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I first started writing with the Strange Boys in 06 and first met the fellas not long after when I was told while at my job that "there are a bunch of teenage boys here to see you."  The Strange Boys dropped off a CDR of songs that day, some of which have been refined for their debut LP on In the Red The Strange Boys...And Girls Club.  The new album is full of bluesy, rock, punk, country music, yelped by dudes who don't sound like they have enough years under their collective belts to possibly conjure up that much passion.  "Heard You Wanna Beat Me Up," is a classic 'I did somethin I shouldn't" song about violence, lust and aggression - fitting for four young dudes from Texas.  In June the fellas are embarking on a massive tour with Mika Miko, check their space for dates.

Sounds Like: The Soledad Brothers, Mika Miko, the White Stripes

It's been just a year since Radio Moscow released their Dan Auerbach-produced debut, and in that time RM brain trust Parker Griggs toured for a full year, expanding the wah-wahs, the howls and willingness to go deeper into the psychedelic terrain.  Like Peter Green fronting the Flower Travellin' Band, Radio Moscow's second album Brain Cycles (out on Alive Records on April 14th) is as full of blues, soul and psych experimentation as Richie Havens' set at Woodstock.  Today RCRD LBL previews "No Jane," a five minute mind-bending epic of shouts, growls, extreme shredding and the kind of drumming that would've made mud-covered hippies freak the fuck out.  Grab these two and let your brain ride the wave, man.

Sounds Like: Annihilation Time, Dan Auerbach, Buffalo Killers, Flower Travellin' Band

Ready for some Canadian on Canadian action?  Well, look no further than these two jams from Green Go - taking undeniable songs from Women and Born Ruffians and adding just enough pizzaz to re-wrap the tunes with their patented pounding synth and foot stomping enthusiasm.  With Women's "Black Rice," Green Go take out the crackle and hiss and add layer upon layer of harmony and synth explosions, taking it to Panda Bear heights of lovely.  And while you might think it's impossible to make the Born Ruffians' "This Sentence Will Ruin/Save Your Life," more dancey, Green Go prove you wrong by adding more disco drums, more handclaps and more freak-outability then seemed possible in a 3 minute song.  Look out for Green Go's debut LP in April.

Sounds Like: Women, Born Ruffians, Four Tet, Panda Bear

Since forming in 07, The Brothers Movement has opened for the Jesus & Mary Chain, BRMC, Primal Scream, Ian Brown, MC5, Sonic Youth and Brian Jonestown Massacre.  Not too shabby for 5 dudes from Dublin.  Combining the epic sonic build of classic shoegaze with the chugging chorus of straight up arena rock and the reedy confidence of vintage Brit Pop, the Brothers Movement are boldly stepping into Richard Ashcroft and Co.'s battered trainers.  09 feels like a year ripe for some Brit Pop re-invention - count the Brothers Movement among the leaders of the march.

Sounds Like: The Verve, Glasvegas, The Morning After Girls, Black Angels

Nacional - On TV

Nacional - Yorkshire

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Nacional's Austin Schedule:

3/18 - Wave (11:00PM)

The Hot Melts - I Wish I Had Never Been In Love

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The Hot Melt's Austin Schedule:

3/19 - The Levi's®/FADER Fort (4:30PM)
3/19 - BD Riley's (11:00PM)
3/20 - West Rocks @ Beauty Bar (3:00PM)
3/21 - Sound City  (4:00PM)

Great Northern - Houses

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Great Northern's Austin Schedule:

3/19 - Filter Magazine Party @ Cedar Street Courtyard (2:30PM)
3/20 - Little Radio Party @ Red Eyed Fly (2:15PM)
3/21 - Karma Lounge (1:00AM)
3/21 - Acoustic Performance @ Austin Convention Center (2:00PM)