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Win tickets to Erykah Badu/Janelle Monae concert + meet and greet

June 7th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Dallas soul singer Erykah Badu–who you’ve probably seen naked around the JFK memorial lately–brings her latest tour, Out My Mind, Just In Time 2010 AD, to Houston this Sunday night (6.13.10) at the Verizon Wireless Theater downtown. Houston Calling can hook you up with two passes to the show, which also features the also-eclectic Janelle [...]

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The Flaming Lips close out Summer Fest with usual spectacle

June 7th, 2010 · 2 Comments

Read more about it at 29-95.com and Rocks Off.

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Photo gallery from Summer Fest

June 6th, 2010 · No Comments

Check 29-95.com for a photo gallery from day one of Free Press Summer Fest. The fest continues today, now…

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Pixies return to Houston this fall

June 3rd, 2010 · 1 Comment

Pixies brings the Doolittle tour to Houston’s Verizon Wireless Theatre on September 20, 2010. The band will play the album in its entirety, plus various B-sides. More info here.

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Cactus hosts Free Press Summer Fest poster art show tonight

May 22nd, 2010 · No Comments

Cactus Music hosts an art show tonight (Saturday, 5.22.10) from 7-10pm that features the posters developed for the upcoming Free Press Summer Fest, which runs June 5-6 in Eleanor Tinsley Park on the edge of downtown Houston. Enjoy.

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Reminder: get your tickets for Free Press Summer Fest

May 16th, 2010 · No Comments

Check back for Summer Fest previews and interviews with some of the bands playing at this year’s Free Press Summer Fest, which is June 5-6, 2010, in Eleanor Tinsley Park in downtown Houston.

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Fiskadoro releases free EP

May 16th, 2010 · No Comments

Fiskadoro recently released a new EP, which the band has made available for free download. Get your copy here. The band plans to release a new 7-inch single soon. More information may be found on MySpace.

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Tyagaraja to play Bonnaroo

May 14th, 2010 · No Comments

Tyagaraja, winner of the recent Fiesta Movement’s battle of the bands at Warehouse Live, is heading to Bonnaroo. That’s right, one of Houston’s own will play a side stage during the music festival in Tennessee, which will be held June 12-13, 2010. The band’s new album, Open Book, will be released during the Free Press [...]

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Do713 launch party at Caroline Collective this Saturday

May 13th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Music by Jae Kim of 91.7FM KTRU’s Phunkwhatchaheard, which airs Thursdays at 7pm.

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Ishi, Unwed Sailor, and more at Dallas fundraiser this Saturday

May 12th, 2010 · No Comments

Cause & Affect Foundation, a non-profit organization, hosts its first fundraiser this Saturday (5.15.10) in Dallas at Sons of Hermann Hall. The event is also the record release party for Dallas band Ishi, and also includes performances from Unwed Sailor (which had one of my favorite releases of 2008), True Widow, New Fumes, and a [...]

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