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• Houston Calling is giving away tickets to see Erykah Badu and Janelle Monae at Verizon this Sunday. Monae is MCM's new favorite thing here. Listen to this interview with her from NPR's Fresh Air and check out her James Brown-inspired performance on Letterman above.

Cop Warmth has posted three new songs to their Tumblr blog.

• Indie Houston has an interview with local rapper Kyle Hubbard:

I honestly feel that the up and coming talent in Houston's hip-hop scene is overwhelming, and I feel like our city is poised to be the Mecca for the new generation of original and new rappers.

Miss Leslie says that every single fan is important.

• Daniel Mee at Non-Alignment Pact writes about the difficulties of reviewing the music of his friends.

• And mrshl reviews a potential replacement for the lamented Lala, called Rdio.com. Conclusion: he likes it a lot.

• Remember At the Drive-In? Texas Punk Treasure Chest has a copy of the El Paso band's first EP, from 1994, called Hell Paso.

• Tomorrow night, Wols, Golden Arrow Holy Face, Frank Davis & Daddy Banjo are performing their "Songs for Porches" at Domy Bookstore on Westheimer at Dunlavy. It starts at 8:30 p.m. and is free. The show was no-doubt inspired by the bands' front porch tour earlier this spring. Their also taking the concept to Austin, where they'll perform at that city's Domy Bookstore on Saturday.

• On Thursday, Houston jazz vocalist Kristine Mills will have her debut at The House of Blues. Reviews have compared her music to sipping on a glass of bourbon, which means MCM is sold.

• Finally, summer doesn't start until later this week, but local music impresario Jacob Calle is riniging it in early with a Beach Party Saturday featuring Fat Tony, booze and BBQ on the Bolivar.

Attention local musicians, music bloggers and music organizations: have something that should be included in Magnolia City Mixtape? Leave a comment below or email brittanieshey (at) gmail (dot) com.

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Shey is an experienced blogger, social media expert and traveler. She studied journalism at Oklahoma State University before working as a full-time reporter for Houston Community Newspapers in 2005. She lived in South Korea for three years, where she worked as a freelancer.
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