Tonight (Wednesday, 8.21.08), Bun B does a free show at Warehouse Live with Orgone and DJ Ayres. Also tonight, Sound Exchange hosts the Ditchwater Zine #2 Release Party, which features Chocolate Crucifix. This runs from 7-9pm. Buy some vinyl while you’re there.
Thursday (8.22.08) is another session of “Recession Thursdays” at Numbers, sponsored by Free Press […]

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The Alarm
Guerilla Tactics
Twenty First Century Recording Company
Say what you will about Mike Peters, the man doesn’t give up. From slogging it out solo for years after leaving The Alarm in the early 90s to reforming the group at the turn of the century (with different members) to battling cancer, Peters thankfully just won’t quit. On […]

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Tonight (Saturday, 8.16.08), Arthur Yoria and Pale play with Glasnost at Rudyard’s. This will undoubtedly be a great show. Yoria will be recording the show for (hopefully) and live release, so come out and show your support. Plus, Pale will probably be playing some of their new songs as well, which rock.
Also tonight:
Nine Inch Nails/A […]

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CEX, Stove Blow, and Best Fwends play tonight at The Mink’s Backroom, which should be a good show. If you haven’t yet checked out a show here you should do so.

The Literary Greats, one of my favorite new local finds this year, play tonight at Rudyards with Nate Singleton & His Sideshow Tragedy.

Other shows include:

Harwin/Jonathan […]

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There are also CD/DVD versions available. The set hits stores on September 16th.

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Tonight (Monday, 8.11.08), Houston bands Southern Backtones and Skepticynic open for Wild Sweet Orange at Warehouse Live. Should be a good show. Doors at 8pm.

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This Monday, (8.11.08), Antarctica Starts Here returns with a show at The Mink’s Backroom with Listen Listen, Wood & Felt, and the UK’s Yndi Halda.
More info here: Yndi Halda | Antarctica Starts Here | Listen Listen | Wood & Felt
Cover is $7 and the bands start around 8:45pm.

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Finally! Hayes Carll, whose recent Trouble In Mind is riding high on the Americana charts, plays a free in-store performance today (Friday, 8.8.08) at Cactus Music. If you havem’t yet heard the album, which is out on Lost Highway Records, be sure to pick up a copy (or on the double vinyl, like I did). […]

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There’s a lot of good shows around town this weekend. Tonight (Thursday, 8.7.08) is American Sharks’ CD release show at Rudyard’s, with The Points and The Monocles. Also tonight is Balaclavas album release show at Walter’s, with Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti and The Wiggins.
Orange Is In plays at The Continental Club tonight (Thursday) as well.
Numbers […]

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