If you’re not attending one of the other thousand things going on today, why not check out Lanky at McElroy’s Pub around 10 p.m. The show features Paul Valdez on drums and Steven St. James on bass.
You can listen to (and purchase) Lanky’s latest album online here, and see him modeling in 002 magazine here. […]

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Slate recently published a piece on Houston rap.

Houston rap has always prided itself on being “major without a major deal,” as local powerhouse label Swisha House puts it. But ever since the breakthrough of Mike Jones?whose “Still Tippin’ ” introduced the world to Houston’s drowsy flow and candy-paint car culture?the long-overlooked scene is the toast […]

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Houston rapper Paul Wall gets even more exposure on the Pitchfork website.
Here’s a snippet:

Paul Wall is probably the first white rap star who doesn’t feel the need to talk about his race. No white rapper has ever managed to reach any level of fame without addressing his race, whether it be the Beastie Boys’ downtown […]

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Houston’s own Southern Backtones will be featured tonight on woxy.com‘s Unsigned@WOXY.com program. Unsigned@WOXY.com is a worldwide unsigned band showcase that airs on Thursdays at 8:00 p.m. CST. It is a 60-minute program and is repeated on Saturdays at 5:00 p.m. CST.
To listen, go to woxy.com and select your music player from the top right-hand […]

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Bringin’ Back the Big Easy
Raise a Glass and Raise Some Funds!
An All-day Event for Family and Friends benefiting our Hard-Hit Family and Friends
Saturday, October 8, 2005
Meridian, 1503 Chartres, Houston, Texas 77003, 713-225-1717 www.meridianhouston.com
Between Leeland and Bell, across 59 from the Convention Center
Noon – 2 AM
$10 pre-sale/$15 At Door/Children 12 and under FREE
Proceeds will go NOAH […]

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Pale will be playing their last show — for possibly about 6 months — this Friday night at Rudz with the always impressive Casino. The band is taking a lot of time off to write the next record. Pale starts at 10:30 p.m. with Casino at 12 a.m.
Also on Friday night — news to me […]

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If you’re like me, you find out about a band and try to get everything they’ve released. A band I found out a few years ago was The Warlocks. I think I read a write-up in Magnet or something similar. I was able to see them live on their last tour a time or two […]

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Remember that this Saturday night, The Meridian plays host to the Bringing Back The Big Easy Hurricane Katrina Relief Event, which features acts from Houston and New Orleans.
Scheduled to perform are: The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Rockin’ Dopsie, Wild Magnolias, Ya Ya Sol, The U of H Marching Band, Arthur Yoria, The Aqua Velva, Liviya […]

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Tonight (Saturday, 10.1.05), catch Pale at The Proletariat for a paltry $3 or so.
The Bellrays and The Bareknuckle Knockouts play at Rudyard’s.
Fat Cat’s hosts Suffocation, Cryptopsy, Despised Icon, Aborted, and Braced for Nails, while Reliant Stadium gets countrified with George Strait, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, and Martina McBride. Nearby, the Reliant Arena hosts Ricardo Montaner/Cristian […]

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