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Written on November 25, 2013 | Posted in Posts | Leave a comment
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Written on November 25, 2013 | Posted in Posts | Leave a comment
Yr. Weekend, Pt. 3: Via Colori Festival + CHVRCHES + Lindi Ortega + Brett Detar + Hardcore Matinee + More
On into Sunday, November 24th, now, and I’m trying to get this up a little bit earlier in the day, at least, since there’s some extremely cool stuff going on starting pretty early (and hey, the weather doesn’t look as terrible today). Here we go…
Written on November 24, 2013 | Posted in Posts | Leave a comment
Yr. Weekend, Pt. 2: The Business + The Western Civilization + Red Wanting Blue (MP3s!) + Will Hoge + The Lotus Effect + Artery Final Show + More
Well, it may be late on a rainy/drizzly/nasty Saturday (November 23rd, for those keeping score), but that doesn’t mean there aren’t still plenty of cool things happening. Here’s my list…
Written on November 23, 2013 | Posted in Posts | Leave a comment
Yr. Weekend, Pt. 1: Finnegan + Cavern Hymnal + Joe Pug + Sera Cahoone + Phantom Lakes + Punk & Metal Fest + The Rads + More
Yes, folks — it’s that time again, and yes, it’s also already pretty late. All I can say in my defense is that I’ve pretty much lost the past two days completely due to a nasty illness…sigh. Anyway, It’s Friday, November 22nd, and wow, there’s quite a big pile of awesome-looking/-sounding stuff going on…
Written on November 22, 2013 | Posted in Posts | Leave a comment
Yr. Weekend, Pt. 3: Jealous Creatures + A Sundae Drive + Race to the Moon + David Ramirez + Swingin’ Utters + Blackmarket Syndicate + More
Gahhhh. Late, late, late, again; sorry, y’all, but I spent the day away from the computer hanging out with family & old friends I haven’t seen in half a decade (at least), so y’know… I’m bummed that I missed out on the Paste Untapped Houston fest downtown today…
Yr. Weekend, Pt. 2: Venomous Maximus + Featherface + New York City Queens + The Lotus Effect + Structures + Vildhjarta + More
Alright, y’all — running late-late-late tonight, I’m afraid…sigh. Which sucks, because tonight — Friday, November 15th — sure has a bunch of awesome stuff going on, and it’s not too late to get out for some of it. We’re gonna have to keep it brief, but here we go…
Written on November 15, 2013 | Posted in Posts | Leave a comment
Yr. Weekend, Pt. 1: Bun B & Houston Symphony + Mike Doughty + The Head and the Heart + Henry Kaiser + Polica + SCENE FEST II + More
Dang. It’s Thursday, November 14th, and despite not technically being “the weekend” just yet, it sure as hell feels like we’re already there. And hey, tonight’s ridiculously-large slate of cool-ass shows going on kind of bears that out, too…
Written on November 14, 2013 | Posted in Posts | Leave a comment
[UPDATED!] Giveaway Time: Paste Untapped Houston, This Saturday
Alright, people — there’re some great, great shows happening this weekend, but the one at the top of the list for Saturday, November 16th absolutely has to be the Paste Untapped Houston mini-festival…
Written on November 11, 2013 | Posted in Posts | Leave a comment
Yr. Weekend, Pt. 1: The Tron Sack + Peloton + Bonobo + Flatbush Zombies + OG Ron C + Shlohmo + The Blind Shake + More
Okay, so tonight’s a little odd, in that there is a lot of good-sounding stuff going on, but a lot of it’s stuff that, um, I can’t think of much to say about other than, “hey, it’s good!” So I’ll try to scrape the top, as it were, and mention the ones that I can actually say…
Written on November 8, 2013 | Posted in Posts | Leave a comment
Tonight: Two Door Cinema Club + Bad Veins + Milk Carton Kids + Cults + More
Yeah, I realize it’s a mere, lowly Tuesday, of all things (November 5th, to be precise), but damn, looking at the calendar for this evening, my jaw just drops. There is a nice-sized pile of excellent stuff happening this evening; here’s what you should be doing…
