On October 5th, The Proletariat will host a benefit show to raise money for the October 27th March to End the Death Penalty. This is an early show, starting at 7pm. All ages. $6 cover.
The bill includes The Dimes, Wicked Poseur, and Program. This should be a good show so make plans now to come […]

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More info can be found at The Skyline Network.

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Orange Is In
Come And Take It
Self-released
It’s always refreshing to hear a solid rock album that doesn’t completely mimic its predecessors. Sure, listeners could spend hours attempting to dissect Orange Is In’s classic rock influences, but they’d be doing the music a disservice. While they could easily step over the line, Orange Is In’s solid musicianship […]

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Tonight (Friday, 9.28.07) at Walter’s, The Western Civilization play with Hollywood Black, Papermoons, and Elbows as Weapons. This is The Western Civ and Hollywood Black’s last show in town for a while, as they’ll be leaving Houston to tour through October.
Doors at 8pm.
More information can be found here: www.miakatempire.com

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Tonight (Friday, 9.28.07, Full Throttle Coffee & Gallery hosts The Black Math Experiment, whose new anthology album Test Results, is available at their MySpace page.
Full Throttle Coffee & Gallery is located in Spring on Louetta, about a mile off I-45. More information can be found at their website.

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At this year’s South By Southwest, I was fortunate to catch a short set by San Diego-based trio Grand Ole Party. At the time, the band only had a 3-song EP available, but their full-length is now available on iTunes.

The band’s music is funky indie rock, with vocals that sound like a cross between Siouxsie […]

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As loyal readers of Houston Calling know, I have been a fan of The Cult since a friend introduced me to Love right after it came out in 1985. You can read my take on the album in Splendid (RIP). I recently got a copy of The Cult’s upcoming release, Born Into This, which hits […]

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Three of Houston’s finest musicians — Lanky, Tody Castillo, and Hank Schyma (of Southern Backtones) — play a gig this Friday (9.28.07) at Rudyards. This is a rare chance to catch Schyma’s solo act, which is always entertaining, and I assume Castillo will be playing more of the material he’s developing for a new album.

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Canada’s Do Make Say Think return to Houston this Friday night (9.28.07) at Engine Room. One of Houston’s most interesting bands, The Jonx, open the show.
After DMST’s last show here, opening for Broken Social Scene, this should be a packed show. Knowing Houston music fans’ short atention span, I assume it’ll be sadly overlooked.
DMST’s latest […]

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