Buxton Nothing Here Seems Strange New West Records Buxton’s music has never quite fit into a single genre. Broadly labeled as “Americana,” the band–which got its start in the Houston area in 2003–steadily built a name for itself with solid live shows, and the organic nature of the band’s instrumentation–which includes banjos, mandolin, and multiple [...]

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This Friday night (2.3.12), The Tontons kick off a west coast tour with a show at Fitz’s with Wild Moccasins and A Sea Es (Austin). More info on Facebook. Stream The Tontons’ newest release, Golden, on BandCamp. Tour dates after the jump…

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As previously mentioned, local band Buxton–whose new album Nothing Here Seems Strange finally hits stores on Tuesday (1.31.12)–plays a free in-store show tonight (Friday, 1.27.12) at Cactus Music during a listening party for the album. The fun runs from 7-10pm. The album (including vinyl) is available for pre-order via Amazon.com. View the band’s video for [...]

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The second annual Main Street Block Party is this Saturday (1.28.11) and features a slew of local and regional bands, including BangBangz, The Literary Greats, What Made Milwaukee Famous, Runaway Sun, Dead Revolt, The Gold Sounds, Prairie Cadets, and much more. More information may be found on Facebook. Presale tickets available here. The show starts [...]

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Austin’s Megafauna returns to Houston this Friday (1.20.12) to play a show at Last Concert Cafe with Moths. The show starts at 10pm. Megafauna will be showcasing songs from their upcoming album, Black Magic, which was recorded with Erik Wofford, producer of Austin’s The Black Angels. More information on Bandcamp. If you want to check [...]

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In addition to the extremely impressive line-up of bands playing at Chris Gray Day this Saturday the 14th (read more about it on Space City Rock), there’s a great line-up at Fitzgerald’s. The Sour Notes–who have a vinyl single with Marmalakes coming in February–play with The Eastern Sea, Marmalakes, Darwin’s Finches, Co-Pilot, and Vipers. Houston’s [...]

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Local band Buxton releases its new album, Nothing Here Seems Strange, via New West Records on January 31. The album (including vinyl) is available for pre-order via Amazon.com, and Cactus Music will host a listening party and free in-store performance on Friday, January 27, from 7-10pm. Here’s a video for “Boy Of Nine”: Download the [...]

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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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