Damn, this is gonna be a good one, and it’s looking like I’m gonna miss it. Argh… Sucks to be me. Anyway, for those who don’t know, Peter and the Wolf are pretty fucking awesomely great, this kind of indie-folk-pop collective of sorts helmed by Red Hunter that plays strange, quirky, yet intensely catchy music […]
Again, lots of good stuff going on this weekend. And since I mentioned the microcinema thing, two of H-town’s indie-est theaters, the Rice Media Center and the Aurora Picture Show, both have intriguing-sounding films this afternoon & evening. (Damn, I love that picture…) The Aurora (800 Aurora in the Heights, if you didn’t know) is […]
Of course, it being the holidays and all (not to mention Houston in general; when people gripe about this city, they fail to recognize that in a place this big, there’s always something cool going on, somewhere. There’s literally a festival every freaking weekend in some part of the city, some film being shown at […]
Okay, it’s true — I am excited by all the awesomeness going on this weekend in part because I’ll be doing the Ramblin’ Man thing, all on my lonesome, once the wife takes The Munchkin and heads out to beautiful Shelby, TX. for a girls-only “retreat”-type thing at her boss’s country abode. What with the […]
Short notice, and I’m afraid I’ve gotta let the flyer do the talking for this one (gotta go do the Fam thing), but trust me: this will be a good show. Tonight, at The Mink (all in the upstairs area, apparently), $8, 7PM doors/8PM bands, and a ton of cool people, both local (Balaclavas, Guitars, […]
Damn…I apparently missed the grand opening (was there one?) of new local music-and-stuff site Indiehouston.org back in September (gah!), but it’s now alive & running. Looking good, too — they’ve got some cool new interviews w/folks like San Serac and Fertile Crescent, plus writeups of badass locals like The McKenzies (woo!), a bunch of show […]
Far be it from me to criticize somebody for the way they decide to promote the things they do (’cause we’d never stoop so low as to criticize people, no, never…), but the crew over at HoustonHipHop.com — a site that goes sadly unappreciated by the indie-rock set in town, btw — have unearthed what […]
Good, good, good news. Meant to post about this last week, but eh, Thanksgiving… Anyway, now I can say it with authority, having actually heard the new Something Fierce album, There Are No Answers: you really need to get yourself a copy. Really. It’s bad-fucking-ass, honest, a fiery burst of poppy punk with irresistible melodies […]
Argh. Feels like deja vu, y’all… Power’s out here at SCR HQ, so I’m forced to e-blog from the iPhone; apologies if anything comes across garbled. CenterPoint assures us the lights will be back on soon, but seeing as the last time we heard that, we were powerless for 12 days, well, we’re a bit […]
Still reeling from/dealing with the Thanksgiving aftermath here — the family that puts up Christmas decorations together & all that — so I’ve got to keep it brief for right now, but for tonight, Friday, November 28th, you’ve got a few cool choices to fight the mid-holiday slump… First there’s the Secret Awesome Fest 9000, […]
This is what I get for staying off the email/message boards so I can hang with the family & all that. Trying to be good & do stuff with my mom & little girl & all that, and lo and behold, a fairly big-time show rolls surreptitiously into town, slipping right beneath my (admittedly often […]
My mom’s in town for the Thanksgiving holiday, and driving around with her has reminded me just how damaged Houston, Galveston, and the rest of our Gulf Coast area still is — she keeps pointing out how wow, those telephone poles are all leaning halfway out over that ditch, how there’re blue tarps all over […]
This is seriously causing me some cognitive dissonance, folks. First there’s the bill at blues & jam-rock haven Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar, which is renowned for being a downhome place to see good, bluesy, funky bands — tonight’s headliners are local street-punk badasses Deathbed Repentance, garage-y punk rockers The Delta Block, and fellow punks Molotov […]
