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HoustonBands.Net Music News
Tuesday, Sep 26th, 2006
OBITUARY
Local blues rocker Jerry Lightfoot, 55
By MICHAEL D. CLARK
Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle
Jerry Lightfoot, a blues-rock club staple
of Houston in the 1980s, died Wednesday in Austin. He was 55. The cause
of death was not available Wednesday night.
Lightfoot
was a well-known fixture at the defunct nightspot Rockefellers, where
he and his group, The Essentials, played as the house band two decades
ago. Though he played originals from the band's album Burning Desire, he also backed blues heavyweights such as B.B. King and John Lee Hooker.
more at Chron.Com
Monday, Aug 21st, 2006
CITY OF HOUSTON'S 170th BIRTHDAY ON AUG. 23 - ZZ Top Set For Houston Hall Of Fame Honor
The members of ZZ Top - Billy Gibbons,
Dusty Hill and Frank Beard - are set to be inducted into the City of
Houston's Hall of Fame at a gala dinner set for August 23 at the
Wortham Theater in downtown Houston. The group, over the course
of more than 36 years, has come to be known as "that little ol' band
from Texas " but traces its roots specifically to Houston where, in
1969, Billy, of the Moving Sidewalks, joined forces with Dusty and
Frank of the American Blues.
The Houston Hall of Fame is replete
with Houstonians who have played key roles on the national and
international scene including heart surgery pioneers Michael DeBakey
and Denton Cooley, Senator Lloyd Bentsen, Secretary of State James A.
Baker, boxing champ and entrepreneur George Foreman, NBA great Clyde
Drexler, former Continental Airlines Chairman Gordon Bethune, Olympic
gold medalist Mary Lou Retton, Houston Astros owner Drayton McLane, and
other notables.
ZZ Top have received many honors in the
past including having been named Heroes of the State of Texas by the
legislature, proclaimed Ambassadors of Goodwill for the state numerous
times and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in
2004. This latest acknowledgement of their place in the pantheon
of Houston greats coincides with the city's celebration of its 170th
birthday and the evening August 23rd has been designated as "A Night of
Cowboys and Culture" by Houston Mayor Bill White.
ZZ Top will be inducted into the
Houston Hall of Fame along with Pearce Industries Board Chairman Louis
M. Pearce, Jr., real estate magnate Ed Wulfe and, posthumously,
Dominique and John de Menil who had been instrumental in making Houston
a first tier city in terms of fine arts and culture.
The band, delighted with their having
been cited for this extraordinary honor, released the following
statement: "We're thrilled to be recognized by the city we love
for doing what we love for all these years. We did a song a while
back entitled, 'Heaven, Hell or Houston' and we're now quite convinced
that the city is much closer to the former than the latter."
HoustonTX.gov
Tuesday, Aug 15th, 2006
NEW SINGER FOR TORQUE
Houston rock band TORQUE sets the bar high with aquisition of frontman
Hysen Kuci.
Certainly not a newcomer to the Texas music scene, Hysen Kuci, former
founder and frontman for Houston based band Adrenaline, joins local
band TORQUE sources said Tuesday evening.
www.myspace.com/torquerockshouston
Tuesday, Aug 15th, 2006
BENEFIT ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM MYCITYROCKS HOUSTON
Saturday, August 12th, mid-day: The Seabrook
Volunteer Fire Department is holding a benefit for a member of the
department who was killed in a motorcycle accident. Saturday, August
12th starting at 10:30 a.m. at Food Town Shopping Center at 3322 Center
Street, Deer Park, TX. They will be selling bbq and holding a silent
auction. All proceeds go to help pay for hospital and funeral costs.
Our next MyCityRocks-sponsored event takes
place on Saturday, August 19th. Plan to join us for a an afternoon and
evening benefiting Citizens For Animal Protection
(CAPS). The CAPS Festival will raise awareness and donations for a
non-profit, reputable animal charity organization that saved over
13,400 animals in 2005 alone.
The event will be held at Sansones Bar &
Grill located at 14144 Westheimer (281-558-4545), starting at 1:00 p.m.
until 10:00 p.m. There will be six bands-including Josal, Seraphim, Westborn, Collective Hallucination, Avenger, and Desolate. The cover is $5.00 or bag of Cat/Dog food at the door. There will be food for sale, raffles, and an auction.
mycityrocks.com
Tuesday, Aug 15th, 2006
GOGIRLSMUSIC FOUNDER, FRIENDS GO OUT ON A LIMB TO CELEBRATE 10TH
After
making a (cool) mark on a fast-growing segment of the indie music biz,
Madalyn Sklar announces new label to kick off second decade
Some
people go for cake. Others prefer speeches and formal dinners. Madalyn
Sklar decided to celebrate the tenth anniversary of gogirlsmusic.com,
an online community she founded to connect with other women musicians
in 1996, in a much more hands-on way—and her friends joined her.
