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Entries from July 2011

Folk Family Revival celebrates release of Unfolding

July 7th, 2011 · No Comments

Folk Family Revival plays its CD release show this Saturday night at Dosey Doe Coffeeshop in The Woodlands. The band also performs tomorrow morning (Friday, 7.8.11) on FOX 26‘s morning program. The album will be available on 7.12.11.

More information on the band may be found at www.folkfamilyrevival.com. You can download a sampler of the band’s […]

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Advance warning: Canned Acoustica Numero Cuatro

July 7th, 2011 · No Comments

The latest in the Canned Acoustica series, Canned Acoustica Numero Cuatro, is set for Friday, 8.26.11, at Warehouse Live’s Green Room. This event will help gather school supplies for a needy Houston school.
Los Skarnales, Literary Greats, Springfield Riots, Venomous Maximus, Nick Gaitan, Frank Freeman, Screwtape, and Brandon West and The Black Hats are scheduled to […]

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Reminder: Robert Ellis CD release show tonight at Fitz’s

July 6th, 2011 · No Comments

You can read my review of Ellis’ new album, Photographs, here.

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Hip Hop Hope Tuesday’s two year anniversary tonight

July 5th, 2011 · No Comments

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Buxton at Mucky Duck this Friday

July 5th, 2011 · No Comments

Buxton plays at the Mucky Duck this Friday night (7.8.11).

More information about the show, including how to purchase tickets, may be found here.

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Review: Robert Ellis, Photographs

July 1st, 2011 · 5 Comments

Robert EllisPhotographsNew West Records
Making him a name for himself with a stellar debut (2009’s The Great Rearranger) and a weekly residency playing old-school country covers at Houston clubs, Ellis’ latest release is full of snapshots of a man growing more mature. Some of the songs are actually downright cute, with Ellis singing […]

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New West Records (re)releases Wild Moccasins’ Skin Collision Past

July 1st, 2011 · No Comments

You can now get the New West Records version of Wild Moccasins‘ Skin Collision Past (which includes the band’s Microscopic Metronomes EP). Amazon also has the vinyl version available for pre-order (releases this Tuesday, 7.5.11).

More information here.

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