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October 26, 2007
Yes, the Spoon concert isn't until next Thursday, but Houstonist is really looking forward to it, so we thought we'd bring you the Austin band's latest video "The Underdog", from their CD Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga. Sure, the video isn't groundbreaking, but the song (and the whole album,... [continue]
| October 25, 2007
::Wine and Dine with Two Star Symphony at Avant Garden:: Tonight is your last chance to catch Wine and Dine Thursdays with Two Star Symphony at AvantGarden. If you haven't been by this reincarnation of Helio's yet, stop by and check out the beautiful transformation tonight, while your ears get... [continue]
October 24, 2007
We're moving the weekly Live Music Calendar to Wednesdays to make room for our new weekly New CD Releases feature on Tuesday. OK, let's pretend you have a five-day date with some wannabe Sirius radio DJ and you have to wade through everything the city has to offer this... [continue]
Scissors for Lefty is rolling into town tomorrow night to play an all ages show with Suffrajett at Jet Lounge. The San Francisco quintet has landed spots opening for the Arctic Monkeys and The Killers, as well as stage time at this year's South by Southwest Festival. Scissors is... [continue]
October 23, 2007
Lots of CDs are released week after week. And though we unwisely spend a bulk of our disposable income on music, Houstonist understands that you work hard for the money, honey! So every Tuesday, we'll bring you a list of CDs that we think will give you the most bang... [continue]
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October 22, 2007
It’s hard to believe that it’s been over 20 years ago when the band The Cult united rockers with club-goers with the single “She Sells Sanctuary.” Other classics followed, including “Fire Woman,” “Love Removal Machine,” and “Rain.” The band faded from the spotlight last decade, but they have a new... [continue]
October 20, 2007
Jugglers, performers on stilts, dancing girls, horn players, a bass player, drummers and percussionist all converged on Market Square as the sun went down for a little free early evening entertainment. It was Portland's own MarchFourth Marching Band who provided Friday nights free show and we posted about them... [continue]
October 19, 2007
When The Woodlands native Hayes Carll first garnered regional press with his 2002 album Flowers and Liquor, we were afraid that he was going to be another local boy trying to sell out to the Nashville country hit-making machine. However, Hayes isn't one to forgo his gift for great... [continue]
Ok, so it’s been like eight years since American Pie came out. Can you believe it? We know, we’re so old. It was a totally different decade then. A forgotten, distant time in our culture. An innocent age when we’d not yet seen Tara Reid’s, well, pretty much everything. A... [continue]
October 18, 2007
Look, we're gonna make this one real easy for you. No thinking involved. Music. Art. Community. And a scientist who raps about space travel to a power point presentation. See? Simple. Houston, Our Ears Depend on You, this Saturday at Diverseworks, materializes Rice Radio's KTRU's presentation of Ashmathitic Kitty's 4th... [continue]
October 17, 2007
::Danielle Reich Trio at King Biscuit:: We saw this and we couldn't remember the last time we stopped by Height's area neighborhood pub & grub, King Biscuit. So we decided to swing back by tonight to see jazz artist, Danielle Reich. It's been too long. They probably miss us. Right?... [continue]
October 16, 2007
So many good shows this week, that we don’t have enough space to highlight all of them. Tonight, our pick is the pure pop sounds of Office tonight at The Mink (congratulations to Cynthia for winning tickets through us!). Singer/songwriter fans will have a touch choice Thursday night –... [continue]
October 15, 2007
Houstonist loves good pop music. We’re not talking about Britney, or anything else you’d hear on local pop radio for that matter. We’re talking about good indie-pop. Catchy melodies, clever lyrics, and overall sophisticated (yet, fun). Well, that basically describes Chicago-based Office. Office (not to be confused with the popular... [continue]
October 14, 2007
The day was sunny with very few clouds overhead. The music was local and there was lots of it. Over fifty bands were scheduled to perform in the span of about nine hours at three locations with five stages and the block party fans came out in force to soak... [continue]
October 12, 2007
The party is at Rudyard’s tomorrow – you know - THE party. The Black Math Experiment’s CD Release Party for “All You Need is Blood”, at which a couple of other bands will be performing. La Sed will bring some progressive rock courtesy of Puerto Rico and Mk Ultra adds... [continue]
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October 12, 2007
With this weekend's 20th anniversary celebration of legendary local punk/rock venue The Axiom, we thought we'd go searching for some live video from those days. We found this clip, captured live on June 3, 1989. The band Dead Horse was no stranger to The Axiom during the club's popular... [continue]
::Howe Gelb At The Orange Show::Called one of the most "resilient and consistently inventive American artists of the last two decades," Howe Gelb has served as the frontman for Giant Sand, been a member of of OP8 and become owner of his own record label, "all the while entertaining, confounding... [continue]
October 11, 2007
The Axiom nightclub was only open for a short 5 years. But in that short time (from 1987 – 1992), many then-unknown rock bands performed at the venue, only to be headliners on large tours later. Of course, Nirvana is probably the most notable to make a stop at The... [continue]
October 10, 2007
There are few among us who truly focus on the wining, dining and opining of the fair sex as a studied artform. Think Al Green, Barry White and now local ladies man of song You(genious). Picture a perpetually suited smooth crooner with champagne bottles, single stem red roses and... [continue]
October 9, 2007
Local bands AWAKE and Together. We Are Instruments play at the ultra-hip Super Happy Fun Land. Other local favorites Prodigal Sons and Lanky open for emerging Geffen pop artist Matt White at Jet Lounge. Thursday, check out Twelve Girls Band: a dozen classically-trained musicians (all women, of course) playing... [continue]
October 5, 2007
We told you Tuesday that Austin's own Okkervil River is our concert pick of the week. They play their last U.S. show (for this tour) tomorrow night at Walter's on Washington. Houstonist caught them a few years ago at the Mucky Duck, and we can vouch for the talent... [continue]
October 4, 2007
::The Orange Show for Visionary Arts Concert Series:: We told you about this event in this week's Thriftster, but decided it was waaaaaay to cool not to be reminded of again. I mean, would you seriously know what to do if we didn't tell you these things? Don't answer... [continue]
October 3, 2007
Signal to Noise is a globally distributed quarterly magazine focusing on improvisational and experimental music. You'd be hard pressed to find a larger, more eclectic mix of album reviews and artist spotlights in any other publication. It's celebrating its 10th birthday this year. Editor Pete Gershon now calls Houston home... [continue]
October 2, 2007
Plenty of good music in town this week to..uh...wet your musical whistle - if you will. Tonight you may want to check out some alternative hiphop at Warehouse Live with Del the Funky Homosapien or relive the 90's at Verizon Wireless with Live and Collective Soul. Later in the... [continue]
October 1, 2007
Today, we are officially in the last quarter of the year. It’s hard to believe it’s already October (especially with this weather), but it is, which means it’s time for another installment of the Houstonist iMix! Our picks for the month include a few new artists, including Illinois, White Rabbits... [continue]