Everyone that hits their local shows for any length of time has experienced the following. You catch a great local act, think, "holy fuck this band is great" and try to go see them as often as you can. Sometimes these acts get bigger and bigger, and move to greener pastures to make their fame and fortune. Other times, the band gigs for a year , then breaks up, for one of the multitude of reasons bands break up. In other situations the band's lifetime just peters out, after years on the local circuit.
Life has a way of changing people's plans.
With the advent of Youtube and other such sites acts long-forgotten can be revived or at least enjoyed again.
This is one of my old faves, from back in 1991, when I graduated H.S. and moved onto Univ. of Houston.
THE MIKE GUNN
The Mike Gunn were GIANTS in the Houston scene, playing with similarly heavy, noisy, warped acts from Houston such as the PAIN TEENS, DRY NOD, RUSTED SHUT, etc. They had three LP's before calling it quits, and those damn LP's are selling for $40-$70 a pop. It seems that heavy sludge stoner proggy rock from back in the day has a huge following among collectors locally and on the Ebay.
This song is my fave Mike Gunn song.
SONG ABOUT HORSES
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hY0Kd...layer_embedded
so please use this thread to share bands and songs from the local bar/club/shows that you have attended, played, etc. Spread the word about yr local acts, past and present.