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Entries from April 2010

Last chance for cheap Free Press Summerfest passes + new headliner announced manana

April 30th, 2010 · 2 Comments

At midnight, you lose your chance for cheap tickets to Free Press Houston‘s Free Press Summerfest, which happens June 5-6, 2010, at Eleanor Tinsley Park in Houston. Also, FPH will be announcing an additional headlining band at 12am. Visit Free Press Houston for more information.
More info and ticket information here.

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Catching Up With… Pale

April 30th, 2010 · 2 Comments

Houstonians last heard local rock band Pale on Mandatory Ambulance, the band’s 2007 EP that showcased its bombastic, Britrock-influenced music. Last year, the band briefly left Houston for the bright lights of Los Angeles, where it played showcases and worked on making connections in the music industry. Pale has been back in Houston for a […]

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Reminder: Fiesta Movement battle of the bands at Warehouse Live tomorrow

April 30th, 2010 · No Comments

Houston Press‘ music blog, Rocks Off, posted an interview I recently did with Mark C. Austin, who along with his girlfriend Amber Roussel, makes up the Fiesta Movement’s Team Houston. The duo has been extremely busy the past few months and has organized a battle of the bands, which takes place at 6pm tomorrow (Saturday, […]

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Reminder: Lost In Space 2 fest tonight

April 30th, 2010 · No Comments

Don’t forget that tonight (Friday, 4.30.10) is the second installment of the Lost In Space music festival at Khon’s in Midtown. As you can tell from the poster, cover is just0 under $10 and there’s an excellent line-up of both local and regional bands, including Yppah, Inner Lights, My Education, and Golden Cities. The fun […]

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Help Shapes Stars Make get new van for summer tour

April 30th, 2010 · No Comments

Independent bands are increasingly using the net and social media as a means to help raise money to fund recording sessions. Last year, Brooklyn’s The Damnwells asked fans to donate for the cause, which has raised more than $32,000 so far. Dallas instrumental rock band Shapes Stars Make, whose latest album These Mountains Are Safe […]

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The Happen-Ins hit Houston

April 29th, 2010 · No Comments

The Happen-Ins are coming to Houston tomorrow (Friday, 4.30.10). While in town from Austin, the band–which features drummer Paul “Falcon” Valdez–is doing a KPFT radio show at 1pm before heading to Sugarhill Studios for a “Live from Sugar Hill” session. Tomorrow night at 8pm, the band plays The Volcano in Rice Village.
On Saturday, The Happen-Ins […]

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Electric Attitude, Benjamin Wesley, Roky Moon and Bolt at Walter’s tonight

April 29th, 2010 · No Comments

Another great night of local music happens tonight (Thursday, 4.29.10) at Walter’s On Washington: Electric Attitude, Benjamin Wesley, and Roky Moon and Bolt.
This is a free show.

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Paris Falls preps new vinyl single, heads to Denver, ends up on PIL’s website…

April 28th, 2010 · No Comments

Paris Falls plan to release its vinyl single very soon in advance of the band’s new album, which is due this summer. Band members Ray and Jen Brown recently visited Denver, CO, to check out Public Image Ltd. (PIL) on the UK band’s brief tour of the States. However, due to an ice storm the […]

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Reminder: Send a Houston band to Bonnaroo, battle of the bands this Saturday

April 27th, 2010 · No Comments

Ford Fiesta Movement‘s Team Houston (aka local photographers/music lovers Mark C. Austin and Amber Roussel) urge you to RSVP for this Saturday’s (5.1.10) battle of the bands at Warehouse Live.
Bands include: Black Queen Speaks | Peekaboo Theory | Robert Ellis & The Boys | The Tontons | Tyagaraja | VerseCity | Wayside Drive
More details below:

We […]

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Minus The Bear coming to House of Blues

April 27th, 2010 · No Comments

Seattle’s Minus The Bear returns to Houston on Friday, 5.14.10, at the House of Blues downtown. The band is touring in support of its new album, OMNI, which hits stores on 5.4.10, and which you can stream until 5.18.10 on KCRW’s website.
Here’s a live video of Minus The Bear’s new song, “My Time”:

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