British rockers Kasabian play in Houston at Fitzgerald’s on Thursday, March 15th (SXSW week!). Tickets are available now at www.fitzlivemusic.com. Here’s a taste of the band’s music, for the uninitiated: “Club Foot”: “Where Did All The Love Go?”: The band’s latest album, Velociraptor, is available in stores and online now.

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Musician Rachael Yamagata plays in Houston at Fitzgerald’s with Mike Viola this Saturday (12.3.11). Her new album, Chesapeake, is Yamagata’s first self-released album, which was totally financed by her fans via Pledge Music. She was able to reach and exceed her goal within the first three days of her Pledge Music campaign. More information may [...]

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The release party for SugarHill Studio’s Hits From The Hill compilation CD is scheduled for this Sunday (12.4.11), from 2-6pm, at the Continental Club. Allen Oldies’ Band w/Roy Head, Don Sanders, Champion Sisters, Chet Daniels, Tommie Lee Bradley, Kenny Cordray’s Love Street, John Evans, Glenna Bell, Row Zero, and more are scheduled to perform at [...]

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The Linus Pauling Quartet plays with Dead Mineral and Defending The Kingdom this Saturday night (12.3.11), and will feature songs from its forthcoming 2012 release, Bag Of Hammers. Here’s some more info from the band itself: Simply know this – This Saturday the Linus Pauling Quartet will be performing with Defending the Kingdom and Dead Mineral [...]

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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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Local musician/producer Ken Sarmiento (Phuz/Channel K) is a metal fan from way back, and he recently had the opportunity to discuss music and the new album, Worship Music, with Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante. Anthrax will be in Houston this Sunday (10.30.11) for a show at Warehouse Live with Testament and Death Angel. Ken Sarmiento: Charlie [...]

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Ume‘s new video for “Captive” recently got its premiere on mtvU TV and was the #1 most shared video on MTV.com. Watch the video here. Ume’s Daytrotter Live Session recorded in September was recently posted, which you can check out at Daytrotter.com.

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The online award ballot for this year’s Houston Press Music Awards is now live, so you can go and vote for your favorite local musicians. Click here to launch the site. Voting continues through Saturday, 11.12.11, which is also when the Houston Press Music Awards showcase takes place, with around 50 nominees performing at Warehouse [...]

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