Arts & Events: March 2010 Archives

The gallery scene has settled down a bit from last weekend, but Houstonist knows you didn't go see everything you meant to. Openings (and closings) are still going to be around town, and with all the on-going shows, there's plenty to keep busy with. Rice Design Alliance has organized a self-guided tour of the city's Southgate neighborhood for those who want to stay out in the nice weather and get to know the city a little better. There's also the Houston Downtown Alliance's Dowtown Home Tour and more ›

Suchu Dance's Ella Paradise premieres tonight at Barnevelder Theater and will run for the next two weekends. Suchu's Artistic Director Jennifer Wood has been working with a team of eleven dancers to create the new piece, which, when viewed from the theater's elevated in-the-round seating, highlights the intricate pattern-weaving maneuvers of the performers on the floor. Though Suchu is a contemporary dance company, the show is dressed in old-fashioned charm, evoking a sense of familiarity and reminiscence in the audience through its costuming and music as it progresses through what feels like a choreographed daydream. more ›

Welcome to yet another installation of Rock Talk! It's been too long, but we have to blame our day job for that transgression. In the meantime, Houstonist has a boatload and then some of music news for you all. Someone find us a bigger boat. more ›

For the week of March 15th - 17th, 2010 As the Space City Rock showlist says, 'Welcome to Hell.' We don't even have a word to accurately describe the plethora of music that will hit Houston this week. Actually, plethora is pretty good, but it doesn't really do justice to the devastating avalanche of live shows that will sweep across our landscape over the next seven days. Don't get us wrong, Houstonist loves the SXSW fallout - it brings us many bands that otherwise would never set foot in the state, much less our fair city [e.g. the all-Aussie lineup at the Mink on Tuesday]. We'll try to give some details where we can, but know that the default option for the week will be Super Happy Fun Land's Overflow Fest [note each show is $8, or you can shell out $25 and hit any show through March 24th]. more ›

FotoFest Opens tonight with a gala at the Hardy & Nance Street Studios. Beginning at 5:00 p.m., you can swing by and view two city blocks worth of 16 (sixteen, not a typo) foot high walls filled with works from photographers and photo-related artists. Plus, there will be wine, courtesy of Boheme Cafe & Wine Bar and Lone Star Beer. But wait, there's more - music, there will be music! Here's the part where you're wondering what this costs - a big bunch of nothing. This event and the beverages are complimentary, yes free! You pay bupkis. If you miss out tonight, the event will be open from Noon until 7:00 p.m. on Saturday (you can hit the St. Patrick's Day Parade, and then go see this stunning array of talent). more ›

The next three days are packed with openings and events all over town. The fact that the FotoFest 2010 Biennial kicks off today is the reason behind most of the gallery activity, but it also just feels like the city is waking up to the new spring weather. The Museum of Fine Arts is hosting a number of outdoor activities all weekend long at their Rienzi outpost in Bayou Bend as part of the Second Annual Spring House & Garden Days and the Menil Collection has organized a Community Arts Festival during the day on Saturday in collaboration with the various art organizations around the Montrose neighborhood. more ›

This week Houstonist made the drive to catch up with energetic Eastside pop-punkers <InsertNameHere> at their practice space in Galena Park [yes, you read that right]. They're dropping a new album tomorrow at Bohemeo's, so we thought we'd get to know them a bit better. You can listen to the full audio here. more ›

Tonight at 8pm there will be a free show (BYOB) at Sound Exchange featuring performances by two local acts: Ms. Sandy & Ms. YET and Strawberry Watermelon (formerly Girl Band). The event will also double as a "vinyl re-issue release party" for Ms. Sandy & Ms. YET's on-going project of recycling unwanted LPs into works of art. The one-of-a-kind, "environmentally-friendly" discs will be on sale during the show. more ›

The St. Patrick's Day Parade is this Saturday, Noonish. Fun, free family entertainment and a tribute to our Irish community. Also, it takes between 40 and 60 volunteers to roll this bad boy, so, if you have some time to spare and enjoy having fun and perhaps imbibing whence the work is done with some great folks, please show up at Home Plate Bar & Grill at 9:00 a.m., or click this here e-mail link to submit yourself online. Otherwise, load up, bring the kids and enjoy the fun. The parade will start at noon and should last for about two hours. There should be approximately 150 entries in this years parade! more ›

For the weekend of March 11th - 14th, 2010 Well, the big party up north on 290 starts this weekend, which means Houston is about to be flooded with more music at which you could shake said proverbial stick. Seriously, there's an overabundance of bands in Houston, starting tonight and flowing for a good two weeks. So get out there and see some music! more ›

Come one, come all! It's another week, and that means another batch of fresh blurbs for you. Learn about some more local music, and feel free to leave us your thoughts and suggestions in the comments. more ›

For the week of March 8th - 10th, 2010 Whoa! Houstonist knows that the calendar is about to spike over the next weekend and remain strong, but we weren't expecting this sparsity before us. Ah, well - we'll make do, because there's always some music worth seeing in this town. more ›

This past Friday night, a group of Houston artists made their way westward on I-10 to represent the city's art scene at San Antonio's LoneStar Studios. The artists exhibited at the one-night event included: Kelly Alison, J. Todd Allison, Michael Collins, Rene Cruz, DumpTruck (Cory Wagner & Mat Wolff), Jack Erickson, Lauren Moya Ford, Ryan Geiger, Maria Guzman, Lane Hagood, Bill Hailey, Rick Illingworth, Sharon Kopriva, El Franco Lee II, Cody Ledvina, Jonatan Lopez, Nick Merriwether, Neva Mikulicz, Rahul Mitra, Eric Pearce, Brian Rod, Troy Stanley, David Wang, and Bill Willis. more ›

Houstonist was fortunate enough to be invited over to KTRU to listen in and snap a few photos whilst local glam-revivalists Roky Moon & Bolt played on the air. Afterwards we walked down to Valhalla, grabbed a few beers, and had a chat with the band. Many thanks to Ian Wells for having us over to the studio, and to the band for letting us share two of the songs from their set. The full interview can be listened to here, as well as the tracks Go Wake Up Avery and Monster Came Out Of The Woods from their KTRU set. more ›

It's that time of the week - when we crack open our vault of local music news and share our treasure with the people. Come on in and check out what we found this week. more ›

For the weekend of March 4th - 7th, 2010 Glory be! There's a sweet ton o' music in this here town this weekend. No seriously, just look at that calendar down there. Houstonist can spot a few things each day that we'd attend, so allow us to offer up a few recommendations. more ›

We had to take a personal leave of absence sabbatical last week, but we've still been trawling around the internet looking up bands. The emporium might have fewer offerings this week, but they're all worth your time. more ›