For you alt-rock fans, tonight at Walter’s, the impressive Super Unison presents Action Action, Spitalfield, Down To Earth Approach, and The Forecast. This should be a good, packed, show. Also tonight (Thursday, 6.30.05), why not stop by The Harp for a few songs by Tody Castillo before checking out a great local line-up at the [...]

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Houston funk-rockers Fondue Monks will be on TV tonight (Wednesday, 6.29.05) between 7 and 8 p.m. on the local ABC affiliate (channel 13) as part of the station’s promotioanl piece about the city’s 4th of July extravaganza downtown at Eleanor Tinsley Park. There are a lot of local bands playing the 4th party this Monday, [...]

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This just in: This Wednesday (6.29.05) @ 10 p.m., for only $5 cover (!), come out to The Proletariat (903 Richmond Ave., near Montrose) to see a great line-up: Bring Back the Guns [website | MySpace site] The Narrator (from Chicago on Flameshovel Records) [website] Sharks and Sailors [website | MySpace site] On Thursday (6.30.05), [...]

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Have you heard of local rock band The Karma Manifesto? If not, you should check them out — their website (www.thekarmamanifesto.com) has plenty of song clips and information about the band. You can catch the band live this Sunday (July 3, 2005) at Del’s Lookout in Surfside — I hope you can make it out. [...]

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Four Houston bands were chosen in a battle-of-the-bands contest for the privilege of performing alongside the dozens of bands at this year’s Van’s Warped Tour stop in Houston. The local bands chosen were: Heist at Hand, Otenki, Beaumont’s Bennington, and Glass Intrepid. Congrats to the bands. Now Playing in My iPod: Various artists — Mix [...]

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Just found out about this website: www.selltheastros.com I am not a big sports fan, but this seems interesting. A friend of mine is a sports fanatic and this is his site. Now Playing in My iPod: Used Alien Mind — “Kid Mental”

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Tonight at The Warehouse (2805 Pease), local retro-popsters The Black Math Experiment (think Berlin meets Wall of Voodoo) takes the stage with Austin’s Eidalon. $10 cover, which includes beer. No, really… According to their website, Eidalon “is a progressive art rock band with multiple influnces ranging from bands such as The Mars Volta, Tool, Rush [...]

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Any loyal reader knows my affinity for Queensryche’s Operation:Mindcrime album [if not, read more here]. Well, tonight (Friday, 6.24.05) marks the return of the band MINDCRIME — A Tribute to Queensr?che. The band will play out at the Forgetta-Bout-It. This show marks the Houston debut for new Mindcrime members Shane Dubose (bass), Don Lafon (guitar), [...]

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This just in: There’s a benefit concert this Friday night (6.24.05) at Dean’s Credit Clothing (downtown), featuring local funk-jazz trio Drop Trio and the Little Brother Project (www.littlebrotherproject.com). The benefit is for a friend of the band whose house recently burned down. In true music fan fashion, the victim was mostly bummed about losing all [...]

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Tonight, Houston’s Sitka Sound opens for The Robot Ate Me w/ Over Sea Under Stone @ The Proletariat. On Friday, Calvin from Pale takes a break from their U.S. tour and plays an acoustic set at Helio’s. Also on Friday, Channel 13 will be filming local staples Fondue Monks at Uncle Alberts as a tie-in [...]

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