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Episode 35 | Lynch Mob

Episode 35 | Lynch Mob

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Episode 35 | Lynch Mob

Lynch Mob is the musical guest and John Escamilla is the community representative and “audience of…

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Episode 34 | The Autumn Defense

The Autumn Defense recorded Live at SugarHill Studios. The half hour show features a set by the band and an in-depth interview with hosts Gina Miller and Dan Workman. On this show the Audience of One is Laura Brickey representing our new sponsor vitaminwater.

The Autumn Defense

By day John Stirratt and Patrick Sansone sell thousands of albums, tour the world with indie juggernaut Wilco and lend their writing, playing and producing abilities to dozens of high-profile recordings. But by night these renowned pros are able to sit down, relax and create something special that comes straight from the heart of why they pursued music as a career - and that’s the Autumn Defense.

SugarHill Recording Studios in Houston, TX is a America's oldest recording studio and home to hundreds of hit records recorded over the past 71 years.

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Episode 33 | The Ghost Wolves

The Ghost Wolves are the musical guest. The show features a set by the band recorded by engineer Chris Longwood in Studio A. followed by an interview with hosts Dan Workman and Gina Miller.

The Ghost Wolves

Blanco,TX based guitar/drum duo The Ghost Wolves call their sound "rabid rock & roll", and like their recorded work, the band's live show is explosive. Guitarist Carley Wolf, 23 years old, bounces about the stage, a true guitar slinging femme-fatale. Drummer Jonny, 24 years old, carves a manic groove. They draw inspiration from across the musical spectrum, blending blues, punk, 60's garage, rockabilly and glam.

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Episode 32 | We Were Wolves

We Were Wolves are the musical guests and Dave Morales of backstageOL.com is the Audience of One. Dave Morales' is a radio guy. He's worked in LA, San Francisco, Dallas and now he is with KRBE Houston. He's launched an online entertainment platform called backstageOL.com, together with media partner KRIV-TV 26.

We Were Wolves

Formed in early 2008 We Were Wolves is a loud explosive rock group from the heart of Texas. Fueled by a passion for music and a relentless work ethic, the Wolves thrive on charged live performances. With influences including Thin Lizzy, Queens of the Stone Age, Iggy Pop, Fugazi, Faith No More, the group looks no further than to add new noise to the rock world. This episode was filmed on the heels of their release "Lost At Sea".

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Episode 31 | Leatherbag

Leatherbag is the musical guest and Tim deSilva is our Audience of One. Tim deSilva is a graphic designer and partner of Culture Pilot.With his partners Tim, Kara, and Grace, Culture Pilot are the driving force behind a number of community events including an interactive Houston at SXSW event and TEDxHouston.

Leatherbag

Leatherbag is an American power trio from Austin, Texas. After relocating to Austin from Houston in 2005, Leatherbag was formed by songwriter/guitarist, Randy Reynolds. In the time between the recording of Yellow Television (2011) and its release, Leatherbag pared down from a quartet to a trio. The band's new and final form finds Drew Emmons wired on bass and Danny Blanchard wild behind the drums. The band has performed at the Austin City Limits Music Festival and at the SXSW Music Conference Leatherbag is a book reference. In addition to their LP release, they have released a seven song EP Patience and are currently working on a new album, Ditto Time to be released later this year.

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Episode 30 | Van Wilks

Van Wilks is the musical guest and Mike "Trigger" Trigg is the audience of one. The half hour show features artist performances and in-depth interviews with record producer Dan Workman and co-host Gina Miller.

Van Wilks

In his third decade as a veteran of the world-famous Austin music scene, Van Wilks "continues to make some of the city’s hottest guitar rock.", says the Austin Chronicle, creating music that brings his blues roots to the cutting edge with funk, hard-rock and melodic undertones. His compelling, hard-edged, bluesy rock prompted England’s tastemaking "Kerrang!" to name Van Wilks’ Mercury Records release "Bombay Tears" as "one of my all time faves," declaring it "a masterpiece." His band, also known as Van Wilks, has topped music polls by the Austin Sun (Band of the Year), the Austin Chronicle (Best Hard-Rock Band four years in a row) and KLBJ-FM(Best Austin Band). Austin’s Mayor has proclaimed November 6 as "Van Wilks Day" and the Texas Legislature presented him with the Texas flag and a plaque honoring his musical contributions to the State. The French magazine "Guitarist" has placed Van’s records in the editor’s top picks two years running. Declared "a perfect cross between Jimi Hendrix and Van Halen" by the Austin-American Statesman, Van Wilks has toured nationally and internationally with such acts as ZZ Top (whose Billy Gibbons is one of Van’s biggest supporters) and torn the roof off nightclubs and concert halls from Lubbock, Texas , the Virgin Islands, Moscow, Paris, Madrid, and countless points all over Europe. As the Houston Chronicle noted of one show: "By the end of the night we were all so delirious we wouldn’t let them go until they came out for several post-closing-time encores".

