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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 years. Watching them perform the thrashy "Murder Song" makes us realize that they were nothing like the other popular rock bands at the time (think... more ›

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 Axiom in their early years, playing for a small crowd. Other bands that played at the club include Bad Religion, Dinosaur Jr., The Flaming Lips,... more ›

Today’s Photo of the Day comes from flickr user and Houstonist photo contributor slipshod snapshots. Infernal Bridegroom Productions ceased operations on July 24, 2007 In the arts, the word “alternative” has been thoroughly recast as a marketing tool in an effort to resolve two incongruent sensibilities: the desire to be different and the fear of standing alone. Infernal Bridegroom Productions is…alas…was old school “alternative”. IBP confidently stood alone in bringing to stage productions that... more ›

What is love? Infernal Bridegroom Productions has the answer - or twenty answers. IBP's Tamarie Cooper explores the question in her latest work, 20 Love Songs. From their website: What is love? A greasy clutch of Whataburger French fries at 2 in the morning? The slurpy tongue of a tea cup chihuahua? Or the frenzied scribblings of a 16-year-old girl who's never been kissed? In 20 Love Songs, you'll find it's all of this and... more ›

It’s time to whip out your blackest black eyeliner and dust off your old poetry journal as Infernal Bridegroom Productions holds its "Tortured Artists Gala" this Saturday at the Axiom (2524 McKinney). Scheduled activities include buffet dinner and silent auction, dancing to the IBP Band, taking in some Seriously Silly Performance Art, and, if you’re lucky, getting crowned Miss Understood. While the IBP Tortured Artist Gala is sure be be a great time, it’s also... more ›