Monday, June 7, 2010
Friday, June 4, 2010
You really think you're prepared for the biggest festival of the summer, eh? Well, that may be the case, but Houstonist has put together a list of tips & tricks for Summer Fest, just to cover some of those things that you may have forgotten or just not known.
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Thursday, June 3, 2010
In one week World Cup 2010 will kick off in South Africa! We at Houstonist will not be traveling there to cover this event, but we will be watching most of the 64 matches on television from any of a number of local eating and drinking establishments. With so many matches, we know it can be difficult to keep up with your favorite teams. Thankfully, we're here to help with a few key resources to help you enjoy your summer of soccer.
For the weekend of June 3rd - 6th
It's here - the weekend to end all weekends: Summer Fest, the Destroyer of negative opinions regarding Houston's capacity and propensity for music. We're so ready, but we are so not ready - there's still a lot of planning to be done on our part. But first, we've got a couple days of other shows in store. Let's have a look at that calendar.
So, in theory, you've survived Saturday at Free Press Summer Fest and now you're ready to do it all over again. Maybe this time you'll remember some sunscreen, or a big hat, or you'll actually put some shorts on like a sensible person [note: jorts are perfectly acceptable as well]. Congratulations! Now let's have a look at that schedule, once again in linear format, and remember: Sunday's festivities start earlier than Saturday's.
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Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Let's face it: we're not ready for Summer Fest this year. No one is. It's certain to be the largest musical endeavor this city has seen in a while, set to topple last year's largely successful inaugural edition. At most, what we can do is take a look at the schedule and tell you what we don't want to miss, but with six total stages, it's inevitable that we'll have to skip over something.
Here's a look at Saturday's lineup, in linear fashion.
It seems like Houston has a litany of musicians that are involved in multiple projects - the propensity for collaboration among its members happens to be one of our favorite things about the local scene. Heck, everyone in Grandfather Child has another band, half of Buxton plays in sIngs, half of sIngs performs in Giant Princess or Ghormeh Sabzi, Taylor & Darrin Lee have at least three groups, and Chris Ryan is fairly legendary for his abundance of involvement. In our punk circle, however, one name seems to crop up most: Josh Wolf.
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Houston, Summer Fest is upon us. Before everything gets lost in the music orgy at Tinsley Park this weekend, we beseech you to check out the news we've dug up in the past week. Then have a blast this weekend.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
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Monday, May 31, 2010
For the week of May 31st - June 2nd
The biggest weekend of Houston music will be upon us before we know it, complete with Wayne Coyne in a plastic bubble, but first we've got a few days in front of us. Let no one accuse Houstonist of resting up for the big game - we'll still be out and about watching music.
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Friday, May 28, 2010
Memorial Day Weekend is upon us, schools are out, and the heat has been steadily growing, all of which means it is now officially summer. If everybody's headed to the beach, then the art will follow. Galveston's regularly scheduled ArtWalk just happens to be this Saturday night for those of you who will be bidding our city adieu for the holiday weekend. Our local galleries are getting into the partying spirit as well: The CAMH has pulled together some local musical artists for their Steel Lounge Underground event tonight (starting at 8pm) and Lawndale Art Center is holding their very own Night at the Ballpark on Wednesday (Astros v. Nationals), which sounds like the perfect excuse to support a team that needs it. G Gallery is working in conjunction with Apama Mackey for an impressive show of over 50 artists from Austin, Houston, and San Antonio. The show will be on view all day Saturday starting at 11am, with a reception starting at 6pm.
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