Ok, so this is sort of related to the topic below of bands overplaying-- I have to now kick myself for making the comment that I don't believe playing as many shows as possible gets bands extra recognition. Here is one Austin band that I have felt has played out too much in the past.
For awhile there Ume seemed to be playing every week in Austin. It was ridiculous! But then again, most of the bills they were on were really good ones, so again what can I say?
Ok, so my point is that this overplaying seems to have lead to some major accomplishments (or maybe there is no correlation at all...). Today the band announced their September 2009 West Coast Tour with Meat Puppets & Dead Confederate. Congratulations to them, and good luck!
http://www.myspace.com/umemusic
photo credit: SXSW 09 By F. Yang Chromewaves.net
