DUMB QUESTIONS/SMART ANSWERS: ALKARI

October 9th, 2008 · 1 Comment

HEY - WHAT KIND OF COLA WOULD SHASTAKOVITCH DRINK? Shasta. If you’re retching and reaching for a mouse with which to exit this site due to that awful Dad joke, you know it’s that time again - DUMB QUESTIONS/SMART ANSWERS. Yep, that occasional column where we dig deep into our bag of [...]

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WESTHEIMER BLOCK PARTY WEEK KICKOFF

October 5th, 2008 · 8 Comments

Cannot deny it, the folks at the Free Press have put together another WHIPS OF ACES lineup for their twice-annual block party. All this week, we’ll be helping battle your OH NO, WHICH SHOW TO GO? malady with a shot in the arm of our thoughts on some recent releases by Block Party acts. And [...]

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FREE PRESS REVEALS FALL BLOCKPARTY LINEUP

September 1st, 2008 · 1 Comment

OOOOOOOOOH FIZZLE BIZZLE. You know, in the midst of a truly LOL Vice Presidential vetting disaster, it’s harder than Gary Hart to compete for your attention - and we recognize this. But fortunately, some news that will in no way raise to the DailyKos or Redstate radar has come across our desks and [...]

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ATTN THIS WEEKEND: PLEASE CURE OUR WRITERS BLOCK

August 15th, 2008 · 4 Comments

FAAHQ. We can’t seem to write anything today. FAAHQ. So, rather than try to lure you in with some sort of metanarrative that we connect to the events of this weekend in a way that makes you think we have too much time on our hands, we’re going to surrender to log-jam [...]

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RIFF TIFFS PLAY END OF SUMMER SHOWS; MASSACRE THE TONTONS ON THE COURTS

August 14th, 2008 · 9 Comments

Summer lovin’, it happens so fast. Summer lovin’, we wish it would last. But alas, the calendar waits for no one, so even though the cool crisp refreshment of fall is still many many Mad Men (vote for Ty, btw) episodes away, school is starting back up again soon. In the next [...]

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ANDEW WK CANCELS BUT EPIC WAREHOUSE PARTY STILL A GO

July 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

If you’re like us, then you’ve no doubt been more than a little stoked about this shin-dig behind this poster:

I mean, not only does it feature one of our favorite mic shunning outfits, Octopus Project, but it isn’t just a coincidence that that young man’s vomit spells out Andrew WK. If we freaked out [...]

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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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