Houston rockers Motion Turns It On has a new album coming out soon, and it plans to showcase some of the songs at Notsuoh downtown on 3.12.11. The new album is a progression for the band–one that seems to take the band in a natural path, but one that distances itself from some of its […]

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Brooklyn’s Small Black plays in Houston on its way to Austin for South By Southwest, performing at Fitzgerald’s on Tuesday, 3.15.11, with Sun Airway and Cults. The band’s music is dreamy electronica, with a solid 80’s influence, but it’s also very modern-sounding. It doesn’t seem like the band is glomming onto any trend, which is […]

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I was first introduced to Chicago musician Scott Lucas‘ music when a friend brought over a CD in 1995 by rock band Local H. He had been obsessing over the single “Bound For The Floor” and wanted me to hear it. While scanning the liner notes, I noticed that the band thanked another Chicago band, […]

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Indian Jewelry plays tonight (Friday, 3.4.11) at Fitzgerald’s with CAVE, Balaclavas, and Sic Alps.

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Bands performing acoustic sets tonight (Thursday, 3.3.11) include The Tontons,  Roky Moon, Come See My Dead Person, Southern Backtones,  Finnegan,  Lee Alexander, Young Girls, Poor Pilate, and Erin Rodgers.
Cost of admission is at least two cans of food to be donated to area Houston Food Bank charities.

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A while back, a friend whose opinion I greatly respect recently recommended I check out the band Yuck. Ever since, I have been seeing the band’s name mentioned in all sorts of music press. While I am still digesting the band’s album, there’s no doubt the attention is warranted. You can stream the album at […]

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Super Happy Fun Land hosts 88 bands for its annual SXSW Overflow Fest, which runs March 9-23, 2011.
This year you can see all 16 nights of the festival for a mere $25, and any single night admission is $8 (which is still a great deal).
Schedule after the jump…

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Canada’s The High Dials has taken its love for 60s psychedelia and power pop and created a sound that, while similar to many of its influences, still possesses both an energy and modern feel that makes it unique. The band released Anthems For Doomed Youth–an excellent listen–in 2010 and heads to Austin this month for […]

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English electro-pop band OMD (aka Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) are back with a new record (History Of Modern) and U.S. spring tour. In addition to a show at this year’s South By Southwest in Austin, the group plays Houston’s House of Blues on Wednesday, 3.16.11. While OMD never completely broke through in the U.S.–other […]

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