As promised, I figured I’d give a quick overview of some of the bands playing tonight, the first night of Super Happy Fun Land‘s SXSW Overflow Fest; I’ll try to do subsequent nights together, but I ran out of time (naturally) for this one… JODY SEABODY & THE WHIRLS: Really liking what I’ve heard of […]
Oh, how I love me some acronyms… We’re coming up on what I happen to think is one of the coolest local festival-type things to be found in this here city of ours, the quasi-annual SXSW Overflow Fest over at the most cheerily-named place in the Universe, Super Happy Fun Land. From tomorrow, Thurs., March […]
I’ve got a few minutes to spare while the munchkins are napping, so let’s hit the highlights for the rest of the weekend, namely Saturday, March 6th, & Sunday, March 7th. I’ll be off tonight celebrating the happy union of a couple of friends of ours this evening (congrats, Angela & Kevin, in the unlikely […]
Yet another busy Friday night (March 5th, for completeness’ sake), and plenty to do. Here’s what I’d do, were I not likely to be rocking a sick kid to sleep this evening; there’s some good stuff, but honestly, two shows really stand out, so I’m going to pretty much just talk about them. Good? Good. […]
Busy night tonight, esp. for a Thursday (March 4th, that is). Gonna try to keep it brief, so I can get some other stuff posted up here relatively quickly, but here’s what I think sounds cool this evening: B L A C K I E (tour kickoff)/ Rapeworm/ Wife @ 1816 Calumet (8PM; $5) Never heard Rapeworm or Wife, sorry, but […]
A bit of a surprise show tonight — I’d pretty much assumed garage-punks The Monocles were permanent denizens of Ye Olde Band Graveyard, what with frontman Pope Jon PPPP going off and focusing most of his time on Guitars and then, er, moving off to some podunk town in North Carolina to rock out. (And […]
Damn, damn, damn. I did this last time, and I’m doing it yet again, I’m afraid — running late in mentioning the latest Bandcamp/Bandcampus deal, going on today, Sunday, February 28th. (In my defense, I was up way, way too late last night & just couldn’t bring myself to get back on the computer when […]
And yep, there’s plenty else going on this weekend — today (Saturday, February 27th), in particular, is pretty damn crazy — here what sounds good to me: Sat., February 27: Free Press Houston 7 Year Anniversary Celebration, featuring Golden Axe, Papermoons, The Wild Moccasins, Young Mammals, Juzcoz, The Mahas, The Handshake, Fat Tony, Woozyhelmet, Black […]
Holy shit, what a weekend we’re headed into, y’all. Tonight (Fri., February 26th) is actually a bit lighter than some, but there’s still some good stuff going on… The Appleseed Cast/Dreamend @ Rudyard’s I really have to hand it to these guys — The Appleseed Cast came around as part of the first “wave” of […]
Mentioned it before, but seeing as people’s minds (i.e., mine) tend to wander, I figured it’d be a good idea to post a little prod up here about this Saturday‘s coming second-ever installment of The Festival at Mink, “curated” (so to speak) by Alkari-an Jason Smith and boasting a ton of excellent bands & musician […]
Damn, it’s looking like quite a Thursday night tonight… I’ve gotta keep this brief, but here’s a quick-ish rundown of what you might go and see/hear, were you inclined to go out and see/hear things. (Hey, it could happen. I hear the Akron/Family show the other night was pretty packed.) Kennedy Bakery/Bright Men of Learning/ […]
Yet another cool show in a week crammed ridiculously full of cool shows (have you seen what all’s going on this weekend? yeesh…), tonight — Wed., February 23rd — is a pretty damn special deal for local ’60s-pop re-envisioner Chase Hamblin, who got tapped to open for none other than Texas-bred psych legend and real-live […]
Already talked about the other show this evening that I think sounds particularly cool, so I’m gonna hit the other one here — Midwest-by-way-of-NY psych trio Akron/Family are swinging through town tonight (Tues., February 23rd, obviously), hitting Walter’s with tourmates Warpaint and local heroes Buxton. And trust me when I say it’s gonna be freaking […]
