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2/25/09
Sybil Caves and Does an Open Mic Night

We're playing Hanover's open mic night tonight. Our goal is to play all the open mic nights across the country. We figure we can't possibly make any less money than we are right now, but dammit, we sure would like to try.

We're going to try and go on at 9:00. If you're feeling frisky, come on down.

Hanover’s Draught Haus
108 East Main Street
Pflugerville, TX 78660
Phone: (512) 670-9617
hanoversaustin.com

2/23/09

Sybil vs. Austin

On Saturday night "In Search of a Midnight Kiss" won the John Cassavetes award at the Spirit Awards (best independent film of the year made for under $500k). As Austinite Alex Holdridge (director) approached the podium, Austin band Sybil's version of "Wind of Change" played in the background, heard by such attendees as: Mickey Rourke, Penelope Cruz, Alec Baldwin, Lucy Liu... In addition to being played before a hall full of LA's glitterati, Sybil's cover was also being broadcast across the globe by the AMC channel.

Matt Brunson of the Charlotte Observer had this to say: "And while we've come to expect our indie-flick soundtracks to be suitable for the occasion, the one featured here is a real treat, highlighted by Sybil's remake of Scorpions' power ballad "Wind of Change." Tactfully employed in both the final scene as well as the end credits, it truly allows audiences to head home with a song in their heart." 

What did the Austin Chronicle have to say about this up and coming Austin band that has been heard around the world by literally hundreds of thousands of listeners? Nothing. Raul Gonzales flatly refused to even listen to our cd, "Sybil: Cold Drink", citing that it was "a matter of space and taste". At least Raul had the courtesy to tell us to "fuck off", the Austin American-Statesman refused to even acknowledge receipt of our album. David Brown didn't choose to include our album in his NPR showcase "Texas Music Matters", nor did he bother to answer my email as to what he thought about the album.

All this raises the question: is Austin too good for Sybil? What is it about "The Live Music Capitol of the World" that causes it to so blatantly shun one of its own, instead of embracing their (Sybil's) success? Is a cover of "Wind of Change" so cheesy that it must be avoided so as to not taint Austin's idiosyncratic image? Why is it that Sybil must play a Tuesday night at Room 710 "because (we) are a new band", even though we have played there before? I guess the answer is that we suck. Granted, the Charlotte Observer likes us, the Spirit Awards chose to play OUR song at their ceremony (picked over other bands on the soundtrack, including those by Okkervill River and Shearwater), AMC didn't edit out our song as it broadcast via satellite to the world...

You may think I'm bitter, but actually I'm laughing. I've been at this for so long (the playing music thing) that I could give a rat's ass anymore about what anyone thinks. I KNOW Sybil is good. What pisses me off is people's utter closed-mindedness, a condition that has caused the current demise of today's music industry. The refusal to even listen to a CD is EXACTLY what is wrong with music these days. The Rolling Stones wouldn't have made it in today's world: they would have been dropped after their first album, due to lack of sales.

Gordon Kahan
Lead Guitar, Sybil

Raul didn't tell us to "fuck off" technically. He just wouldn't mention us or the album, and was offended when I told him it was his job to review our album.
-Robert Murphy
Singer/Guitarist/Songwriter, Sybil

My point is, I'm not mad at Austin, I just think we should have been recognized by the shitty ass local press.
-Robert (again)




1/6/09
I know what you're thinking, "Where have you been Sybil?" Why haven't you been out there slaying the injustice that is modern music with your ninja like throat strikes and stellar good looks?" Who says we haven't? You see, it's just that modern music is a vicious multi-headed beast that must be battled on many different fronts. So while you may think the Sybil machine is somewhere living the rock n roll lifestyle as only they can, in reality we're behind the scenes going mano a mano with the likes of the Britneys and the Kanyes and yes the Kenny Gs - you may not know it to look at him, but Kenny G is a 10th degree black belt. So no, we're not resting on our laurels, no sireebob. We're busy being awesome behind the scenes so we can be extra awesome on stage this Friday night. Here's the details.

