Nutballs. That’s the only way to describe tonight. NUTBALLS.
-Jeoaf Monocles on the Halloween Show at Walter’s, which he organized
So. How was your halloween? Dish your memories in the comments.

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POLL: Which is the cheaper costume - Sara Palin or that lady that carved the backwards B in her face?  I dunno, but thank god for those two, because now we all have some cheap ways to dress up in a hurry.  Oh crap, what about dudes.  Hipster once again.
FRIDAY
Rusted Shut (12″ Relase Party) and [...]

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WHY does Halloween rule, even as a growns up? PARTIES. And this year is great because that hallowed eve falls on a Friday, leading many in our great town to pull out more stops than a presidential tour bus. We’re so rather IN BLISS about all the options, that we’ve decided to [...]

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FIRST OFF: Ryan Chavez. The man cannot get credit enough for last evening (or in general). Not only does he, and his Superunison-izing co-horts (aside: are there any anymore?), bring bands like The Walkmen and The Little Ones into town, but then, when local lusters Young Mammals need a drummer, he fills in. [...]

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Actually, just kidding. Kinda. Venue is a terrible, er, venue. Actually, we would totally be at this if The Walkmen, Little Ones and Young Mammals weren’t playing. Maybe we will go afterwards.

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You know, nothing is quite as satisfying as getting your trash can out to the curb on Wednesday evening. It signals that you’ve made it past the ramp-up of the week and are ready to cruise towards the rave-down. And if you are of the Thursday on the town persuasion, there are hella [...]

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Us? Well, little olde us are scheduled to be in transit between Tulsa, Oklahoma and Denver, Colorado on that particular eve of hallows. It’s totally top secret and totally the result of some of the worst scheduling ever. But here’s what we would suggest you do (and we’re suggesting it based not merely [...]

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HUZZAH!  What’s our second favorite local BEST OF (aside from our own) every year?  You got it, the, uh, Houston Press’ Best of Houston issue, where bands who might have missed out of the Trophey earlier in the year vie for a wall plaque, and many of the fine folks, eateries, establishments and abstract concepts [...]

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(YUSS - TWO FOR TUESDAY REVIEWS!) Sometimes we are concerned that people misinterpret our affinity for the cover song. It’s true, whenever we are able to point one out (or organize a ten band festival where people play nothing but them) we seem to take the opportunity to do so. It’s not [...]

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OH MAN OH MAN GOSSIP! Hearts of Animals was almost done with their set when it happened. Eschewing her usual one lady and laptop setup for one that included a pair of keyboards and Cley from Young Mammals (their set started with a cover of YM’s “The 848″, btw), HOA was showcasing a [...]

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