Cool Hip-Hop Album Release/Benefit Show, Tomorrow
Got an email a little while back from H-town rapper t.h.e. MisFit Crazy8 about his official release party for brand-new album State of Emergency…
Written on April 21, 2011 | Posted in Posts
West Helps East: Western Standards on Benefit Compilation for Japan
Alright, so I’m not generally the biggest fan of ambient/experimental music — I truly love M83 and My Bloody Valentine, and I like Ulrich Schnauss, but honestly, a lot of music like that just feels un-anchored to me, drifting around like airy sound that doesn’t mean or signify a damn thing…
Written on April 15, 2011 | Posted in Posts
Tomorrow: Houston Palestine Film Fest Fundraiser
Compared to the rest of this weekend, Sunday, April 3rd, is actually kinda-sorta slow, I’m afraid. There’s the John Mellencamp show at Jones Hall, South African reggae dudes…
Written on April 3, 2011 | Posted in Posts
Yr. (Late) Weekend, Pt. 3?: Benefit For Japan + Spring Howl + Binarium + Kevin Seconds + Rudz MS150 Benefit + More
Sorry, sorry, sorry, y’all — spent Friday night & Saturday celebrating being married for a decade and attempting some half-assed home improvements (which ended up being a letdown, really; after putting Atom & His Package’s “I’m Downright Amazed (At What I Can Destroy With Just A Hammer)”…
Written on March 27, 2011 | Posted in Posts
Help Japan, Today at The Caroline Collective
A cool, cool benefit event going on today/tonight (Sunday, March 27th) over at the Caroline Collective, as this week’s installment of The Caroline Sessions…
Written on March 27, 2011 | Posted in Posts
Caroline Sessions Interview #3: Featherface and Westbound
The Caroline Sessions are doing some real good this weekend. Sunday (tomorrow) they’ll be hosting a Benefit for Japan at Caroline Collective, with funds going to the Red Cross. Plenty of bands and sponsors have volunteered their time, money, and effort…
Written on March 26, 2011 | Posted in Features,Interviews
Houston Twestival 2011, Today!
Damn, damn, damn. I just about completely dropped the ball on this one, I’m sad to say. Indefatigable SCR contributor Robin (whose own very cool blog is up over here & well worth a read, btw) pointed me to this thing last freaking week…
Written on March 24, 2011 | Posted in Posts
Yr. Weekend, Pt. 2: By the End of Tonight Reunion/Benefit + No Pain For Zain + Mink Metal + Young The Giant Cancels + More
Doing the show rundown thing a little bit differently this weekend, I know, but it seems to be working okay, so what the hell — let’s keep it rolling, shall we? For tonight (Sat., March 5th) I’ve already talked about a couple of things that’re going on, like the awesomely heavy-sounding lineup…
Written on March 5, 2011 | Posted in Posts
Tonight: Canned Acoustica II + Linkin Park + The Walkmen + Jucifer + Fair To Midland Rescheduled + More
Argh. Don’t have a lot of time right now, unfortunately, but trust me when I say that the weekend started early tonight (Thurs., March 3rd, that is); there’s so much good stuff going on I really don’t know where to start…
Written on March 3, 2011 | Posted in Posts
Acro-Cats Are Go!
I swear to God, I could not make this up: for the next four days (starting tonight, Wed., February 23rd, and running through Sat., February 26th), a troupe of cats that do acrobatic tricks and play fake musical instruments…
Written on February 23, 2011 | Posted in Posts
Yr. Weekend, Pt. 3: Valentines Day Massacre + Chris/Kris Becker + Baby Rudy Benefit + More
Sunday, February 13th, coming up, with plenty to do; here’s what looks cool to yours truly: Valentines Day Massacre, featuring D.R.I., Death Angel, Early Man, Lazarus A.D., Bonded In Blood, Hexen, Will to Live, & H.R.A. @ Numbers…
Written on February 12, 2011 | Posted in Posts
Yr. Weekend, Pt. 1: This Year’s Tiger + Born Again Virgins + Holy Fiction + The Canvas Waiting + Upcoming Stuff + More
Heading on into the weekend, y’all, so here’s our semi-regular rundown, again in its kinda-sorta-expanded form. (Although I have to admit that I did like doing last week’s quick blast-out of everything…)
Written on February 11, 2011 | Posted in Posts
This Saturday: Get Tattooed & Rock Out for Charity
This one very nearly slipped past without even making a blip on my personal radar; it would’ve gone unseen/unheard of if not for the kindly tip from Justice of The Manichean, who figured — rightly — that it was well worth a mention…
Written on January 20, 2011 | Posted in Posts
Yr. Weekend, Pt. 3: Wu-Tang Clan + Pik-N-Pak Reunion + Rock the Shelter + Toys 4 Tots + Binarium + More
Believe it or not, this Sunday, December 12th, is looking, if anything, like a busier day (show-wise, that is) than the rest of the weekend. How often does that happen? Not real often, y’all. So take advantage, ’cause there’s some good shit going down…
Written on December 12, 2010 | Posted in Posts
Girls Rock Camp Christmas Benefit, Coming Up
Lots of good/big shows coming up, and I wanted to get a little bit of a jump on ’em, at least, and mention one that’s pretty near & dear to my heart. If you’ve read this blog much, you probably know how big a fan yours truly is of the Girls Rock Camp Houston deal…
Written on December 9, 2010 | Posted in Posts
