By Clayton ChaneyLocal Music Journalist Fall is the season of familiarity, new beginnings and new music! It’s a beautiful time of year as wild summer adventures come to an end and familiar routines set back in. The local art culture has an enormous amount of support around town, not just from the people creating it but also from many businesses doing their part to provide these artists with an outlet […]
By Clayton ChaneyLocal Music Journalist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG8SG2NIQzY Brushing on a wide range of genres, San Marcos-based band Ooey Gooeys radiate with a unique, authentic, and downright good feeling to their music. The band sums up their sound as “electric jazz-pop,” but also incorporate pysch-rock, folk, and even feature local hip-hop artists. The band describes their shows as “ooey gooeys in a lava lamp, evolving into new and surprising sounds.” Needless to say, they […]
By Clayton Chaney Local Music Journalist This past Wednesday, I was fortunate enough to attend an incredible show put on by some extremely talented local bands from the San Marcos/Austin area. I must say it was the most exciting Wednesday night I’ve had in a long time. Mohawk is a pretty well-known venue around Austin as they’ve hosted bands like Hippo Campus, Tom Misch, Mac Demarco and The Deer. If […]
By Clayton Chaney Local Music Director Artist: Ooey Gooey EP Title: Inside Jokes Website: ogooey.com After another long hot summer here in central Texas, it is finally time to cool down and chill out. There’s no better way than to do so with the release of the Ooey Gooey’s highly anticipated debut self-released EP, Inside Jokes. Over the past 10 months the band has built a following around the San […]
By Clayton Chaney Music Journalist The Ooey Gooeys blend genres such as indie folk and indie rock, and show flashes of jazz and summertime surf rock. Their use of a saxophone, keyboard, and a classic upright bass showcase more jazz and soul influenced music while still being able to rock out with progressive and sharp electric guitar chords. Groovy bass lines and skillfully crafted lyrics provide more than enough energy […]
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