And yes, because New Year’s insanity isn’t the only thing going on this week, uh, here’s the rest. Plenty of good stuff to keep you out enjoying this bizarro “is it really New Year’s?” weather. Here’s my picks: Thurs., January 1: Warbler/The Eastern Sea (tour kickoff)/Elaine Greer/News on the March @ The Mink I know, […]
So…there was this third installment of the “no, The Scene’s not broken, but we can make it better!” BandCamp originally scheduled for Sunday, December 7th and meant to be focused on how local H-town bands can get their shit together to actually tour and play shows outside of the Houston Metro area. (Which is a […]
Okay, so the above’s not entirely true. Yep, it’s about to be a new year, but rather than just shrug it off and wonder what the fuck the big deal is like I usually do (I’m The Gloomy One of my particular couple, if you couldn’t guess), I’m attempting to look at the State of […]
Okay, so here’s another plea for some holiday cheer. Seems that on December 14th, talented-as-hell countrified H-town troubadour (and Amy’s Ice Cream staffer) Airon Paul Dugas was hit head-on while riding his scooter and suffered some major, major injuries (see the poster to the right for details on what got broken, or check out the […]
And here’s Part 2 for the weekened, this time for tonight, Saturday, December 20th — a bit late, I’m afraid, seeing as I believe some of these shows are already (d’oh!) going on, but ah, well… Free Press Houston Annual Celebration of the Christ, featuring Satin Hooks, The Eastern Sea, Piano Vines, Ozeal, Chase Hamblin, […]
Damn, this weekend…the sheer size of the pile of Good Shit going on is a little daunting. Not that that’s abnormal, really, lately — the supposed lack of Pitchfork-loved bands coming through H-town notwithstanding, this year’s been a banner year when it comes to shows, and that’s partly due to the number of truly good […]
Got a company Christmas party to run to, but before I go I’ve got to mention a few of the damn cool-ass things going on this weekend. There’s good, good stuff going on tonight & tomorrow night, in particular, like the Insidious Decrepancy/Funeral Rites show tonight (Friday, Dec. 12th) at midnight (ooooooh…) up at the […]
And here you thought all the electorializing was over, didn’t you? Well, no such luck — and no, I’m not talking, surprisingly, about Chris Bell’s impending runoff for that pesky Texas Senate seat, or even about the Al Franken/Norm Coleman thing still going on up north, nuh-uh. No, I’m talking about The Sammies, which is […]
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, […]
UPDATE: And there they go…thanks to the folks who emailed in, but the pair of Duran Duran tix are now officially won. Congrats, Joe! Thanks to the kind efforts of Marni at Sneak Attack, the PR person for ’80s pop legends Duran Duran, we here at SCR have a pair of tickets to give away […]
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 […]
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 […]
Never been to Boondocks, but tonight’s bill makes me want to give it a shot, in spite of my general exhaustion… I have a hard time resisting the lure of both Deer Park’s finest, The Gold Sounds, and the up-and-coming McKenzies. I’ve missed seeing the Sounds live so far, unfortunately, but their recorded stuff is […]
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 […]
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: […]
No time right now to run down the whole list of awesomely awesome shows going on this weekend — gotta go greet the wife’s cousins, in town from little-bitty Soderfors, Sweden — but I’ve got to mention this one… Tonight (Friday, Nov. 7th), NYC noisemakers Parts & Labor are making their third stop through Houston […]
[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 […]
As we mentioned a while back, an abbreviated version of local cool kids The Western Civilization, including just Reggie, Rachel, & a boombox, drove on up recently to The Great White North (aka Canada) to play the Halifax Pop Explosion festival. Reggie says the show went great, with the duo playing to a packed house […]
It’s been a while, I know, since I posted an update up here (like, um, August?), but believe it or not, SCR hasn’t been asleep — even with Ike delivering the smackdown on Houston, we’ve kept putting up new stuff… I’ll hit the whole list soon, but the most pressing one’s the brand-new review of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
