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  Ethan Hawke's Blaze Tells Turbulent Tale of the Duct Tape Messiah

  August 15 at 5 a.m.

  Ethan Hawke loves music. And he enjoys being in Houston, having filmed large portions of the movies Reality Bites and Boyhood here. But sitting onstage recently at Rockfeller’s nightclub for an invite-only concert/fireside chat/Q&A about his new movie, he does have an issue with film biographies about musicians. Which is...

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  Times Have Changed For SXSW, But You Should Still Go

  March 16 at 5 a.m.

  Night falls on Austin and 6th Street is organized chaos. Music seems to pour out of every single building that’s open after the sun is gone, many of them featuring burly dudes standing outside doing their best to hustle the constant stream of people into their establishments. Lights flash, both...

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  High Waisted Ride the Wave from NYC to H-Town

  March 6 at 5 a.m.

  While Houston has nothing comparable to Austin’s SXSW Festival, local music fans do benefit greatly each March with plenty of “run-off” shows. These are local gigs by bands in town with sort of an added regional date to their main SXSW showcases. One of those shows will feature the New...

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  Which Houston Acts Passed the SXSW Sniff Test?

  Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at 3:30 a.m.

  We took a playlist of 50 local acts to SXSW and asked its musicians for their opinions of Houston's best. Here's what they had to say.

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  At the Drive-In: Anatomy of a SXSW Pop-Up Show

  Friday, March 17, 2017 at 5 a.m.

  We've always heard about surprise sets at SXSW, and have now attended one.

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  A First-Timer Takes On SXSW 2017

  Thursday, March 16, 2017 at 5 a.m.

  You took some preconceived notions about SXSW with you to Austin and returned with a reminder about why you love music.