Wild MoccasinsSkin Collision PastTeam Science Records
Anyone who listens to modern music knows that the 80s contains a goldmine of influences, especially for the “indie” realm. But where many bands are content to rehash the sounds of their influences, Houston’s Wild Moccasins instead draws upon the era to create songs that are more inventive. On its […]

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Houston’s long-time funk-rockers Fondue Monks plays tonight (Friday, 6.11.10) at Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar in the Heights. If you haven’t seen the Monks, this is a good spot to do so. You can also pick up the band’s latest live release, Five-Fingered Death Groove, while you’re there.
Showtime tonight is 10pm.
More information at www.fonduemonks.com.

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It’s a busy post-Summer Fest week at Cactus Music. Here is this week’s schedule of free in-store performances:

Anne McCue – Wed 6/9 5:30pm Aussie slide guitar maven brings some major chops to the Cactus stage before here gig at the Volcano. She is a troubadour and a brilliant player. The band on her new disc […]

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This just in from Sketch the Journalist and local rapper Tre-9:

Check the front page of the Houston Chronicle (click here)! The whole city is ready for a change in Hip Hop and this event is the kick off to something powerful! Join us tonight for Hip Hop Hope Tuesday’s 1 year anniversary of […]

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Tonight (Tuesday, 6.8.10) at Super Happy Fun Land, Fiskadoro‘s side project called In The Pouring Rain plays its first live show.

Chicago’s Maribelle, along with I Sing The Body Electric, Cadre, and Llum Llum are also on the bill.
Cover is $7. Showtime is 9pm.

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Dallas soul singer Erykah Badu–who you’ve probably seen naked around the JFK memorial lately–brings her latest tour, Out My Mind, Just In Time 2010 AD, to Houston this Sunday night (6.13.10) at the Verizon Wireless Theater downtown. Houston Calling can hook you up with two passes to the show, which also features the also-eclectic Janelle […]

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Read more about it at 29-95.com and Rocks Off.

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Check 29-95.com for a photo gallery from day one of Free Press Summer Fest.
The fest continues today, now…

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Today’s the day. Free Press Summer Fest starts today (Saturday, June 5, 2010) at 2pm at Eleanor Tinsley Park downtown Houston. Tickets are available at the gate.
For more information, including what you can and cannot bring, parking tips, and the line-up of bands, visit www.freepresssummerfest.com.
Here are some picks for the afternoon:
2:05pm Spain Colored Orange2:35pm Wild […]

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Since its start in the early 90s, experimental jazz trio Medeski, Martin, and Wood has constantly reinvented itself, never letting its music stagnate or continuing to do the same thing to please the industry or a particular audience. The band often freestyles live, letting the music take the band wherever it leads, and the trio’s […]

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