Visqueen

Kevin Meadows won two tickets to the SXSW sendoff show on Friday night for Mash Hall, Visqueen, Fences, and Hey Marseilles.

Swoon Worthy « PubliCola 2010

All they done is put Visqueen polyethylene sheet there to stop the levee from being cut in two, said Larry Fuller, a wiry 65-year-old farm manager swapping news with neighbors at Chuck's Dairy Bar in Rolling Fork, which sits in between Greenville and Vicksburg and is expected to be hard-hit.

In the Delta, a new flood brings back old fears 2011

We examined the soundtracks for some new vampire movies, the M.I.A. vs. New York Times timeline and reviewed a whole bunch of shows, including Brad Paisley, Michael Mayer, Visqueen and Coheed and Cambria.

Coda: McCartney, vampires and M.I.A. and Neil Young-inspired charts 2010

The Visqueen got caught in a gust, great sheets of transparent plastic whipping wildly, sailing down the block and winding up in the fronds of a palm tree.

Freud’s Blind Spot Elisa Albert 2010

And when, as on the pealing "Beautiful Amnesia," that power combined with a soaring melody, Visqueen sounded like the great missing link between grunge and power pop.

In concert: Visqueen at Black Cat 2010

The video from CW11's Underground at kstw. com profiles Visqueen and includes a clip (beginning at the 6: 35 mark) of Rachel Flotard's father, George:

Michael Bialas: Interview: Visqueen's Rachel Flotard Sends a Powerful Message 2009

Congrats to Michelle, who won a free promotional copy of the CD by being the first person to provide the correct answers to this question: What baseball-themed song did Visqueen cover, and who wrote it?

Michael Bialas: Interview: Visqueen's Rachel Flotard Sends a Powerful Message 2009

Kyla Fairchild, the publisher of Americana/roots music website NoDepression. com who is plugged into the Seattle music scene, has been following Visqueen since its inception, when Flotard and drummer Ben Hooker left behind Hafacat and joined forces with Kim Warnick (previously a member of one of Seattle's finest, the Fastbacks).

Michael Bialas: Interview: Visqueen's Rachel Flotard Sends a Powerful Message 2009

Considered a trio at various times, Visqueen is now officially a gang of four, Flotard says, "Unless Cristina decides to pull a powder keg out."

Michael Bialas: Interview: Visqueen's Rachel Flotard Sends a Powerful Message 2009

Since the record is described as a "rock 'n' roll epitaph" to her father, what would George Edward Flotard Jr., a former New York City steamfitter who was certainly proud of his born-to-be-wild child (and wore a Visqueen shirt four out of seven days a week to prove it) think about Message To Garcia?

Michael Bialas: Interview: Visqueen's Rachel Flotard Sends a Powerful Message 2009