Photo by Nicole Kibert By: Ramon Medina FPH asked folks in the music community for their highlights or thoughts on 2025.  Here’s what they told us: B.E. Godfrey (listenlisten) Houston in 2025 was paused, anxiously awaiting its impending doom. Like a nervous child awaiting the inevitable punishment from misdeeds, frantically still, imagining every possible scenario. In such a close proximity to the center of Mayan rule, our fate is sensed in the bones of every emotionally-tuned Houstonian. Deeply aware that we’ll surely receive the first wave of apocalyptic destruction. Bob Weber (Anarchitex) There is a migration of bent genius into ... Read More »

Enter Alex Minoff: guitarist in bands such as Golden, Extra Golden, The Make Up, Weird War, etc., basketball enthusiast, person of 6 feet or more Read More »

This holiday season, you’ve got a chance to support independent designers at the very First Annual Houston Holiday Pop Shop: Indie Craft Fair, Art and Music Festival. The event will be happening at Summer Street Studios, from 2 to 10pm on Black Friday (November 23rd), and the following Saturday, after Thanksgiving. The event will feature nearly 50 different independent businesses, designers and artists offering contemporary, indie crafts in a much more stimulating environment than a stuffy old mall. AvantGarden will be serving beer, wine and cocktails, and there is no admission fee. You’ll be able to see live acts like ... Read More »

By: Jacob Calle Photos by: Jacob Calle and Eric English Cupcakes, bull rides, half pipes, Natalie Portman, world’s first taco cannon, Jurassic Park movie production jackets, world record breaking moments, and tons o’ fun! This year’s Fun Fun Fun Fest was a great triumph to Austin’s 7th year of fucking fun! I’ve been going for the past six years now and it hasn’t shown any signs of slowing down. The ramps grew larger with Volcom graphic designer/ Roger skateboard owner, Michael Sieben on deck painting the huge aqua maritime party ramps. The yellow comedy stage has grown from a boxing ... Read More »

By: Erin Dyer An irregularly issued magazine with unique content, FOUND Magazine, hits Houston at the end of this month as part of its 10th Anniversary Tour– “My Heart Is An Idiot.” FOUND Magazine is composed of various love letters, poems, photos, diary entries, prison letters, personal notes, and more; with origins varying from Los Angeles to Louisiana, Sweden to North Korea and beyond. These original ephemera included in the magazine are submitted by their finders, who discovered them on the street, in a used couch, in a library book, or somewhere of the like. The magazine and its corresponding ... Read More »

About six or seven years ago, popular culture metastasized the words “screamo and “emo.” “Emo” parodies appeared on the then lesser known Youtube. News anchors discussed what they saw as a social phenomenon serving as the current threat to teenagers across America. The terms “emo” and “screamo” quickly became associated with the image of whiny, self-loathing, suburban brats, whose absurd, conspicuous dress and superficial outlook on life gave way to an onslaught of derision and ridicule.This stigma gave high schoolers the resources to yield snickering comments directed toward awkward kids in cafeterias as they trudged by, headphones in ears, looking for an apathetic corner to rest their ... Read More »

By: Meghan Hendley We like to shout about it and other cities around the nation are starting to take notice: Houston is a playground for the talented and Culture Pilot is sponsoring a month-long celebration highlighting our innovative city. The month-long celebration, entitled COHouston, focuses on a different theme each week including: maker/craft, film & multimedia, design & innovation, food & well-being, and, last but not least, arts & music.  Intellectual wonderment and creativity are encouraged through various events held in tandem throughout the city. This month’s focus isn’t just about celebration but it also aims to raise questions about ... Read More »

By: Erin Dyer COHouston, Culture Pilot, and CoInside, collaborate to create a unique idea: an exhibition that blends the numerous fields of science (ie. neurology, psychology, biology, astronomy, physics, chemistry, etc.) with visual art, performance art, and music. The exhibition, SPAM (Science, Performance, Art, Music), is in its first year and will commence with an Opening Reception at CoInside (1919 Houston Ave.) on Thursday, November 1, 5-9PM.  The exhibition will remain on display and open to the public throughout the month of November. Fifteen pieces of visual art, 3 musical compositions, and one piece of performance art will be featured ... Read More »

After several years of not listening to a band you grew up idolizing, it’s always nice to return to those groups and albums that lured you into listening to a particular sound. The nostalgic melodies and lyrics become a place of solace as it takes you back to those high school years when you and your friends weren’t preoccupied with figuring out anything except how to get a ride to the next show the coming weekend. What’s even more pleasing is when looking up that band today, you see them supporting one of your more recent discoveries. For me, Circa Survive is one of those bands ... Read More »

By Kyle Mullin Photo credit: Kisha Bari Charles Bradley threw back the curtains, wincing and squinting into the throbbing glare of red and blue. Five cop cars were parked outside. This time they weren’t there for him—but he soon wished they had come for that reason, or any other. The aged soul singer wails like a siren about that fateful day on his signature song, “Heartaches and Pain,” the lyrics capturing his anguish as he bounded outside to confront those officers. “I ran next door to my brother, Joseph’s, house. The detective told me not to go in there, but ... Read More »