Been meaning to mention this for a little while now — with the “on hiatus” nature of things over at Super Not-So-Happy Fun Land, I was really, really worried that the Zine Fest Houston extravaganza was going to get cancelled or postponed indefinitely. Which would suck, frankly, because zines — not the digital kind like […]
I suck, suck, suck. In my frantic rush to post about Record Store Day, I woefully neglected to give even the briefest shoutout to the wondrous, magical Midtown haven that is Sig’s Lagoon (3710 Main, if you were wondering). Which is doubly stupid considering that in the past six months or so I’ve shopped there […]
Just a quick note on this one, I’m afraid, since I’m still swamped as hell at work & barely have time to type things that aren’t instructions for IT security-type people…argh. Nevertheless, I feel compelled to post a little something, seeing as I’m stunned I hadn’t heard more about this before now. It seems that […]
Three words (well, technically two words, but y’know) come to mind when I look at the ginormous pile of cool stuff that’s going on this weekend: why, God, why? See, ’cause while all you fortunate town-bound people will see your respective cups overfloweth, I will be shepherding three screaming children (not all my own) around […]
Working on an actual review of the show, but here’re some pics I took w/my little camera during last night’s Jonah Matranga show over. Sweet, quiet, friendly little gathering of folks, hanging out in a warehouse/movie set complete with blood-spattered chains, fake barbed wire, & monster props — nowhere near as big as I’d hoped, […]
On the walls, not on canvases, mind you. The good people at DiverseWorks are reportedly going to be painting their main gallery space black, as black as Dick Cheney’s ebon-hued heart, this next Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 25th-26th, from 10AM-6PM (or is it 10PM-6AM? I seriously hope it’s the former…). If willing to lend a […]
Argh. Sometimes, I really, truly hate the holidays, mostly ’cause they totally fuck with my schedule of Stuff I Really-Really-Really Want To Do/See/Hear/Etc. There’s always some Christmas party to go to, some office thing, some trip out of town, some pile of lights and ornaments to put up. It’s totally non-conducive to getting to do […]
Naysayers be damned, I’ll swear ’til my dying/moving day that there’s way, way more to do in this city than most folks think; more, in fact, than this paltry blog/site can ever hope to cover. Which is why, sadly, we kinda seem to zip right past all the awesomely neat stuff that goes on up […]
Ah, crap. I’m not a drama geek, really, despite being a do-you-want-fries-with-that? English/History major in college (which tends to require a lot of dramatic lit-reading), but this makes me sad: Infernal Bridegroom Productions is no more. Fuck. Due to “insurmountable financial difficulties,” the indie theater company’s 14-year run ends this month. And trust me, that’s […]
Yep, for those of you who just can’t get enough crap with which to fill your empty, empty lives (kidding! kidding, I swear; we love you, man…), it’s looking like garage sale time. First — and somewhat more impressively — there’s the 2nd Annual Nerd Flea Market & Swap Meet, taking place Saturday, May 19th […]
Hey, if you happen to be looking for something to do this weekend, the ever-cool Lawndale Art Center is looking for volunteers to help out with their “20th Century Modern Market” exhibition deal. They need folks to help set up before and clean up after the Preview Party tomorrow night (Fri., April 27th), and if […]
Anybody remember de Schmog? Sure, you do; you can’t lie to us. Well, ex-de Schmog frontman and all-round nice guy Kilian Sweeney (who happens to possess one of the coolest names ever, by the by) will be back in town next week from the windy wilderness of Chi-town. On Thurs., April 12th, he’ll be playing […]
Holy crap, this is amazing. I can’t even describe it. I’m kinda up-and-down on graffiti/street art in general — like to see it sometimes (saw some really incredible stuff riding a train from London to Holyhead one time, esp. when passing through all the urban blight around Birmingham), don’t like it on the fence around […]
