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Awesome Cool Dudes

Awesome Cool Dudes are basically the John Hughes version of Austin. They've rocked, and they've yucked it up. They've donned basketball uniforms and goggles. They've shredded and loved; written ballads and odes. The band comprises two Nates (Cross and Lineback), a Jay (McElfresh), a Cory (Plump), and the inestimable Brandon Crowe, and with tongue firmly in cheek, ACD has released seven LPs in four years, culminating in 2005's sweet Maxin and Relaxin (Furniture). Although shows have slowed, as half of ...

Casual Victim Pile
Hometown SXSW showcasing sampler

• Dikes of Holland
  BY AUSTIN POWELL
• Follow That Bird!
  BY AUDRA SCHROEDER
• Staci Russell
  BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
• The Sour Notes
  BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
• The Carrots
  BY AUDRA SCHROEDER
• Wolfgang Gartner
  BY AUSTIN POWELL
• U21 Comes of Age
  BY MARGARET MOSER
• Brazos
  BY DOUG FREEMAN
• Woven Bones
  BY AUSTIN POWELL
• Nakia
  BY MARGARET MOSER
• Separated at Birth: Vega/Neon Indian
  BY DOUG FREEMAN
• Zeale
  BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
• Uncle Lucius
  BY JIM CALIGIURI

The Stan Laurels Death of the Sun

The Clouds Are Ghosts The Clouds Are Ghosts

Seaholm Electric Before I Disappoint You

The Able Sea The Able Sea II

The White White Lights Medium Head Boy

Austin Collins & the Rainbirds Wrong Control

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