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Episode 29 | Space City Gamelan

Space City Gamelan are the musical guests and Ben Tecumseh DeSoto is the Audience of One. This episode features a performance by Space City Gamelan and an in-depth interview with record producer Dan Workman and co-host Gina Miller.

Space City Gamelan

Space City Gamelan is Houston's very own Indonesian Orchestra.  A gamelan is a musical ensemble of Indonesian origin featuring a variety of instruments such as metallophones, xylophones, drums, and gongs; bamboo flutes, bowed and plucked strings, and vocalists may also be included.

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Episode 28 | Electric Touch

Electric Touch (Island Records) are the musical guests. Jody Schmal of Houston Magazine is the "Audience of One". Record producer Dan Workman and Gina Miller are the hosts. 

Electric Touch With members hailing from both sides of the Atlantic this 5-piece delivers a unique brand of British-American Rock music. The result is Electric Touch, the type of unbridled rock band with a sound that is big enough to fill an arena. Shane, who’s originally from Nottingham, England, landed in Austin, met guitarist Christopher and things just clicked. Soon Christopher’s twin brother Louis left Houston and headed to Austin to join Electric Touch on drums. Electric Touch shot off to an impressive start. Soon after their mercurial formation in 2007, the four-piece played their first show that December and immediately signed a deal with Texas label - Justice Records. Austin.com wrote, “How good are they live? Enough that we’re going out on a limb to call Electric Touch the best set of the (ACL) fest. Upon its release, Electric Touch debuted at number one on FMQB Radio with their first single and snagged the #1 spot on Amazon.com release day. 2011 saw Electric Touch perform at SXSW, Coachella and the release of their new album produced by Grammy-nominated producer of the year Howard Benson.

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Episode 27 | Sarah Sharp

Sarah Sharp is the musical guest and Lenny Ambrose of Saint Arnold's Brewery is our community representative and "Audience of One". The half hour show features a performance by Sarah Sharp w/ Buffalo Speedway and an in-depth interview with Hosts Dan Workman and Gina Miller.

Sarah Sharp

Sarah Sharp is a singer/songwriter based in Austin, Texas. She has 2 side projects with the trippy-swingadelic 1930′s rock band The Jitterbug Vipers & as 1/2 of the duo Kaliyo.  Sarah was awarded BEST JAZZ at the 2009-2010 Austin Music Awards.

Live From SugarHill Studios is brought to you in part by Saint Arnold's beer and is a co-production of SugarHill Recording Studios and Zenfilm.

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Episode 26 | The Jonx, Tax The Wolf

The Jonx and Tax The Wolf are the musical guests. Jeremy Hart of Space City Rock is the the community representative and Audience Of One. The hour long show features sets by the artists and in-depth interviews with hosts Dan Workman and Gina Miller.

The Jonx

The Jonx began in December of 2002, produings two EPs, Jonx and The Wrath of Shawn, over the next couple years. After a lineup shuffle in 2004, they released their debut LP, The Return of the Death of the Legacy of the Revenge of the Jonx, to critical acclaim in 2005. According to their website, “The Jonx believe in the expressive power and malleability of the rock idiom as a vessel through which to make the modern condition tolerable, at least to themselves. Recognizing this, astute observers have compared them to bands like the Minutemen, NoMeansNo, The Jesus Lizard, Wire, The Grifters, Television, The Vehicle Birth, and Alice Donut.” This performance is the final public appearance of the band.

Tax The Wolf

Tax the Wolf brings a soundscape of surreal melodies and thick vocal structures with their own form of Prog-Rock. Forming in late 2007 and all hailing from Houston,TX, Tax the Wolf has been forming a sound of their own using latin roots and modern rock structures. These 4 young musicians have garnered a loyal fanbase and underground attention in their hometown of Houston,TX and continue to reach audiences by collaborating w/hip-hop and pop artists. Voted "Best Progressive Rock" and "Best Band Name" in Houston Press 2010 hasn't stopped Tax the Wolf from aiming for a contemporary sound.

