Instrumental rock band Enloom, whose album In The Lantern Cusp was just released, is sponsoring a “communal art initiative” to help support the arts in education and community. The band is soliciting all types of artwork to share with the community under a Attribution-NonCommercial Creative Commons license. Select pieces of work will be used on [...]

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The Damnwells’ Alex Dezen returns to Houston tomorrow night (Friday, 10.14.11) to play an opening spot for Rhett Miller (Old 97s) at Fitzgerald’s. No One Listens To The Band Anymore, the band’s latest release, is ranked among Amazon’s top 100 releases of 2011. I suggest checking it out. Here’s a (horridly awesome) video of one [...]

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You may remember Jef “With One F” Rouner from his stint in the utterly unique The Black Math Experiment and its TMZ-worthy song “You Cannot Kill David Arquette”. After BME called it quits, Jef wrote a novel (see reviews here and here) and writes about music for 29-95.com and Houston Press (in particular, some interesting [...]

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This just in from Free Press Houston editor Omar Afra: City Council votes tomorrow on proposed revisions to the existing Noise Ordinance. The proposed changes has the potential to shut down many of Houston’s music venues, deter national touring acts from coming to Houston, and leave local bands with no place to perform. Email the [...]

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Bang Bangz has released the first single from its forthcoming self-titled debut EP (due in December). “Since Last Night”–reportedly one of the EP’s slower songs–will be followed later this month by another new song (“Sound Off”) and a show on 10.22.11 at Fitzgerald’s. Check out Bang Banz online: Bandcamp | Soundcloud | Facebook

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Wild Moccasins kicks off a east coast tour with a show tomorrow night (Saturday, 10.8.11) at Fitzgerald’s with The Mathletes and Little Lo. Doors at 8pm.

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Bass Drum Of Death, Toro Y Moi, and Unknown Mortal Orchestra play in Houston this Sunday night (10.9.11) at Fitzgerald’s. More info at www.fitzlivemusic.com. Stream a BDOD track here.

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Local jazz combo Rozz Zamorano Group plays this Sunday (10.9.11) at Last Concert Cafe. CDs will be available at the show. More information at zamrecords.com.

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Girl In A Coma‘s new album, Exits & All the Rest, comes out on November 1 on Blackheart Records. The San Antonio band plays in Houston on October 30th at Fitzgerald’s, opening for the legendary Concrete Blonde. Halloween show! Download an MP3 of GIAC’s “Smart” here. A video from Concrete Blonde after the jump…

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