Another wild & wonderful weekend, definitely; before I go into the list of good shows to check out, though, I figured I’d better mention a couple of new things up on the site… First up, while we’re way, way overdue for a “big” review update, there is a new one up last night, this time […]
Yep, yep, yep — another weekend, another gigantic pile of excellent-sounding shows, and yet still not enough time for me to go through ’em all at once. Expect Helping #2 this evening, hopefully. Here’s what I think sounds cool for tonight, Friday, February 19th: Mike Doughty (ex-Soul Coughing) @ Listening Room (NiaMoves, 508 Pecore; two […]
Got a really good show up at Rudyard’s tonight (Wed., February 17th), with Port Angeles, Washington-bred retro-rockers The Lonely H chugging back through town for the third(?) time in about a year. I caught ’em the last time they played here, I believe (also at Rudz), and even though they were playing late, to a […]
Been a while since I’d heard a lot from The Tontons, one of my favorite bands (from these parts or any other), and I sadly have yet to check out their 2009-released full-length (I suck, I know), so I’ve been feeling particularly bereft. Thankfully, today along comes this sweet-ass video for “Leon”, filmed gorgeously by […]
Well, the lineup for this year’s Free Press Summerfest was announced in a quasi-mysterious way today (and no, I didn’t hang out in the park by the Menil to find out, sorry), and I’ve really got only three words to describe it: Holy. Fucking. Shit. I mean, how else can I react to see a […]
Well, I’m sore & halfway deaf, but I survived last night’s Gold Sounds CD release & will hopefully have it written up soon. ‘Til then, though, there’s still a crap-ton of good stuff going on tonight & tomorrow; here’re my picks: Sat., February 13: Indian Jewelry/Dead Roses/ Balaclavas (LP release)/DJ Chemical Mange @ The Mink […]
Holy crap, it is some weekend coming up, folks — I hardly know where to start. Okay, that’s not true, not really, because where I pretty much have to start is with my top two shows of this evening (Friday, February 12th), both of which will be utterly badass. First off, though, some sad news […]
Man…what the hell day is this? I could’ve sworn it was plain-old, nothing-special Wednesday, the mid-week lull before the weekend storm, and yet tonight (February 10th) is pretty badass. Here are things that sound good to me: Retribution Gospel Choir/The Bloody Mushrooms @ Wired Live (formerly The Meridian) This first one’s the biggest deal to […]
Quick one for tonight, Tues., February 9th — three bands, tonight, at the ever-sketchy Mink (I kid with love, folks), and it sounds like it’s gonna be good. Headlining we’ve got Brooklynites Little Lungs, who do a cool, Superchunk-meets-Sarge, female-fronted indie-rock thing that I’m finding nicely bitter, melodic, and raw (think maybe a less punk-rock […]
I was pretty psyched when I first heard about the second installment of The Festival at Mink, coming up on February 27th at (duh) The Mink — I’d absolutely planned on going to the last Fest, but stuff came up, unfortunately, so I missed it. This time, though, I’d been trying to get my plans […]
UPDATE-UPDATE: Got some more info on tonight’s cancellation; according to the good people at SHFL, A Lull‘s tour vehicle broke down, and they couldn’t play, so the listenlisten guys decided to call the show a bust. Just fyi, folks. UPDATE: sigh. Looks like I was a little quick on the “Post” button, because yes, per […]
Hey, all — it’s Munchkin #1’s birthday weekend, and we’ve got family in town, to boot, so I’ve got other stuff on my mind beyond shows & whatnot, I’m afraid. Which means that not only did I blow it for last night, but I’ve got to keep it pretty brief for the rest of the […]
Wow; now, there’s a name from out of the Mists of Time. I remember hearing Lungfish some back at KTRU in the early ’90s, around when Rainbows From Atoms came out, and by even then they were fairly well-established icons in the post-punk scene, playing music that was (to my metal/hip-hop-head ears at the time, […]
Yeah, there’re other things going on tonight (Sun., January 31st, that is), but honestly, there’s only one that really stands out, at least to me. One of the bands in town nearest & dearest to my heart, the ever-awesome Something Fierce, will be playing up at The Mink, at a show that’s partly a release […]
