For your New Year’s Eve concert-going pleasure: Golden Axe, The Squishees, and Kvalla tear up Rudyard’s. The American Sharks, Cop Warmth, The Wiggins, and O Pioneers!!! ring in the new year at Boondocks. Tonight is also the 5th Annual “New Year’s Noise” at Super Happy Fun Land, which features Black Mayonnaise, Black Magic Marker, The [...]

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There were a lot of good releases by Houston artists this year. For my local favorites list of 2007, I excluded singles since there were so many the list would be seemingly endless. Plus, have you seen The Skyline Network’s top 50 list? So — here are my favorite Houston releases of 2007: 1. Arthur [...]

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This Friday at 10pm, Nino Battista’s VYA plays at Brasil. Billed as “exploratory electronica.”

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Hayes Carll, whose debut for Lost Highway Records sees the light of day in April, hosts the “End of Year Rock & Roll Jamboree & Toga Party” at The Continental Club this Wednesday, 12.26.07. Showtime 10pm. John Evans & The Sideshow Tramps are also on the bill. More info can be found at www.continentalclub.com. Here’s [...]

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1. (tie) Maserati, Inventions For The New Season (Temporary Residence) | Amy Winehouse, Back To Black (Republic) Athens’ band Maserati made the album Explosions In The Sky probably wish they had put out this year. It’s beautiful and intense instrumental rock, with untouchable drumming. Read my interview with the band for Envy magazine here. Video: [...]

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The Skyline Network has started listing the top 50 favorite Houston songs of 2007. Check it out here.

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A friend does a blog called sellthekids. His best albums of 2007 list is up now. View it here. I plan to post my list this week, hopefully tomorrow. Check back soon.

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This Tuesday (12.18.07) Walter’s hosts Unwed Sailor, This Will Destroy You, and Houston’s own Sea Surrounds Me. This will undoubtedly be a great show so make plans to come out. More information: Sea Surrounds Me Unwed Sailor This Will Destroy You

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This Saturday night (12.15.07), locals Million Year Dance, Penny Royal, and DJ Ceeplus Bad Knives play at Warehouse Live. Cover is $10 and show time is 10pm. Million Year Dance won the Houston Press Music Awards for 2007 “Album of the Year” and 2006 “Best New Act.” They are currently recording the follow up to [...]

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Just a friendly reminder about this Friday’s (12.14.07) Gil Mantera’s Party Dream show at The soon-to-be-extinct Proletariat. View a clip from their new live DVD here. Or check out the video for their cover of “Dreams” by Fleetwood Mac. Seriously, if you haven’t yet seen these guys live I highly recommend going to their show. [...]

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