Free Press Houston editor Omar Afra has written an open letter to the Houston music community. Check it out here.

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Local band Buxton releases its new album, Nothing Here Seems Strange, via New West Records on January 31. The album (including vinyl) is available for pre-order via Amazon.com, and Cactus Music will host a listening party and free in-store performance on Friday, January 27, from 7-10pm. Here’s a video for “Boy Of Nine”: Download the [...]

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Houston Press Artopia is Saturday, 1.28.12, at Winter Street Studios (2021 Winter St.), and features performance art and live music by Houston’s Young Mammals, Folk Family Revival, Finnegan, and Kyle Berg. Tickets to the event are $45-$90, a portion of which goes to charity. Here’s the official description of the event: Artopia, the upscale celebration [...]

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Houston Press Music Editor Chris Gray suffered a heart attack late last year and his recovery is ongoing and costly. To help with the medical costs, there’s a benefit (Chris Gray Day) scheduled for Saturday, 1.14.12, at The Continental Club, Big Top Lounge, and Pachinko Hut in Houston. The music starts at 10am, and features [...]

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Musicians in Houston had plenty to be happy about in 2011. With the revamped Fitzgerald’s leading the charge for the expanding music scene and various new venues and spots to play around the city–along with relatively simple ways to spread the word about new music online–the Houston musical landscape is as fertile and vibrant as [...]

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This year was a a bit of a blur. Starting off 2011 with the birth of my son–while awesome–isn’t exactly conducive to going out and seeing live music on a regular basis. However, this didn’t keep me from at least trying to keep a finger (albeit a tired finger) on the pulse of what was [...]

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Houston’s The Ghost of Cliff Burton has posted its second video, this time for “The Annexation of Puerto Rico”. You may recognize some of the people and locations in the video, which you can view on YouTube. Enjoy.

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Houston’s newest record store–Heights Vinyl–celebrates its grand opening this Saturday (12.10.11) at 12pm at its location on White Oak in the Heights. listenlisten’s Ben Godfrey, Brandon West’s Society, A Fistful of Soul, and DJ Psychedelic Sex Panther will perform.

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The 6th annual Via Colori Street Art Festival takes place at Sam Houston Park and the surrounding streets of Allen Parkway and Bagby this weekend (November 19-20, 2011) and features a great line-up of Houston music. Roky Moon and BOLT! headline this year’s event, along with Sideshow Tramps, Spain Colored Orange, The Literary Greats, Zydeco [...]

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For those under a rock, Houston Press Music Editor Chris Gray suffered a heart attack on Friday morning and has been in a medical-induced coma since. Reports have him slowly being brought out for further evaluation. More information and well-wishes at Rocks Off.

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