Tonight: Steve Martin(!) in Stafford + Buxton + Robert Ellis + Tony Joe White...
Holy crap, I cannot believe I (well, nearly) forgot about this. Yes, Steve Martin, that Steve Martin, a man best known for his comedic work but who dabbles in both literary-type things and music, as...
View ArticleSend Yr Favorite Locals to Bonnaroo!: Fiesta Movement Battle of the Bands,...
Another one I’m woefully behind on mentioning here, I’m afraid… There’s a Battle of the Bands show going on tomorrow at the Warehouse Live, sponsored by this Ford Fiesta Movement thing, and it sounds...
View ArticleSummerfest Rundown, Pt. 2: Yokomono + Robert Ellis + Terry Slesser(?) +...
Back again with installment No. 2 of my little totally-random rundown of bands & musicians playing the Free Press Summerfest this coming Saturday & Sunday, June 5th & 6th. I'm going to miss...
View ArticleRallying for a Clean Texas, Today
Hopefully going to do a more "full" rundown of all the musical-type stuff going on today (Sat., July 24th) later on -- because there's quite a bit -- but there's one that's starting this afternoon at...
View ArticleAlso Tonight: Pillars and Tongues + listenlisten (New Album Coming!) + Robert...
Yeah, I know I just posted about the KTRU benefit show going on tonight (Thurs., September 9th, in case you've forgotten), but I wanted to mention a couple of others, as well, in case you're out &...
View ArticleYr. Weekend, Pt. 2: Carolyn Wonderland + Robert Ellis + D.R.U.M. + No Power...
Day #2 of a very, very busy weekend coming up -- there's as much going on Sat., October 9th as there was on Friday. Here's what I think looks cool, at least...
View ArticleYr. Weekend, Pt. 2: FPH 8-Year Anniversary + Artopia + A Thousand Cranes +...
Saturday, January 30th is upon us (well, technically, anyway, since midnight just passed), and there's still a crap-ton of stuff to check out, as before. Here's where I'd go, if, um, I were you...
View ArticleTonight: Born Liars + DILLAgence + Robert Ellis
I know I've already talked up the show I'd most like to see tonight, were I not still broken from the past several days' traveling...
View ArticleTonight: Mantis (Video!) + Sing Your Life + Nobunny + #RSAApproved + Saints &...
Some good, good stuff going on tonight (Wed., February 16th), so I didn't want to let it slip past without at least a mention... First & foremost, I'm psyched to see that the band Mantis has crept...
View ArticleWE LIKE THINGS 2010: Amazingness you need to hear & see from last year.
So, the Grammys are well and over, so I guess it's about time to get the Official Space City Rock Top-Ten Lists of Amazingly Cool Things You Must See/Hear/Whatever (late, late, late, sure, but hey, we...
View ArticleHouston in Austin: Hometown Folks Playing SXSW 2011
Okay, I'll admit it: I'm watching the SXSW coverage ramping up and feeling somewhat bummed that I'm not there to witness it. sigh. This may sound a little crazy, but I've only ever been to SXSW one...
View ArticleYr. Weekend, Pt. 2: The Small Sounds + Grady + Record Store Day + Born Liars...
Coming up on Saturday, April 16th, and I'm attempting to get at least a little bit of a jump on things, for once. And hell, if anything, there's more cool stuff going on tomorrow than there was today....
View ArticleYr. Weekend, Pt. 1: Farewell to KTRU + Phosphorescent (Revd!) + Yppah +...
Yep, yep, yep -- it's a Friday (May 6th, to be precise), and here we are again, with a full slate of shows staring us (er, me) right in the face all damn weekend. I'll try to hit some highlights, or at...
View ArticleRobert Ellis Aims for The Big Time (And Shares a New Song)
As reported by the {29-95.com} folks back around the start of the year, local songwriter, multi-band-playing ninja, and all-'round old-time country boy {Robert Ellis} signed a little while ago...
View ArticleSummerfest 2011 Rundown, Pt. 1: American Fangs + Romulus Ate + Sour Notes +...
It's almost that time again, y'all -- the Free Press Summerfest is very nearly upon us, less than a week away. And trust me, June 4th & 5th will be pretty epic...
View ArticleYr. Weekend (& Beyond!), Pt. 3: Robert Ellis + Come See My Dead Person +...
Crap, crap, crap. Late, late, late -- sorry, y'all. Tonight (Sunday, June 12th) isn't a super busy night, at least not compared to what we've seen lately, but hell, there're a few things well, well...
View ArticleDance Down the Rain: Surviving Summerfest 2011, Day Two
Damn. First off, yes, I do realize it's been two freaking weeks since the end of this year's Free Press Summerfest, and a week-and-a-half since the first installment...
View ArticleTonight: Robert Ellis Releases Photographs, Up at Fitz
I honestly didn't see it coming, folks. I'd crossed my fingers that one of this city's current bumper crop of talented-as-hell country/folk rockers would finally break out of H-town and make their...
View ArticleYr. Weekend, Pt. 1: Buxton + The Literary Greats + Biscuit Bombs + Glitch Mob...
Whoa. Got a fairly substantial pile for tonight, Friday, July 8th, so I'll attempt to get through as much of it as I possibly can... First off, this evening's a one-two punch in terms of awesome...
