Cactus Music hosts another great free in-store performance this afternoon. Houston Calling‘s favorite local punk band, Something Fierce, kicks off their tour with a show at 5:30 today (Saturday, 1.17.09). The usual free libations will be available (two per person, of course), and you’ll also be able to buy the brand new Something Fierce album, […]

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That’s right, The Jonx, 500 Megatons of Boogie, and Bright Men of Learning play tonight (Friday, 1.16.09) at The Mink (Main St @ West Alabama).
BMOL are currently recording songs for their new album, and The Jonx begin recording their new album later this month. 2009 is already promising to be a good one for local […]

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This Saturday (1.16.08), Free Press Houston presents a great local line-up at Numbers. The McKenzies,
Southern Backtones, Fat Tony, CeePlus, Marry Me, Wolves at the Door, and The Manichean share the bill.
Here’s the scoop from FPH editor Omar Afra:
Saturday January 17th is gonna be real_ass_clutch. Why? Because Free Press Houston loves local music. So much in […]

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This Thursday (1.15.08), local shoegazers Antarctica Starts Here return to Walters with Austin band Followed By Static and Dallas’ Nervous Curtains.

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Tonight (Friday, 1.9.09) at AvantGarden (formerly Helio’s), Free Press Houston celebrates the release of its annual “Worst Of Houston” issue with a show featuring Sideshow Tramps, Come See My Dead Person, and Robert Ellis.

Bring a blank t-shirt to get a “Worst Of Houston” shirt printed for free.
Cover is $8. Showtime 9pm.

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Tonight (Thursday, 1.8.09) at Brasil, local musicians Chase Hamblin, Geoffery Muller (Sideshow Tramps/ RX Show), and Brandon Hancock (The Scattered Pages) play a songwriters in the round show at 9pm until midnight.
No cover!

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Tomorrow night (Wednesday, 1.7.08), Sideshow Tramps bring their always-entertaining show to The Continental Club. The Magpies open the show at 9pm.

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The next installment in BandCamp is today (Sunday, 12.4.09), from 1-3pm, at Caroline Collective, which is located in the Museum District at 4820 Caroline. If you’re a local musician, I urge you to go give BandCamp a chance.
From the website:
This session will be led by Gretchen Schmaltz of Western Civilization, a Houston band that tours […]

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Tonight (Saturday, 1.3.09), two great local musicians–Andy McWilliams (The Scattered Pages) and Chase Hamblin–play at Rudyards.
The show starts at 10:30pm and cover is only $6.

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