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Things that got me rocking today 1. This text message, from a friend returning from Egypt. 2. Lawrence, Kansas My brother lives in this college hamlet, a worthwhile 12 hour drive from Houston (the ride back can be brutal, however). He’d always raved about it, but I couldn’t get my childhood impressions of West Kansas to reconcile against his [ READ MORE ]
Here at The Skyline we know a thing or two about life on the internet. I mean, we love the crap out of this series of tubes and all the joy, myrth, information and cat pictures it sends our way (or even better, when it summons it based entirely on the force of our [ READ MORE ]
We hadn’t noticed this before now, but it looks like The Free Press, The Houston Press, Freebird Burritos (yuss) are teaming up to sponsor an all day festival April 11th at the Meridian. Kicking off at noon, the event promises 24 bands and 10 DJs (in the VIP room, no less). Here’s what [ READ MORE ]
SXSW has released an updated list of bands that have been awarded “official” showcase slots at Austin’s annual celebration of bands you can’t see because the lines are too long and stuff you score for free because you know the right parties to goto (or you know Roy Mata). Big congrats to Kam, [ READ MORE ]
MENACING HEARTLESS MONSTERS! Saturday night, the entire staff of The Skyline Network was enjoying a cocktail or two at our beloved neighborhood Big Star Bar, when we decided that the prudent thing to do was to catch a ride and leave our tasteful Hummerzine parked there overnight so that our chauffeur and co-pilot might partake [ READ MORE ]