View ArticleYr. Weekend, Pt. 2: Kings of Leon Rescheduled + Finnegan + Skate & Rock +...
Saturday (July 30th, you calendar-less bastards out there) is upon us, and there's a ton of stuff going on. Before I go into that, though, a bit of bad news: tonight's show out at Cynthia Woods...
View ArticleYr. Weekend, Pt. 2: #HelpAmy + Active Child (Rev’d!) + The Dodos + Andre...
As hinted at yesterday, there's a veritable crapload of stuff going on tonight, Saturday, September 3rd. There's so much I'm honestly having a hard time even talking about all of it...
View ArticleYr. Weekend, Pt. 1: Balaclavas + Buxton + Mando Saenz + Weedeater + Robert...
Hey, all -- it is shaping up to be one busy, busy Friday (October 7th, to be precise). First off, though, a bit of news... In case you hadn't heard already Adele has cancelled all of her U.S. tour...
View ArticleHouston Press Music Awards: Voting Starts Today
Yep, as of yesterday evening, those tireless folks over at the {Houston Press} have officially tallied up all the nomination ballots (more than 9000 votes!) and released the official-schmofficial...
View ArticleYr. Weekend, Pt. 2: Lords of the Universe + Illegal Wiretaps + Bang Bangz +...
Coming into Saturday, October 29th, and it's even more packed-tightly than Friday evening was. Plenty, plenty, plenty going on, not even counting all the haunted houses & parties & whatever...
View Article2011 Houston Music in Photos
I bought a used Nikon D80 in the summer of 2010 and was instantly discouraged by my photos. It took a lot of reading, looking at others' photos, adjusting my camera, buying new lenses (most of these...
View ArticleSummerfest 2012 Lineup Now Online
Yep, folks, that much-anticipated moment is finally upon us: the folks behind the Free Press Summerfest have released the official lineup for this year's festival, which'll be taking place this coming...
View ArticleWE LIKE THINGS 2011: A ridiculously-late look at what was cool last year.
I feel like Rip Van Winkle. I'm not sure how the hell it happened, but one minute I'm sitting here watching the munchkins open presents at Christmas, and I blink, and what the fuck? It's April? Wow....
View ArticleFree Press Summerfest Day 2: I’m A Survivor!
By Sunday, I felt like I was a pro at getting around on the Free Press Summer Fest grounds. The festival organizers were also getting better at knowing what they needed to change...
View Article2012 HPMAs Ballot, Now Online (UPDATED x2!)
UPDATE: Okay, so apparently I misunderstood the rules for the voting. You can vote not just once, but once per day on the ballot for whoever you want to win, from now until August 5th...
View ArticleTonight: Grandfather Child Hits the Road, at Warehouse Live
It may just be me, but it seems like it's been awful quiet lately over in the {Grandfather Child} camp. For a year or two there, Lucas Gorham, Ryan Chavez, Robert Ellis, and Geoffrey Muller seemed to...
View ArticleYr. Weekend, Pt. 1: Grandfather Child + The Suffers + the last place you look...
Damn; it's looking like a good weekend, folks. Admittedly, tonight -- Fri., August 31st -- isn't looking as jam-packed as tomorrow night, but it's still pretty great. Here we go...
View ArticleH-Town Invades NTC: The Texas Takeover, Tonight at CMJ
Alright, so this is later than I'd have liked, dammit... While we do tend to focus on the H-town stuff on this here site, at least when it comes to shows, we occasionally feel compelled to show love...
View ArticleYr. Weekend, Pt. 1: Buxton + Jealous Creatures + The 71’s + American Fangs +...
Got some previously-scheduled stuff I'm trying to get to tonight, Friday, December 14th, so I've got to keep this brief, I'm afraid. There's a lot of good shows happening, though, so I didn't want to...
View ArticleComing Up: Untapped Fest Unfolds This Weekend (And Hey, A Giveaway!)
Alright, people -- remember just the other day when I talked about Houston's current bounty of music-type festivals? Well, another's happening this weekend, and it promises to be pretty spectacular....
View ArticleFPSF 2015 Rundown, Pt. 4: ILoveMakonnen + Rocket From The Crypt + Robert...
At long last, my friends, here we are, standing on the precipice before the steady collapse into heat-induced delerium and music-induced euphoria that accompanies every Free Press Summer Festival just...
View ArticleHoly Hot Damn Yes: KTRU Back on Yr Radio, Next Friday (So Celebrate Next...
Holy shit, y'all. Okay, so I'd heard the rumors that this was happening for a few months now, but I was afraid to take 'em to heart and potentially be let down. And yet, it's actually happened: KTRU,...
View ArticleTonight: Lucero & Robert Ellis Roar Through Stafford (No, Seriously)
I don't get out much these days; it's a sad, sad truth of my near-suburban Soccer-/Theater-/Cub Scout-Dad existence. When I see a show coming up, even one that sounds truly, truly awesome, my...
View ArticleLook Back Into the Sun: One Writer’s Reminiscences from Eight Years of FPSFs...
With FPSF 2017 less than a week away, it occurred to me that over the eight years this festival's been alive and kicking, I've been fortunate enough to witness some really, truly awesome bands and...
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