This just in: Southern Backtones frontman and weather chaser extraordinaire Hank Schyma plays a solo set tonight at Silver Star (2107 Judiway St., near Oak Forest). The old-timey country/rockabilly tunes will be a flowin’, as will $2 beer.
Also, you can read a profile of the Southern Backtones in the June issue of Houston (Modern Luxury) […]

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Local H, a Chicago band you might remember from their 1995 hit “Bound For The Floor” [video], recently released their seventh album, Twelve Angry Months (which I previously wrote about here and also recently reviewed for Space City Rock). The band–Scott Lucas and Brian St. Clair–are on tour supporting the new album and hit Texas […]

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While I highly doubt I’ll ever nut up and get into the fray, Houston’s new downtown skatepark opens this weekend. To celebrate, there’s a pre-party/show at Walter’s this Saturday night (5.31.08), featuring McRad, Frontside Five, Bark Hard, and The Party Downers. Doors open at 7pm.

The official grand opening of the Lee and Joe Jamail Skatepark […]

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Tonight (Thursday, 5.29.08), Austin’s The Sword play with Torche and Stinking Lizaveta at Rudyard’s. Also, The Marshall Tucker Band plays with Whiskey Myers at The Meridian.
On Friday (5.30.08), The Riff Tiffs–whose Afflictinnitus you need to hear–play with Snowden and Colour Revolt at Walter’s. This will be a good one, for sure.
Also on Friday night, Hayes […]

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I have seen local hip hop artist Nosaprise a couple of times now and am impressed with his style of music. The Houston Chronicle‘s local band section has an article on the musician this week.
He plays this Saturday (5.31.08) at Avant Garden with Gauge. Showtime is 9pm.
Check out the article here.

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Cactus Music is running a special this week: buy any two original classic albums on CD (@ $9.99 each) from the legendary X catalog and receive one free ticket to their Houston show at Warehouse Live on Tuesday, 6.3.08.
While supplies last…

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Tonight (Sunday, 5.25.08), Another Day–a band that rocks and which I keep expecting to hear has made it huge–play in Clear Lake at Scout Bar with The Hunger and The Burning Ground.
Also, Boston’s Bad Ash play at Notsuoh, and Texas guitarist Charlie Sexton plays Bend Studio (508 Pecore).
Tomorrow (Memorial Day, Monday, 5.26.08), Over Sea, Under […]

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Local rockers Pale play at The Meridian tonight (Saturday, 5.24.08). Showtime is 9pm.
More info at www.myspace.com/palerocks.

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On his Broken Record blog, local musician Jeff Balke (of Orange Is In) discusses the pay rate for local musicians and cover charges at clubs. Interesting stuff.
Read it here.

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Here are a few photos taken at Tuesday’s free BRMC show at Warehouse Live, courtesy of Monica Danna‘s iPhone (thanks!). Such a good show…

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