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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Tonight (Friday, 1.6.12), Southern Backtones and Craig Kinsey (Sideshow Tramps) celebrate the birthdays of Elvis and David Bowie with a show of Elvis covers, a costume contest, and free peanut butter and banana hors d’oeuvres. This is a free show for 21+. More info at www.fitzlivemusic.com and on Facebook.

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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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Locals Wild Moccasins and The Tontons play at Rudyard’s on Friday, December 23rd, with Yip Deceiver (Of Montreal side project). The show starts at 9pm and cover is $5.

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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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As a reminder, SXSW 2012 is just around the corner–yeah, I know, Christmas comes first, but still… In case you missed it: The South By Southwest Music and Media Conference and Festival is thrilled to announce Bruce Springsteen as keynote speaker for the 2012 event. The keynote will take place on Thursday, March 15, 2012 [...]

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