Written on November 5, 2013 | Posted in Posts | Leave a comment
Yr. Weekend, Pt. 2: Scale the Summit + Young Mammals (7″ Release) + Omotai + The Manichean + The Snow Indian + More
Late, late, late again — sorry, y’all, but Family Time has to take precedence… It’s been (and still is) a gorgeous Saturday, November 2nd, and there’s some excellent stuff happening either right damn now or starting shortly. Here we go with a few of ’em…
Written on November 2, 2013 | Posted in Posts | Leave a comment
Yr. Weekend, Pt. 1: Co-Pilot + My Education + Lions of Tsavo + Funeral Horse + He’s My Brother She’s My Sister + Tyagaraja + Lone Star Rally + More
Argh. Even later than usual, I’m afraid — I got swamped earlier in the day and guilted/suckered into playing Lego Batman 2 with the little guy this evening…sorry about the lateness, all. Even still, though, if you hurry, there’s still time get out and about; here’s where you need to be…
Written on November 1, 2013 | Posted in Posts | Leave a comment
Yr. Weekend, Pt. 2: Featherface + New York City Queens + Something Wicked + Restorations + Tiny Empires + Days N’ Daze + The Dead Rabbits + More
Alright, so it’s Saturday, October 26th, and I’m already feeling fried from chasing the kids all around the ArBOOretum thing at the Houston Arbouretum, but there’s a big, big pile of things going on today/tonight. So many, in fact, that I’m going to have to breeze past some of ’em, but I’ll hit the ones I can…
Written on October 26, 2013 | Posted in Posts | Leave a comment
Yr. Weekend, Pt. 1: YAMATO + Something Fierce + Mean Jeans + The Moondoggies + Rose Windows + Lee Bains III + Ragged Hearts + Holy Ghost! + More
Yes, it is once more the weekend, starting off with tonight, Friday, October 25th. And trust me, alongside the usual Halloween-ish stuff, there are a ton of awesome shows going on this here weekend. Let’s begin, shall we?…
Written on October 25, 2013 | Posted in Posts | Leave a comment
8-Bit Awesomeness: Nintendo Madness, Tomorrow Night at the Avant Garden
Very, very cool. I’ve been away from video games for a couple of decades now, sadly, but in my quasi-misspent youth, I played a fair amount, both on our back-in-the-day Atari and our now-venerable Nintendo Entertainment System. Some days, I truly miss Legend of Zelda…
Written on October 25, 2013 | Posted in Posts | Leave a comment
Yr. Weekend, Pt. 3: And So I Watch You From Afar (Rev’d!) + TTNG + John Fogerty + Funeral Horse + Oceans of Slumber + More
Hey, all — it’s Sunday, October 20th now, and as I sit here recovering from the gorgeous day outside and wishing all year could be like this (please?), I feel compelled to mention that yes, there’re still some great shows going on tonight. Here goes…
Written on October 20, 2013 | Posted in Posts | Leave a comment
Two Star Symphony Does The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Tonight
Damn, damn, damn. Not sure how, but I totally missed this one in today’s roundup of cool shows… Tonight — Saturday, October 19th, if you just came to — the utterly awesome, utterly cracked chamber music group {Two Star Symphony}, will be playing up at the equally-awesome Orange Show starting at 7:30PM, doing their original […]
Written on October 19, 2013 | Posted in Posts | Leave a comment
Yr. Weekend, Pt. 2: The Legends + Hanni El Khatib + Second Lovers + Waco Brothers + Cool Piss Video Shoot + Zombie Walk + Clear Lake Celtic Fest + More
Rolling on into Saturday, October 19th, and holy crap is there a lot going on. Seriously; tomorrow is like a nonstop buffet of badass music. Here’s what looks/sounds cool to me…
Written on October 19, 2013 | Posted in Posts | Leave a comment
Yr. Weekend, Pt. 1: Wil Wheaton vs. Paul & Storm + Avenged Sevenfold + Deftones + Kyle Hubbard + Infinite Apaches + The Beans + More
