heard at the time, bridging the gap between the neo-soul leanings of ms. hill and nasir jones. since that point, nas became one of the staple emcees in my musical repertoire. god’s son and street’s disciple remain as his only disappointing albums up until this point, and everything in between (untitled was my AOTY in 2008) has fared well around these parts. all things considered, i had yet to see nas perform live. i missed all previous chances, including the 08 tour supporting untitled and this past year’s sxsw set with damian. needless to say, i was more than thrilled to find a houston date for the distant relatives tour.

-grizzly
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bootleg: lupe fiasco – live at in houston, tx / steppin’ lasers [full audio mp3] (april 26, 2010)

and now, the headliner. lupe’s live show was completely unexpected. having seen him twice before, nothing compared to this show. his glow in the dark tour set was matched with a crowd 2/3 empty and complete houston summer sun, and his bun b and friends set was a mere four songs, leaving much to be desired. accompanied by one of the best hip-hop drummers i’ve ever seen and a full band, lupe fiasco touched base on his entire discography, including a mixtape cut and five new joints. the encore provided us with the livest version of ‘swang on em’ with bun b you’ve ever heard, too.

enough chattin. tracklist beneath the jump.

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-grizzly

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bootleg: b.o.b. – live at in houston, tx / steppin’ lasers [full audio mp3] (april 26, 2010)

my homie jay came through once again with a bootleg. this time, he was on hand with us at the houston, tx stop of the steppin’ lasers tour to catch b.o.b. on the run to his first album release, which he’d see the day after this show. b.o.b. definitely went over well with the crowd, as he jammed through past and present b.o.b, using a full band to maximize the entire experience. i gotta say, i’ve yet to see a direct support act get more than 1/2 the love b.o.b. got during his one hour set. the tracklist is below the cut. enjoy.

this is mainly for the other 2/3 bears of this blog, who weren’t in attendance because they are both stupid and broke. and i’m the one who’s unemployed. luv yall.

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-grizzly

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