Local photographers, music junkies, and social media experts Mark C. Austin and Amber Roussel recently launched a website for the “BackSeat Jukebox” concept they started during the Fiesta Movement. So far, the duo has posted videos from Buxton, Benjamin Wesley, Lee Alexander, Wayside Drive, Fat Tony, Tyagaraja, and more. You can check it out at [...]

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Sideshow Tramps play a Houston Press Music Awards showcase after-party at The Usual this Saturday night (8.7.10) at 9pm. This is an excellent chance to catch the Tramps in a very intimate environment, so don’t miss it. More info at www.sideshowtramps.com.

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The annual Houston Press Music Awards showcases are along the Washington Ave. corridor this Saturday (8.7.10). More information may be found at the Houston Press website. Cast your vote for the best in local music here.

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Drop Trio plays its final show on Friday, 8.13.10, at Houston’s Avant Garden in Montrose. More information may be found at www.droptrio.com. Expect some of this (live video after the jump)…

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On 8.14.10, local rock band Pale previews its new video for “Catastrophic Skies” and plays a show at Warehouse Live Studio with Tyranny of Bella, Radio One, From Guts to Glory, Sid 17, and Raging Apathy. If you cannot make the show, you can check out the Pale’s video on Vimeo.com. More information at www.warehouselive.com. [...]

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Musician AA Bondy–whose albums I find myself returning to quite a bit–comes to Mango’s on August 14th. Here’s a sample of Bondy live: JBM, whose new album Not Even In July is a good listen as well, opens the show. Tickets at pegstar.net.

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This just in: Fitzgerald’s of Houston, Texas announces new ownership effective September 2010Free Press Houston and Pegstar.net Concerts team up to become new owners of Fitzgerald’s Free Press Houston and Pegstar.net Concerts, the people who brought you Free Press Summer Fest, are proud to announce they will be the new owner-operators of legendary Houston live [...]

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qanda floe Self-released On his first outing as qanda, musician Jordi Baizan expands on some of the songs he played with Houston band The Tiles. The five songs that make up his debut solo effort mostly follow the same, well-worn radio-friendly path as John Mayer, but thankfully Baizan doesn’t rely on the same level of [...]

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On July 30th and 31st, downtown Houston gets its own little music fest with the Main Street Music Festival at Dean’s Credit Clothing and Notsuoh. The line-up includes a good selection of bands, including Spain Colored Orange, Cornbreadd, Side Arms, Ellypseas, Arthur Yoria, The Watermarks, and Ceeplus. Cover is a mere $5.

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Tambersaro‘s last show is tonight at The Exoskeleton (2808 Milam, in Midtown). The line-up also includes Honey and Salt, Dear Human, Babar, and Spelling Bee. Doors open at 7pm and the music starts at 8:15pm. Here’s more info about the show: Tambersauro is presenting their last show while celebrating their latest album release ‘From The [...]

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