In advance of the release of Buxton's new seven-inch, that little ol' Americana band from La Porte has shot us the new B-side from the single, entitled "Flint." The single will be available on yellow vinyl and, to quote guitarist Chris Wise, it will be "pretty."
Since we're suckers for colored vinyl, we will snapping one up at the single's official release party at Mango's on July 11. That show will also see the Houston return of the Wild Moccasins, who will be coming back home to the sweet 7
For every relationship, both failed and successful, there's a song that reminds you of that special (or not-so-special) person whenever it plays. Not to be used with the more cliched "our song," which is picked by both parties and can, most of the time, be repeated out loud with some pride. For the first installment of our new column about the songs that shape our lives, Rocks Off asked a few local musicians for a tune they associate with a past or present lover.
Chris Wise, Buxton
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Chris Wise was going to do an interview but instead he decided to try and pick up Geoffrey Muller from the SideShow tramps. The two are currently discussing Muller recent stroll down dress lane at the I am Mesmer CD release show. Oh, Muller just said he would "be honored" to help out with the next Buxton release. Wise is happy about that. Muller: What would I do? Just hang out in my dress?Wise: It helps the Sugarhill vibe.Okay, Chris, now it's time to get in the hot seat.Who are you here to
So this past week, Houston Music Fight Club began getting solicitations from various local musicians to be matched against other strummers and pickers around town in their cage matches. Rocks Off looks around. We see a lot of new faces. This means a lot of you have (happily for us) been breaking the first two rules of Houston Music Fight Club. Forwarding the blogs to your friends and actually reading them!
This week and the next are the last two weeks before the HMFC goes into its next round