WHO:        Skyblue 72, The Tiles, Gina Chavez, Sybil
WHERE:   Walter's on Washington, 4215 Washington, Houston, TX 77007
WHEN:      Friday, January 9th, 8:00pm
WHY:        Because it will be so good you'll never want to hear any other bands ever again. Plus a portion of the  proceeds will go to benefit The Hunger Project.

Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. For advance tickets email thetiles@sbcglobal.net or call 832.368.3455 and tell them that Sybil told you to buy some tickets.

A special thanks to The Tiles for letting us get in on this action. Hope to see everyone there and by the way, Happy New Year!



9/4/08
We're rocking it down San Marcos way this Friday night. That's right kids, San Marcos, TX, the home of the Texas State Bobcats. Now some may know this historic university as Southwest Texas State. And I, like many of you, may be questioning the reason for the name change. Well the only rational explanation that I can come up with is that somebody at Texas State finally looked at a map and realized that at best, they're a south central university, but the minute you throw west in there, it's just an out and out lie. So Sybil applauds the person with the moral fiber to correct the directional injustice that was levied upon this poor unfortunate university. Bravo you anal-retentive administrator. You'll earn that position as a Rand McNally fact checker yet.

Now back to the important stuff. Sybil is tearing it up at Lucy's in San Marcos with Pocket Foxand Four Men Walking. Details below:

Who: Sybil, Four Men Walking, Pocket Fox
When: Friday, September 5th, 9:00pm.
Where: Lucy's, 141 E Hopkins St. San Marcos, TX 78666

This uberjam is being put on by Karma, Inc..

Look forward to seeing everybody there.

Sybil

sybilmusic.com
myspace.com/sybilmusic

8/20/08
We had a great time at The Hole in the Wall last Saturday. Many thanks to Ben and everyone in Attack Formation plus Corinne Rose, for killing it up there.  

Our next show is planned for September 5th, at Lucy's in San Marcos. Pocket Fox will be kicking things off followed by Four Men Walking out of Houston and then your boys from Sybil.  This night promises to be loud, obnoxious and everything a rock 'n' roll show should be. I'm going to go ahead and say it, it will be so good that Blue Oyster Cult and Foghat will be jealous.  I know you're probably saying, "Hang on a second Ryan, I don't even know if Foghat and Blue Oyster Cult are still together or even alive for that matter." Well you know what, I don't either. But if  they're alive, they'll be there taking notes.  And if they're dead, they'll be sitting in rock n' roll purgatory looking at us and saying, "You know, if we would have rocked like Sybil we'd be up in rock heaven right now with Hendrix, Lennon, Bonham, and all those cool guys, but instead we're stuck here with Falco and Eddie Rabbit."

Here's the details all concise like:
Sybil w/ Four Men Walking & Pocket Fox
Saturday, Sept. 5th @ Lucy's in San Marcos - 9:00pm.  Doors at 8:00pm

And one final note.  Now, normally I wouldn't do this, but since I made a reference to all the good musicians in heaven, I felt it was necessary to note another that just recently showed up to help keep the music going strong for the folks upstairs.  Leroi Moore, the longtime saxophonist for the Dave Matthews Band passed away yesterday afternoon due to injuries suffered in an ATV accident earlier this summer.  He was one of my favorite musicians playing in one of my favorite bands.  It just won't sound the same. 


8/13/08
Don't forget we're rocking the Hole in the Wall this Saturday with Attack Formation and Corinne Rose. The fun starts at 10:00pm and ends when we say it does.

The Hole in the Wall
2538 Guadalupe
Austin, TX 78705
holeinthewallaustin.com



7/22/08

Now for the second installment in your week of Sybil news.