Sklar is the creator of the GoGirlsMusicFest, Invasion of the GoGirls @
SXSW, Battle of the GoGirls and more. In the last 6 years, she has
spearheaded over 100 benefit showcases for various organizations
including the Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls, MusiCares, American Liver
Foundation, Nicole Brown Charitable Foundation and many more.
She also recently launched GoGirlsMusic Records, an independent digital
music content provider, distributor and record label. The label works
closely with indie artists to get ‘great "women in music"’ heard
without the artist giving up ownership or paying big bucks.
Add the 8,500 fans on her MySpace page, and it’s obvious Sklar could
have a huge party in an arena with about 12,000 of her closest friends.
Instead, she came up with yet another innovative idea, and took
partying (and brand awareness) to an entirely new level.
In February, Sklar had the GoGirlsMusic logo tattooed on her ankle
while in Austin, TX for Folk Alliance. “I figured getting some ink was
a pretty unique way to celebrate,” said Sklar, who is considered one of
the premier consultants and educators in the indie music market. “We’ve
built our reputation by doing the unexpected, so why not?”
What followed is destined to become the stuff of indie music legend:
her friend and fellow GoGirls member Leslie Starnes of Austin-based Bon
Terra got the tattoo; then her partner Georgia; then GoGirl Melissa
Mullins.
One
night. Four tattoos. A record that will stand for quite some time, and
a hell of a story for the Rolling Stone interview someday. Leslie and
Melissa scored lifetime memberships, an offer that Sklar extended to
all GoGirls members. Today, just six months later, 10 women are
sporting GoGirls tattoos and she fully expects to see more at each
subsequent GoGirlsMusic event.
That’s way cooler (and longer lasting) than cake.
GoGirlsMusic.com
Tuesday, Aug 15th, 2006
EINSTEINS PUB 11th Anniversary and Expansion Party!
EinStein's Pub will be celebrating it's 11th Anniversary on Friday, August 18th with band Infinity's Twin.
A brand new expansion to the back bar has also been opened, with
more room for pool and games. Also enjoy $2 Wells All Day Long!
NPPL presents TEXAS HOLD 'EM Tournament
Every Wednesday at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m.
Sign-in begins at 6 p.m.
We also have some amazing bands coming up this month. Come check 'em out, have a drink, and
have a great time!
Maps and directions are available on the website. See you soon!
EinStein's Pub : www.einsteinspub.com
Friday, Jun 30th, 2006
Houston band Since the Ashes wins the Emergenza Festival Houston area finals.
Houston band Since the Ashes won the Emergenza Festival Houston area
finals Saturday night at Fitzgerald’s. Since the Ashes was among a
total of 88 Houston area bands entered in the international contest,
which began the initial round of concerts in December 2005. Saturday
night’s show also celebrated the release of their full-length debut
album, Paint the Sky. STA’s win in the Houston Finals showcase earned
them a trip to Austin to compete in the regional finals on June 24th. "
Since The Ashes on Myspace
On Emergenza.Net
As a female-fronted 5 piece 'melodic hardcore' band, they do have a
unique sound. They are a building a very strong local following, and
very much impressed the industry judges at Saturday's show.
Thursday, Jun 29th, 2006
ANT BOOGIE TO PULL OUT ALL THE STOPS JULY 1st
Through
all the changes Collective Hallucination has gone through in the 7
years they've been around, a few things remain constant;
2)
The band DOES NOT BELIEVE IN lyp-synching, performing to tracks or any
gimmicks to get the music across.
3) The band has always incorporated touches of rock, jazz, funk and soul into it's show.
4) A CH show is an unforgettable show.
July 1st will be no exception to the rule. Ant Boogie says to expect some surprises: "We've
never really performed any Prince songs in the past, this time we will.
Yeah, I know I've broken out with "Raspberry Beret" from time to time,
but on the 1st were going to REALLY do some Prince. Forever
people have expected me to do Prince, that's why I've consciously
stayed away from the Prince tunes. Not July 1st though. We're also incorporatiing some old school disco into our set!! It's gonna be too crazy!" Ant Said.
When asked what Prince tunes CH will perform Ant could only say come to the show.
"The band has been working hard to create a great show. We hope u dont miss it!!"
