This Week's Preview for the week of July 18

This week The Hates turn 30 (That's them on the right 30 years ago), Elaine Greer is everywhere, Alarma Tag Teams with Something Fierce, The Mathletes return leaner and meaner and a hella lot more!

You think this is bad wait until next week when things really start to get crazy!
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Photo uncredited from the Hates website

Come join us for tonight's recession Thursday

Riff Tiffs are out Come See My Dead Person are in and Pale, Lisa's Sons, and The Takes are holding steady. (more deets)

Gov. Perry makes corruption look sexy!

Poultry king paid for Perry's airfare, gave to campaign

Wowo. The same folks who donate to Perry's campaign are illegaly flying him place to do dirty work on their behalf. But with a hair-do like that, how can you be wrong for anything?

"AUSTIN — Poultry producer Lonnie "Bo" Pilgrim spent more than $9,000 on airfare in June so Gov. Rick Perry could attend a news conference promoting a waiver from federal ethanol mandates that Pilgrim wants." READ MORE

The Dark Knight

You'd think Batman had fists of fury with the constant shellacking he gives baddies. It's not unlike they took the thought balloon exclamations (Pow! and Biff!) from the 60s television show and replaced them with steroid enhanced sound tweaks. Nolan brings an exuberance to this although there's a PG-13 mojo at work that dictates little actual blood or gore. Still if you're thinking about taking a pre-teen to The Dark Knight prepare to deal with their nightmares. (cont.)

The Twotenanny Marketing Onslaught begins

Twotenanny kicks off a music crazy end of July with an amusing promotional video. (read more)

FYI: Next Westheimer Block Party October 11th

That's right infidels. October 11th it is my friends!
We have a few tricks up our sleeves on this one but are inviting the public to let us know what you think we should include in the next go round. Let us know...

Clutch-tastic photo by Anthony Rathbun

Music review - Young Mammals at Artstorm's Creature Comforts

A fine night of music and art proving that, contrary to what other papers may tell you, you can and should get out of the house. (Link)

This weeks shows for the week of 11 July 2008

OK, see the guy on the right? That's John Nova Lomax. He's actually a sweetheart, a super nice guy, and honestly does care about music. But just like anyone - myself included - he can talk out of his ass. His article (link) about how the Houston Scene sucks both bored me and irked me to no end (admittedly I dozed off and stopped reading before the last few paragraphs). If you buy into his idea that the local scene is weak, local bands are sub-par, and that nothing of worth comes to our city then I invite you to look at our preview and tell me things are as lame as he suggests. Just keep in mind, as much as I give him shit in this preview, the guy is really a cool "calling it how he sees it" kind of guy and I still think that Houston is, despite my disagreement with him on this, a much better place for what he contributes. Anyhow, here's what out there for you this week. (Link)

Joe Horn Indictment Rally at Harris County Criminal Justice Building

What a lovely afternoon in front of the Harris County Criminal Court Building. Scores of people rallied outside the court building to protest the Grand Jury that failed to indict Joe Horn for killing a man suspected of robbing his neighbor. The man was unarmed. Of course. READ MORE

Tonight at Numbers it's Studemont Project, Wicked Poseur, Wolves at the Door, and Trusty Tape Recorder

We've got a pretty solid line-up tonight for tonight's Recession Thursday - Studemont Project, Wicked Poseur, Wolves at the Door, and Trusty Tape Recorder. It will be as Omar says "Clutch!". Want more details? The follow the link to our music page. (link)

Joe Horn: Hero or total scumfuck redneck? ( Hint: the latter)

I am right. You are wrong. Let us know either way.

Sedition Books New Location

Our favorite community lending library, Sedition Books has found a new home. Next door to where the Proletariat used to be on Richmond and Montrose, Sedition Books has begun settling into its new location and will officially open on July 12th, 2008.

901 Richmond Ave. Montrose, Tx

2008 Houston Talent Drain.

Quite a few solid musicians have announced their departure from Houston and we're pretty bummed. Find out who is leaving and where/when you can hear them perform before they leave us. (Link)

Live Review - 500 Megatons of Boogie, The Jonx, Together We Are Instruments, and Jeremy Jay

What the hell is that guy in that Godflesh shirt holding? I dunno but it had lights and pretty colors.

Q & A's like that suggest we are back
to reviewing shows. This week we hit Jeremy Jay at Caroline Collective and head on over to Rudyard's for 500 Megatons of Boogie, The Jonx, and Together We Are Instruments. (Link)

This month in the Free Press - Papermoons

This month Papermoons are going on tour to support their new album New Tales on Team Science. [That's the album cover by local artist Michael Rodriguez on the right.] We caught up with them one Sunday afternoon and here is the result (Link to article).