We have entered the Dell Sound and the Jury Contest in an attempt to get a slot at the Dell Lounge at this years ACL Fest (aclfest.com). Now we're gonna need your help on this one for sure. I'll spare you the run down on the rules, but the gist is as follows: the more votes we get the better chance we have at advancing on to the next round. So click on the link below to register and vote for Sybil. Do it now!

http://www.delllounge.com/soundandjury/?id=48dabc18-2f56-4c26-8924-7237e413999d

Remember to vote once per day for every email address you have. Or if you'd like to eliminate the tedious nature of logging in every day and voting for your favorite band (eh, hum, Sybil). Then why not let us do it for you. That's right, if you email me back and authorize us to log on and use your email address to vote for Sybil, that will save you the headache of remembering to do so and help us out to boot. All you need to do is confirm your vote in the email you receive from the Dell Lounge. So do the world of rock n roll a service and help Sybil get their slot at ACL Fest 2008. For god's sake the Foo Fighters are the only decent band in this years line-up, you don't want them to get lonely now do you? If you don't do it for us, then please, do it for the Foo Fighters.

And finally, tomorrow night, Wednesday the 23rd, Sybil will be having an open rehearsal at the Music Lab in room 130 from 8:00pm - 11:00pm. And there's a rumor that an adult beverage or two may be available for consumption. So if you'd like to come see what a real band looks like when they rehearse (and let me tell you, it's dead sexy) then come on down to south Austin and check us out - music lab contact info below. We'd love to have you, plus there's some really comfortable couches available for everyone to sit on. Nothing says rock n roll like a sweaty, comfy band couch.

Music Lab
500 E St, Elmo
Austin, TX 78745
512-707-0560
musiclab.net

Until tomorrow.

Robert Murphy, Ryan Craig, Gordon Kahan, Billy Murphy and Rob Sides aka Sybil

7/21/08

Well Helloooooo Sybil fans. It has been awhile, hasn't it. Well once again we've been off taking care of business and doing all that life stuff that needs tending to while we wait for rock n' roll stardom to take it's proper path and deliver us to the deified status we so richly deserve. But we're getting back after it, so if you don't mind, let me inundate you over the course of this week with a whole mess of Sybil goodness. And yes we're going to be asking for your help, so think of this as kind of a week long Jerry Lewis Telethon for Sybil. Only instead of money, we're just going to ask for a little bit of help, you know by way of a few well placed emails and/or phone calls. So without further ado, I give you the first in your week of daily Sybil goodness.............

We had the privilege of recording a cover of the Scorpions classic, Wind of Change, for our friend Alex Holdridge's most excellent film, In Search of A Midnight Kiss. Now this movie means a lot to us here at Sybil, LLC for many reasons, most importantly, our music is in it, and not only the aforementioned cover but two other tracks as well. Secondly, our raconteur extraordinaire Robert Murphy, shot the whole thing! That's right kids, not only does the man write a great song he shoots a great freaking movie, plus he's showing off some tasty acting chops. Damn skippy! Now if you've been in Europe over the last month you've no doubt seen this sweet flick blowing up, but if you weren't, never fear, In Search of A Midnight Kiss is releasing here in the states on August 1st. And if things go our way, we may even have a special premiere and party sometime near the end of August, so keep your eyes and ears tuned to sybilmusic.com or myspace.com/sybilmusic for details. And if any of you forceful types want to help facilitate this premiere and party deal don't be shy about calling or emailing the Austin Film Society(see link below) and letting them know you'd like to see this great movie and have Sybil play at the after party. Make SURE and mention that you want Sybil to play at the after party. Just don't let them know we told you to do it. We're trying to build this thing grassroots style, so you know, you just happened to hear about this movie featuring the music of this awesome band Sybil and you have to see them live along with the movie of course. You know, something like that.

Links to help you do the good stuff.

insearchofamidnightkiss.com
austinfilm.org

Until tomorrow Sybil avengers..........,

Robert Murphy, Ryan Craig, Gordon Kahan, Billy Murphy and Rob Sides aka Sybil 4/16/08

We've got a last minute show for you folks and, as with all Sybil shows, it does promise to be phenomenal. We're blowing the doors off of Merkaba this Thursday night at 9:30. So instead of watching that tired old show "ER" - I mean seriously how long has that been on the air - why not come out and enjoy the rock. It will make you feel so much better than John Stamos a.k.a. "The Poor Man's George Clooney".

