The Houseshow

The hipsters of Austin were out in full force at a house show in Hyde Park tonight. The show featured three musical acts two from Austin and one out of L.A. While the music overload was a bit too much, the laid back setting made for a good night.

Here is a little re-cap of just how it all went down:

• Shipmercury – mostly just Austinite Chris Grant. Heavily influenced by Talking Heads and Radiohead. Though occasionally to melodic, Shipmercury is the perfect soundtrack for a rainy day in Austin (likely the result of aqueous sounds present in songs).
• Victoria Noll – Noll of Los Angeles, encompassed a completely indie vocal style with a very basic acoustic sound. Think Jenny Lewis without any of her bands.
• Princess Ho concluded the evening with a very rocking set. The band included Grant with housemates Miles Kelly and  a third member known only as “Blue.” Unlike other acts of the night, Princess Ho seemed to be completely original. Overall, the hooks were completely infectious (which made up for the detached lyrics).

You can find all of these acts on myspace.com and Victoria Noll has several videos up on youtube.com.

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