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Entries from July 2012

Cory Chisel & The Wandering Sons plays free set at Cactus tomorrow + show at Fitzgerald’s

July 26th, 2012 · No Comments

Cory Chisel & The Wandering Sons returns to Houston in support of the band’s new album, Old Believers. The tour stops at Fitzgerald’s tomorrow night (Friday, 7.27.12) and the band also plays a free in-store set at Cactus Music tomorrow at 6pm.
I was an instant fan of Chisel’s after catching the group’s last performance at […]

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Houston Press Music Awards Showcase is August 5 in downtown Houston

July 21st, 2012 · 1 Comment

It’s almost time for the Houston Press Music Awards Showcase. Sunday, 8.5.12, in various areas around downtown, more than 50 local bands will perform across 10 venues, including Warehouse Live and House of Blues. Visit www.hpmusicawards.com for the line-up and schedule.
Scheduled to perform:
Alkari | Another Run | Bang Bangz | Beetle | Brompton | Caretta […]

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Ume plays tonight with The Toadies and Helmet at House of Blues

July 20th, 2012 · No Comments

Austin-by-way-of-Houston rockers Ume continue the big push to the masses with a new tour with The Toadies and Helmet, which stops tonight (Friday, 7.20.12) at Houston’s House of Blues.
The band also will be making its European debut at the Rock en Seine Festival in Paris in late August, sharing the stage with The Black Keys, […]

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Rozz Zamorano Group at Last Concert Cafe this Friday

July 19th, 2012 · No Comments

Local bassist extraordinaire Rozz Zamorano, along with his Fondue Monks cohort, guitarist Steve Olson, perform at Last Concert Cafe near downtown tomorrow night (Friday, 7.20.12), as the Rozz Zamorano Group.
You can read a review of Zamorano’s jazz combo work in the Houston Press.
On Saturday, you can catch Olson and Zamorano in their regular gig with […]

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Discounted pre-sale weekend passes to Free Press Summer Fest 2013 ends this Friday

July 10th, 2012 · No Comments

This just in from Free Press Houston:
Heavily discounted weekend passes via FPSF 2013 blind pre-sale ends this coming Friday [7.13.12]. They will not be back on sale until later in the year so hop on it now and get yours and save some $loot$! We have some scary-big announcements to make as soon as we […]

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Tags: Miscellaneous · Music · Show listings · Summer Fest

Runaway Sun new album, tour news

July 10th, 2012 · No Comments

Houston’s Runaway Sun released its second album, Let’s Run, in May and plays House Of Blues (restaurant stage) in downtown Houston on Monday, 7.23.12.

You can order the new album via Bandcamp.
The band–singer/guitarist Andrew Karnavas, guitarist Daniel de Luna, bassist Matthew Davis Buehrer, and drummer Marshall West (drums)–also plans a handful of dates this summer and […]

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Young Mammals releases new 7-inch single tonight at Walter’s

July 6th, 2012 · No Comments

Young Mammals celebrates the release if its new 7-inch vinyl single (“Landlady”/”Optometrist”) with a show tonight at Walter’s. Doors open at 8pm, and sIngs, Sandy Ewen, and Brooklyn band Extra Life are also on the bill.

You may listen to and download “Landlady” on Bandcamp. Pre-order information will be available on the site soon.
Walter’s is located […]

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The Eastern Sea plays Mango’s tonight + free show at Cactus

July 6th, 2012 · No Comments

Austin band The Eastern Sea–a band I have enjoyed since the first time I caught them live a few years ago–returns to Houston to play two shows today (Friday, 7.6.12): one at 5:30pm at Cactus Music (which is free), and another tonight at Mango’s in Montrose at 9pm.
Tickets to the Mango’s show are $5, but […]

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