“Hot Town, Cool City”
Introductions by Tamarie Cooper
Featuring:
* Director Maureen McNamara
* Opening Act with Local Music by:
* Tody Castillo
* The Mandy Smith Group
* Milton Hopkins & Texas Johnny Boy
* “Never Been To Houston” an international (projected) photo show co-curated by Andrea Grover and Jon Rubin
* The film “Hot Town, Cool City-One City, 13 Stories” + a […]

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Email me to be entered to win two tickets to this Sunday night’s Mute Math concert at Warehouse Live. The winner will be chosen by 3pm today.

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This Friday (11.9.07), from 6-8pm, DiverseWorks presents an art show opening featuring the drawings of musician Devendra Banhart, called Some Drawings.
This event is co-sponsored by Houston Calling — so you better come!
More info:
Known mostly for his catalogue of folk music songs that some have described as “psychedelic,” Devendra Banhart is a Houston-born, San Francisco-based artist […]

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Email me to win tickets to this Friday’s Ghostland Observatory show at Warehouse Live. Local DJ Ceeplus Bad Knives opens the gig. I’ll choose the winner today and let you know.
You can read my interview with Ghostland Observatory in the new issue of Envy magazine.

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On Friday, November 9th, please make plans to come out to DiverseWorks for a great pair of art openings: Claude Wampler: PERFORMANCE (career ender) & Devendra Banhart: Some Drawings. Houston Calling is a sponsor of this event, so please come out and show some support. Thank you.
If you are familiar with musician Devendra Banhart’s folky/psychedelic […]

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Okay folks. This is your chance to finally catch local musician Tody Castillo onstage at Warehouse Live. Castillo has been in the studio this summer and fall hammering out songs for his upcoming new album, which he describes as “dark.” I have heard him play a few new songs at a couple of recent shows […]

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Filter magazine and Sonicbids have teamed up for Discovering The Undiscovered, a contest in which unsigned bands can enter to win a spot on a CD sampler. C’mon Houston bands, how about a litle self-promotion for a change? Can’t hurt to enter, right?
The winners get the following:

FILTER’s 12 city newsletters (including: LA, NYC, SF, DC, […]

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Last night’s opening of Cactus Music was great. Lots of people and press, and I saw some folks I haven’t seen in years.
I also picked up some special vinyl last night:  The Feelies, Only Life | The Jam, Snap (double vinyl) | David Gilmour, Self-titled | Matt Johnson (the the), Burning Blue Soul
They have great […]

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As you can read on The Skyline Network, local indie club The Proletariat will be torn down to makw way for the light rail on Richmond Ave.
Even with the news of Cactus reopening, this is sad and disappointing news. Local bands have it hard enough without the hassle of one less reputable venue in town.

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