In other Sybil news, our record " Cold Drink" - CD to you young whipper snappers - is now available at Waterloo Records at 6th and Lamar in Austin. So head on over there and buy 'em up 10 at a time. Keep a look out for our appearance on the "Hear Texas Here" listening stations at Waterloo which begins on April 24th, too. Basically, just go on over to Waterloo and ask for any and everything Sybil. They'll know what you mean.

For those of you on the more modern tip, you can also download our new record from our websites - myspace.com/sybilmusic or sybilmusic.com. And we'll be on the mother of all digital record stores iTunes in a few short weeks.

Details for the show and Waterloo are below.

Thursday, April 17th@ 9:00pm - Merkaba Lounge&Grill
14106 N IH-35
Austin, TX 78728
merkabaloungeandgrill.com

Waterloo Records
600 A North Lamar
Austin, TX 78703
waterloorecords.com
Sybil on "Hear Texas Here" begins April 24th.

Hope to see everyone there.

The fellas from Sybil.

4/09/08

Thanks to everyone who came out to the Merkaba show last Friday.  It was one of our favorite shows yet, in big part to all the crazies up front.

Our brand new CD's are now available at Waterloo Records for only $10!  Go down to 6th and Lamar before they sell out!

Special thanks goes out to Paul Beck, who drew those amazing cartoons of the band for our album and our posters.  He has a new music video out for the band Molotov, and you can see his wonderful animation work in the video here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8ZjTZpT2_8

In othere news, we're still working out the details for our upcoming CD release party.  We'll let you know as soon as we get everything set.

And don't forget!  We have a big show coming up on May 3 at Primo's just outside of Dallas in Garland, Texas.  We're playing after a poker run (that's a boat race to those who don't know!) from 5pm-7pm.

Here's the address and a link to the club:

Primo's
4861 Bass Pro Drive, Garland, TX

http://www.primosdallas.com/NewLocation.html

Hope to see you drunk idiots there!

And our rendition of the Scorpions' song "Wind of Change" will be featured in the upcoming film "In Search of a Midnight Kiss," which will be released in the UK on June 13th and in the States on August 1.  Stay tuned for news about a special Austin premiere.  The film recently got theatrical distribution in Spain and Israel, so Sybil will be heard  in movie houses round the world!

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Hey look kids! We're on that new thing called Myspace. Check here for all the info on our upcoming record release, including samples of some of the tasty goodness that we will be shoving in your ears. It just may change your life.

Check me out!

Sybil @ Merkaba - 4/4/08

This just in: Sybil will be playing at Merkaba in north Austin on April 4th at 9:00pm. So bring all of your friends and wear some extra, ratty pants, because they will most certainly get rocked off and we will not be held responsible for the loss of anyone’s good trousers.

Friday, April 4th@9:00pm
Merkaba Lounge and Grill
14136 N IH-35 Ste A
Austin, TX 78728
merkabaloungeandgrill.com

3/10/08

So it has been awhile hasn't it? Well, after a hard fought year of putting together a radically cool record and recharging our collective batteries, Sybil is back in full on super rock mode. Our new record is done, you hear that DONE!. It's called Cold Drink and it will make all of the other music in the record shop bow to it's majesty. It's being printed as we speak and will be in our gnarly, scarred man-hands this Friday. So as you would expect from a band with our superior genetics and fragrant aroma, we will be playing a lot of shows to get this intimidating musical marvel to the people.