"Everything is different now", says AB, "the
band has gelled to the point where we're all reading each others minds.
Its wild and exciting. It's kinda freaky too think about it."
I guess well all have to wait and see July 1st
One Night Only---Saturday, July 1st!
The Essence Festival Afterparty concert!!!!
Collective Hallucination and Montrose with special guest Kadrae and Deandre Wright
Live at The Empty Spoon In Houston 9405 South Main Street, Houston 77025.
$12.50 presale. Just follow the provided link below and Click on the
Pay Pal icon that says special orders. Follow the directions.
All presales will receive free gifts!!!
Please Note: There will not be presale tickets, your name will be on
the pre sale list at the show. Bring your pay pal receipt just in case
of any problems.
http://www.highvolumemusic.com/html/hvcontact.htm
Friday, Jun 23rd, 2006
HOUSTON SINGER DILANA MAKES FINALS FOR ROCKSTAR REALTIY SHOW
I
MADE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'M IN THE FINALS FOR ROCKSTAR
SUPERNOVA, The Tommy Lee Project ON CBS, VH1 AND MSN!!!!!!!!!!!!
PLZ show your support and go to: http://groups.myspace.com/rockstarsupernova
The official website is: www.rockstar.msn.com
www.rockband.com
REALITY SERIES PREMIERE
Mon. July 3rd on-demand at Rockstar.msn.com
SPECIAL 90 Minute CBS PREMIERE
Wednesday July 5th at 8pm ET / PT
BIG SCREEN ROCKSTAR PARTY at PRIME TIME STEAKHOUSE on FM1960 and Perry Rd.!!
FIRST CBS ELIMINATION SHOW
Thursday July 6th at 9pm - ANOTHER BIG SCREN EVENT at Prime Time Steakhouse!!
Every week, Prime Time will have the ROCKSTAR show on big screen so be there and join in the fun!!
On Camera Audiences is handling the tickets again this year!! Go to http://www.ocatv.com where you can sign up for the "wait list" and ticket notifications!
DON'T FORGET TO VOTE FOR ME!!! Thanx soooo much to ALL of you for
all your support and love over the past 2,5 years!! I will do my
BESTEST to make you proud!!
Love AND ROCKIN HARD for YOU!!
Dilana
www.dilanarox.com
Sunday, Jun 18th, 2006
Del Espadin Flamenco & Spanish Dance Academy Grand Opening Celebration Postponed.
We thank you for the tremendous response we have received to our
Grand Opening Celebration announcements! However, due to the
anticipation of a large volume of guests to our event, and to comply
with City of Houston building codes, we find it necessary to postpone
our Grand Opening, originally planned for next Saturday, June 24th,
until the latter part of September. We will, of course, keep you
apprised of developments through our email correspondence, which will
commence again at the beginning of August. And we will definitely
have a tremendous line-up of guest performers to dazzle and entertain
you with their dance specialties! Plans still include performers for:
Salsa, Irish, Ballroom, West Coast Swing, Greek, Belly, Scottish
Highland, Middle Eastern, Mexican Folkorico, Lindy Hop Swing.
, will be a teaching center for traditional Flamenco arts and other
disciplines of dance.We look forward to welcoming all of you to our
new, fully equipped studio in September with the same enthusiasm with
which you have embraced our Flamenco performances! Our studio,
Del Espadin Flamenco & Spanish Dance Academy, will be a teaching
center for traditional Flamenco arts and other disciplines of dance.
For more information, please visit www.flamencohouston.com or call Maria del Espadin at 713-705-8701.
See you in September!
Monday, Jun 12th, 2006
ROOTS-ROCKERS LOS VERTIGOS TO PERFORM AT THE HOUSTON PRIDE FESTIVAL
Houston-based, Los Vertigos are scheduled to perform at this year’s Houston Pride Festival on June 24th, 2006 from 2PM until 8 PM on lower Westheimer, in Houston, Texas.
Los
Vertigos, with members from Houston, Dallas, Lubbock & Austin, is a
relatively new band that started in September of 2005. They
classify themselves as Roots-Rock, Alt. Country, Americana, &
Tex-Mex, and cite the music of the Sir Douglas Quintet, Joe King
Carrasco, George Jones, the 13th Floor Elevators and Lucinda Williams as their influences.
Los Vertigos are scheduled to perform Saturday, June 24th at 4:00 PM> on the Bud Light Community Stage at Westheimer @ Commonwealth across the street from Mary’s Bar.
