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Larry Rainwater

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    May 16, 2012

    Gothic Council Wants Katy Perry To Go Away

    It was noon, the gothic 3 a.m., when the alarm went off. Not the alarm clock, but the big, black one that alerts me to clear and present dangers to goth. I stumbled to the Internet where my custom-designed goth-defense system presented me with this link. If you don't want to click on the link, I u ... More >>

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    March 15, 2012

    Top 10 Goth Songs From Houston Ever

    The local goth scene in Houston has been around for quite a while. Though it's never been a dominating force in Houston music, its influence has been felt, and some truly remarkable songs have made their way into our little black hearts. Here's our pick of the Top 10 goth tracks released by local ar ... More >>

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    February 24, 2012

    Dear Obama: You'd Make A Great Goth Musician

    Dear President Barack H. Obama, I want you to know that I am very impressed by your recent musical endeavors. While it's clear that you could use some practice and professional vocal coaching, it's equally clear that you possess more than enough raw talent to excel as a musician. I know right now, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2012

    Gothic Council Praises Lyrics, Bowie's Penis

    Really there are two kinds of music fans. Those who are there for the music as a whole and those who are there to hear the words. Make no mistake, we're not saying that one side is better than the other, but we are definitely in the latter category. Being a melodramatic lot, most goths are. So we t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 3, 2011

    Gothic Council Presents the Best Goth Music Videos

    Gothtopia spent last weekend on a beach dressed in designer black looking sad at the waves... for a purpose, we swear. Despite having been a musician in Houston for quite a while, it was our first music-video shoot. Well, unless you count this one, which isn't so much a music video as a sign that th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2011

    Saturday Night: Stage Frights & Ending the Vicious Cycle At Numbers

    Photos by Jef With One F​The Stage Frights, Ending the VIcious Cycle Numbers September 24, 2011 The Stage Frights are only on their fourth show, but between the husband and wife team of Larry Rainwater and Spleen there are decades of experience in goth musical excellence. Previously they've b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2011

    Gothic Council Debates Most Definitive Goth Album... Ever

    ​Gothtopia has a new, longer drive to the sheet-music mines every day, the upside of which is that we get to listen to a lot more music in the car. Since much of our dedicated listening time is taken up with official assignments, drive time is one of the few opportunities we have to really sit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2011

    Gothic Council Debates Peter Murphy's March 19 Show

    Chris GrayPeter Murphy at Meridian, July 2008 - we have waited a long time to get a better picture.​It was announced recently that the Godfather of Goth himself, Peter Murphy, will be making a special trip down to Houston. The former Bauhaus front man and composer of super-hits like "Cuts You ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2011

    Gothic Council Debates Gothiness Of "Graveyard" Video

    ​Though Gothtopia doesn't get to do our daily music-video column anymore, they're still one of our favorite things to write about. So, while trolling through YouTube yesterday, we came across the music video for the latest single by Pittsburgh electo-goth duo Candy Apple Blue, "Graveyard." ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2010

    A Living Dead Doll And Her Pentatonic Pirates - Meet Silenced Within

    ​ Rocks Off is on a continued quest to inject as much local music into Gothtopia as possible, which is why we're please to announce the return of Ex-Voto. Larry Rainwater and Spleen, who make up two-thirds of Ex-Voto's death-rocky goodness and who were married last Halloween, have moved back to Ho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2009

    Ex-Voto Is Back from the Dead... Almost

    Ex-Voto, "I Never" I turned down several New Year's Eve employment opportunities this year (some of them legitimate), and spent the last hours of 2008 quietly with family, friends and an excitable Papillion. Among the small group of relaxed revelers was a visiting Spleen, in town for a family holid ... More >>

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