The Damnwells are playing tonight (Wednesday, June 30) at Engine Room with Juliana Hatfield. Check out the band’s website for more information on the band, and get their latest album, Bastards of the Beat.
Read the interview I did with The Damnwells’ Alex Dezen here.
Last time I saw Juliana Hatfield was when Fig Dish played with […]

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Houston punk rock act Gun Crazy is playing a gig at The Axiom this Saturday, July 3rd. Please make sure to check them out before they leave for their tour of the West coast. Also on the bill are Austin’s Sex Appeal and the Pink Swords.
Gun Crazy plays loud, fast, and great punk rock–think The […]

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Gene Loves Jezebel in Houston? Say is isn’t so. Rush is here as well this week? Oh, to see Neil Peart live…
Normally, I’d write some long thing on the eighties and how much I love certain bands from that era. You’ve seen it before, so I’ll spare you the nostalgia and just let you know […]

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Houston’s The Heist at Hand are going to play their last Houston show for a while this Monday, June 21st, at Fat Cat’s. Also on the bill are Glasseater, The Trademark, and Halifax.
The Heist at Hand are: drummer Matt Valentine, bassist Tim Wigly, keyboardist/rhythm guitarist George Perez, percussionist Trent, guitarist Fausto Malik, and vocalist Bianca […]

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Here is some of what’s going on in Houston this week:
Sunday, June 13
The John Sparrow w/ Good Looks @ Rudyard’s
Tesla @ Verizon Wireless Theater
Acid Mother’s Temple with Psychic Paramount @ Fat Cat’s
Figure Four with Scars of Tomorrow/Love Is Red/Sanguine/Join Or Die @ Walter’s on Washington
The Legendary Pink Dots with Three Fantastic @ The Engine […]

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Duvall, featuring former members of Smoking Popes, is playing at Fat Cat’s on Saturday, June 12th, with The Catheters, Panic in Detroit, and The Connotations.
Smoking Popes had a radio hit in the mid-nineties with “Need You Around” and were indie/emo favorites for a lot of music fans in Chicago and around the globe. Their album […]

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On the way to work the other day, I glanced in the rearview mirror and swear that Dave Mustaine from the band Megadeth was on a motorcycle behind me. But then I remembered that he lives somewhere in Arizona and probably wouldn’t have any reason to drive a motorcycle down a major thoroughfare in suburban […]

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As usual, there are plenty of great shows to check out this weekend.
On Friday night, Scattered Pages, Arthur Yoria, and Tody Castillo are playing at the Rhythm Room on Friday. This will be a great show so be sure to come out and support these great local musicians.
Also on Friday, Heist at […]

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