As you may have recently read in the Houston Chronicle, local singer Julin is set to release her debut CD, Transitions. The CD release party is this Thursday (7.12.07) at Deco in Midtown.
Showtime is 9pm. She’ll be playing with Aves Wing.

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Please go vote for your favorite local bands in the 2007 Houston Press Music Awards.
There are some bands missing from the list, in my opinion, but the public has spoken. There are also a few bands listed that I feel don’t qualify as “local,” but maybe that’s just me. Go check it out here and […]

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Local rock band Pale returns to Full Throttle Coffee and Gallery in Spring (on Louetta, approx. .8 mile from I-45) tonight (Saturday, 7.7.07) for the grand re-opening of the shop/art gallery/music venue.
Be sure to pick up a copy of Pale’s recent release, Mandatory Ambulance, while you’re there.

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500 Megatons of Boogie are celebrating the release of their first record tonight at Rudyards. Dizzy Pilot starts things off at 10pm, The Jonx play second, and 500 Megatons of Boogie headline.
More info: Dizzy Pilot | The Jonx | 500 Megatons of Boogie

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I came across an interesting article in the Guardian earlier this week. It’s about how much money it takes for a band to have a realistic shot at mainstream success: the costs of promotion, videos, professional recording, etc.
While this is obviously not what every musician or band aspires to, I am sure that many bands […]

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Tonight (Thursday, 7.5.07), local musicians Arthur Yoria and Tody Castillo play at Avant Garden (Westheimer & Taft, 77006). Be sure to come out and support local music.
Yoria will have copies of his recent album, Handshake Smiles, available at tonight’s show, and Castillo will (hopefully) be playing songs he’s working on for his upcoming album.
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A while back I posted about a Full Throttle Coffee, a new coffeehouse, art gallery, and music venue in Spring (on Louetta near I-45).

This weekend, Full Throttle hosts Midnight Pilots and The Dimes on Friday night (7.6.07). Then, Pale returns for the grand re-opening on Saturday night (7.7.07). Both are all ages shows and are […]

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This just in:

Drummer Steve Salazar had all of his drums and equipment stolen from his van last Thursday night. Some jerk broke into the van in his driveway in the middle of the night and took everything – drums, cymbals, hardware, even his damn stick bag!!!
Steve is a working musician and a really good […]

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Was The Police’s reunion show worth $101 per ticket (after fees)? Most definitely not — not many concerts are. But we had good seats for being upper deck, and a VERY good view of drummer Stewart Copeland, thanks to a sparsely decorated set. That in itself was worth half that, I guess.
It was an excellent […]

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