Dull Knife
3318 Mt. Vernon St.
Houston, TX. 77006
“dullknifeproject” at “gmail dot com”
Dull Knife is hands-down one of the neatest labels in town; I can’t claim to be a huge fan of every band whose music they release, but they do some really good stuff (all vinyl, naturally). The first Hearts of Animals 7″ was/is pretty excellent, as is Balaclavas‘ Roman Holiday LP.
Lately they’ve put out releases mostly by out-of-town folks I’m not real familiar with, like Canadian Andre Ethier (of The Deadly Snakes) and Marylanders Rosemary Krust, but they still look/sound very cool. And hey, there’s apparently an Ash Castles on the Ghost Coast double-LP in the works, too, so…
By the by, a lot of their releases appear to be way, way, waaaaay out-of-print, so snatch ‘em up if you see ‘em in a record bin somewhere.
- Yr. Weekend, Pt. 1: Vacation Eyes + Mydolls + SXSW Overflow 2013 + SCN Zine Release + Devil Killing Moth + More
- Yr. Weekend, Pt. 1: Austin Rhoads Benefit + Muhammad Ali + The Wiggins (Video!) + Hearts of Animals + More
- Music for Tom: Two Benefits to Help Tom Carter, This Weekend
- Yr. Weekend, Pt. 1: Omotai + Buildings + Fiskadoro + Art Institute + Mynabirds + Deep Time (MP3s!) + Mixed Media + More
- Yr. Weekend, Pt. 2: False Idols VU Tribute + Balaclavas + Plants and Animals + Peloton + SHFL Stage Benefit + More
- Yr. Weekend, Pt. 1: Literary Greats + Finnegan + Quiet Company + Balaclavas + Jealous Creatures + Wheel Workers + More
- Tomorrow: Balaclavas Prepares to Hit the Road (at Walter’s)
- Yr. Weekend: Quintron + FPH NYE Cataclysm + CSMDP + The Suspects + Bonanzarama + More
- Tonight: Weird Party + Wicked Poseur + Cave @ Fitz
- Yr. Weekend, Pt. 1: Balaclavas + Buxton + Mando Saenz + Weedeater + Robert Ellis + More
- Yr. Weekend, Pt. 3: Balaclavas + Venomous Maximus + The Hunger + Faceplant + More
- Yr. Weekend, Pt. 2: The Mathletes Album Release (Rev’d!) + Rock the Bells + Bummerfest + Fringe Fest + More
- Yr. Weekend, Pt. 2: Rock Baby Rock It Day 2 + Young Girls + Hearts of Animals + Sade + Don’t Fuck With Texas + More
- Yr. Weekend, Pt. 1: Iceage + Balaclavas + The Energy + Invincible Czars + Illegal Wiretaps + More
- Balaclavas
[...] Balaclavas don’t play very often (meaning once or twice a year, it seems like), and they’re fucking incredible live, I swear to whatever deity you hold dear. They’re utterly hypnotic to watch, but dangerous and murky at the same time, like you’re being mesmerized by some exotic breed of deadly snake a la Kaa in The Jungle Book. Before you know it, they’ve pummeled you into submission. (And yes, I finally added these guys to the Featured Bands list; check out the little profile-type thing over here.) [...]
[...] Holiday is excellent, witnessing the band live is even better. See our recent writeup of the band over here for [...]