Southern Backtones have (finally) released a new single, which you can download from iTunes now. “Dive Disco Misfits” is “a tribute to the dive bars in Montrose and the beautiful woman fledged in them.”
The Backtones play around Texas this weekend:9/16 1pm Brenham: Texas Mix 105.3FM9/16 8pm Austin: Uncle Billy’s Brewery & BBQ9/17 8pm Conroe: Honky […]

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This Friday (9.16.11) at Super Happy Fun Land, Houston’s Fiskadoro and Lucas Gorham play a show with Carla Bozulich.
Here’s a link to Fiskadoro remixing A Thousand Cranes. Check it out.

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Foster the People and Cults play a sold-out show this Saturday night (9.17.11) at House of Blues Houston.
For those without tickets, Cults play a free in-store set at Cactus Music at 1pm on Saturday.

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Get your tickets now to the hottest event this fall, BestFest, scheduled for Sept. 24-25 in Midtown. The line-up was solidified and released this week. Check it after the jump…

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There’s an interesting acoustic lineup this Sunday (9.18.11) at La Carafe in downtown Houston that features listenlisten’s Ben Godfrey, Buxton’s Sergio Trevino, Jacob Metcalf (Dallas), and Destry (Boston). Showtime is 9pm.

RSVP on Facebook.

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Bang Bangz is a new Houston-based band that is in the process of producing its debut EP, which is scheduled for a December release. The band–Elizabeth Salazar (vocals/keys), Mario Rodriguez (guitar/vocals), and Vik Montemayor (drums)–recently released two singles, “Black and White” and “Wrong,” which you can listen to on Bandcamp.

The band plays at Fitzgerald’s this […]

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Anyone want free tickets to see Chromeo at Houston’s House Of Blues this Friday night (9.16.11)? Email me (dacobb[at]gmail[dot]com) and I will choose a winner at random.

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The fallout from The Mink*–which you can read about on Rocks Off here and here and also on Space City Rock–continues as more shows have been moved from The Mink to Mango’s.
Show info after the jump…

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Lucinda Williams plays Houston’s Warehouse Live on October 9th. Tickets are $25 and are available via FrontGate tickets.

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Houston favorite Sideshow Tramps celebrates the release of its ZenHill Records release, Revelator, tonight (Friday, 9.9.11) at Fitzgerald’s.

Read an article on the Tramps in this week’s Houston Press.
More information on Sideshow Tramps may be found at www.sideshowtramps.com. More information on ZenHill Records may be found here.

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