Tonight: ThanksTaking with Tyagaraja
Turkey Day today, and a time to be thankful for all kinds of stuff — hopefully everybody out there’s having a good time (or planning to, anyway) with their loved ones… If you’re not planning on spending the evening on the couch, feeling bloated & hanging out with the family unit…
Written on November 25, 2010 | Posted in Posts
Yr. Weekend, Pt. 2: Fitz Relaunch III + Slayer (Reviewed!) + Electric Attitude + Fly Fest + Buxton + KTRU Benefit + More
I’ll be down at the beach tomorrow (Surfside in the house…) and celebrating Midget #2’s 1st-ever birthday the next day, so I wanted to point up the cool stuff going on the rest of this weekend at least relatively early — hell, extremely early, for me…
Written on September 25, 2010 | Posted in Posts
Yr. Weekend, Pt. 2: Bright Men of Learning (LP release!) + KTRU Benefit + The Small Sounds + More
Day Two of your weekend, Sat., September 18th, and it’s pretty damn busy, going by what’s on the list. Here’s what I think looks/sounds good, at least (and yeah, I’m having to keep it a bit short; sorry ’bout that)…
Written on September 18, 2010 | Posted in Posts
Saving KTRU III: Free Radicals Throw It Down for Rice Radio
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that Nick Cooper of longstanding funk/jazz/pop/world/etc. outfit {Free Radicals} is a big, big fan of {KTRU}, the beleaguered, possibly-to-be-sold Rice University radio station…
Written on September 18, 2010 | Posted in Posts
Yr. Weekend, Pt. 3: Holy Fuck + Indian Jewelry + Balaclavas + Binarium Sound Series + Lower Dens + More
Late, late, late, yeah, yeah, yeah. Sorry, had to dig a hole (well, expand an existing hole, actually) in the back yard and then couldn’t really move for a few hours. Anyway, it’s the end of the weekend, and a storm appears to be currently hammering parts of the city…
Written on September 12, 2010 | Posted in Posts
Yr. Weekend, Pt. 2: The Manichean + Lower Dens + sIngs + A dream Asleep + Screwtape + The Neighborhood Show + More
I’ve got two crazed midgets attacking me as I type this, so I’ve got to make it quick; there’s a ton of good stuff going on tonight (Sat., September 11th), though, so you shouldn’t be wanting for something to see/hear/do ’round town this evening…
Written on September 11, 2010 | Posted in Posts
Yr. Weekend, Pt. 1: Benjamin Wesley + Smithfield + Timothy Qualls + Black Joe Lewis + Hank Schyma + More
Just posted about a few of the benefit-ish shows going on this weekend, but there’s plenty more besides, starting today, Friday, September 10th. Here’s what I think sounds good that’s happening today/tonight…
Written on September 10, 2010 | Posted in Posts
A Weekend of Benefits: Sedition Books + Weird Party + Nathan Hart + Pencils 4 Ghana + Wesfest
Man, there sure seem to be a ton of these types of shows lately; I can’t say that’s a good thing, since they arise in a lot of cases out of some kind of tragedy…
Written on September 10, 2010 | Posted in Posts
Tonight: KTRU Benefit Concert/Party #2 at Rice Memorial Center!
Fight on, fight on, fight on. Contrary to popular belief, the deal to sell Rice University’s beloved radio station, {KTRU}, to the folks over at KUHF ain’t done yet; in fact, the growing public outcry about the deal seems to be making both universities wonder what the hell they were thinking in the first place…
Written on September 9, 2010 | Posted in Posts
Benefit for Mareshah Shepard, Tonight at Walter’s
Man. I hadn’t heard about this ’til very, very recently, and I’m still feeling sick about it; I didn’t know Mareshah Shepard, but as somebody who’s dodged cars many times on Washington Ave…
Written on August 26, 2010 | Posted in Posts
Yr. Weekend, Pt. 3: Tunes For Turtles Blues Benefit + Ingrid Michaelson + Keane + More
It’s a bit of quiet Sunday (July 25th), honestly…unless, of course, you count the “big” show of the night, up at Toyota Center. If you don’t already have tickets for one of those two Lady Gaga shows this evening, though, you’re out of luck…
Written on July 25, 2010 | Posted in Posts
Late, Late Notice Time: Kerry Holliday/DJ Shortee Benefit, Right Now
Argh. I meant to post about this this evening, but I stupidly got the times wrong, and tonight’s benefit up at The Continental Club for local scene/music store icon Kerry Holliday, aka DJ Shortee…
Written on July 18, 2010 | Posted in Posts
Yr. Weekend, Pt. 2: Athlete + Alex Arizpe Benefit + The Fox Derby + Miss Leslie + Fight With Flash/Little Lo + More
Back again with the rest of the weekend, and yep, there’s still a lot going on; here’s what looks good to me: Athlete/Carney @ Mango’s — I’m always partial to the locals, these days, but in this case I’m just as psyched at the prospect of British pop-rock crew…
Written on June 26, 2010 | Posted in Posts
Holy Freaking Awesome: Blueprint Reunites (Temporarily), Plays this Weekend
Wow. There aren’t all that many shows that honestly make my jaw drop (old and jaded; what can I say?), especially reunion shows, but this one hit me like a brick to the face. Er, assuming that brick were actually made of chocolate and I was then allowed to eat it and scream and run around like a crazy person…
Written on June 24, 2010 | Posted in Posts
