More Photos from the Frontline

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Just up: pics from Wild Moccasins and Sideshow Tramps. Currently posting these stage side as Prince Paul schools Summer Festers in the history of hip-hop.

Grandfather Child: Sweet Lovemakers?

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"I want to make love to you while you whisper into my ear!" cried a male fan of Grandfather Child.

Unfortunately, singer Lucas Gorham didn't hear, as we're sure he would've had some clever retort. But instead the guys pushed through a 20 minute set with plenty of blues-infused rock, or maybe it's more rock infused blues. Regardless, the crowd was down for their six-minute-that-sound-like-three minute tunes.

Check back soon for video of their closing number.

Elaine Greer Photos

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Ms. Greer just finished a quick set that included two new, unnamed songs. Look for some video-action of one -- soon to come.

As promised, the Fest is still up and running. There have been a few schedule changes, so just get here. You don't want to miss your favorites. But if you do, you can check back here for updates on how they did.

Chatting Up The Eastern Sea

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So, how does it feel to travel from Austin to a festival in Houston?

Zach: I don't think there is a feeling, because we're all from Houston.

Andy: We're all staying at our parents’ houses.

Matt: (Laughs) The only reason we're on this bill is because somebody thinks we're from Houston.

Zach: We have much better shows in Houston than we do in Austin.

What has the band been up to?

Matt: It's been a slow summer. We haven't been doing much. We've been trying to finish up the second EP.

Are these songs that you guys have been playing or haven’t yet?

Matt: We've been playing it.

Zach: We’ve basically been playing the same songs for almost a year.

Matt: I spent the summer writing a whole new full length record.

Is that usually how the writing process goes?

Matt: Usually.

Andy: He writes the song, song and we write the arrangement.

Matt: It's a slow writing process..

Zach: And it takes a while because we're not afraid to stop and scratch it off.

Matt: There's been times when we’ve been writing a song and scrapped it.

The band then goes into a too-many-answers-to-type discussion about how they often play songs differently every time.

Does this translate to the live setting? Do you guys maybe play one song one way in front of one crowd and differently in front of another crowd and gauge the reaction?

Matt: Absolutely.

How does that balance come on stage? How do you guys just change up the arrangement but still manage to keep things tight?

Matt: It’s finding the right people. We share a lot of the same musical influences.

Thomas: [There were times when] matt would go extreme in one area, and I would go in the other and then Zach would just meet in the middle.

Matt: It's something good to give somebody a new way of listening to something they like.

What can we expect today?

Andy: Thomas is back.

Matt: Today, we're going to do short quick, really fast ‘cause we only have a 20-minute set. We're mashing our songs together. … Wham, bam thank you ma’am.

Andy: (Nods.) wham bam thank you ma'am.

Photos on flickr

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Hey Folks,
If you can't wait to start reminiscing about today's haps, then check out our flickr page with photos from the bands. Tomorrow, we'll be updating this site in real time, so you can follow along visually, if you're inclined to do so.