Photographed and reviewed The Civil Wars at the Wortham Center on Friday night for the Houston Press. Check out the slideshow for more photos of the duo and the darling UK group The Staves, and read the full review over at Rocks Off.
Dig This: Female Demand, EndIsNow, Daniel Zen, Soulutionn, and Vivian Pikkles - Houston Music - Rocks Off
The latest Dig This is up at the Houston Press. Get hip to more local music. The list just keeps growing, as well.
Dig This Vol. VII - Rocks Off
Well, it seems that Young Girls is ending, like far too many good Houston acts do. Before that, they’ll open for Davila 666 on Saturday, though, so catch them while you can.
(Edit: Pete Tijerina chimed up to inform us that Young Girls is not breaking up, but rather taking a break to record. Hooray! Sorry for any confusion.)
The newest installment of Dig This features Western Standards, Dead Mineral, Young Girls, Eli, and Cast Away.
If you missed last week’s post, check it out to discover Peloton, Titan Blood, Coxcombs, Papaya, and Football, Etc.
Dig This: Peloton, Coxcombs, Titan Blood, Papaya & Football, Etc. - Rocks Off
The newest installment of Dig This posted over at H-Town Rock today. Take a gander and learn about some more local music.
Taking Out The Trash: Pure Rubbish Reunites - Rocks Off
Pure Rubbish is playing a reunion show tonight. Check out the interview I did with Evan Dunivan, the drummer, for the Houston Press.
BestFest Coverage Recap
The Houston Press certainly didn’t lack coverage of their inaugural Best Of Houston BestFest. As I spent half of both days wandering back and forth from stage to stage, enjoying myself, I snapped a great many photos for Rocks Off. See them, along with photos from Marco Torres and Jason Wolter, in the slideshows and blogs below.
Saturday Coverage
BestFest Is Officially Off The Ground
The Last Place You Look Rolls In The Deep, And All That Jazz
Chamillionaire, Starmaker; The Tontons, New Stars
Slim Thug’s Sweet Tooth, Against Me! Destroys, Bun B Trills
Bun B, Rap God; Toadies Close Out With A Shred
Sunday Coverage
Umbrella Man, Texans On
Wild Moccasins Made In The Shade, Little Joe Rips
Honky Tonk Brothers Draw Blood, Carolyn Wonderland Laps The Field
Buxton Incites Swoons, Deer Tick Get A Little Goofy
Hayes Carll Strikes Up The Band, Cake Shuts It Down
Last Night: Cake At BestFest (Cake set review by John Seaborn Gray)
Slideshows
Saturday’s Bands
Sunday’s Bands
The BestFest Crowd
Bites of BestFest
Phew! That’s all I’ve got. I’ll leave you with one last photo, a favorite of mine from the weekend.
Heights Vinyl Prepares To Plant Its Flag - Rocks Off
Houston’s about to gain a record store in November. Before that happens, however, there’ll be a giant 45 sale this Saturday, September 24 in the parking lot out front of the future Heights Vinyl shop. Find out more in this article I wrote for the Houston Press.
Dig This (Vol. 2) - Rocks Off
The second installment of Dig This is up now at the Houston Press. Same allotment of five local acts for your perusal, so hop to it.
While much of the talk on Saturday was about the changes happening to The Mink, these four old stalwarts put on a raucous show at The Continental Club. Click through to see some of my photos from the night and Chris Gray’s wonderful commentary. (via Saturday Night: Wild Men Of Rock At The Continental Club - Rocks Off)
Dig This (Vol. I) - Rocks Off
This week I began a new feature for the Houston Press entitled Dig This. Each week it’ll spotlight five local music artists, complete with links to their various web presences and some quick descriptions about the acts.
Read this week’s entry, and discover Cog Melter, Crime Wave, New York City Queens, The Rebecca West, and Via Cavour.
