UME is playing a New Year’s Eve show this Friday night at The Proletariat with Fatal Flying Guilloteens. The band has a new record coming out in the spring on Pretty Activity Records and will be touring to support the new stuff. Eric, Jeff, and Lauren of UME were kind enough to take some time [...]

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Did everyone see my favorite Houston releases of 2004? Please visit the message board to view and discuss.

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CNN has a great list of the best compilations. One of my favorites, Echo & The Bunnymen, top the list. Click here for the list. Maybe 2005 will be the year for Gang of Four. Who knew? Heh… Enjoy.

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Fondue Monks will be playing their last gig of the 2004 year this Thursday (12.30.04) at Sherlock’s Pub on West Grey. Rumor has it the band should have a new studio CD sometime in 2005 (their first full-length studio CD since 1998′s Baila Toca). The show begins at 9:30 p.m. More information on the Monks [...]

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Another one bites the dust… Local band Mark Needs A Chick played their last show on December 23rd. Last year, I interviewed Mark Ellis for Houston Calling. I am running it again so you can get one last glimpse of the band. Ten Questions for Mark Needs A Chick HC: How did Mark Needs A [...]

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Enjoy the music of the holidays. Tonight (Tuesday, 12.21.04) The Unicorns w/ Fatal Flying Guillotines & Animals of the Bible @ Engine Room Wednesday, 12.22.04 Lisa Novak w/ The Sleeping Rubies @ The Continental Club Absolute Pistol w/ Hellbound Hearse @ The Proletariat Route To Nowhere @ Super Happy Fun Land Thursday, 12.23.04 Clouseaux/Mike Haaga/Beetle [...]

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Here are a few of the shows around the area this weekend. Choose for yourself. Saturday, 12.18.04 Chris Sacco (duneTX) @ The Speakeasy, 10 p.m. (110 Main, downtown) The John Sparrow w/ 8-Track Charade & a new band with Sean from Sound Theory @ Rudyard’s Southern Backtones @ Whiskey Blues (Galveston, 10 p.m.) Fondue Monks [...]

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The Meridian is hosting a Celtic Christmas festival on Sunday, 12.19.04. Performers include: Beth Patterson, The Trinity River Whalers, The McTeggart Irish Dancers, The Flying Fish Sailors, Godfrey?s Rangers, and The Battle of the Oak King and the Holly King. There will also be Celtic food and drink, and crafts and wares. The Meridian is [...]

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Local musicians Arthur Yoria, Tody Castillo, and the Cameron Dezen Band will be playing tonight at The Proletariat. The music starts around 9 or 9:30, so be sure to brave the cold and come on out to the show. Now Playing in My iPod: Years — [self-titled]

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I recently heard about a kooky band called Dynamite Club. Their music is a mixture of jazz, punk, and kung-fu. Uh huh…kung-fu. The band will play two shows in Houston this week–Sunday, 12.12.04 @ Axiom, and Tuesday, 12.14.04 @ Rhythm Room. Be sure to come out and show your support. Here’s the band’s bio (from [...]

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