In preparation for our global plan of making rock n' roll cool again, we're going to be playing four shows this week. Not just four shows, but four shows in THREE days. That's right. Where as most bands would only play three shows in three days, we play four. But why Sybil, why do you play four shows in three days when all others would only play three? Well, we do that because, here at Sybil Music, LLC, we guarantee to be a minimum of at least 25% better that every other band in the world. So if you follow OUR formula, by playing that fourth show, we are keeping our promise and delivering a rock n' roll experience that is 25% superior to all other bands. Now mind you there will be some times where we'll be 1,000,000% better than all of the other bands - I'm not quite sure how, but according to our staff mathematician it can and will happen. But we don't want to get greedy and make all of the other bands go home and cry to their mommies so for now we're just going to stick with the 25%.

Here's the schedule.

Thursday, March 13@4:00 - Austin Guitar School
5501 North Lamar Suite A111
Austin, Texas 78751
www.austinguitarschool.com

Thursday, March 13@9:00 - Lucy's
141 E Hopkins
San Marcos, TX 78666
www.lucyssanmarcos.com

Friday, March 14th@9:00 - The Moon Bar
2911 W Berry St
Ft. Worth, TX 76109
www.themoonbar.com

Saturday, March 15th@11:00am - that's right ya yellerbellys it's a morning show! - St. Patty's Day Party
5730 Llano
Dallas, TX 75206
www.dallastexasexes.org/#e29

That's all for now.Stay tuned for official record release parties and all that good stuff. Hope to see you out there.

The Fellas from Sybil

2/10/08

Well as with all good things, you must be patient. After careful consideration, we we went back into the studio to record some more of that Sybil magic and have produced a musical adventure that is so swift and cunning, so tremendous and handsome, so, dare I say, ultra-ass-kicking that we will be resposnsible for the ultimate revitalization of the sorry state of rock n' roll today. That's right we are stating right here at sybilmusic.com, that Sybil, with the release of our upcoming record will singlehandedly bring the awesome back to the institution of rock. Our graphic design is almost complete and then it's off to get those fancy little CDs printed up and look out......... Sybil in your home any time you want.

In the meantime, hit up our myspace page and check out some of the tracks. That should get your juices flowing.

10/31/07

We just finished mastering all six of our new songs at Terra Nova studios with Jerry Tubb!  Finally.

Special thanks to Tim Gerron of Musiclab for producing, recording, and mixing all of the tunes, especially since it's taken us a year to finish them!  Check them out on the new streaming music page.  We can't allow free downloads anymore, you see, now that we've signed with Geffen Records.  At least that's what Dave Grohl told us.

More updates coming soon!

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9/26/07

Sure I've said it before, but this time I'm totally serious. Our record is almost freaking done and once it is, let me tell you, you are never going to want to listen to any other music again. That's right, I'm saying it here, our record will make all of other records and CDs obsolete. The Steely Dan recording sessions are over and we are mixing this bitch. We're tweaking it in all the right spots, rubbing it ever so gently and making it ooze supernatural sex appeal for the ladies, the fellas, and any other music listening body out there. We are an equal opportunity supernatural sex appeal oozer.

So another couple of mixing sessions, then mastering and then KAPOW!!!!! Sybil music for you to get your freak on to. Keep checking back for details.

In other Sybil news, we've been hired to record a song for an upcoming movie that will be released early next year. Now I can't go into too much detail, but I will tell you that it's a cover of a song that is at the top of everyone's 80's sweet ass power ballad list. Or at least it will be when we're done with it.

Check back often, there's a rumble down in Sybilville.

8/31/07

We'll be showing off our studliness and making all the ladies fall in love with us on Saturday, September 8th at the Dirty Dog in downtown Austin. This will be a post UT vs. TCU adventure so come bring your post game celebratory selves out at 11:00 and prepare to jam through the wormhole that we're gonna open in the sky of the rock n roll universe.

WHO: Sybil

WHAT: Music to make your sex better

WHEN: Saturday, September 8th@11:00

WHERE: Dirty Dog Bar - dirtydogbar.com

WHY: Because one song alone will make you better looking. So imagine what two whole hours will do.