Hey, all — it’s Friday, October 18th, and the start (well, “pseudo-start,” since last night had some very cool shows, as well) of a very full weekend of awesomeness. Here we go…
Written on October 18, 2013 | Posted in Posts | Leave a comment
Video Time: Second Lovers + Featherface + Night Drive
It’s been a while since we last took a peek ’round town at what our favorite local folks have been doing, video-wise…and it turns out that, holy crap, there’s been a lot of cool videos released over the past 8 months or so. Here’re a few…
Written on October 18, 2013 | Posted in Posts | 2 Comments
Tonight: The Phlegmatics & Alkari Up at Rudz
I just got the review of the band’s newest album, Life is Better with a Soundtrack, up on the site, I know, but dangit, tonight’s CD release show for here-then-gone power-pop-punk heroes {The Phlegmatics} is well worth a second mention…
Written on October 17, 2013 | Posted in Posts | Leave a comment
Yr. Weekend, Pt. 3: The Tossers + The Dead Rabbits + Haute Wheels + Cancerslug + Days N’ Daze + Handguns + A Loss for Words + More
Coming into the end of our rainy/hot weekend now, with Sunday, October 13th upon us, and yep, there’s still q fair bit going on that looks/sounds cool (to me, anyway). On a down note, though, I’m saddened to report that it looks like the {Jandek}/Mike Donovan show that we had listed up at Mango’s tonight isn’t happening…
Written on October 13, 2013 | Posted in Posts | Leave a comment
Today: Zine Fest Houston Rides Again, Bigger & Better Than Before
Okay, that’s awesome. When Zine Fest Houston organizer guy Shane Patrick Boyle left town for the wilds of Arkansas, I’d hoped that the show would go on but was a little nervous at the back of my mind…
Written on October 12, 2013 | Posted in Posts | Leave a comment
Yr. Weekend, Pt. 2: the last place you look + Haute Wheels + Dawes + Kid Congo Powers + Bayou City Art Fest + For The Community VI + Cameo + Shellee Coley + More
Yeah, it’s a hot-yet-stormy Saturday (October 12th), and what that means, unfortunately, is that there’s a lot of awesome-sounding stuff going on…and I’m not sure what has or hasn’t been rained out yet. Your mileage may vary, alright?…
Written on October 12, 2013 | Posted in Posts | Leave a comment
Yr. Weekend, Pt. 1: Sara Van Buskirk + Wandering Bufaleros + The Growlers + Not In The Face + We Were Wolves + Billy Ocean + More
Alright, folks — let’s do this thing. It’s Friday, October 11th, and lo and behold, there is magical musical magnificence at which we can all gaze/listen in wonderment and awe (or something)…
Written on October 11, 2013 | Posted in Posts | Leave a comment
Badass-Looking Houston Rap Book Now Available for Pre-Order
Hell. Yeah. The attentive among you might recall back in the spring, when expat Houstonian writer/photographer team Lance Scott Walker and Peter Beste came through town to talk about their forthcoming one-two punch of books…
Written on October 9, 2013 | Posted in Posts | Leave a comment
Yr. Weekend, Pt. 2: Andre Williams + Only Beast + The Docs + Fidlar + The Orwells + Cancerstock 2013 + More
Argh. Yep, it’s Saturday (October 5th), and I’m late yet again; spent all day solo with the little guy, and there’s barely been a moment to breathe, so y’know… Anyway, there’s still good stuff happening, even this far into the evening — here we go…
Written on October 5, 2013 | Posted in Posts | Leave a comment
Yr. Weekend, Pt. 1: New York City Queens + Second Lovers + Young Girls + Blackmarket Syndicate + Le Castle Vania + Mills-McCoin + More
What a freaking week… I’ve had a lot on my mind besides music, and I’m running way, way behind, but I’m still psyched to see a pretty packed weekend coming up, starting tonight, Friday, October 4th. I’ll keep it brief so I can get this out the door quick; here goes…
Written on October 4, 2013 | Posted in Posts | Leave a comment
