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This Saturday, Houston’s beloved Wild Moccasins kick-off another tour at Fitzgerald’s with LIMB.  No doubt people will be dancing and having a great time, the place will be packed, and it’s almost guaranteed that someone out there is gonna get laid thanks to the the band’s intoxicating upbeat indie-pop. Yet, as popular as the Moccasins are and as highly anticipated as this show might be, this in no way affects our journalistic duty of asking the hard questions here at Free Press Houston .  Yes, for while many publications would be content with a mere puff piece, we here are the FPH ascribe to a higher standard of ... Read More »

Don’t get us wrong, music is a lot of fun but there is always fucked-up stuff that every band has to deal with – a horrible show, a psycho fan, an out of control band member,  some douche promoter, or, if you are Ian Anderson from Jethro Tull,  a bucket of piss lobbed at you.  We here at the FPH figured it was about time bands shared some of their best “worst” stories from the musical trenches with our readers and so we bring you “Best ___ Ever”  to enshrine some of those moments bands would likely prefer to sweep ... Read More »

This weekend Diverse Works is having a FUNdraiser with a really solid line up of bands.  As you can see on your right, the line-up will have DJ Brett Koshkin, The Wiggins, sIngs, Wild Moccasins and a very very pissed off Jana Hunter. I don’t know why Jana is so pissed off in this flyer but she looks like she will kick my ass if I don’t go to this show.  I tried to get to the bottom of Jana’s burning hatred of something by contacting Diverse Work’s operations manager Jon Read (who also performs as The Wiggins) but he ... Read More »

Since I’ve been taking a holiday break from live reviews, I figure I should roll through some of the stuff that I’ve dug this year. This is not intended to be all-encompassing. Hell, right off the top of my head, I can think of great artists – Tambersauro, Sharks and Sailors, PLF, Young Mammals, Hearts of Animals, Buxton, Giant Princess, etc. etc. etc. – that I didn’t mention below. But the way I figured I’d approach this was like one of those games where you just say the first thing that pops into your head but with a time-limit of ... Read More »

Photography Molly Rodriguez Pop. It’s not something that people regularly associate with Houston. Fair or not it’s a city more famous for sprawl, heat, mosquitoes, crooked businessmen, and masses of trucks, cars and neighboring chemical plants belching pollution into the sky than for being a home for bright melodies, sharp hooks, and youthful energy. Yet, over the last few years, there has been rising tide of great Houston pop bands that have redefined this city’s sound. Many come to mind but none this year has captured the restless and vigorous spirit of what is exploding out of Houston more than ... Read More »

I hope you guys had as much fun as I had this Saturday. I sure had a blast listening to great music, running into just about everyone I know, and it’s nice to see Westheimer with some hustle and bustle on its sidewalks. Some highlights? OK! The Wild Moccasins played a great show outside Mango’s on a rickety stage that seemed to be on the verge of collapse from all the hopping and general Moccasins shenanigans. The added amusement for me was watching as my very serious and artistically minded six-year-old tried in futility to find a spot on stage ... Read More »

Warehouse Party!Peeps! Heat! Sweat! Dancing! Great Music! Mystery Beer! Awesomeness! Chris Gray was going on a while ago about alternative venues and I have to say that a sweaty hot warehouse is a nice change of pace from the usual club de rigeur. I have to admit that I had a little problem finding 2220 Commerce so I went across the street where there was a hardcore show to ask and they really nice and pointed me in the right direction.* Once I found the warehouse entrance there outside were the Wild Moccasins, Elaine Greer and Austin Lloyd, John Sears, ... Read More »

Paris Falls may have gotten a late start at Sig’s Lagoon and had to leave their patented light show in the van but none of that mattered once they hit the first notes of Shelter from the newest album. Damn they kicked it with some emotion and the room sounded great – intimate and with some unexpectedly great acoustics. You’d think that a long rectangular room like that would sound like crap but the high ceilings probably made up for any rectangle issues because Michael Deleon’s drums sounded massive – even when compared to the albums. Mind you, the albums ... Read More »

Well here it is, Monday, and not only did I survive the Hootenanny (link) but I also survived the Houston Press Music Awards. Having these two things back to back, admittedly, is pretty rough. So Sunday, being a bit worse for wear, I stayed away from the free booze and stuck to the vitamin water. One thing I have to say about the HPMAs this year is that the venues seemed farther apart than in previous years. Whereas last year you could step out of the Rice Hotel and immediately walk across to see say Insect Warfare, this year you ... Read More »