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Episode 25 | Tody Castillo

Tody Castillo and his band are the musical guests. Community representative and "Audience of One" is Fayza A. Elmostehi, Social Media Editor at Culturemap.com . The show features Tody's performance and an in-depth interview with Host Gina Miller.

Tody Castillo

Tody Castillo and his band turn in a wonderful performance in this, his second appearance on Live From SugarHill. He appeared as a solo, man and a guitar on last year's Christmas show and we have been looking forward all year to having him on with the full band. Steve Earle first heard Tody Castillo's music when shopping for producers for

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Episode 24 | Tim Easton, Ancient Cat Society

Tim Easton and Ancient Cat Society are the featured artists. Community representative and Audience of One is recording artist Robert Ellis. The hour-long show features performances and in-depth interviews with Host Gina Miller and Guest Host Ruben Dominguez. 

Tim Easton

Tim Easton is a versatile roots rock singer songwriter who makes his home in Joshua Tree, CA. Ancient Cat Society

Ancient Cat Society is a folk pop project conceived by Sergio Trevino (Buxton) and Haley Barnes.

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Episode 23 | MoTel Aviv, Deniz Tek and Love Steet

Motel Aviv and Deniz Tek and Love Street are the Musical Guests. Community Representative and Audience of One is Thomas Escalante best known as vocalist for Houston bands Clouseaux and The Suspects and as owner as Houston cultural mecca and record store Sig's Lagoon.The hour-long show features sets by the bands and interviews with Hosts Gina Miller and Record Producer Dan Workman.

MoTel Aviv

MoTel Aviv formed in Austin in January 2009. Drawing on influences such as the Smiths, the Clash, David Bowie, and New Order, the band creates their own brand of infectious, high-energy post-punk-pop. In a city awash with talent, Motel Aviv have managed stand out, garnering high praise for their “polished,” “stylish” songwriting and “vivacious” performances.Continuing their rise, MoTel Aviv opened for Everclear last month, and is in Houston for the first of three shows before returning home to mix their debut LP, which is being recorded at Satellite Studios in Austin.

Deniz Tek

Deniz Tek is a rock n’ roll journeyman best known as the guitarist for Radio Birdman during the mid 1970s. After growing up outside of Detroit, Tek moved to Austrialia and started the influential garage-punk band when he was only 18. Since then he’s continued to make music under with scores of other lineups and as a solo artist. Love Street is composed of first-call session musicians who pass through SugarHill’s doors on a regular basis. Kenny Cordray played for many years with the great Jaco Pastorius; Paul English is one of Houston’s premier arrangers and keyboardists; Mark  Andes was a member of Heart, Spirit, Canned Heat, and other well-known bands; and Tyson Sheth … well Tyson just rocks.

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Episode 22 | The Energy, Weird Party

The Energy and Weird Party are the musical guests. Community representative and audience of one is photographer, musician and perpetual music fan Mark Brubaker.The hour-long show features sets by the band recorded in SugarHill's historic Studio A and interviews with record producer Dan Workman and Host Gina Miller.

The Energy

One of Houston’s hottest hardcore punk bands, the Energy describe themselves as “weird fuckers playing noisy punk rock music with lyrics about violence and animals doing human activities.” The band are no strangers to the hardcore scene; their members have previously been involved in No Talk, Black Congress, and the Born Liars (to name but a few), and bassist Chris Ryan has recorded countless other acts at Dead City Sound.After a string of demos and singles, the band released their first LP earlier this year. Unceremoniously titled The Energy’s First Record, the album has already sold out for independent label Team Science. With reviewers praising the release as “legitimately boundary-pushing” the Energy are poised to light up the city.Weird Party are up-and-comers in the Houston music scene. Formed in December 2009, the band is planning to release two twelve-inch EPs in the coming year. Weird Party

Weird Party’s sound has been christened “spit rock,” but the band themselves prefer “throw-up rock.” Confused? Just imagine your half-witted brother got his fingers stuck in the fretboard of your broken, $25 guitar. ; But with the addition of numerous scuzz distortion devices and a certain joi-de-vivre, they manage to sound like the best unrecorded band from your favorite musical era. To (mis)quote Screamin Jay Hawkins, “Weird Party doesn’t care if you want them; they’re YOURS RIGHT NOW!”