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  Roundtrip Ticket To The Blues: The Mighty Orq Releases Live Album

  September 24 at 5 a.m.

  It’s no secret that Houston has an abundance of great blues, past and present. It has been the stomping ground for many great blues men and women. The Mighty Orq is no exception, he has been a fixture in the Houston blues scene since 2002, and even got his name...

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  10 Best Bets This Weekend: Robert Frank on Film, Jeff Goldblum, and the Moon

  September 19 at 4 a.m.

  Jeff Goldblum in concert, Bill Maher on satire, and the late Robert Frank on film are just a few of the stellar events this weekend in Houston. There's a two day jazz festival, experimental film by female artists, and the world premiere of a new dance by Houston Ballet's Oliver Halkowich...

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  The Houston Press Guide to Seeing Every Act at Your Favorite Music Festival

  August 14 at 6:45 a.m.

  Recently, the world celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing. It was a universal reminder that when humans set their minds to monumental tasks, we find ways to make milestones from the improbable. If we are looking for the next Neil Armstrong in 2019, might we suggest a...

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  Peter Yarrow on the Promise of Folk Music - Then and Now

  July 19 at 4 a.m.

  During the folk music revival of the early 1960s – which saw both older performers rediscovered and new ones step to the forefront of the genre – there was no bigger or more important venue than the Newport Folk Festival. And there were few acts with both the critical and...

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  Five years Strong: Splice Records Still Turns the World One Album at a Time

  July 5 at 4 a.m.

  “Make the world go round one album at a time” is a slogan used by Houston’s Splice Records and written by its CEO Shaun Brennan. In a city full of everything under the sun, Brennan started Splice Records in an attempt to offer artists better support and the city better...

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  6 Best Bets This Weekend in Houston: Sizzling Dance, Airplane by Gonzo247

  May 30 at 4 a.m.

  GONZO247 didn't know there were still mountains to climb. The local artist has tackled graffiti murals, beer silos and cars before, but this will be the first time he's painted an entire airplane. There's a demo this Saturday at the 1940 Air Terminal Museum, but back up those datebooks because...