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Stepping out of the Alley
May 20th
Being a sudden new glutton for television, having re-acquired cable, I was watching The Daily Show this evening. Fairly certain it was a re-run, I nearly turned to other boob-tube pleasures when I realized I was suddenly watching a Free Press Summerfest TV commercial. In one of the rarest acts of first-time DVR use ever, I actually rewound and watched a commercial a second time.
THE FREE PRESS SUMMERFEST AD from Free Video Houston on Vimeo.
It struck me: folks are stepping out of the alley. Here I am watching a commercial that was just begging for the John Stewart-demographic. And it was by a local, essentially DIY, effort. Air time means money. Advertising during the Daily Show certainly means a good deal of money. And yet here is someone that is making smart, higher-stakes decisions and really going for it. Really stepping out of the alley.
(Aside: There are countless examples of why the Daily Show appeals to the sort of forward-looking people that will ven like a diagram with the attendees of this festival. On a current events note, a much larger percentage of the population than had before learned this week who Ken Salazar is and what the Minerals Management Service does. However, it turns out that, almost exactly a year ago, Salazar was on the Daily Show and talked about the MMS. You can read my take on it here.)
I was thinking about this musically a bit the other day too. Not quite to the same HD extent, but I have been putting more than one march down the record groove on some new black lately. The Energy’s first record is absolutely a treat. The Black Congress and Grandfather Child 7″s likewise. And check out this video of the tour-refined Wild Moccasins:
Some kinda cool video thing for a cool blog thing. Love it. They got a record coming out this week. Friday. Stepping out of the Alley. You can peep the details and maybe score some passes from 29-95.com. So I’m looking forward to this all. I’m not talking about coming out of the woods or anything. Just nice to be noticing it all again.
ATTN THIS WEEKEND: GET WORD TO THE DJ, TELL EM OAK FORREST IS IN THE HOUSE; PUT THE RECORD ON REPLAY
Jan 23rd
please enjoy this rant.
HEY we just had a revelation. Seriously. We can remember all the time when we were younger how we would see flyers for an afterparty for nearly every big show that came through town. We’re not just talking about the DJ and dance stuff (especially considering there are many well done after-parties in that scene going on all ready) but in rock and roll in general. Why was that? Or rather, why doesn’t that happen here (you guessed it, it wasn’t in this city). Well, for one, we would bet it’s the whole geographic proximity thing. Although, in a sense, that’s kinda bunk because you can catch a ride from Verizon or House of Blues down to someplace like the Mink or Notsuoh or Art Storm with a minimum of effort. What was the name of that club that got siezed by the Feds because it was a front for an X ring? The one with $1 cape cods on Wednesdays? We feel like we maybe went to some parties there. Maybe it’s the fact that no show here is able to end before 1:30 am, and most people don’t want to go to a warehouse that late (since, you know, bars will be closed). Does anyone know what time shows end at House of Blues? Can someone please put together an afterparty for the Andrew Bird date? KTHNX.
FRIDAY
Wild Moccasins CD Release Show with Buxton, Teenage Kicks, DJs ADR and BDM
You can get our full-sentence show and tell about this event from a post earlier this week, but essentially you’re going to get 1) a copy of the cd with your cover, 2) a Homopolice CDr cover of a Wild Moccasins song if you are one of the first 25 to ask for one, 3) a screened poster for the show if you are one of the first 50 in the door, 4)a hand-screened t-shirt with a design only available at this show, if you bring your own t-shirt, 5)Free pizza, 6)Free cupcakes, 7)three super good bands, 8 ) two NEXT LEVEL djs, who have the ability to decide if they want to play ‘Cool it Now’ as a radio single or an extended mix. Party. All Ages.
Grupo Fantasma, Vallejo, Yoko Mono @ Warehouse Live
Sometimes we feel really bad for Yoko Ono. I mean, one minute you’re just some avant garde artist who meets a guy named John, and the next thing you know a bunch of goofball Canadians are writing a song about you and then the bass player from Chango Jackson has done a little twistaroo with it and is now opening up for someone nominated for a Grammy (Grupo Fantasma) or an alt-rock outfit that ~swooon~ all the AEPhi girls liked in college. I mean, you think Yoko herself is hanging out backstage with any Grammy nominees tonight? We’re gonna go ahead and say the the little word written on the ceiling once you climb the ladder and view through the magnifying glass is ‘no.’
ALSO
The Caprolites, Battle Rifle and 50-50 @ The White Swan
KRS One @ The Meridian
SATURDAY
Leave Your Genre at the Door 2: Grandfather Child, Fat Tony, Satin Hooks, Heptic Skeptic, Nosaprise, Perseph-One and News on the March @ Fitzgeralds
YUS! We always love it when there are shows we like at Fitz. We love that place. Sue us. This second installment of Leave Your Genre at The Door features a hunk a hunk a burning indie rock and rap, including many of our favorites. As a heads up Grandfather Child, a project featuring Lucas G (Satin Hooks) and Ryan Chavez (Panic in Detroit) is playing, not Sad Gorilla (Lucas solo) as has been seen promoted in most places. BONUS: LSPS (the band formerly known as Lone Star Porn Star) is headlining the show upstairs, and that should be fun.
Saturday is also an evening of many many ‘events’, including Downtown Pavilion for the HYPA Fire + Ice Gala featuring Glasnost, Houston Music Revival, featuring Memphis May Fire, Runner Runner, Before…There Was Rosalyn, Driver F, Scarlett O’Hara, A Kid Named Thompson, Visceral, Otenki, Novista, Skyscrapers Walk Among Us, Love She Wrote, Bonnie Blue and Set It Off @ The Meridian and Houston Press Artopia, featuring Sideshow Tramps, Karina Nistal, Arthur Yoria, Houston Metropolitan Dance Company, Dominic Walsh Dance Theater, Travesty Dance Group, & more @ Winter Street Studios
Wana keep it on the noise tip? be sure to hit up Future Blondes, Venison Whirled, Concrete Violin, Kairos and Amputee @ Notsuoh
