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We asked for submissions from local bands for our 'Hometown For The Holidays' contest (presented by our friends at Bud Light) and received an amazing crop of entries. In fact, we got so much incredible local music that we couldn't narrow it down to just ten winning bands. The ELEVEN bands (and songs) you'll be hearing in regular rotation on The Buzz all month long are below!
54 Reasons - "Boys Like Us"
Affinity Falls - "Redline"
We are Affinity Falls! We are a modern alternative hard rock band based out of the Houston suburbs of Rosharon, TX! Herbie Dunlap and Curtis Hewitt II established the band in the summer of 2018. Over the course of 3 years, they've united with Nathaniel Tabor, Matthew Reed, and Harold Love Jr. to create the latest force in the Houston music scene! Please follow us as we embark on our journey playing music!
Twitter: https://twitter.com/affinityfallstx
Instagram: https://instagram.com/affinityfallsofficial
Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/affinityfalls
Tiktok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZM8WQEBor/
iTunes: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/affinity-falls/1545689816
Amazon music: https://music.amazon.ca/artists/B08R178RFQ/affinity-falls
YouTube: youtu.be/0Y32zipp0QU
iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/artist/affinity-falls-35514469/
Dimphonic - "Carpet Burn"
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dimphonic/?hl=en
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/dramafacerecordings
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/dimphonic/
DIOSA - "Born To Die"
DIOSA is a Rock, Punk and Metal band from Houston, Texas in the United States.
As the band has matured, since the days of their 2016 debut EP, DIOSA has once again expanded their sonic repertoire in 2021 with their 4th and newest single titled “Born To Die” set to release on Friday, October 29th. The making of “Born To Die” was a collaborative effort between producer/engineer Ramon Villarreal (ex Upon A Burning Body drummer) of Dark Tone Audio, vocalist and guitarist Justin Estrada, guitarist Luis Torres and bassist Tyler Pritchett. Following the release of their previous singles of early 2021 at Dark Tone Audio, this new single takes a bit of a musical departure. It’s much more professionally packaged lyrically, musically, conceptually and creatively in their venture within a more Alternative Rock, Hard Rock and Rock Radio sound. Justin Estrada [vocals, guitar], Luis Torres [guitar, vocals], Tyler Pritchett [bass, vocals]
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DIOSABAND/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/diosaband/?hl=en (IG @diosaband)
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DIOSABAND
Twitter: https://twitter.com/diosabandhtx
tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@diosaband
Bandcamp: https://diosa.bandcamp.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0BRaydYHq9FTltlB6sPsRY?si=UcTXPudqS6yTrNYkgD_GmA
Apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/diosa/1333793900
Downfall 2012 - "Take Control"
Key Flight Captains - "Heart Strings"
We are Key Flight Captains, an Alternative Rock band from Cypress, TX. Founded in 2014 by Corey (Drums) and Ryno (Vox,Guitar). We draw inspiration from many notable acts, such as Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Incubus, Hoobastank and more. November 2020 we worked with Jim Wirt (Incubus, Hoobastank, Alien Ant Farm, etc) to create our unreleased second EP titled Universal Language, which includes our first single "Heart Strings". We've also opened for quite a few national acts on stages like: Warehouse Live, White Oak, Wildcatters and House Of Blues with Saliva, Parabelle, Otherwise, Rehab, Flaw and more.
Linktree for all our social media: https://linktr.ee/Keyflightcaptains
Mirror Lake - "Bury You"
Houston based quartet Mirror Lake take an arrangement of powerful vocals, and blend it with heavy melodic instrumentals to create an emotional and unique sound. Formed in 2017 , the Post-Hardcore/ Alternative outfit set out to make songs based off of their own experiences and emotions. We have a show on December 18th at Rise Rooftop that is the finals for the battle to play Shiprocked. It’s a free show and 50% of the judging is based off of crowd vote.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mirrorlaketx/
Para Bellum - "Faces"
Twitter: @ParaBellumHTX
Instagram: para_bellum_music
Faces Video: youtube.com/watch?v=93MDmamxseg
Relevant Saints - "HOME"
Relevant Saints is a hard rock band based out of Houston Texas. The band was established on October 5th, 2019. Relevant Saints is Jason STRING Atwood (vocals). Raf Ransom (guitar). Alen O'Bar aka Sexy bass (bass), and James Lawler (drums). Together bring a familiar and yet different sound breathing life back into hard rock.
https://www.relevantsaintsband.com
YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCH9ofRbGlvxHUpQzB1f4sCw
The Band Hennessy - "There's No Stopping Us"
Will Lynde - "Play the Game"
From Houston to Nashville, Will Lynde's been playing keys and writing songs for various artists since he was 13. After releasing his first solo song in May of 2020, he began to pull together songs he'd written throughout the years and in May of 2021, he released an eclectic full length album called "The Texas Breeze" showcasing his ability to bridge and blend genres together (Pop, Rock, RnB, Folk). He's recently won the John Lennon Songwriting Contest and plans on releasing more music throughout 2022 so be sure to follow along so you don't miss anything new coming from Will Lynde!
Website - willlynde.com
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/7FIWXYJIOy5BjoJeXnsIk3?si=b6wEelYRSkmSjtkcKRUitw
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/willlyndemusic
Instagram - https://instagram.com/willlynde/