The
general admission price for the Houston Pride Festival is $10. Tickets
can be picked up on June 24th at the will-call booth located near the
Festival main entrance. The Festival is a rain or shine event. No
refunds will be given for any reason. Pride Houston is not responsible
for lost, damaged, stolen, or otherwise unusable tickets.
For information and directions, call (713) 529-6979 or visit www.pridehouston.org
Thursday, Jun 8th, 2006
CANCER BENEFIT FOR DEVON GRAVES JULY 22, 2006
On
July 22, 2006, a benefit to raise funds for Devon Graves, a 15 year old
girl battling Hodgkins' Lymphoma, will be held at Forgetta Bout It
No. 2 (on Highway 6 near Tidwell, behind Casa Ole). I've
attached a flyer and letter with more explanation of why we're doing
this, but briefly, her mom is a single mom with no child support or
insurance, and she lost her job because of Devon's illness. We're
trying to help the family. If you can attend, please do, if you
can't, please donate. Donation information is at the bottom of
the flyer. Also, please forward this to as many people as you
can. If you're a member of MySpace, go to the main events page
and do a search for "Dollars for Devon" and you can forward that event
invitation to everyone, and bulletin and blog it on your MySpace
pages.
"To most fifteen year old girls, the most
pressing questions in life are concerned with best friends, boys, and
the way their hair looks. Sadly, these innocent worries are not the
case for Devon Graves. Her concerns are getting through chemotherapy
treatment, losing her hair, regaining her health, all while trying to
hold on to some semblance of a normal life.
Three months
ago Devon had pain and swelling in her arm that gave her mother some
concerns which led to going to the doctor. This would later be a
blessing in disguise. The swelling in her arm was caused by a tumor on
her neck that was large enough to cut off the circulation in her arm.
Tests were run and Devon was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.
Hodgkin's Lymphoma or Hodgkin's Disease is a malignant(cancerous)
growth of cells in the lymph system. Since Devon’s mother, Tamara, had
missed several days of work due to Devon’s illness and subsequent
surgery, her employer was unable to leave her position unfilled at her
job and Tamara was asked to leave her position. Tamara is a single
mother raising two daughters without the aid of child support and
health insurance.
While Devon and her family face these
obstacles, their friends and family would like to ask for your support.
Any type of donations will be greatly appreciated. One hundred percent
of all donations will be used for Devon and her family. Thank you!"
Following is the band line-up for the benefit:
Outside Stage
12p - Benefit starts (acoustic stuff)
1p - Metal Storm
2p - Victim
3p - Wide Open Throttle
4p - Unsung
5p - Black Tuesday
6p - Six Minute Century
7p - Live Nude Chicks
8p - DEWar
Inside Stage
5p Flood
6p Lights Out
7p Love n War
8p Eternity Black
9p Azrael's Bane
10p Magistral
11p Gary Hoey
12:30a Midnight Circus
Friday, Jun 2nd, 2006
Urban Gypsy - To Cairo with Love - Fund Raiser (Garcia y Reyna News Letter)
Good afternoon. I am writing today for two reasons. The
first of which is to support a friend of ours. Urban Gypsy is one
of the most exciting dance troups in Houston. The event
information is as follows:
Urban Gypsy - To Cairo with Love - Fund Raiser
Saturday, June 03, 2006 - 7:00 pm to 11:30pm
325 W.19th Street / 77008
281-381-0344
Go to www.urbangypsy.cc/index3.html for tickets :: 25$ each
Join us for an evening filled with food, drink and live
entertainment. There will be silent auction items too..... the list is
growing... be prepared to bid on your favorite items!
Urban Gypsy has been offered the opportunity of several
lifetimes... an invitation to teach and perform their unique style of
improvisational tribal style dance at Ahlan Wa Sahlan, the largest
belly dance festival in the world in Cairo, Egypt!
"We are thrilled for the opportunity to represent Houston, Texas,
and Tribal Style Belly Dance in the birthplace of it all...but we need
your help. As with many of the greatest experiences in life, this one
is not free, we will be fund raising our shimmies off to raise the
money for our travels."
***All door and silent auction proceeds go directly to our travel
fund; as the venue, food, drink, entertainment and all auction items
have been generously donated. A huge thank you goes out to everyone who is
helping to make this happen! Let's send Urban Gypsy, To Cairo With
Love!"
The second reason I am writing is to let you all know of some
exciting news for Garcia y Reyna. As you are driving to the Urban
Gypsy event, be sure to listen to Pulling Strings on 88.7 KUHF.
Elaine Kennedy, the programs producer and host will be presenting
26 minutes of our CD, Baile del Sol. The program begins at 8pm.
Once again, thank you for your continued support.
