Rock-A-Round Entertainment

Rock-A-Round Entertainment is based in Austin, TX. We host large scale events throughout our fine city, as well as book entire U.S. tours for bands. Our roster currently includes:
Boss Martians - Now on tour
Muck & The Mires - Open to ideas
Luxury Sweets - Open to ideas
Ready Steady Go's DJ Mike Hooker - Please contact for availability
If you are a venue, promoter, band, or fan, and would like to bring one of these shows to your town, please contact [email protected].
Rock-A-Round Entertainment is pleased to present its first annual Wild Weekend Power Pop Festival, Friday, August 29th and Saturday, August 30th in Austin, TX. It’s a weekend filled with exciting reunions mixed with some of today’s most electrifying touring acts.
Among the headliners of this action packed weekend will be first wave UK punk artists The Boys (“First Time,” “I Don’t Care”), appearing for their first and only U.S. show in over 25 years, and Paul Collins' Beat (“Rock N Roll Girl,” “Walking Out On Love”), who defined the skinny-tie power pop sound of the '80s.
Other notable bands playing this festival include Vancouver’s Pointed Sticks (“What Do You Want Me To Do,” “Apologies”), whose recent reissue of their epic “Perfect Youth” album spawned sold out shows in Japan and Canada. 20/20 (“Yellow Pills,” “Cheri”) are back together to bring the quintessential power pop sound to the masses, alongside fellow Bomp Records alumni Nikki Corvette (“You’re The One,” “He’s A Mover”).
They will all be joined on multiple stages by nearly two dozen “Now Wave” power pop bands, many of which are inspired by these reuniting headliners.
There will also be vendors including Full Breach 77, Twitch To The Tune, Breakaway Records, Get Hip, Bombs Away, and many more on hand slinging records, t-shirts, silk-screened posters, zines, and other punk rock goodies.
The main festivities are taking place at Mohawk, but there will be day shows and other parties happening at Beerland and other locations.
Here is the schedule for the Wild Weekend Power Pop Festival:
Friday, August 29th
Night Show at Mohawk (All Ages):
Paul Collins' Beat
Pointed Sticks
Nikki Corvette
Ugly Beats
Black & Whites
Electric Shadows
$25
Day Show at Beerland (21+):
Grand Champeen
Power Chords
Prima Donna
The Pleasure Kills
The Red Hearts
FREE!
Saturday, August 30th
Night Show at Mohawk (All Ages):
The Boys
20/20
Boss Martians
Tranzmitors
Cute Lepers
Gentleman Jesse And His Men
Baby Shakes
$25
Day Show at Beerland (21+):
Poor People
Luxury Sweets
Greatest Hits
Beach Patrol
Avenue Rose
FREE!
FOR MORE INFO:
www.myspace.com/wildweekendaustin
Fronted by guitar-smashing, soul singing, anthem-writing buzzbomb Evan Foster, Seattle's BOSS MARTIANS are thee Rock & Roll jet boys to look for in 2008! Got Songs? HELL YES! At least, that is, according to Rolling Stone's David Fricke who anointed them "rising stars" referencing their addictive hooks and super-charged performance last summer in NYC at Little Steven's International Underground Garage Festival alongside The Strokes and Iggy Pop! SPIN, quick to get aboard, said "the Boss Martians' irresistible 'I Am Your Radio' should make them stars" regarding the Foster-penned Power Pop instant-anthem. Taking it all over the top that day was the introduction they received from the "Boss" himself -- Bruce Springsteen -- to 10,000 people!
Martian History Lesson: Evan Foster and NickC (keyboards) met as teens in Tacoma, WA and discovered a mutual obsession with Garage, Punk, Surf, and Power Pop and they both wanted to start a band and take over the world -- enter The Boss Martians!! The Martians uniquely combine the primal energy of Punk with the raw, unmistakable sound and swagger of Northwest Garage Rock (think The Sonics!!), English blue-eyed soul, and the pure pop sensibility of a young, sneering Elvis Costello. Rounding out the band's low end thump and drum-killing bump, respectively, are "Scary" Scott Myrene on bass guitar and the mysterious, Spokane-born, Thomas Caviezel on drums.
The last few years have proven to be very successful for the Boss Martians with relentless DIY touring all over the U.S. and Europe in support of their last full-length release "The Set-Up" (MuSick Recordings / India Records). The BIG NEWS right now is that IGGY POP has co-written AND performed on the new Boss Martians album entitled "Pressure in the S.O.D.O." The album, mixed by Rock & Roll genius Jack Endino, was released in Europe on India Records in November 2007, and is scheduled in the U.S. for May, 2008 on MuSick Recordings -- so keep your eyes and ears peeled for more release info and tour dates!!
FOR MORE INFO:
www.myspace.com/thebossmartians
Mixing pop elements of the British Invasion with driving garage anthems, Boston's MUCK & THE MIRES put on a captivating live show. They were recently voted number 1 garage band in the world after taking top prize at LITTLE STEVEN’S nationwide Battle Of The Bands competition!
The band has toured the world over and will be making appearances at Tiger Mask’s Mondo Hollywood Weekender in August as well as the Funtastic Dracula Carnival in Spain alongside the MUMMIES and countless other great rock and roll bands.
Muck & The Mires’ latest release is the Doreen 10” EP which was produced by legendary rock icon Kim Fowley, and has been receiving rave reviews.
FOR MORE INFO:
www.myspace.com/muckandthemires
The LUXURY SWEETS from Santa Cruz, CA play a hybrid of high energy rock n roll and power pop with melodies and riffs reminiscent of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Boys, and even The Marvelettes. The band has actively been playing throughout the west coast since 2005. They will be making two festival appearances this August at The International Pop Overthrow in San Francisco and at the Wild Weekend Power Pop Fest in Austin.
The band has one self-released album under its belt, which could be found on Amazon.com and is a featured item at Hot Topic stores throughout California. A new 7” is slated to be released in the near future, followed closely by their second full length album.
FOR MORE INFO:
www.myspace.com/luxurysweets
DJ MIKE HOOKER has a vast collection of retro vinyl including raging 50's rockabilly rockers, groovy 60's garage, psych, and freakbeat wailers, as well as killer first wave punk and power pop gems.
As host of the monthly READY STEADY GO retro shindigs, Hooker not only spins hot slabs of wax, but each action packed mod event features some of today's most happening bands, as well as retro lighting, vintage films, and the hottest go-go troupe in town. Hooker also spins every Sunday night at Spiderhouse and would be happy to play at your next party or event.
FOR MORE INFO:
www.myspace.com/readysteadyaustin