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Piece Description
The recent South By Southwest festival in Austin, TX saw the reunion of the Houston-area based rock band, The Judy's. Commentator and music critic David Okamoto reflects on the event and on the importance and legacy of the band's short-lived career.
Broadcast History
Aired during "Morning Edition" 4/25/2008 on KERA 90.1 FM.
Transcript
The loudest buzz at the annual South by Southwest music conference in Austin is usually reserved for the newest acts. But last month, amidst the blog-ignited hoopla over Vampire Weekend, the Ting Tings and MGMT, the reunion of a short-lived Pearland, Texas new wave trio called the Judy?s generated equally giddy anticipation.
In the early ?80s, while Austin?s Big Boys helped usher in the hardcore punk movement, the all-male Judy?s blended pop melodies with punk energy, the minimalistic quirkiness of the B-52?s with the conceptual cleverness of Devo. The band has finally issued CDs of its 1981 debut LP, Washarama, and the 1985 follow-up, Moo, prompting a rabid rediscovery of such bouncy favorites as ?Grass is Greener,? ?All the Pretty Girls? and the Jonestown-inspired ?Guyana Pu...
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Timing and Cues
Suggested host: There?s was a short-lived, but influential career. Commentator David Okamoto looks back the Texas-based rock band, The Judy?s.
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Society | The Judy's | Live at Austin Music Awards. | 2008 | 00:07 | |
| Guyana Punch | The Judy's | 00:21 | |||
| All The Pretty Girls | The Judy's | 00:31 |
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