Sincerely,
Jeremy S. Garcia - Garcia y Reyna
Thursday, Jun 1st, 2006
Army Builders Accept Blame Over Flooding of New Orleans
(I'm
sorry to post this to my music site but I've seen too many broadcasts,
even back years ago, that this exact scenario would happen if Louisiana
did not get federal help with the levee system surrounding New Orleans!
~ peace, mlandrum)
By JOHN SCHWARTZ
Published: June 2, 2006
In
a sweeping new study of the causes of the disaster in New Orleans last
year, the Army Corps of Engineers concludes that the levees it built in
the city were an incomplete patchwork of protection, containing flaws
in design and construction and not built to handle a storm anywhere
near the strength of Hurricane Katrina.
Ozier Muhammad/The New York Times
As hurricane season began Thursday, workers in New Orleans finished
part of a floodwall along the Industrial Canal in the Lower Ninth Ward.
Hurricane Katrina
Ozier Muhammad/The New York Times
Floodgate work continues on the 17th Street Canal, which separates New
Orleans from Metairie, and drains into Lake Pontchartrain.
"The
hurricane protection system in New Orleans and southeast Louisiana was
a system in name only," said the draft of the nine-volume report,
released Thursday in New Orleans.
Several outside engineering panels that have been critical of the corps
have come to similar conclusions, and have found a more extensive chain
of flaws in the design, construction and maintenance of the 350-mile
levee system.
But the 6,113-page report is remarkable for being a product of the
corps' own official investigation, which brought together 150 experts
from government, academia and business to study what went wrong and how
to build better systems for the future.
The
region's network of levees, floodwalls, pumps and gates lacked any
built-in resilience that would have allowed the system to remain
standing and provide protection even if water flowed over the tops of
levees and floodwalls, the report's investigators found. Flaws in the
levee design that allowed breaches in the city's drainage canals were
not foreseen, and those floodwalls failed even though the storm waters
did not rise above the level that the walls were designed to hold.
But
the system was also overwhelmed in significant ways by Hurricane
Katrina, and some degree of flooding would have happened even if the
floodwalls had not been breached by the surging waters, the report
stated.
"Regardless of breaching or no breaching, there would have been massive
flooding and losses" from the hurricane, Lewis E. Link, the director of
the study and a senior research engineer at the University of Maryland,
said in an interview. "The losses were increased because of the
breaching that occurred."
The
investigators found no evidence of negligence or malfeasance by the
corps or its contractors, but said the corps had failed to take into
account the tendency of the local soil to sink over time, leaving some
sections of levee lower than they should have been. The corps did not
re-examine the heights of levees even after it had been warned about
the degree of subsidence, the report said.
Similarly,
the corps designed the system to protect New Orleans against a
relatively low-strength hurricane, the report found, and did not
respond to warnings over the years from the National Oceanographic and
Atmospheric Administration that a stronger hurricane should have been
the standard.
The
report suggested the corps has had trouble keeping up with the
fast-changing world of geotechnical engineering, and does not share
critical information among its many parts. Although the corps had
indications that the floodwalls might fail under intense storm
conditions, "the pieces were not put together to solve the puzzle," the
report said. More must be done, it concluded, to share information
among those who do research and those who design and build systems.
The
report, which is already being used in the repair and improvement of
New Orleans's flood protection, warned that the area "remains
vulnerable" to any storm with surge and wave conditions like Hurricane
Katrina's.
The
chief engineer of the corps, Lt. Gen. Carl A. Strock, said in an
interview that the report showed that "we missed something in the
design," particularly in the construction of the drainage canal
floodwalls that caused so much of the flooding.
According
to the report, the corps designers did not anticipate the way the
floodwalls would fail as water climbed high against them: in several
breaches, including the one at the 17th Street Canal, the force of the
water pushed the floodwall back slightly, opening a gap deep into the
earthen levee below that allowed water to course down under high
pressure and push the wall aside.
General Strock did not go so far, however, as to apologize on behalf of
the corps for the decades of decisions that went into the system.
"It
is what it is," he said. "Call it a mea culpa, or call it a dry
recognition, or admission, or whatever — but we're not ducking our
accountability and responsibility in this."
Next Page, New York Times
Thursday, May 25th, 2006
1st ANNUAL JACKSON GUITAR SEMINAR & CLINIC OF ALL TIME
On Saturday June 3, 2006
From 12:00 To 4:00 pm
Fullers Vintage Guitars
116 North Loop
Houston, Texas 77008
281-880-2188
Everybody in the Jackson business will be there. Tom Wilson and Mike Shannon, 2 of the original luthier’s for Jackson
Guitars ( ie: Eddie & Randy’s guitars) will attend as also will
General Manager John Walker and Plant Manager Mike Kotsen. They will
discuss all the new body designs and painting that will be coming out.
