I really enjoy BMOL’s music. Go check them out.

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The Old 97’s, whose new CD Blame It On Gravity was released this week, started an in-store performance at Cactus Music today (5.15.08) at 5:30pm. The usual refreshments are being served and there is undoubtedly be plenty of stuff on sale.

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This Saturday (5.17.08), those of you not going to Radiohead can check out the opera as Mercury Baroque teams up with the Dominic Walsh Dance Theater for Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas. Showtime is 8pm.
Tickets are available online at www.mercurybaroque.org.

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It’s that time of year again (already?) — Houston Press has its online nomination form up for the annual Houston Press Music Awards. I won’t advise you on which local musicians to vote for, but you can cast your vote online here.
The Press is throwing a nomination party this Friday night (5.16.08), so if you […]

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No joke. I’ve got two free tickets to Radiohead, courtesy of Antics fueled by Toyota Matrix.
Just send me an email stating why you love everything after OK Computer more than anything on The Bends (you knew there had to be a catch!) and you’ll be in the running for a free pair of tickets to […]

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Finally! The new album by Chicago’s Local H hits stores today (Tuesday, 5.13.08). Twelve Angry Months is a concept album (of sorts) that chronicles the disintegration of a relationship (one song for each month of the year). We’ve all been there, and Local H front man Scott Lucas does a great job of whipping his […]

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Austin rock band The Sword come to town on May 29th for a show at Rudyards with Torche and Stinking Lizaveta. I have a free pair of tickets to the show — email me to be entered to win. I’ll pick a winner this week.
More information on The Sword can be found here or at […]

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This Saturday (5.17.08), the UK’s Switches–a decent band to see live–plays with Be Your Own Pet, She Wants Revenge, and The Virgins at The Meridian.
If you’re so inclined.

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Long-time local popsters dUNETX return to Rudyards this Friday (5.9.08) with Ragged Hearts, who I haven’t seen in a long time — you can get their debut, Her Bright White Light, at CDBaby. You can also find dUNE’s Goldenarm there. Check them out.
Showtime is 10pm. More information can be found on the Rudyards website.

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Austin’s What Made Milwaukee Famous (and no, it’s not some crappy beer) and a band I heard a lot about at this year’s South By Southwest, The Whigs, play tonight (Wednesday, 5.7.08) at Warehouse Live. And since very few of us, including me, are lucky enough to be in Chicago for the Fig Dish/Local H […]

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