Tonight: Young Mammals & The Wheel Workers (New Video!), at Discovery Green, for Free
Hey, y’all — there’s some very, very cool stuff happening tonight (Thursday, October 3rd), and I didn’t want to let it slip through my twitchy little fingers without it getting a mention up here…
Yr. Weekend, Pt. 3: Aimee Mann + Ted Leo + Peelander-Z + The Escatones + Holy Grail + Gypsyhawk + Orange Goblin + More
Damn. Sorry, y’all — family-related things had me tied up all day yesterday, and I’m afraid I blew it on the Saturday installment of this weekend’s shows-and-such rundown. sigh. Apologies to all…
Written on September 29, 2013 | Posted in Posts | Leave a comment
Yr. Weekend, Pt. 1: Adam Bricks + March to the Sea + Blondie + Electric Attitude + The Rads + More
I’ve been struggling over here all week, fighting a nasty flu/cold thing while trying not to fall behind at the Day Job, so I’ll unabashedly admit that I’m looking forward to nothing more tonight than sitting on the couch and playing LEGO Batman 2 on the Wii with the kids and then catching up on the first few episodes of Sons of Anarchy. It’s been that kind of week, y’all…
Written on September 27, 2013 | Posted in Posts | Leave a comment
Yr. Weekend, Pt. 2: The Suspects + Bayou Blues Fest + Murder By Death (MP3!) + The Adicts + The Hates + More
Coming up on Saturday now, September 21st, and there’s a ton of stuff going on; here’s where you might maybe want to be at some point…
Written on September 21, 2013 | Posted in Posts | Leave a comment
Yr. Weekend, Pt. 1: Title Fight + Balance & Composure + Bleeding Rainbow + Cool Piss + Infinite Apaches + Rivers + American Sharks + More
Hey, all — yes, it’s that time again: the weekend. It’s Friday, September 20th, and yep, there’s some truly excellent stuff happening tonight. And with that, here we go…
Written on September 20, 2013 | Posted in Posts | Leave a comment
Yr. (Abridged) Weekend, Pt. 2: Yes Indeed!, Rudz 35th Anniversary, & A Ton of Other Shows
Alright, so know I’ve been pretty damn focused on the whole Yes Indeed! Fest this week; actually, I’m sitting at the Last Concert Cafe as I hurriedly type this in. Just because I’ve blathered quite a bit about this one show/festival, though, doesn’t mean it’s the only thing happening tonight, Sat., September 14th. Far from […]
Yes Indeed! 2013 Rundown, Pt. 2: The Dead Revolt + FLCON FCKER + RIVERS + Ex-Optimists + Naughty Professor + Say Girl Say + Electric Attitude + Perseph One + Alkari + More
Alright, y’all — here we are, back again with the second set of previews for the Yes Indeed! 2013 Music Fest happening this coming Saturday, September 14th, over at the Last Concert Cafe, the Houston House of Creeps, & The Doctor’s Office…
Yr. Weekend, Pt. 1: Rudz 35th Anniversary + Folk Family Revival + Galactic Cowboys + Chicha Summit + The Wiggles + More
Man. It’s going to be a busy, busy weekend, y’all. There’s a ton of stuff going on, and I’m not just talking about the Yes Indeed! Fest tomorrow. There’s plenty tonight, too, Friday, September 13th (yeah, I know), and a lot of it looks really damn good. Here we go…
Written on September 13, 2013 | Posted in Posts | Leave a comment
Yes Indeed! 2013 Rundown, Pt. 1: The Wheel Workers + Knights of the Fire Kingdom + Dadsmom + Purple + Sunrise and Ammunition + The Beans + A Sundae Drive
As I mentioned a couple of days ago, see, there’s this cool-ass “mini”-music festival coming up this Saturday, September 14th. It’s called Yes Indeed! 2013, and it’ll unfurl itself up in the ungentrified pseudo-wilds of the warehouse district…
Coming Up: Yes Indeed! 2013 Explodes Into Downtown, This Weekend
Ah, yeah. Like the title says, this coming weekend marks the return of the Yes Indeed! Music Festival, and holy crap does it look awesome. This year the venue’s shifted somewhat, from the Main Street area…
