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::Ocote Soul Listening Party at The Flat::

The Orange Show for Visionary Art is going to play host to another cross-cultural musical act this Saturday. This mix of very danceable Benga meets American funk or Kenyan-American Indie Rock should be a great time. Extra Golden formed in Nairobi when Ian Eagleson, guitarist, arrived to study benga, or Kenyan pop while earning a master's degree in ethnomusicology. Along with fellow guitarist Alex Minoff joined forces with members of Orchestra Extra Solar Africa and Extra Golden was born. Their debut release received critical acclaim and the band was dealt a devastating blow with the death of lead singer Otieno Jagwasi of AIDS complications. Opiyo Bilongo, benga vocalist, stepped in to help fill the role and Extra Golden pressed on.

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: Fight the Monday blues with booze, munchies and beats. Hit Berryhill Tamales all over the city for cheap-o specials (like $2 fish tacos in Montrose and free tamales with bar drinks in River Oaks). After you've devoured your share, head over to Brasil...

Triple Threat Edition So we couldn't decide on one event for tonight, so we're giving you three. We are so damn generous some times. Besides, this week has been so long we figured you needed an extra long Friday to make up for it. Well, of course there's the Txt Me L8r SPIN Party at HCP that we'll all be at. Two of your favorite Houstonist contributors (wait, you have favorites, right?) will be participating...

That's right, our favorite technology radio show, Technology Bytes, turns 12 this month! (the exact date seems to be lost by everyone on the show. hmmm, guess it wasn't on their Google Calendar.) Join Co-hosts Dwight Silverman & Jay Lee, and the whole gang, Peter, Barrett, Phliktid, Groovehouse, and Jennifer the Intern for the TechBytes anniversary party, tonight at Dean's Credit Clothing [316 Main St.]. Dean's is smoke-free for your breathing pleasure, and there will...

Only a few times (a week) does Houstonist gets so excited about an event that we forget about this summer's deluge for a few moments. Weather was the last thing on our minds when our mother told us we found out about this event. More like, "weather" or not we should just go camp out now and wait for the opening. (Please don't let our contrived puns keep you from reading.) Perspectives 157: Xaviera Simmons,...

High Fashion Home Hosts Organica Lounge + Guest Environmental Speakers It may not easy being green, but High Fashion Home is making it more bearable. Tonight, the swanky Midtown furniture and fabric retailer introduces their Environment Furniture Gallery, a line of environmental-friendly furniture and decor. To help launch the collection, the evening will include guest speakers Rebecca Foster, Green Education Consultant for Healthy Child Healthy World, on organization who works to expand awareness and...

Salon Series features French Exhibit, French Films If you haven't made it to the MFA to view the Masterpieces of French Painting on loan from MET (um, whatcha waiting for?), this weekend's Salon Series would be a good time to get that taken care of before the exhibit leaves Houston on May 6th. On select Saturday evenings (beginning this weekend), Starbucks transforms the Audrey Jones Beck Building of the MFAH into a French Salon....

Dress for Success: Azur Salon Salutes Houston Women in Business Azur Salon (S. Shepherd @ Colquitt) invites you to join them tonight in their celebration of Houston Women in Business. In conjunction with Dress For Success Houston, the trendy salon will honor six women in Houston who have impacted their community in a positive way, while encouraging other women to do the same. The honorees include Whitney Casey of KHOU's Great Day Houston, 002houston...