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Entries from August 2010

Side Arms, Paris Falls, and more at The Mink this Friday

August 12th, 2010 · No Comments

This Friday (8.13.10), The Mink hosts local indie bands Side Arms, Paris Falls, The Tontons, and Roky Moon & Bolt.

Should be a good one.

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Congrats to the Houston Press Music Awards winners

August 12th, 2010 · No Comments

Check out  the list of winner’s from last night’s Houston Press Music Awards ceremony on Rocks Off.

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Reminders: Pale video preview show, AA Bondy & JBM this Saturday

August 11th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Pale plays a show at Warehouse Live this Saturday night (8.14.10) to celebrate the release of its recent video for “Catastrophic Skies” (which you can view here).
Tyranny of Bella, Radio One, Sid 17, and Black Queen Speaks are also on the bill at Warehouse. Pale puts on a good rock show, so this is a […]

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Backseat Jukebox launches website

August 10th, 2010 · No Comments

Local photographers, music junkies, and social media experts Mark C. Austin and Amber Roussel recently launched a website for the “BackSeat Jukebox” concept they started during the Fiesta Movement. So far, the duo has posted videos from Buxton, Benjamin Wesley, Lee Alexander, Wayside Drive, Fat Tony, Tyagaraja, and more.
You can check it out at […]

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Sideshow Tramps play The Usual this Saturday

August 5th, 2010 · No Comments

Sideshow Tramps play a Houston Press Music Awards showcase after-party at The Usual this Saturday night (8.7.10) at 9pm. This is an excellent chance to catch the Tramps in a very intimate environment, so don’t miss it.
More info at www.sideshowtramps.com.

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Reminder: Houston Press Music Awards showcases this Saturday

August 4th, 2010 · 1 Comment

The annual Houston Press Music Awards showcases are along the Washington Ave. corridor this Saturday (8.7.10). More information may be found at the Houston Press website.
Cast your vote for the best in local music here.

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Drop Trio to play final show on August 13th

August 4th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Drop Trio plays its final show on Friday, 8.13.10, at Houston’s Avant Garden in Montrose. More information may be found at www.droptrio.com.

Expect some of this (live video after the jump)…

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Pale video preview show at Warehouse Live w/ Tyranny of Bella, Raging Apathy, and more

August 3rd, 2010 · No Comments

On 8.14.10, local rock band Pale previews its new video for “Catastrophic Skies” and plays a show at Warehouse Live Studio with Tyranny of Bella, Radio One, From Guts to Glory, Sid 17, and Raging Apathy.
If you cannot make the show, you can check out the Pale’s video on Vimeo.com.
More information at www.warehouselive.com.
 

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AA Bondy, JBM at Mango’s

August 1st, 2010 · No Comments

Musician AA Bondy–whose albums I find myself returning to quite a bit–comes to Mango’s on August 14th.
Here’s a sample of Bondy live:

JBM, whose new album Not Even In July is a good listen as well, opens the show.
Tickets at pegstar.net.

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