Good stuff going on this week.
Wednesday, 1.18.06
Chris Knudson / The Bowmans / Lowry @ Rudyard’s (9 p.m.)
Scars of Tomorrow/The Final Burden @ Walter’s on Washington
Ricky Martin @ Verizon Wireless Theater
Thursday, 1.19.06
Chris Knudson / Glenna Bell @ Cosmos Cafe (Heights @ Washington Ave.)
North Mississippi All Stars/Jamie McLean @ The Meridian
Jeremy Williams and the Homosapiens/Suburbanite/1977 @ Super […]

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This Saturday (1.14.06), KPFT’s radioACTIVE program, which airs Fridays from 1-2 p.m., will host a benefit concert at the KPFT “Backyard Stage” (419 Lovett Boulevard, one block south of Westheimer/3 blocks east of Montrose).
The benefit concert features The Dimes, Suzanna Choffel, and Astra Heights, and helps support the second annual KPFT summer “Youth in Radio” […]

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If you’ve been to any local shows over the past year, you’ve probably seen Sharks and Sailors perform at one time or another. The band, which formed last February, features former members of Panic in Detroit, Sjolander, and Voltes. Their bio says that, “with dual waves of guitarmonies, male/female vocals, and a thundering rhythm section, […]

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Here’s some of the shows happening around Houston this week:
Monday, 1.9.06
The Love Drunks/Something Fierce @ Walter’s on Washington
Wednesday, 1.11.06
Scattered Pages @ The Proletariat (9:30 p.m. show)
Thursday, 1.12.06
Scattered Pages @ Brasil (10 p.m.)
Opie Hendrix and the Texas Tallboys @ Rudyard’s
Turkish Love Circus/Red Beards @ Super Happy Fun Land
Sinai Beach/As Cities Burn/Nodes of Ranvier/Oblige @ Walter’s on […]

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Much of my 2005 was spent listening to music for other people — Splendid Magazine (link) kept me very busy cranking out at least three reviews a week (not counting revisions and feature articles), and my work for other magazines (Swizzle-Stick and Space City Rock, mainly) suffered as a result. Now that Splendid can R.I.P., […]

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Local bassist Rozz Zamorano will be playing a performance of original instrumental music tonight (Wednesaday, 1.4.05) and Friday (1.6.05) at the Jet Lounge (1515 Pease in downtown, near the Toyota Center and Engine Room).
Both shows will be recorded live and made available for sale in the near future at the Zam Records website.
Rozz Zamorano will […]

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Happy 2006!
Just a few of the things to look for in early 2006:
Jettspeed Management Record Label Showcase 3 @ The Meridian, 1.13.06 (featuring Prognosis, Spiracell, Faktion, Dine Alone, and Linus)
North Mississippi All-Stars @ The Meridian, 1.19.06
The Blasters / The Flaming Hellcats / Snit’s Dog and Pony Show / The Hates (rockabilly set) @ The Meridian, […]

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