This Tuesday (10.14.08)–unfortunately, the same night as Cardinals at Verizon, which I have tickets to–Paris Falls, Guitars, and Bobby DJ open Awesome Color’s show at The Mink’s Backroom.

If you haven’t checked out Paris Falls’ Vol. II, I highly recommend it. It’s one of the best Houston albums so far this year.

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Grateful Dead
Rocking The Cradle: Egypt 1978
Rhino
For many, the Grateful Dead bring to mind a period of time best left in the past. Since Jerry Garcia’s passing in the mid-90s, the band’s legacy has mostly diminished from the public eye. The Deadhead, hippy culture that thrived in the 60s and 70s automatically turns a lot of […]

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While a lingering cold prevented me from staying for more than a few hours at today’s Free Press Houston Block Party–which was well-attended while I was there–I saw several bands that deserve some praise. The first of which was The Gold Sounds, a band I had never seen before (and one which I checked out […]

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Today (Saturday, 10.11.08), Free Press Houston–which I write for from time-to-time–presents the latest installment of the Block Party. The fun takes place in the area of clubs around Westheimer and Taft in Montrose. Numbers, Mangos, AvantGarden, and Austin Layne Hotel all host stages this year.
The line-up includes a TON of local bands. In case you’re […]

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This will be a good one.

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Orents Stirner plays at Rudyards this Friday night (10.10.08) with Alkari and Hearts of Animals.
Showtime is 10pm. $8 cover.

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Musicians and other interested parties should make plans to attend Bandcamp, which is October 19th at the Caroline Collective. Co-founder and KTRU DJ Matthew Wettergreen and his Revelry Report show co-hosts Philip Beck and Ian Wells have planned this event in an effort to stimulate discussions about the state of the Houston music scene and […]

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Check out the flyer for the upcoming Free Press Houston Westheimer Block Party, which is October 11th in the 300-500 block of Westheimer in Montrose.

Wow.
The show features a TON of local music and ends with a show at Numbers that features Austin’s Voxtrot. The fun starts at noon at stages hosted at Number’s, Avant Garden, […]

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