Quirkee.com
Issue Number 64: August 30, 2007
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I've Never Heard of You Either
To a working comedian, credits are extremely important. People want to know who you are when you get introduced to them. When an emcee says your name, they want to know who you are, what you've done, ...
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Midlake
Denton-based indie rockers Midlake met at the University of North Texas College of Music and have created quite a buzz. We even featured them on Quirkee.com this past May. Their sound reminded Michae...
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| Thoughts from the Booth |
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The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007) Director - Seth
Gordon; Starring - Billy Mitchell, Steve Wiebe, Walter Day; Rated PG-13 for a
brief sexual reference; see trailer here.
I was alwa...
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| Waterlines |
 | Let's Rock-N-Roll America
Being
informed about issues that impact our daily lives requires a commitment to
staying up with thousands of events that are interconnected. Who has time or
the stomach to hear so much bad news an...
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| ACL Fest 2007 |
 | Sara Hickman
Sara Hickman is one of Austin's most talented and favorite residents. After a series of successful children's albums and pop-folk tunes she released "Motherlode," which reflects her darker side. Some ...
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| Because I Said So |
 | A First Time For Everything
This summer has come and gone in a blink of an eye. Each one
seems to go faster than the last and they all end with my birthday as a
reminder that I am one more year closer to retirement or death, w...
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 | Butch Walker
Butch Walker was named Rolling Stones Producer of the Year in 2005 and has produced acts such as
Avril Lavigne, Pete Yorn, and Hot Hot Heat. But he recently fronted his own
band for the Epic Records...
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| Accidental Comic |
 | Sew There
I can't sew. There, I finally got that off my chest.
I realize the inability to sew isn't
a big a deal these days, but back when I was growing up, sewing was one of
those "fallback careers" we w...
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| ACL Fest 2007 |
 | Ocote Soul Sounds
Led by New York's Antibalas founder Martin Perna and Austin's Grupo Fantasma member Adrian Quesada, this dance outfit mixes Afrobeat with Latin sounds to create a unique blend of atmospheric dance mus...
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| Great Indoors |
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I got the Bat
Call last week. My mother phoned me Tuesday night and told me she had a bat in
her apartment. Then she said she thought she might have two bats, one swooping
one way, one the other, t...
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| ACL Fest 2007 |
 | Back Door Slam
Back Door Slam is a blues rock band from the Isle
of Man, an island in the middle of the Irish Sea.
You wouldn't think that American blues music would be available in such a
remote place, but these...
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| The Back Wall |
 | Chuck Ragan and more
Chuck
Ragan - Feast Or Famine (Side One Dummy)
buy now
Okay so I just turned 30, bought a house and I have a kid...needless to say
I've grown up (a little)! One of my favorite bands growing ...
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| ACL Fest 2007 |
 | The Jellydots
The Jellydots released a new album, "Hey You Kids" in the fall of 2006 to a welcoming audience hungry for more. Doug Snyder formed The Jellydots after leaving his job as an academic advisor at The Uni...
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