Houston’s Second Lovers perform at this year’s Free Press Summer Festival, which is next weekend (June 6-7, 2015) in Houston’s Eleanor Tinsley Park. The band–vocalist/guitarist Nicolas Morales, vocalist Chelsea Renee, bassist Sean Spiller, drummer Josh Hammond, multi-instrumentalist John Maxwell, and guitarist Thomas Truver–has been around the local music scene since 2010. The group’s blend of […]

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It’s not too late to get passes to 2015 Free Press Summer Festival, which runs June 6-7 in Eleanor Tinsley Park in downtown Houston.
Here’s a recap of the 2014 festival:

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Noel Gallagher, formerly of Oasis, brings his latest band–Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds–back to Houston on Wednesday (5.13.15) to play at the House of Blues. The band is touring in support of its second album, Chasing Yesterday (which you can find on Amazon, iTunes, and local record stores).
There are tickets available to the show, which […]

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Paper Sparrow plays its first show after the release of Bluebird tonight (Friday, 3.27.15) at Avant Garden, with Dead Leslies.

You can download Bluebird (and name your own price for the album) at www.papersparrow.us.

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It’s that time of year again — South By Southwest is happening in Austin, and Houston’s Super Happy Fun Land is getting in on the action with its annual SXSW Overflow Fest. Every night from March 12-March 25, SHFL will host a ton of bands.
More information may be found on Facebook or at SHFL’s website.

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Wow! Good for The Suffers. Catch them on Letterman on Monday, 3.30.15.
Buy their EP, Make Some Room, here.

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Buxton‘s impressive new album, Half A Native, hits stores on Tuesday (3.3.15), and the band celebrates with a show tonight (Friday, 2.27.15) at Houston’s The Continental Club before heading out for a small tour, including playing during South By Southwest.
You can buy the album before it officially hits stores at Cactus Music.
More information may be […]

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The good people at Free Press Houston and Pegstar have announced the line-up for this year’s Free Press Summer Festival. It looks like another interesting and diverse set of artists (Band of Horses, Tycho, Belle and Sebastian, Buxton, Tear For Fears, Rocket From The Crypt, We Were Wolves, Pentagram, and Scale the Summit jump out […]

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At 7pm tonight (Friday, 2.20.15), Buxton plays a free set at Cactus Music in support of its upcoming album, Half A Native (which will be released on New West Records).
The band also plays its album release show at The Continental Club in Houston on Friday, 2.27.15.
You can download a free EP from Buxton on Noisetrade.
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Quiet Company plays at Fitz’s in Houston tonight in support of its new album, Transgressor. AllMusic is streaming the new album.
Show time is 9pm. Tickets are available here.
More information on the band may be found at quietcompanymusic.com or on Facebook.

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