ROCKY LOVES EMILY: THEY’RE MORE THAN JUST A PRETTY FACE, THEY’RE A MELODIC BREATH OF MUSICAL AIR It’s the early 90’s, and five young boys are about to begin on a journey that will inspire the future. On the screen sits, a young boy named Rocky who is being teased about being in love with a girl named Emily. As if by pure chance, a flame would launch in the form of a cinematic revelation in 2009 and their passion for music would find itself in the hearts of fans everywhere. It is now 2012, and these same boys have now evolved into men, walking onto the stage in synchronization to the thunderous chants of the crowd…“Rocky Loves...
My Ticket Home – N...
by CynthiaNoir
TURN UP YOUR HEADPHONES, YOU’RE LISTENING TO THE HARDCORE SOUND OF MY TICKET HOME Hailing from Ohio, My Ticket Home has come a long way from its inception, and it is definitely apparent in 2012’s Create A Cure. With their plethora of rhythmic progressions, piercing vocals and all-around...
Selfless Murder Clothing...
by CynthiaNoir
What do you get when you mix zombies, dinosaurs, neon colors and witty typography? Before the Never Say Never Arts Festival in Mission, Texas, I never would have known the answer to that question. It was until I walked past one of the most artistic displays along the merchandise booths that I...
Never Say Never Arts Fes...
by CynthiaNoir
It’s 2009. As thirty bands get ready to set up on two stages, the crowd is hyped with a new-fangled festival that was finally bringing down some of the hottest bands from all genres known to the local music connoisseurs. But little did they know that by 2012, this festival would end up...
The Galax Z Fair is out ...
by George Dean
GALAX Z FAIR is a unique day display of awesome, eclectic touring musicians interspersed between a sprinkling of South Texas’s finest artists. The day begins at 4pm on Wednesday, March 14 2012 and is going down at the Historic Cine El Rey Theatre in downtown McAllen TX. GALAX Z BEAR is...
Breath Carolina!
by CynthiaNoir
Does Your Party Need Oxygen? Breathe Carolina into it Since their inception in 2007, Kyle Even and David Schmitt of the band Breathe Carolina have come a long way from their first EP Gossip, a mixture of beats created with the software GarageBand in their hometown of Denver, CO. Since then,...
Galax Z Fair: Of Montreal March 14 2012
by George Dean
Maybe this is just one more in a long line of indications that the end is quickly approaching us. As 2012 rapidly congeals into existence at the end of this month’s merriment, what can we look forward to? In case you still haven’t heard the news, Of Montreal is coming to the valley! Yes, it is confirmed, and yes it will be all kinds of radical. Ouch, My Ego! has joined forces with Galax Z Bear to give you: Galax Z Fair. And no… there will be nothing moderately mediocre about this affair. If you think Of Montreal is all we have lined up, you are sorely mistaken. Galax Z Fair will feature so many great acts from all over the...
Live Session: The Young Maths
Valley based dance-funk band The Young Maths has recently returned from their month long summer tour and completed their follow up studio album ERRORRS. OME recently had the time to ask these gents a few questions. OME: Hey guys how are you doing, how does it feel to be back? TYM: It always feels weird to come back. It’s nice to sleep in your own bed and have a place to come home to, but after being in a different city every night around new people and living in this alternate reality, normal life just doesn’t compare. OME: Any crazy stories to tell? TYM: Probably the craziest thing to happen to us was meeting these really...
The Young Maths Return f...
by kayla
Coming on the heels of a nationwide tour, The Young Maths clearly want to claim their place as the most important indie-rock band in the RGV and gain a wider audience with the release of their first full-length album, Errorrs. No other local band has cultivated the same following (through...
Muve’s Electronic ...
The Second Concert of Three to Feature World Renowned Artist Mark Farina By JAMES SULLIVAN | Ouch My Ego On July 8, sandwiched between two rock shows, the McAllen Convention Center Oval Park will give home to a three-stage electronic extravaganza. Headlining will be “Mushroom Jazz” pioneer...
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