Here’s a few of the shows around town this weekend:
Tonight, Saturday (1.12.08), O Pioneers!!! play at The Mink with Teenage Kicks, Fire Team Charlie, and Andrew Jackson Jihad. Fitzgerald’s hosts a good show of local alt-rock with Deep Ella, Windsor Drive, The Finalist, The American Masquerade, and Alpha Rev.Also on Saturday, Kinky Friedman and Steve […]

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Death Is Not A Joyride play a free show (for 21 and up) tonight (Friday, 1.11.08) at Notsuoh with Voidmate, Rescue Mission and Audio in the Pregap. The band will put on a “multimedia performance art extravaganza.”
You can check out Death…’s music and view some of their visual art at their MySpace page.
Go check it […]

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Tonight (Friday, 1.11.08), Rudyards plays hosts to Sharks and Sailors, UME and Camp X-Ray. Cover is a measly $6. Enjoy.

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Music lover and DJ David Sadof, former host of Lunar Rotation and High Fidelity (on the ancient medium that is terrestrial radio), now has a blog about his music industry experiences on the Houston Chronicle‘s site. This is definitely one to check out.
Go now.

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I recently found out about a new local band called Innerlights, which is made up for former members of Casino, Coterie, and The John Sparrow/Inner Lights. The band is still in its infancy but rumor has it the band is sticking to the same influences as before–“the Stones in space,” as drummer Ron Bonham says.
Be […]

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For those of you not brave enough to endure the packed-ness of The Mink for tonight’s Hootenanny!, there’s more great local music at Numbers tonight (Sat., 1.5.08). Riff Tiffs, whose Afflictinnitus is a great listen, play with Studemont Project (check iTunes for their stuff), Television Skies, and American Fangs. This is a benefit for the […]

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Tonight (Sat., 1.5.08) is J.J. Worthen’s CD release show at Warehouse Live. Also on the bill are Electric Touch (former Bojones), Thee Armada, The 71s, and Three Fantastic. Doors at 6pm/show at 7pm.
More info here.

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This Saturday, 1.5.08, is the first Hootenanny! at The Mink’s Backroom, which features Houston indie bands playing as bands you may have heard of before.
Here’s the scoop: Blades (as Foo Fighters), John Sears (as Sam Cooke), Indian Jewelry (as Depeche Mode), Laws (as Creedence Clearwater Revival), The Jonx (as Nomeansno), The Dimes (as The Pixies), […]

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You should. www.donewaiting.com/sxsw
Happy new year.

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