This Saturday (2.27.10), Tegan and Sara plays Warehouse Live with Steel Train, whose “Turnpike Ghost” is an excellent listen.
Steel Train has toured with The Shins, The Format, and Silversun Pickups, and performed on Late Night with Conan O’Brien. The band is also playing Coachella this year.
Here’s a video of Tegan and Sara performing “Hell” from […]

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You may remember Toby Pipes from the innocuous (and infectious) mid-90’s single by Deep Blue Something, “Breakfast At Tiffany’s”. Forgive him, though, as the hit song was an anomaly for the rest of that band’s sound, which Pipes expands upon with the shoegaze-y Little Black Dress.
His latest band’s sound is a throwback to 80’s Britrock, […]

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One of my favorite things about SXSW each year is the chance to see showcasing bands in alternate, and sometimes less-crowded venues, during the day. For years now, Filter magazine‘s South By Southwest party has been one on nearly everyone’s list. With free BBQ and a stellar line-up that in the past has included Metric, […]

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On Saturday, 3.6.10, Austin Collins & The Rainbirds celebrates the release of its impressive new album, Wrong Control, with a daytime show at the West Alabama Ice House.
Showtime is 4pm, and proceeds benefit The Avon Walk For Breast Cancer.
More information available at www.austincollins.net.

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Holy Fiction plays its CD release show at Warehouse Live tomorrow night (Saturday, 2.20.10). The Wonderful Future, The 71’s, and They Were Stars are also on the bill.
Here’s a free download of Holy Fiction’s “Iron Eyes”: MP3
This is an all ages show. Doors open at 7pm and the show starts at 8pm. Tickets are available […]

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Local musician Chase Hamblin will open for the legendary Roky Erickson (of the 13th Floor Elevators) at The Continental Club on Wednesday, 2.24.10. Doors open at 8pm, Hamblin plays at 9pm, and Erickson hits the stage at 10:30pm.
Tickets to the show are $22. More information at The Continental Club’s website.

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Check it out on DoneWaiting.com.
And be sure to check back here on Monday for Houston Calling‘s SXSW coverage, which will feature previews and interviews with bands playing during South By Southwest 2010.

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Sweden’s The Soundtrack Of Our Lives returns to Houston for a show at Warehouse Live tomorrow night (Friday, 2.19.10). On tour in support of their 2009 double LP, Communion, the band is sure to put on a stellar show.
The Fox Derby and Nico Vega are also on the bill.
Here’s a video from The Soundtrack Of […]

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This just in:
Texas born and bred, the guys of Midlake hold the Lone Star state near and dear to their heart. So much, in fact, that they want to treat their Austin fans to a unique scavenger hunt opportunity to win SXSW badges to catch the band at their showcase at the 2010 SXSW Music, […]

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The Bible Spelled Backwards Does Not Change the Fact that You Cannot Kill David Arquette and Other Things I Learned in the Black Math Experiment
Jef With One F
Self-published
The Black Math Experiment is a quirky Houston rock band that is most famous for getting actress Courteney Cox’s husband to get them to organize a gig […]

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