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  The Cure Played One of 2016's Best Shows Saturday Night

  May 16 at 5 a.m.

  The Cure Toyota Center May 14, 2016 The main thrust of any concert review should give the reader a general impression of the show in question, as well as provide some indication of how much the reviewer — if not the rest of the audience — enjoyed it. To that...

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  17th Annual Gothic Beauty Pageant

  March 28 at 7:22 a.m.

  Underworld Productions brought the 17th Annual Gothic Beauty Pageant saw the crowning of Mr. and Ms. Spooky 2016 at Number's on Saturday night.  Hostesses Marcus Pontello and Krissy Strange kept the crowd alive with quick witted jokes and introductions for the contestants.  Artistic performances by Kinky Karl, Brittany Bufkin, Marry Bleeds, Tisha Flowers Ross and several others made the event one not soon forgotten. 
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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  Illegal Wiretaps' Underdosed EP Is Their Most Mature Yet

  April 28 at 4 a.m.

  The Illegal Wiretaps are probably my overall favorite band in Houston for several reasons. The fact that they produce a mind-boggling amount of music is part of it. I've lost count, but Underdosed is something like their 84th release, and while they're known for their shorter works it's still an...

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  The Lowdown on the New Numbers Documentary

  February 4 at 2:30 a.m.

  A Kickstarter to fund a cinematic look at Houston's longest-running nightclub and concert venue launched this week. Director Marcus Pontello and producer Jeromy Barber of Dinolion are seeking $40,000 in crowdsourced funds to try and explore the unique history of the legendary venue in Friday I'm in Love. "This started...

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  Five Songs About Real Freaks for AHS: Freak Show

  October 22 at 6 a.m.

  So now that the fourth season of American Horror Story is apparently going to be a musical, it got me thinking about songs that have been dedicated to human oddities over the years. There have been a fair few of them, actually, and today we sing their praises for the...

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  The Doomstress Goes Digital-Goth in Vendetta Diabolique

  September 23 at 5 a.m.

  Doomstress Alexis is one of Houston's most gifted daughters when it comes to laying out the doom-metal in Project Armageddon. She's got a voice like a wasteland wind that matches well with her brand of droning, funeral-march music. Now Alexis has teamed up with Jan Kimmel to work on something...