Puente

September 22, 2009

…Puente’s a “roots” band… not “roots rock”, just ROOTS… they do REAL ROOTS MUSIC… I’m talking AMERICA, here, folks…”The Grapes of Wrath”, or a blues bar in the backwaters of the French Quarter in New Orleans pre-Katrina… or in a hobo camp in the Thirties, or at one of the dances my granny took me [...]

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strawberryJAM will JAM at RTR

September 22, 2009

strawberryJAM started as an impromptu jam session at the Barefoot Art Guild in College Station, TX in April of 2008. The lineup grew from there, bringing together musicians from the campus that had intermingled before in different groups but now play in the 6 person strawberryJAM. The group can most regularly be found at Revolution [...]

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Soulever Lift – Added!

September 22, 2009

“Soulever Lift’s singular sound is complex, crazy and cosmopolitan”…”the only place in the world you will ever see a band completely freaking out onstage, with some fans doing the Harlem Shuffle while others are playing mean licks on air guitar. You, too, dear reader, will be sure to get down in your own special way.”
~Justin [...]

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Cainam – The Sacrifice

September 12, 2009

Are you ready for a the RTR All Star Slam? No you are not! Because you can’t have a slam without a Sacrifice. We offer the Slam gods… CAINAM!

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Chris Lee

September 12, 2009

Chris Lee is a 5 time Austin Poetry Slam member, a former APS Slam Champ, and one of the most poignant voices of this generation. His wit, humor and rhythm will take you back to the place where you remember how to dream.

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Outspoken Bean

September 12, 2009

Living up to the stage name. Outspoken started performing spoken word in 2003. In 2006 Outspoken made the San Antonio and the Houston Poetry Slam Team. His drive can be heard in his words and can be seen in his performances. In his senior year he founded and coached Prairie Views first slam poetry team. [...]

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Faylita Hicks

September 12, 2009

Faylita Hicks’ passion for the Spoken Word has led her to grace stages all around the US since 2003. She has represented the city of Austin on two Austin/Neo Soul Teams and as a member of the Austin Poetry Slam at the 2009 National Poetry Slam in West Palm Beach, Florida this past August. She [...]

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Rock Baby, Poet

September 12, 2009

Rock Baby is a natural performer with an artistic style that is unique, eclectic and most often humorously clever. This poet, comic and writer has delighted, educated and entertained people of various ages and ethnicities across America quickly making him a crowd favorite within the chitlin circuit of spoken word. Appearing twice on HBO’s Russell [...]

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More About Mingo Fishtrap

September 7, 2009

With a sound dancing between gutbucket soul, N’awlins grit-down funk and horn fueled Motown pop, Mingo Fishtrap is an anomaly in the contemporary music scene. With each album, the group gravitates closer to the classic sounds that inspired them to learn their craft. What’s old is new again; with young audiences flocking to see a [...]

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Jillian Edwards

September 7, 2009
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