“Abandoned by their maternal mother, The Blues, and forced to suck off the withering teat of R&B, the Happen-Ins were birthed unto the blistering heat of an East Austin garage with little hope or means of survival. Weathering the extreme circumstances through clever wordplay and hip shaking tomfoolery, the Happen-Ins bested fire with fire…” At least how these dudes describe themselves.
To me, The Happen-Ins are Blues-y folk-y Texas rock at its grimiest — and their newly-released CD kept me shaking my booty the entire 4 hour ride down to Fayetteville, Arkansas yesterday. Download two of my favorite track from their album, Baby and Just The Way It Always Was, and get the rest on iTunes. And just so you know, I am obsessed with their LP cover (below).
As an added bonus, you can check ‘em out next Friday at our SXSW Party down in their hometown of Austin!
Just The Way It Always Was [Download the entire track HERE]
Baby [Download the entire track HERE]
