Electronic ensemble Together, We Are Instruments plays tonight (Sunday, 2.28.10) as part of the Resonant Interval Sound Series #16. The show takes place at 7:45pm at The Husk (2808 Milam, between Khon’s Bar and Pho Saigon).
Here’s a video of the band performing at Avant Garden in 2008:

Cover is $5, which goes directly to the musicians.

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Today (Saturday, 2.27.10) is a busy today in Houston music. Local punk rockers Something Fierce play a free in-store set at Cactus Music at 3pm. Be sure to come out and show your support.
Tonight, Tegan and Sara plays Warehouse Live with Steel Train. This is sure to be a packed show. You can read a […]

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Houston’s own Wild Moccasins is one of the city’s best-loved indie pop bands. Its 2009 release, Microscopic Metronomes, brought the band a lot of attention, and was among my favorite local albums last year. The band plans to play several times in Austin during this year’s SXSW before heading out on the road for a […]

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Heartless Bastards will be the in-studio guest on KPFT’s radioACTIVE today (Friday, 2.26.10). The band will perform some acoustic material and discuss its upcoming European tour with musician/Raconteur Brendan Benson.
radioACTIVE is on from 1-3pm CST. Heartless Bastards should be on around 2pm.
Heartless Bastards plays at Warehouse Live tonight. Tickets are available at the Warehouse Live […]

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Tacks, The Boy Disaster is an Austin-based band I first found out about while waiting to see another band play during SXSW a couple of years ago. I was immediately blown away by the band’s live performance, enough to buy the band’s album—which, as you know, can be a tough-sell with all of the great […]

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Pegstar.net and Free Press Houston have teamed up to book an impressive showcase in Austin next month during South By Southwest. “Showcase of Showcases” will feature performances from touring bands from around the world (including some of your Houston favorites), complimentary food and drinks, and various giveaways. The all ages event takes place on Friday, […]

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Since its 2003 debut, Vehicles and Animals—which earned the group a Mercury Music Prize—Athlete has been a staple among indie tastemakers. The band, whose past South By Southwest gigs were widely touted as “must-see,” hits American shores again this year and the band’s new album, Black Swan, hits American record stores and online outlets on […]

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Classical music probably isn’t something most people think of when they hear “South By Southwest,” but Houston’s Two Star Symphony does classical like no other band can. The group’s music is a somewhat gothic take on classical music, and they do “rock”. I was fortunate to catch the band–which includes Margaret Lejeune (cello/harp/oboe), Jo Bird […]

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