Yeah, I know Part 1 wasn’t technically Part 1, but yesterday’s post about The Suspects, Latch Key Kids, Crystal Method, etc., was pretty much a Rundown-type deal, so eh… Tonight continues the run of Really Cool Shit going on, happily, with the biggie (for me, at least) being a last-minute-ish show with Austin band The […]
Meant to post about this sooner… Tomorrow & Sunday (November 22nd & 23rd) there’s a cool-sounding festival going on up on the edges of downtown, in Sam Houston Park, at Allen Parkway & Bagby. It’s called Via Colori, and it’s supposed to be a “street painting festival,” with over 175(!) artists creating their own unique […]
Damn, damn, damn. Yeah, I know it’s late as hell, but what the heck — I’ve been running nonstop all week & haven’t been able to catch up ’til now (more on why later). Which sucks, because there’s a ton of good stuff going on this weekend, starting tonight. Get on out while you can… […]
Yes, the disc’s been out a little while now, I realize, but what the hey — we sure as hell haven’t weighed in on it ’til now, and that’s what really counts, dammit. So, courtesy of Houston Calling honcho, sometime SCR contributor, and all-round cool guy David Cobb, we’ve now got a review of the […]
Last night for The Rundown for a bit; I ended up stuck with the fam this weekend & missed out/am missing out on all the festivities, sadly, but that doesn’t mean you have to, yourself. Tonight (Sunday, November 16th), then, is your last chance of the weekend to not fall into the same trap as […]
Man…what a week. The wife’s cousins from Soderfors, Sweden, are in town, so I played hooky from the day job yesterday to visit George Ranch & Brazos Bend, then dragged cousin Roger (pronounced “Row-hair”) to Midtown to check out The Tontons & The Iguanas (on recommendation from Thomas at Sig’s Lagoon). Separate shows, mind you, […]
Yep, this weekend has officially got me torn up, at least in terms of figuring out what the hell’s the best show to check out. Take tonight, Friday, November 14th, for the first part of it. Over at The Mink, local artiste & designer Forsa Pink is having her “Almost Famous Fashion Show”, and while […]
Man…again? Damn. I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised — the place has led a seemingly precarious existence in all its forms, at least since I’ve lived in this city — but it still makes me sad to hear that much-loved downtown haunt Notsuoh may be headed under once again. This time, unfortunately, it really […]
Decidedly non-music-related, but this guy’s my dad’s personal hero, right up there with John Wayne. Travel guru, TV star, author, & all-round strange guy Rick Steves will be speaking this coming Friday, November 14th, at the University of Houston Cullen Performance Hall. I’m not entirely sure what the heck he’ll be talking about, but he’s […]
Aaaaaaaaaand, here we go. There’re just too many fucking cool shows coming up in the next several days for me to skip talking about ’em in good conscience. I’m sleep-depriving myself for you, people. Can you feel how much I sacrifice for you? You may, once you read the half-coherent writeups below… Sat., November 8: […]
[UPDATE II: And then…they were gone. poof! Congrats to James for being fastest and most articulate on the email. Apologies to other would-be ticket-claimers.] [UPDATE: Per the kindly, ever knowledgeable Marisa at Four Paws Media, it appears that Flying, who was supposed to be playing with Deerhoof tomorrow night, is actually now Fertile Crescent, instead. […]
I couldn’t tell you why, but somehow, this flyer speaks to me…very odd. Of course, it could be simply because it’s gonna be a freakin’ great show, with two awesomely cool locals — the indie-pop-ish Wild Moccasins and fractured country/folk-pop Buxton — and one intriguing out-of-towner — The Terrordactyls (three words: kazoo & toy piano). […]
Y’all might recall that I’d briefly mentioned The Skyline Network’s SceneWiki a while back when talking about the BandCamp stuff, but I’ve finally, finally started delving into it myself over the past few days. And I have to admit, it’s pretty fucking addictive. I still have some issues with the interface, I’ll admit, like the […]
And now, for Part 2… True to their collective word, the crew behind the recent BandCamp deal have come back with the second installment, this time moving beyond the general “what can we do?” stuff and on to the more practical side of things. This time out — namely, Sunday, November 2nd from 1-3PM at […]
