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Vote for us in the Fort Worth Weekly Music Awards!

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The Fort Worth Weekly Music Awards ballot is now online, and we’re up for TWO awards this year!

We’ve been nominated for Best New Artist and Best Female Vocalist for Harley, and we couldn’t be more excited or honored.  Now, the voting begins, and we need YOUR help!  It’s time to start heading to the Weekly’s online ballot and vote!

So, head on over to the ballot site and vote for us in the following categories:

  • “New Artist” category:  The Diabolical Machines
  • “Female Vocalist” category:  Harley Dear (The Diabolical Machines)

Once you’re done, spread the word and get your friends/family/co-workers/sentient space pets to vote, too!  Every vote helps!

And thank you to all of you who have supported us thus far – we wouldn’t be here without our fans!

Fort Worth Weekly Music Awards + Festival + Compilation CD!

Big news, fan folks!

  • We’ve been nominated for a Fort Worth Weekly Music Award!  The ballot comes out on the 15th, at which point we need all of you to vote for us!
  • As part of this nomination, we’re appearing on this year’s Fort Worth Weekly Music Awards compilation CD, along with several other nominated bands.  We recorded our song today at Eagle Audio Recording in the Near Southside, under the direction of engineer Britt Robisheaux of The Theater Fire.
  • AND, we’ve been asked to perform at the Fort Worth Weekly Music Awards festival on Sunday, June 23rd!  The exact time & location will be announced later.

These are all big honors and we are very excited to be nominated for an award and asked to participate in all these various things.  Big things ahead!

As mentioned above, we recorded our song for the FW Weekly CD today at Eagle Audio.  Kevin took some photos of the whole thing (on a combination of an iPhone and a big camera), and we’d like to share ‘em with you:

Recording Our Debut Studio EP Next Month!

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It’s been a long while in the planning, and it’s had to get over some delay and other issues, but we’re happy to announce that we’re headed to the studio to record our debut EP next month.  The EP will be recorded in Fort Worth’s Near Southside, and will be recorded & produced with vintage equipment by Britt Robisheaux of The Theater Fire/Drug Mountain/Most Efficient Women fame.

We’re really excited to finally be getting this done, and can’t wait for everybody to hear the results. We’re still working on finalized art and a title, so in the meantime please enjoy the design above, which will be used on some new stickers and buttons coming out in the not-too-distant future.

Playing at The Grotto TOMORROW NIGHT!

We’ve got a show tomorrow night (Saturday the 13th)!  We’re playing at The Grotto with our pals Lindby and the awesome Missing Sibling.  The fun starts at 10:00 PM with Lindby, then us, then Missing Sibling.  It’s just $5, so you’d better be there if you like great indie rock!  It’s going to be a blast, and there’s some surprises that’ll be happening!  So be there!  EXCLAMATION MARKS!

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Playing in the Cowtown Cleanup Fest on Saturday!

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Another weekend, another show – and this one’s during the day!  And it’s outside!

We’re performing in the Cowtown Cleanup Fest, brought to you by the fine folks at Keep Fort Worth Funky in association with the South Hemphill Heights Neighborhood Association.  They’re cleaning up their ‘hood tomorrow morning, and then at noon everybody’s gathering in Capps Park (at College & Berry) for a get together with drinks, food, activities, vendors, and of course, live music.

We’re going on first, around 12:30 tomorrow afternoon.  Following us will be Big City Folk and Tim Platt & All That Is Beautiful, so it’s a day full of great tunes not to miss.  And it’s FREE, and the weather’s supposed to be grand, so why not come on out to Capps Park?  We’ll see you tomorrow!

We Have A New Drummer

Just a quick note to say that DrummerQuest 2013 is over at long last:  we’re super-happy to welcome our new drummer Aubrey Savage into the band.  Aubrey will be making his debut with us this Saturday at the Cowtown Cleanup Fest.

We’d also like to take the time to say another big round of thanks to the trio of guest drummers who have so generously helped keep us going these past few months:  Logan Bowers of the band Lindby, Laurel Dagger of the band Mrs. Howl, and Robby Rux of the bands Year of the Bear, Solo Sol, and Mailman.  These folks gave their time and talents to us and saved us during a rough stretch of time, and we will eternally consider them friends and honorary members of the band.

Performing in The Good Show Live Music Series This Saturday!

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Our next show is coming up this Saturday, and we’re really excited about this one.  Everybody’s favorite local radio show The Good Show over on KTCU is putting on another installment of their live music series at Lola’s, and they’re having us open the show.  We’re followed by the talented folks of Foxtrot Uniform and headliner Dove Hunter.

The fun starts at 10:00, and it’s all ages – $8 over 21, $10 under 21.

There’s more – Saturday morning, we’ll be in the KTCU studio appearing on The Good Show along with Foxtrot Uniform and Dove Hunter for an interview.  Don’t forget to tune in!

Photos from SXSW!

Us, performing at our showcase!

Us, performing at our showcase!

We had an AWESOME time at SXSW!  We played our show, had a blast, met and hung out with some incredible bands, and just generally did it up right.  Big thanks to GoGirls Music for having us in their showcase, and a HUGE thanks to Laurel Dagger of San Antonio’s own Mrs. Howl for being our guest drummer – she rocks!

Click through for photos from the trip!