ATTN THIS WEEKEND: YOU HAVE PUT THE YEE HAW BACK IN OUR MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION!

November 7th, 2008 · No Comments

THUNDERBOLT! HOW ARE YOU? WE MISS YOU! Yes, we’re three days into a ten day jaunt to Las Vegas to attempt to re-create the time Shawn Adolph got kicked out of the House of Blues during an impassioned Rock Star Karaoke performance of Paula Abdul’s “Straight Up.” So far, the safe [...]

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FUN FUN FUN FEST: GO OR DIY(E)

November 5th, 2008 · 11 Comments

So. Austin has ACL, we have the International Festival. They have SXSW, we have lots of burger joints. And, in the last couple of years a new joint, Fun Fun Fun Fest has started killing it, and we have… increasingly less free parking. Suffice to say, our neighbors in the [...]

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REVIEW: NO TALK - INVADE IRAN 7″

October 23rd, 2008 · 1 Comment

Over the years, we’ve fondly enjoyed the evolution of one Mr. Beau Beasley - whose No Talk nom de rock is KGBeasley - and indeed we were a late comer to his catalog, which no doubt extends backwards further than an F-350 pickup. From the blinding grind of Insect Warfare to the to the [...]

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VIDEO: NEWS ON THE MARCH - CLAPPIN GOOD TIME

July 22nd, 2008 · 7 Comments

UPDATE: The video should be working now.
Roy Mata calls them his favorite band in Houston right now, and that’s saying something considering the salad shooting Black Congress bassist has most mathematically seen more than a thousands bands during his tenure as a bartender at Walter’s on Washington. At their show Sunday with fellow heavily [...]

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GLITTERATTI: SCENE THE OTHER DAY

June 26th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Meg, Geoaf (The Monocles) and a Ramdom Metal Fan at Walter’s

Roy (Black Congress) tends bar at Walter’s

Tom (The Tontons) and Sean (The Riff Tiffs) make beautiful eyes at you.

Brandi and Jay get all Woozyhelmet in this chicken

TOTO! (Woozyhelmet)

Arthur Yoria @ The Free Press’ Recession Thursday!

Chris Grey (Houston Press) covering Arthur Yoria!

adr of The Skyline [...]

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GLITTERATTI: SCENE LOOKING BEAUTIFUL

June 17th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Joe Mathlete and Carlos (Young Mammals) strike a pose at the Act of God show.

Shaggy and Bogle of Bring Back the Guns contemplate the pint? Half ready for a refill?

Act of God.

LOOK AT THOSE HOT SHIRTS, LOOK! adr (The Skyline Network), James Love (Act of God, Golden Axe) and Kyle (Blades) model the [...]

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