Hey dudes, my internet has been out so I wasn’t able to post here sooner, but hey, I’m here now and that’s what counts. There were some pretty awesome things going down over the past week, the Born Liars in-store at Sound Exchange, the surely awesome IndieHouston house party that I missed and then the “why don’t they do this more often” Ghost Mice show last night at Amy’s Ice Cream. Why are people always complaining that there’s nothing to do? WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 25, 2025Maybe it’s off-nights like tonight that have people bored and butthurt. Well, I mean there are ... Read More »

Um, so yeah. I saw Legally Blonde last night at Hobby Center…um. So, yeah. Wow, so ok, it was (AWESOME) and it was like blonde-girl Mecca. It was like a towheaded Wailing Wall. It was the mothership calling us all home. Wow. To top it off, it wasn’t the MTV reality show chick, it was the real deal, Laura Bell Bundy. Alright, now that I’m done with my confession, let’s jump into the upcoming weekend. WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 18, 2025Lake Charles based Magnolia Sons are making quite a habit of playing Houston, this is the third or fourth go for them ... Read More »

I’m not going to ignore the obvious. Everyone in town has compared The McKenzies to another little band that also recently released an EP. Sure, line-up wise there are glaring similarities but where that other band were lovingly fed the worms of tweeness by the indie rock mama bird, The McKenzies are at most the evil twins booted from the nest left to subsist on cigarette butts and half empty bottles of MD 20/20. The McKenzies are rooted in far more punk territory than their de facto doppelgangers. They delve into the darker subjects of rejection and heartache yet emerge ... Read More »

There was a lot going on both in live music and my personal life this weekend and I tried to cram it all in. In between birthdays, going-away get togethers, and band practices I managed to make it out for a while to the Charity Water event on Thursday and the McKenzies CD release on Saturday. Thursday night’s Twestival took place at Caroline Collective and I made it just in time to catch Wayside Drive. Now, I’ve seen this band’s name floating around for the past couple of years and in context it conjured ideas of a nu-emo/pop-punk, sound the ... Read More »

I’ve got a very special gift for you this Valentine’s Day: EXCLUSIVE HOMOPOLICE VALENTINES!!! Save ‘em, print ‘em, give ‘em!!! Read More »

Unfortunately, I didn’t get to get out as much as I would have liked this past weekend and as much as I would like to tell you how much fun the show we played on Friday was I don’t want to fall into a pit of self-aggrandizing boorishness. Suffice it to say that Your Kisses Cause Crashes are a great little upstart band from Austin and they’ve been reaching out to Houston bands to build a larger network of musicians and create awareness for both respective scenes, The Western Civilization keep the 2k9 momentum going with yet another show-end stage ... Read More »

By Anthony Obi “Cats love to steal my shit, I call ‘em turd burglars.” Born April 2nd, 1985 was Dee Rail, a Houston based Hip Hop artist with a heart of (black) gold (more along the lines of the Texas tea variety than Care Bear-esque). He is a man passionate about good times, good wine, good music, and good pine. On his records he sings of introspective insights, pain & pleasure, night time escapades, and smashing the shit out of any rapper he deems to be lacking in the talent department. A member of Devin the Dude’s Coughee Brothaz crew, ... Read More »

By Adam P. Newton Photo by Eric Hester While it may be a familiar and clichéd whipping boy for the masses, there really is no disputing that the modern music industry sucks and sucks hard. There are all manner of stories chronicling how major record labels are willing to drop a popular band over artistic differences (Reprise v. Wilco) or mine a popular act’s back catalog once they’ve left the fold (Capitol v. Radiohead). In the case of Houston’s own Spain Colored Orange, the band recorded a full-length record a couple years back, only to see their efforts locked away ... Read More »

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Well, forgive me if I’m concise, I have a crucial TMJ headache at the moment and my coherency is suspect. Anyhow, I’d like to tell you a little bit about this show on Saturday at Walter’s. Space City survivors Spain Colored Orange headline a sure to be fantastic show. They’re joined by Austin’s Al Shire & The Henchmen, which can best be described as Alkaline Trio with horns. It’s not as crazy as it reads, it’s really quite great and it reinforces this whole “THE NINETIES ARE BACK!” business that’s been floating around as of late. Rounding out the band ... Read More »