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Big Sir Junior, a live album recorded in Houston at the Jet Lounge with guitarist Chris Young, drummer Jano Rix, and Houston bassist extraordinaire Rozz Zamorano, is now available at CDBaby.

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Record Store Day is this Saturday (4.18.09). Cactus Music has some great deals, in-store performances, and more.

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Here’s some of what’s happening around town this week:
Wednesday, 4.15.09
Muhammid Ali, Sohns, Finisher, Furnace, Barkus Sly and the Golden Egg @ The White Swan
Free Radicals, Chase Hamblin @ Mango’s (free!)
Whiskey Boat, Dertybird, Sideshow Tragedy @ The Continental Club
Thursday, 4.16.09
Dan Deacon, Future Islands, Teeth Mountain, DJ Orion, B L A C K I E @ The […]

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Happy Easter. Here are some of the shows going on around town today:
Silverstein, blessthefall, A Static Lullaby, Before Their Eyes @ House of Blues
Blowfly @ The Continental Club
Hoods, Beg For Life, Your Mistake, Trainwreck, Bottom Feeder @ Walter’s on Washington
Stretch Dawrson and the Mending Hearts, Opie Hendrix @ Super Happy Fun Land
Colby Forrester, Sun Machine, […]

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Today (Saturday, 4.11.09) is the 2009 KTRU Outdoor Show. The fun starts at Rice University at noon and features B L A C K I E, Buxton, Thomas Helton, Infant Mortality Rate, the ‘Laya Taal Saadhna’ Tabla Ensemble, About This Product, Squincy Jones & Dayta, The Boat Show, and Ted Leo and the Pharmacists.
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Local rock band Pale, whose Mandatory Ambulance EP stills hogs up time on my iPod, returns to Houston tonight (Friday, 4.10.09) after a U.S. tour stint with Earshot. Rumor has it the band will perform some of its new material.
Southern Backtones, Cerebro, and The Bright are also on the bill.
Pale guitarist/keyboardist Robb Moore took a […]

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Tonight (Friday, 4.10.09) is the official grand opening of Mango’s Vegetarian Cafe. The newly re-organized Mango’s features vegetarian cuisine, live music, a full bar, and coffee.
The festivities begin tonight at 7pm with Two Star Symphony, Robert Ellis, I am Mesmer, and The Sideshow Tramps.
It’s good to have a new-ish venue at which to see bands.

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The Jonx, one of my favorite local bands to see live, plays in Houston tonight (Friday, 4.10.09) at Rudyard’s with Austin band The Gary, a new project from Trey Pool of Sad Like Crazy. Check out The Gary at www.myspace.com/thegaryatx.
The Jonx continues work on its third full-length album, reportedly titled Vocabularian Herds.

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It’s about time! Spain Colored Orange‘s follow-up to Hopelessly Incapable Of Standing In The Way finally sees the light of day. Sneaky Like A Villain is now available via LABEL. the band celebrates its new release with a show tomorrow night (Friday, 4.10.09) at Warehouse Live.
Paris Falls, The Sour Notes, Dizzy Pilot, CeePlus Bad Knives, […]

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