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Meet Fragile Rock: Almost Definitely The World's First Puppet Emo Band
Brently Heilbron Brently Heilbron

Meet Fragile Rock: Almost Definitely The World's First Puppet Emo Band

For those who wish Muppets moped more, meet Fragile Rock, which — while it's best not to make definitive statements that can't be proven — is almost certainly the world's first puppet-led emo band. Based in Austin, Fragile Rock is a sort of rock/performance-art troupe that fuses a love of puppeteering with an appreciation for depressing music (plus its very own band motto, "Stay Felt").

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I was an emo puppet failure on America’s Got Talent
Brently Heilbron Brently Heilbron

I was an emo puppet failure on America’s Got Talent

A few years ago, we brought our 10 piece emo puppet band, Fragile Rock, to Los Angeles to appear on America’s Got Talent. The results…never aired. Ready to find out why? Read the full piece I wrote for the Austin Chronicle. Relive the wild, cringy ride! 😬

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