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  Ball and Chain: The Best Houston Music of The Week

  September 12 at 4 a.m.

  This week Houston has options from Social Distortion, Rise Against, Fat Tony, The Crystal Method, First Aid Kit, Owen, The Daphne Blue, and The Hates. Tonight you could catch the punk sounds of Chicago's Rise Against over at Revention Music Center. These guys have been going hard for a good...

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  Tainted: The Best Houston Music of The Week

  September 5 at 4 a.m.

  This week Houston has plenty of choices from Alina Baraz, Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite, Miguel, Ruiners, Birthday Club and Moth Wings. On Wednesday you should find yourself downstairs at White Oak Music Hall for the bluesy twang of Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite. While from the outside these two...

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  Anti-Flag Stays Political All These Years

  August 31 at 4 a.m.

  The members of Pittsburgh's Anti-Flag have always been unapologetic about being a political punk band. "I'm entertained when people say we're cashing in on being political, but if I were cashing in I'd write pop songs," says founding member and lead singer Justin Sane. The band, going strong since the...

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  Miriam Hakim Adds Houston Attitude to Philadelphia's YallaPunk Festival

  August 30 at 5 a.m.

  Last year at this time, Miriam Hakim was set to attend the inaugural YallaPunk Festival and Conference in Philadelphia. As a co-organizer of the event, which spotlights creatives from Middle Eastern, North African and Southwest Asian descent, she developed and coordinated the conference’s panels, which touched on everything from religion...

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  Ruiners' Typecast is Anything But Typical Punk

  August 30 at 4 a.m.

  By all accounts, the gentlemen of Houston's Ruiners look like nice fine boys, the kind who would take their grandma's groceries in from the car. That is, until they perform. Whether it be in person or on their latest album Typecast, the four piece quickly turn into rabid punks who...

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  Without You: The Best Houston Music of The Week

  August 29 at 4 a.m.

  This week there's a holiday but there's plenty of music on tap from the likes of Journey, Def Leppard, GGOOLLDD, Bad Bunny, Yelawolf alongside locals like Bun B, texture:yellow, MIEARS and HAHA! Tonight you can get down with ohGr upstairs at White Oak Music Hall. The industrial act formed by...