Dan Lawrence is still painting for Jackson. Eddie Adel is the host for the seminar.
If you are a Jackson fan, this is supposedly a must see!
Wednesday, May 24th, 2006
Legendary club owner Clifford Antone dies
Updated: 5/24/2006 8:09 AM
By: News 8 Austin Staff
Clifford Antone, 56, the legendary music club owner, died Tuesday.
He died of an apparent heart attack, his sister said.
His
tale begins when a man from Port Arthur named Clifford Antone came to
Austin in 1975. In 2005, Antone's club celebrated its 30th anniversary.
The club opened its original location on East Sixth Street as a small
music venue on a street and neighborhood long ignored. It attracted
famous blues acts from the Chicago and New York blues scenes. Among the
players there were the likes of Chicago bluesman Buddy Guy and a very
young Stevie Ray Vaughan. During the club's first year, B.B. King made
an appearance.
The club is now in its third location.
That same club's success led to the birth of the now-famous East Sixth
Street entertainment district, the heart and soul of Austin's
multi-million dollar tourist trade and led to the city's nickname of
"Live Music Capital of the World."
For
Austin, it's the heart and soul of a multi-million dollar tourist
industry. In 2000, Antone went to prison on federal charges of drug
trafficking and money laundering. He was released in 2003 after serving
three years of a four-year sentence. He had a change of tune later in
life and turned his attention to helping kids. The club held benefits
for at-risk youth. His career and the club's history was captured in
the documentary Antone's: Home of the Blues
"One
of the primary reasons Austin is known as the Live Music Capital of the
World is because of Clifford Antone. His devotion to the music spoke
for itself. He was my friend and I will miss him dearly," Austin Mayor
Will Wynn said. "I ask Austinites to join with me and remember the
music giant this city has lost and the great things he brought to our
community."
News8Austin
Monday, May 22nd, 2006
ROOTS-ROCKERS LOS VERTIGOS TO PERFORM
AT JUMBO GUMBO COOK-OFF
The
San Leon, Bacliff, and Bayview Chamber of Commerce will host its 20th
Anniversary Jumbo Gumbo Cook-Off Friday and May 27th -28th at the
Bayshore Spillway Park in Bacliff.
Activities
include carnival rides and amusements, arts and crafts and food.
Fourteen bands are scheduled to perform from 6 p.m. to midnight on
Friday, May 26th, 10 am to midnight on May 27th and noon to 10 pm on
May 28th. Los Vertigos are scheduled to perform Friday, May 26th at
9:00 PM
The
admission fees are $6 for Friday May 26th and Saturday, May 27th and $2
for Sunday, May 28th. A wristband can be purchased on Friday that is
good for the entire weekend for only $10; children under 12 are
admitted free. Proceeds from the cook off go toward scholarships, the
local fire departments, sports groups, senior citizens and community
activities.
For information and directions, call (281) 339-0808 or visit www.fishermansparadise.org
Monday, May 22nd, 2006
Santomojo Music Summit now accepting applications. Deadline May 31st!
Santomojo Music Summit is now accepting applications (press kits,
bios, etc) from artists. If you would like to submit a press kit for
consideration, please be sure you send the following (incomplete press
kits will not be considered).
PRESS KIT for Santomojo Application must include:
1. CD(s) of your music.
2. Full bio, including album release dates and band members/history.
3. Upcoming show/tour dates as well as previous showdates for the past 12-18 months (+)
4. Press write ups about your band (reviews, interviews, etc)
5. Band photo.
6. Full contact information (phone, email, website address)
7. Full contact info for your publicity/management (if any)
All press kits should be sent to:
Santomojo Music Summit c/o JamHouston.com
5 Grogan's Park Drive, Suite 203
The Woodlands, Texas 77380
Submissions must be received before May 31, 2006.
Thank you! Questions, contact santomojo@jamhouston.com (www.santomojo.com coming soon)
For more information for now, check out http://www.myspace.com/santomojo
Founded by JamHouston.com
Monday, May 22nd, 2006
Johnny Nash Mixes with Andy Bradley at SugarHill
Houston native and music legend Johnny Nash made a long awaited return
to music after a spotlight hiatus, at SugarHill Recording Studios.
Johnny Nash’s 1972 hit “I Can See Clearly Now” topped the billboard
charts for 4 weeks and continues to receive international radio
airplay; it was successfully covered by Jimmy Cliff in 1994.
