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March 31, 2005
Bowles'd over
Chris Vognar's late SXSW report from the Dallas Morning News sets the scene for a set by one Eamonn Bowles: "The Martinets rip through a blistering set Saturday night at the Lava Lounge, led by animated singer-guitarist Eamonn Bowles. Sporting black jeans and a puffy white shirt with pink frills, the 49-year-old Mr. Bowles whips out a few Pete Townshend guitar windmills, drops to a knee and engages his three bandmates in playful banter about who has the most garish clothes... Happy, and very busy. You see, Mr. Bowles – veteran of the '70s New York punk scene, front man for a respected indie band – is also president of Texas-based Magnolia Pictures. He pulled double duty at South by Southwest this year, as a film executive with a hot documentary (Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room) and as a caustic rocker who attracts a particularly movie-savvy crowd... Bassist Dave Rick used to play for indie icon band Yo La Tengo... Guitarist Daniel Rey produced a little punk band called the Ramones. These are just two of the bands that influenced the Martinets' hard-driving sound. "It's definitely a New York City, 1979 kind of thing," says Mr. Bowles." (Nice snap, too.) More at the link.
Posted by at March 31, 2005 12:24 AM
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