Please update your bookmarks, RSS, etc., and tell all of your friends that this is Houston Calling‘s new home on the web (www.houstoncalling.net).
I think the general consensus was that Houston Calling was getting lost among all of the other cool and interesting stuff on the Done Waiting site. So, as of now, point your browser […]

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Tonight (Monday, 8.20.07) at The Proletariat, Motion Turns It On (whose Rima EP is one of the best local releases this year so far) play with They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?.
Thursday night has a lot of local shows to choose from. At Rocbar, Pale plays with D.E.M.O. and Stalking Chloe. The Meridian hosts Flowers To […]

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This Thursday (8.23.07), The Meridian hosts Astra Heights, Flowers to Hide, Tody Castillo, and The Rogues. Flowers to Hide and Tody Castillo have both been working on new music. Check out the latest from F2H at their MySpace page.
Find out more about Tody Castillo here.
More info on Astra Heights can be found here. Visit The Rogues […]

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On September 7th, Georgia instrumental rockers Maserati, whose latest album, Inventions For The New Season, is one of my favorites so far this year, play at The Mink‘s Backroom with locals By The End Of Tonight, Sharks & Sailors, and Blades. Also, downstairs that night, Dj Ceeplus Bad Knives and Dunnock play some tunes.
Showtime […]

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Do yourself a favor. Don’t even think about it. Just make plans to come out and see English blues band Back Door Slam this Wednesday, August 15th, at Warehouse Live.

Local bands Kanude, which features musician Chris Knudson, and Monel open the show.
I caught BDS’s last show here a couple of months ago and it was […]

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Here are some upcoming shows by Southern Backtones:
Saturday, 8.11.07 @ Forgetaboutit 2 (in Cypress)
Saturday, 8.18.07 @ Full Throttle Coffee & Gallery (Louetta, just off I-45 in Spring)
The band recently won the award for “best traditional rock band” in the Houston Press Music Awards. Congratulations.
You can find out more about Southern Backtones on MySpace. You can […]

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Tonight ( Friday, 8.10.07), two of Houston’s finest bands–Bring Back The Guns and The Dimes–play at The Proletariat. Doors open at 6:30pm.
The Dimes are fresh off of winning multiple awards (best new act, best indie, song of the year) in the Houston Press Music Awards. BBTG are anticipating the October release of their album, Dry […]

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This Friday night (8.10.07), Houston’s own Satin Hooks–who you may have seen featured in a recent issue of Envy magazine–play out at Bohemeo’s (708 Telephone Rd.) with another Houston band, Nine-Volt, and The Guns Of Detroit (who are actually from College Station/Bryan). This is an all-ages show. Cover is $8. Doors open at 8pm.
In Satin […]

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