7/22/07

If you like the rock 'n' r oll then may I highly suggest you make it to the Dirty Dog this Thursday, July 26th at 9:00pm for some of the tastiest, face melting rock n' roll that you ever did hear. Sybil will be doing what they do best - which, as many of you well know, is to rock it wicked awesome style to the power of 10. To those that don't know, let me briefly explain it. We take the normal amount of rock, say that of a Led Zepplin, a Soundgarden, or perhaps for those with a bit more modern inclination, a Foo Fighters and we take it 10 times higher, louder and more powerful thereby creating our own elite level of rock. We can do this because of our intense level of super coolness and handsomeness. I could go into more detail but you would probably need a PhD to understand it.

WHO: Sybil

WHAT: Loud Rock n' Roll

WHEN: Thursday, July 26th@9:00

WHERE: Dirty Dog Bar - dirtydogbar.com

WHY: Because if you don't, you'll miss the coolest thing ever.

6/15/07

We're turning the Light Bar into our own personal hedonistic den of monkey love next Wednesday night so come let your inner primate shine. Smell the monkey pheromones......

WHO: Sybil

WHAT: A big rock n' roll show featuring monkeys

WHEN: Wednesday, June 20th@9:00

WHERE: Light Bar
408 Congress Ave
Austin, TX 78701
lightbaraustin.com

WHY: Because monkeys don't get enough love.

5/9/07

Alright, I know many of you have been staying up nights worrying about your favorite purveyors of rock n' roll. Where are they? Are they alright? Have they gone the way of the dodo (or worse, Creed)? Well the answer on all fronts is a big fat NO! The Sybil boys have been busy making a record - and a damn fine one, I might add. But you know what, we've been jonesing to play out. After all, that is what the real bands do you know. So to quell the appetites of our rabid fan(s), we booked a show next week. It's an early one, so you can come rock out, get your drink on, (and any other hip, cliche phrase that would be appropriate here), and still make it to work on time the next day. Details below.

Hope to see everyone there!

WHO: Sybil

WHAT: A big rock n' roll show

WHEN: Wednesday, May 16th@7:00

WHERE: Light Bar
408 Congress Ave
Austin, TX 78701
lightbaraustin.com

WHY: Because we want to

4/26/07

If you're in the New York area or feel like heading that way, we highly recommend making a stop at the Tribeca Film Festival to see the premiere of "In Search of a Midnight Kiss". This great movie, written and directed by Alex Holdridge, was shot by Sybil's own lead singer extraordinaire Robert Murphy who also displays some sweet acting chops in a small role.

Go to insearchofamidnightkiss.com, or tribecafilmfestival.org for more info. And send Alex, Robert and everyone affiliated with the movie some good vibes. They've earned it.

In Sybil news, the record is near completion and definitely worth the wait. It might just be the best thing to happen to music since, well, since the creation of music. How's that for good! Fuck yeah!!!!

Stay tuned for more info - including tour dates and where you can get your hands on this tasty golden disc of goodness.

2/23/07

It's been awhile I know. But hey, a brutha's gotta make a livin'! Plus if you've noticed that strange smell outside lately (you know that odd combination of musk, cheap whiskey and bad coffee), well that's the stench of genius at work. Our latest promo spot is up and running and we couldn't be happier. Robert killed as the annoying, lurking creep and the fantastic April Whitmore was everything we could've asked for and more. I'm still not sure if she was acting or just unbelievably irritated, either way she killed!



Also, our Live DVD is coming along swimmingly. Check out a sample below. And if that's not enough, our new record is gonna be so freaking good that you might actually forget your name for a little while. Looks like we're still a couple of months away so you're just gonna have to clench for a little while longer, but trust me it'll be so worth it.

And in other news, Sybil has two songs featured in the upcoming film In Search of a Midnight Kiss. The film, written and directed by Alex Holdridge and shot by our own rennaissance man, Robert Murphy, will make it's debut at a major US film festival;the name of which we cannot divulge at this time (don't ya' just love lawyers...). Check out the following link for details and information.

www.insearchofamidnightkiss.com

That's all for now kids. Check back soon for more bitchin' stuff from the eradicaters of all things that are not awesome, Sybil.