Nash has also collaborated with many prominent artists throughout his
career including the King of Reggae Bob Marley, who wrote the
chart-topping hit for Nash, “Stir It Up” in 1972.
Nash has been working with SugarHill’s Chief Engineer Andy Bradley in
SugarHill’s Studio A, where they have already mixed one song and are in
the process of transferring songs previously tracked between the late
70’s to early 80’s, from 2” analog tape to Protools.
Chief Engineer Andy Bradley is a world-renowned engineer, and has
worked with many legends that have passed through SugarHill’s doors,
including Roy Head, Radio Birdman, Smash Mouth, James Burton, Guitar
Shorty, Sonny West and John Pickering (Buddy Holly songwriter and
backup singer), Arnett Cobb and Calvin Owens.
“It’s
such a privilege to work with Johnny, he’s an astounding singer and
possibly one of the best male vocalists I’ve ever worked with”, commented Bradley on his working experience with Nash.
For more on SugarHill Recording Studios, visit: http://www.sugarhillstudios.com/
Monday, May 22nd, 2006
Top local bands to compete at Journeys Backyard Barbeque Tour Stop
Some of nation’s hottest new music artists will mix it up with some
of the country’s best action sports athletes as a lifestyle event like
no other hits the Houston area on Sunday, June 11, 2006.
The Journeys Backyard Barbeque Tour will be rockin’ at the Memorial City Mall (303 Memorial City) in Houston, from noon
– 7 p.m., with Houston’s hottest up-and-coming bands competing on the
tour’s 32 foot wide mobile stage. Alongside, the action will also be
off the charts as top pro skateboard and freestyle motocross athletes
streak through the sky in action-packed live demo shows in the tour’s
60,000 square-foot “alternative sport playground” set up in the west
parking lot, between Target and the Olive Garden.
Local, unsigned artists of all music styles are invited to compete in the “Converse All Star Battle of the Bands.” Acts
with clean lyrics will compete on-stage for more than $1,000 in cash
and prizes, with winners selected by audience vote at on-site
interactive kiosks. After voting, fans can cash in as well --
winning fans will be text-messaged or emailed to let them know they’ve
won a prize, including Journeys gift cards and Converse products.
Bands can apply at: www.journeysbbq.com up until 10 days before the event, or until all the openings are filled.
Monday, May 22nd, 2006
SugarHill Recording Studios & Pacifica’s KPFT 90.1FM Host Local Indie Bands on “The SugarHill Sessions” Radio Music Show
Legendary Houston music recording studio SugarHill Recording Studios and Pacifica Radio Network launched The SugarHill Sessions
in April 2006, on Houston’s Pacifica affiliate station 90.1FM KPFT to
focus attention on live independent music in the southeast area of
Texas. The SugarHill Sessions’ first music guest was Philly band Marah (Yep Roc Records).
This month The SugarHill Sessions
hosts indie rock bands Ume (Austin) and Bring Back the Guns (Houston),
where they will be interviewed by KPFT DJ Rhonda Garner and perform a
live studio set. The show will air on May 26th on KPFT 90.1FM at
2pm and can be streamed live from http://www.kpft.org.
For more on SugarHill Recording Studios, visit: http://www.sugarhillstudios.com
For more on Pacifica 90.1FM KPFT, visit http://www.kpft.org
For more on Ume, visit http://www.umemusic.com
For more on Bring Back The Guns, visit http://www.bringbacktheguns.com
Saturday, May 20th, 2006
Asmodeus X to Appear in Forthcoming Lovecraft Book
Music Journalist Gary Hill of Music Street Journal is publishing a
book about the influence of H.P. Lovecraft's writings on modern music -
The Strange Sound of Cthulhu.
Asmodeus X will be featured
in the book, for the song "Darker Shores" (to appear on their
forthcoming album 'Sanctuary') as well as for the old Morphine Angel
song "Breakfast with Cthulhu".
The book features cover art by Joseph Vargo (Monolith Graphics/Dark
Realms Magazine), and S.T.Joshi - the greatest living authority on
Lovecraft and author of Lovecraft: A Life - is writing the forward. It
also features artists like Metallica, Gwar, Fields of the Nephilim, and
a whole lot more.
