It's taken Houstonist a while to process this past weekend, with it's massive amount of, well, everything - music, food, camaraderie, people - overwhelming Eleanor Tinsley Park. We had no shortage of a good time, rain notwithstanding, and wound up leaving incredibly proud of Free Press, Pegstar, our local bands, and the good people of Houston in general.
Near the close of last year's festival, while we were privileged enough to snap a few photos from the stage during Explosions in the Sky's set, we happened to look out at the sea of people that had overtaken the hill, and had we been bitter souls our heart may have grown the proverbial three sizes. As it was, it just happened to swell with pride at just what the city had accomplished, and an eager anticipation of what was to come in the following iterations.
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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.
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.
It's no secret that we loved Summer Fest and are pretty excited about the big shindig in two weeks. Wait - holy crap is it only two weeks away? Geez, it's sneaky.
If ever you've had the good fortune of meeting Houstonist, you'll know what we're quite fond of many things design oriented, not the least of which being poster art.
And, we're certain you know of our love for Cactus Music and St. Arnold brews by now.
What would happen should someone combine all of the above?
We had a post all prepped and whatnot, but it's old hat at this point. Apparently this is going to be the last Westheimer Block Party, for now. So get your ass out there and go see some music this weekend, got it? Houstonist commands you.
You read that headline right, folks. The year is 2006 and The Medicine Show is playing at Helios again.
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 up the sun and music. There were artists, creating and selling art, there were art installations, a smattering of food and merchandise vendors. There was...
It’s nice outside today. Feels like a good day for a protest, right? Sure! They’re happening all across the country (we were tipped off by reading LAist). And sure enough, Houston is partaking in the trend. After all, we already established that we’re hip. It’s being organized by The World Can’t Wait. And if you’re “red”, this will not, we repeat, NOT be your cup of joe. However, if you’re more on the “blue”...