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Well, the Justice Department has approved the
Live Nation/TicketmasterWhat does this mean for you, the average concertgoer? Well, even more inflation on the already-ridiculous $6 Lone Stars at House of Blues.
Free Press Houstonhad a well-written cover story last spring about
the other possible pitfallsof the deal. New music videos from local artists abound. Here's
Flowers to Hide,
Benjamin Wesleyand
Peekaboo Theory(loves it).
Muhammad Aliwants to see you nekkid for theirs, and
Hell City Kings'video should be out soon.
Houston's music scene got some coverage in national blogs last week too.
Street Boners and TV Carnagelinked to
Late Nite Pieas an awesome music venue, but MCM hasn't seen a show there since the restaurant was in the old garage on Elgin. But they do praise Whataburger, so all is forgiven. And Minnesotan fanzine blog Cultureal Sindicate recently ran a
twopartstory on Houston's underground hip-hop scene. If you missed MCM's current obsession Roky Moon & BOLT at Rudz this past weekend, here's their un-glittery leader in Joe Mathlete's living room, playing
a touch of Bowie. Speaking of the BOLT crew, they'll join
the Wild Moccasins at SXSWin March. And here are the Moccs, along with Tyagaraja,
Live from SugarHill. Yo La Tengo is playing Warehouse Live on Thursday. Ten years ago (give or take), they played in Houston at Rudys. If you missed
that, have a listen to the live concert audio, courtesy of
Hands Up user jvan. MCM thinks this is awesome and should happen more often. Do you have your tickets for
Artopiayet? Forget all that artsy fartsy crap. Runaway Sun, Ryan Scroggins and the Trenchtown Texans, Benjamin Wesley and Ceeplus Bad Knives are all playing. Plus, you could meet some hawtsome art-school lover there and be freaks for the rest of your young lives together. Speaking of art plus music, local artist
Jenny Schliefhas incorporated inspiration from Michael Jackson, DJ Screw and low-rider culture into her most recent exhibition, on display through February 13. One more art thang. Houston's eventual successor to the throne of
Uncle Charlie,
Jason McElweenie, is having a
poster show at Warehouse LiveThursday night, before the Yo La Tengo show. While supplies last, he'll be giving away some of his prints and
selling others. And if you ain't got plans for Sunday night, Something Fierce is having their
7" release party at the Mink. Isn't that cover perty?Have something that should be included in Magnolia City Mixtape? Leave a comment below or email brittanieshey (at) gmail (dot) com.Keep the Houston Press Free... Since we started the Houston Press, it has been defined as the free, independent voice of Houston, and we would like to keep it that way. Offering our readers free access to incisive coverage of local news, food and culture. Producing stories on everything from political scandals to the hottest new bands, with gutsy reporting, stylish writing, and staffers who've won everything from the Society of Professional Journalists' Sigma Delta Chi feature-writing award to the Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism. But with local journalism's existence under siege and advertising revenue setbacks having a larger impact, it is important now more than ever for us to rally support behind funding our local journalism. You can help by participating in our "I Support" membership program, allowing us to keep covering Houston with no paywalls.