Gotta make this quick — I’m off to get pizza for a small-ish horde of midgets in costumes — but damn, there is a ton of cool shit going on this Halloween & following weekend. Before I go on, though, I’d like to call a Momentary Gripe Interlude: what the fuck is with this bizarro […]
Yeah, yeah — I know this is way, way, way overdue, considering that the event itself happened a few weekends ago, now. I’d been holding off posting anything ’til I could get down thoughts about the whole ball o’ wax, y’know? The whole OCD thing is my downfall, I swear… The tagline there’s a wee […]
No, I’m not talking about a Denzel Washington movie, The Scorpions, or any attempt at a lame-ass, after-the-fact “list of songs to listen to while a hurricane pummels your city” playlist (hell, in our ‘hood we barely listened to music, period, with the lights out & all). I’m actually talking about trying to help out […]
[UPDATE: Well, I’ve just heard that the other two “mystery promoters” behind this year’s Noise & Smoke are none other than Ditch Water creator & local photo-taker Rosa Guerrero & original Hands Up! Houston booking crew member Anna Garza; definitely not trying to avoid giving these two ladies their due, I swear, I just didn’t […]
I had a teeny bit of a panic attack yesterday, when I tried to visit the Website for Midtown hipster hang The Mink; instead of the bar/club/whatever it is’s standard stylish black flowers & such, the link brought up a GoDaddy.com page that makes it look like the Mink crew, um, maybe let their domain […]
Dang…got some bad news in the email recently & figured I’d better share. Part numero uno… RISE AGAINST/ALKALINE TRIO/THRICE/THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM: Due to Rise Against singer Tim McIlrath losing his voice, the politically-minded punks have had to cancel their Texas shows, both last night in Austin and tonight (Mon., October 27th) here in town at […]
Okay, so it’s kind of sad we apparently can’t do this around here, but it’s good news, even still. Per Sara @ HandStamp, a bunch of good-hearted folks up in Luckenbach are holding a benefit tomorrow, Sunday, October 26th, to help raise money to rebuild the fine, fine Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe down in Galveston. […]
This weekend’s pretty much filled to overflowing, so I’m having to kinda pick and choose which events to mention here; this one is obscure as hell but still sounds damn cool, so for the moment, it wins. The 7th Annual Gadabout Traveling Film Festival will be rolling into Houston tonight, Sat., October 25th, around 8PM […]
Just saw the news from the Free Press crew — apparently last night’s badass-looking show up at Numbers with HEALTH, The Wiggins, B L A C K I E, The McKenzies, & Female Demand had to be called on account of torrential, car-swamping amounts of rain and dodgy electricity at the club. Damn. Condolences to anybody who tried to make it […]
I don’t get out to art exhibits as much as I’d like, but the stuff they have at The Station always grabs me, for some reason; they seem to have a lot of art from downtrodden, oppressed folks, and that kind of thing tends to be stark, raw, and intriguing. (At least to me, anyway.) […]
Nope, not that Chris Bell, this one. Tonight (Tues., October 22nd) up at ever-excellent The Continental Club, longtime Houston music scene fixture Jesse Dayton will be playing at a benefit for Chris’s Texas Senate run, and it sounds like a good time. Chris Bell is good people, one of the few local Houston politicos whom […]
Met Joel from promising-looking local resource site Indiehouston.org this past weekend at BandCamp (more on that soon, I swear), and he threw this one out there, asking very nicely if we might be able to slap up flyers for this Japanther show they’d set up for this coming Sunday, October 26th (at the ever-versatile Caroline […]
At today’s BandCamp deal, artist/Hurricane Bear/all-round cool guy Jacob Calle clued me in to something that’s at least supposed to happen next weekend, October 25th, and to my addled brain, at least, it sounds pretty fucking cool. I’m not gonna really spoil the thing here, but if you’re curious, look here, here, and here. If […]
