Tonight (Monday, 9.25.06) at Walter’s, serial killer homage band Ed Gein plays with Heavy Heavy Low Low, Ligeia, and Nights Like These. Doors open at 8pm. Cover is $10 at door.
Here’s some info on the bands:

Ed Gein: Hailing from Syracuse, NY, Ed Gein has been pounding the pavement hard since their formation in 2001, touring […]

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I don’t know about you, but I have been listening to Art Brut’s Bang Bang Rock & Roll a lot lately. Maybe it’s the ridiculous accent or tongue-in-cheek lyrics, but I find it entertaining and amusing. The music’s got that choppy, guitar-driven eighties feel that always works with me. I’d probably find it tough calling […]

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Tonight, (Saturday, 9.23.06) is the CD release show for The Contingency at Warehouse Live. There are six other bands scheduled to play:
Hell City Kings | Eyeagainst | The Last Place You Look | Whorehound | Morgue City | Radio Pioneers
Showtime 7pm. Tickets are $8 and will be available at the door.

Visit The Contingency online here. […]

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Come out to Walters tonight at 8 or so to catch The Dimes open for French Kicks.
More info here.

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Lanky plays tonight (Thursday, 9.21.06) at Rudyards with Alpha Rev, Deep Ella, and Jonathan Welch (Million Year Dance).
21 and up are welcome.
This is probably Lanky’s final show of 2006 in Houston. He’s planning on recording new material and touring the east coast later this year. Catch him in town while you can.
Visit Lanky online here.

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Houston’s Born Liars, which features former members of Gun Crazy, have an album out now on Cuthroat Records.

You can order Exit Smiling online here.
Visit the band’s MySpace page here. I am really digging this stuff — you should check it out. I was a big fan of Gun Crazy so it’s only fitting this new […]

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This just in:

Ever since our beloved Ian Varley moved away to Austin, the Music Roundtable has fallen by the wayside…quite unfortunate BUT…I think it is time for a reinvention of sorts with a twist…so…Yes, me, your most favorite redhead in the world, has decided to conduct a bit of an experiment with my good […]

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Besides The Damnwells show with DuneTX and Army of Me at The Monk on Tuesday (9.19.06), there are a number of other great shows around town this week.
Tonight (Monday, 9.18.06), Muse and The Like play at Verizon. I assume this will be a good show–I have heard Muse puts on a great show. Unfortunately, I […]

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I know it’s on a Tuesday night, and there are three bands playing, but I seriously recommend you come out to The Mink tomorrow night (9.19.06) to check out Brooklyn’s The Damnwells live. I have seen them a number of times now and every time they impress me in a different way.
Plus, lead singer Alex […]

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Today, Saturday 9.16.06, local museums offer patrons FREE ADMISSION.
Here’s a list of particpating museums:
Buffalo Soldiers National Museum | Byzantine Fresco Chapel Museum | The Children’s Museum of Houston | Contemporary Arts Museum Houston | Holocaust Museum Houston | Center for Contemporary Craft | Houston Center for Photography | Houston Museum of Natural Science | […]

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