Houston’s Mama, Donde Esta Mis Zapatos?, a Spanish-language band, releases its debut album, Instant Classics, with a show this Friday night (8.14.09) at the “5th Annual Summer Formal” (White Whisper Ct. in The Woodlands).
Here’s what the band has to say about itself:
Forget Charo. Mama, Donde Esta Mis Zapatos? has done more for the Spanish language […]

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Don’t let the post-Summer Fest blues get you down. There’s still plenty of good shows to catch in Houston this week, including several album release shows and tour kickoffs. Here’s a few of them:
Thursday, 8.13.09
Motion Turns It On/Zechs Marquise/Tax The Wolf @ Walter’s
The Literary Greats @ The Continental Club
Thunderbolt Suit/Dead Roses @ Rudyard’s
Static Thought/Society’s Parasites/Blackmarket […]

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Even though the rain yesterday made Summer Fest smell like a closet full of hot, wet dogs, it was good to see the crowds brave the rain and heat and come out to see the bands.

Austin’s The Eastern Sea was the most impressive “new” band I saw yesterday, though I spent much of the afternoon […]

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Dear Free Press, I take it back. After finally getting in, it was a great time.
I cannot stress enough how nice it was to see so many people out enjoying live music.

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Dear Free Press, why did I buy pre-sale tickets to only come and stand in line for hours in Will Call while people who are paying cash at gate are already in the fest?
Piss poor planning. Just saying…

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Austin’s What Made Milwaukee Famous released its first album long before many people outside of Texas took notice. But once well-known indie label Barsuk got its hands on the band, things really took off quickly. After re-releasing Trying To Never Catch Up, the band toured around the country and then went to work on its […]

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Hollywood Black’s new song, “Everybody Has Their Bad Days Pt. 2”, is among the songs that appear on the new Mia Kat Empire compilation that will be handed out for free at this weekend’s Free Press Summer Fest, which starts in a couple of hours at Eleanor Tinsley Park on the edge of downtown Houston. […]

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Southern Backtones is a long-time Houston staple. The band has some deep rockabilly roots yet its current darker, Britrock-tinged rock shows that the trio–singer/guitarist Hank Schyma, bassist John Griffin, and drummer Todd Sommer–continues to evolve its sound.
Since stormchasing season has ended and the band plays at this weekend’s Free Press Summer Fest in downtown Houston, […]

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Austin rock band Full Service is crazy. Last summer, the band followed the 311 summer tour (in what the band called its “Takeover Tour”) from Boston to Austin–through 16 cities–and played in the parking lots before the 90s-era band took the stage. As a result, the group garnered some press, new fans, and even […]

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