This Thursday (4.2.09), Scott McMurry celebrates the release of his album with a show at Houston’s House of Blues downtown, with Southern Backtones and Studemont Project.
Get your $10 tickets here.

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Space City Rock has a post today about local punk band Something Fierce signing to Portland’s Dirtnap Records for a vinyl release of their latest album, There Are No Answers, and another full-length release to come. Great news for the guys (and gal). Congratulations.
Read more about it at the Dirtnap Records website. Check out Something […]

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Houston’s own spacerock band, Inner Lights, plays a free in-store performance at Cactus Music this Friday, (3.27.08) at 5:30pm.
The usual free libations will be available.
The group also plays at Saturday’s Free Press Houston Block Party. Its set time is at 12pm inside at Numbers.
Visit Inner Lights online at www.myspace.com/innerlightsband.

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As if my body has recovered from South By Southwest already, check out the line-up/schedule for Saturday’s Free Press Houston Block Party:

The day fest is free, but the evening portion requires a wristband that gets you to see 20 bands for $20 at four different venues on the block. Get your wristband here.

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Seriously.

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Atomic Ned braved an hour and a half in line at Stubb’s and was able to watch Metallica play a greatest hits set from about 15 feet away.
Check it the “Harvester of Sorrow” video, photos, and continued South By Southwest coverage at www.atomicned.com.

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The music portion of South By Southwest 2009 is in full swing, as thousands of musicians and hangers-on swarm Austin to partake in the annual festivities. In case you missed them, I have included links to my interviews with various bands and musicians performing during SXSW.
Wild Moccasins | The Whip | Superdrag | Death is […]

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Any serious music fan knows Jimmy Webb’s music. Maybe not firsthand, but songs like “Wichita Lineman,” “Macarthur Park,” and “Galveston” are among the most recognizable and classic songs of the 20th century. Webb’s songwriting talent has been utilized by Glen Campbell, Richard Harris, and The Highwaymen (Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, and Kris Kristofferson), […]

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