Day 2 of the weekend — Saturday, January 30th, to be precise — and yep, there’s plenty going on ’round town. Here’s what I’m thinking sounds good: Followed By Static/ Muhammadali/ B L A C K I E/ Legsweeper/ Somosuno/Limb @ Notsuoh Sweeeet. Two of my favorite bands in town right now — misanthropic crush-hop pioneer B L A C K I E and loose-limbed, ambiguously-spelled indie-punks […]
You might remember a while back that the good people at the Caroline Collective were putting on those Bandcamp things; it’s been a few months since they’ve done any of ’em, I think, but this coming Sunday, January 31st, they’re putting on something they’re calling Bandcampus: BOOKING PARTY. The idea is to help out bands […]
Got some new stuff up this week, so I wanted to pop over here & mention it, as well as hit the high notes for this evening (Friday, January 29th, you non-calendar-having bastards). First & foremost, I’m pleased as heck to announce that we’ve got the 2009 installment of the “WE LIKE THINGS” series, aka […]
Got some news a few days back about a new monthly concert series put on by the KTRU crew, specifically the combined forces of the Local Show and the Mutant Hardcore Flower Hour; Kirston, Rosa, and the rest of the gang will be putting on shows on a Thursday each month (during the Mutant Hardcore […]
Some good shows tonight, so I wanted to slap a quick note up here about ’em, mostly because two of the shows feature bands I really, truly like/love quite a bit, and the third I’m pretty intrigued by, as well. Away we go: 10th Grade Cutie/ Muhammadali/ FG and The Gunz/The Wrong Ones/Cop Warmth/Thou Shalt […]
Another piecemealing of the “Yr. Weekend” thing, I know — I swear, one of these days I’ll have it together enough to be able to run over all of it at once, like back in Ye Good Olde Days, but lately it’s been hard to find that big a chunk of time all at once, […]
My friend and, according to the Houston Chronicle, “The Best Underground Promoter in Houston” Louis Villarreal’s Hate Tank Productions is bringing the legendary CBGBs hardcore punk band Agnostic Front to Walters tonight, Sunday, January 24th. They’re on a world tour supporting the 25th anniversary reissue of their seminal albumVictim In Pain. Rolling Stone wrote that […]
Day 2 of this weekend today, Saturday, January 23rd, and again, it’s a pretty damn good one — tonight’s another tough-to-choose type of evening. Which is a very cool thing, if you ask me… Anyway, here’re my picks: American Fangs/Project H/Meriwether/ Paul Pelc/Carmeci @ Fitzgerald’s Have I mentioned lately how much I freaking love American […]
Tons and tons of good stuff going on this weekend, so I’ll start things off with the monumental pile for tonight, Friday, January 22nd… Hell, tonight’s full of difficult, painful choices — here’re my recommendations, but as always, your mileage may vary: listenlisten/Robert Ellis/Gin City @ Free Press Houston Warehouse (3412 Yupon; $5, 8:30PM) Probably […]
Just a quick note for your upcoming Thursday (aka January 21st) evening, y’all… A few days back, your humble editor guy finally reviewed local retro-pop singer/songwriter/bandleader guy Chase Hamblin‘s debut EP, A Fine Time — apologies to Chase for it taking so damn long (I think I got the damn EP back in the summer […]
I’ve been trying to post something about the disaster in Haiti and how horrific it is, encouraging folks to donate what they can to help out, but so far anything I’ve been able to come up with the write about the still-unfolding tragedy seems trite and pointless, honestly; what the hell can I say that’s […]
Damn, I knew as I posted it that I was totally and completely forgetting something going on tonight (Sunday, January 17th, to be specific). And in this case, at least, it’s the latest installment of the Resonant Interval Sound Series — they’re up to #12, which is a pretty impressive benchmark, if you ask me. […]
Not a huge pile of things going on tonight (Saturday, January 16th), and not much at all tomorrow that appeals to me, but what is going on is particularly cool. Here goes… Thee Armada (final show)/ Mechanical Boy/Select Start/the last place you look/This Year’s Tiger/Amber Skyline @ Warehouse Live They weren’t universally loved, I know, […]
