Local rockers Pale and Southbound Saints play a free show tonight (Friday, 3.30.12) upstairs at Fitzgerald’s.
Here’s Pale’s latest video:

Doors at 8pm. Showtime is 9:30pm.

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Austin’s My Education plays in Houston at Rudyard’s tonight (Friday, 3.30.12) with Super Robot Party and A Sundae Drive. The band will be performing with its original keyboardist (Kirk Laktas) and focusing on songs from its first two albums. This will be a rare treat, so make plans to come check it out.
My Education’s new […]

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It’s hard to believe it’s been three years since local musician Benjamin Wesley released Geschichte. His excellent new album, Think/Thoughts, will be available in April, and he’s celebrating with a trio of upcoming shows in Houston.

Saturday, 3/31 Cactus Music (5pm — free show)
Sunday, 4/1 Big Star Bar (w/ Jandek)
Friday, 4/6 Fitzgerald’s (with DJ Dave Wrangler, […]

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This Saturday (3.31.12) at Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar in the Heights is the Rebeluzion CD release party for long-time Houston band Funky Mustard. Special guests include Herschel Berry and the Natives.
The show gets started at 9pm with The Norman #.

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San Antonio rock band Nothing More plays with Puddle of Mudd in Houston at Sam Houston Race Park this Saturday (3.31.12).
Tickets are still available.

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Kasabian
Live at Fitzgerald’s, Houston, TX
3.15.12
The vibe was celebratory at Thursday’s sold-out Kasabian show, and with good reason. For one, it’s been nearly six years since the Brit-rockers played in Houston, and–perhaps more importantly–seeing Kasabian in a small venue these days is a rare occurrence. In fact, it seemed like a surprise to the band members […]

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Independent Houston venue Super Happy Fun Land is taking full advantage of the bands coming through Texas for South By Southwest with its annual SXSW Overflow Festival here in Houston, which I have posted about previously.
Local music site extraordinaire Space City Rock has daily coverage, which you can read here.

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Today (St. Patrick’s Day, Saturday, 3.17.12), KTRU hosts the 21st annual outdoor show, which features a ton of local and national acts.
The fun started at noon and runs until 10pm at the Rice University Central Quad.
Here’s the schedule:
inside stage
12pm SwaraRagaLaya
2pm The Demonic Hen
4pm The Energy
6pm Wild Moccasins
8pm Lower Dens
outside stage
1pm Jesus, the Crazy, and the […]

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Kasabian‘s sold-out show tonight at Fitz’s is sure to be a good one. Hopefully you already have a ticket.
Here’s a video to tide you over:

Happy SXSW week.

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Given the odds of ever being able to see The Jesus and Mary Chain live again, a definite sense of trepidation surrounded me before Tuesday night’s show at Houston’s House Of Blues. The stories of the Scottish band’s explosive, short, and often half-assed concerts are something of legend these days, and while I wasn’t expecting […]

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