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When it comes to music in Texas, we all know that Austin pretty much has the scene in an awkward and uncomfortable chokehold position. Between South by Southwest, ACL and Fun Fun Fun fests, the state capital has music festivals down to a science. But instead of making that trek up 290 and finding the perfect seat between the broseph who can't stop talking about how cool it would be if DMB was on...

The Astros traded albatross-esque outfielder Jason Lane to the San Diego Padres yesterday for a player to be named later or cash. This was the first transaction by Ed Wade since he took over as the Astros general manager last week. Given the struggles that Lane has had over the past couple of seasons, and the fact that his trade value was estimated at somewhere similar to that of Cubs World Series tickets, that...

Like a scene from the movie 300, the Houston Texans players have been dropping like flies. Injuries are starting to take a toll on the Texans who couldn’t make it three in a row to start the season and no longer share first place in the division after losing 30 to 24 to the Indianapolis Colts Sunday. Jerome Mathis returned the opening kickoff 84 yards to start the game with the lead, but the Texans...

Houston is getting some great leftovers from ACL Fest this week. Yesterday was Arctic Monkeys & Queens of the Stone Age. It is disappointing to note that the Kaiser Chiefs show for Wednesday has been cancelled. However, on Thursday we recommend going to check out Midlake at Numbers. A lot of great music on Friday – anywhere from local favorite Today Castillo to indie band Deerhoof opening for Bloc Party. Nothing better than curing a...

Spent all your cash on girlie drinks and shattered dreams again this weekend, didn't you? No worries - Thriftster gives you the lowdown on cheap stuff to do until Paycheck Friday. Monday: While the name of the show might be hitting a little close to home after this weekend's ACL sunburn, the Eastman Gallery's Skin exhibition is a neat way to check out local artists and the way they view the human form. Hit the...

Happy first weekend of September - and happy Labor Day weekend, too, for our American cities! Let's take a look at what's been happening around the Ist-a-verse. The deaths of two firefighters shook Bostonist this week. Boston's firefighters bent over backwards all week long - first, they fought flames pouring from the Boston Tea Party museum, and then a restaurant fire killed two and injured many more. Their efforts make everything else - like Tom...

Londonist are starting to think their city is getting just a little bit too expensive, when even Christian Slater can't afford to go out there. And there's no escaping, as local singer Lily Allen discovered when she was barred entry to the US. The British mapping agency caused further bad karma, by blocking a 3-D representation of London in Google Earth. But the smiles returned to Londonist's faces as they interviewed Baroness von Reichardt,...

Friday night is upon us and it feels like what Spring feels like in non-Gulf Coast cities; which means low humidity, cool temperatures. And you know, you’ll feel guilty spending the night sitting on your ass in front of the tube again. That’s where your friends at Houstonist come in. We have a pair of tickets to tonight’s Ghostland Observatory concert at Warehouse Live. If you don’t know about this band, shame on you. Coming...

The Houston Dynamo announced that the club has traded defender Kevin Goldthwaite and a first round SuperDraft pick in the '08 MLS draft for two time all-star Richard Mulrooney of Toronto FC. Mulrooney, who will be available for Saturday's showdown vs. NY Red Bulls, will be reunited with head coach Dominic Kinnear and eight members of the Houston Dynamo. Mulrooney was part of the San Jose Earthquakes for six years and the championship teams...

Per the Chronicle Texans Owner, Bob McNair, stopped just short of pushing quarterback David Carr under the bus saying, "We’ve got to get better consistency [at quarterback], either with David or with some additional help." The move is a change of pace for McNair who has been an advocate for Carr in spite of criticism from fans and media. In case you missed it, Carr has been hot and cold - tending towards tepid...

C'mon! Get happy! The Texans are back from their month long road trip to face the Buffalo Bills in this Sunday's Texans Homecoming game. The Texans are looking to build some momentum after their victory over Jacksonville. Defeating the Bills would result in the first back-to-back wins of the season. The Bills currently lead the series 2-1 including a win during their previous visit to Reliant in the 2002 season. Offensive keys to the victory...

Thanks to Dennis Green and the Cardinal's debilitating loss on Monday, bloggers everywhere have the perfect slogan for their struggling sports team. After watching the 34-6 loss to Dallas, the Texans are indeed who we thought they were - an improved team under Gary Kubiak who can compete for a quarter or two, but will ultimately struggle to surpass mediocrity due to personnel woes. While we don't recommend firing coordinators a la the Ravens or...

Last year, Houstonist missed its first Austin City Limits music festival, due to a little nuisance named Rita. We were all prepared to go, but decided that the 20+ hour drive to our state’s capitol wasn’t worth the money we spent on the tickets. We heard that we missed some great shows, and sandstorms. The weather doesn’t look like it’ll be a problem this year. If you haven't bought your tickets yet, your best bet...

For those making the trek up to Austin this week for the annual ACL festival, be sure to get there early so you can join our friends at Austinist for a free concert. Here are the details, from Austinist contributor Allen Chen: On the eve of Austin's gargantuan music festival in Zilker Park, Austinist is hosting our second annual fall soiree, replete with bands, DJs, video projections, fire dancers, and more! For Local Music is...