There’s something about Casiotone for the Painfully Alone that really strikes us as brilliant. Actually, there are two things: the name and the music. Both are probably why the Chicago act dominates our “Recently Played” playlist so often. Casiotone’s Owen Ashworth is gracing Houston with another visit on Sunday, April 6 that will likely go over just as well as his previous stops here have. If you have any affinity for The Magnetic Fields......

The Mink's Backroom seems like a haven for music events these days. We say "music events" because these don't seem like your run of the mill shows: we're talking exhaustive musical experiences. First was the Hootenanny, and now there's Menage e Trois. And it's only three dollars! Billing some of Houston's most eccentric bands, Menage e Trois looks like it's going to be a night overflowing with bitingly experimental sounds. The Balaclavas will offer up......