Check out the web page and follow the link to the blog for more details and updates!
http://www.musicstreetjournal.com/cthulhubook.htm
http://www.myspace.com/asmodeusx
Friday, May 19th, 2006
Azrael's Bane Video Chosen For "America's Rising Star"
Houston metal rockers Azrael's Bane's video "Shine" has been chosen
for inclusion in the TV series “America’s Rising Star.” The show is
described as a rock n roll version of Amercan Idol, (http://www.risingstartv.com
) with all original rock bands. Fan voting will decide who stays in for
the next round, so please tune in and vote for us! It will air on the
RTN network nationwide on May 23rd. Check your local listings for time
and channels. Can’t get the show in your area? You can still help us
out. Text the word “crank9” to the number 64482 on your cell phone, and
you’ll be entering a vote for AB. There is a $ .99 charge
per vote. You can vote NOW even though the show doesn’t air until next
week, so text away. Thanks for the support!
Thanks,
Azrael's Bane
http://www.azraelsbane.com
Wednesday, May 17th, 2006
OUTWORLD PARTS WAYS WITH MANAGEMENT & SETS RELEASE DATE FOR DEBUT ALBUM
OUTWORLD,
the Texas-based act whose lineup includes former BEYOND TWILIGHT
vocalist Kelly Carpenter, has chosen to part ways with Intromental
Management. The outfit is now looking for "a more aggressive and
ambitious management that will help them reach their goals," according
to a press release. More information can be found at www.outworldband.com.
OUTWORLD's self titled debut album is slated for a worldwide release on
October 23 via Replica Records. A Japanese release date will be
announced soon.
OUTWORLD's lineup also includes guitarist Rusty Cooley, who is known for his various intensive guitar instruction on DVD/CD-ROM.
Friday, May 12th, 2006
The world’s oldest and largest Art Car parade & Houston’s signature cultural event!
This 19 year-old
celebration of the Drive to Create features over 250 wheeled entries
and has included 1,500 participants from 15 states plus Canada, and
Mexico. 2006 Grand Marshal – Dusty Hill of ZZ Top!
2006 EV1.net Art Car Weekend Events
Main Street Drag, Friday, May 12.
A select group of 100 Art Cars departs from the Houston Zoo visit
children in hospitals and schools. 20,000 Art Car activity books are distributed.
Shop Talk, Friday, May 12. 7-9PM
Art Car presentations featuring Big Horn’s Hyler Bracey, Houston native and
internationally recognized artist Mel Chin, and a performance of London composer Stephen Montague’s “Horn Concerto”
using the horns, headlights, doors and more of Art Cars to create a truly spectacular piece of music. All this and a
special appearance by the one and onlyMax Radadada from Raleigh, North Carolina.
Everyones Art Car Parade & Festival, Saturday, May 13. 9AM – 5PM. Parade rolls at 1PM!
Over 250 embellished,
augmented vehicles dazzle 200,000 people lining Allen Parkway through western downtown.
· Art CARtailgater! Thousands watch the pre parade excitement on Allen Parkway. 9 am - 1 pm
· VIPit Party for 1,000 at Houston’s historic Heritage Society features deluxe picnic lunch and seating. Tickets
$100, where the elite view the street! 11 am – 3 pm
· Traffic JAM! The post parade party in Sam Houston Park will provide even more opportunities to enjoy the
Art Cars in the Mobile Museum, live music from Houston’s own Herschel Berry and The El Orbits, games,
fun, food and the world’s most colorful Traffic JAM! 3 pm – 5 pm
Orange Show Brunch & Awards Ceremony, May 14. ORANGE SHOW MONUMENT at 2402 Munger St. Cash prizes
totaling $10,000 are awarded in a dozen categories at a block party comprising a diverse group of artists, insiders,
community members and decision-makers. 11 am – 3 pm.
Primetime Television Broadcast on Thursday, May 25 at 7 pm on KPRC Local 2.
For information contact
The Orange Show Center for Visionary Art
713-926-6368 Fax: 713-926-1506
http://www.orangeshow.org
Thursday, May 11th, 2006
Dusty Hill Grand Marshal of Houston's Annual Art Car Parade.
Dusty Hill of ZZ Top to be the Grand Marshal of Houston's 19th Annual Art Car Parade.
As a founding member of ZZ Top, Dusty's love of awe inspiring,
mysterious and fun automobiles is no secret. On Saturday, May 13, 2006,
he proclaims his Art Car love as Grand Marshal of the worlds oldest and
largest Art Car Parade.
Festivities begin with the Art Car tailgater from 9am-1pm, when
thousands of people get to Allen Parkway early to watch over 250 Art
Cars line up, talk to the artists, listen to live bands, and get a
good, long look at the amazing mobile works of art. At 1pm, the Art Car
Parade rolls along Allen Parkway and one block of Bagby in Downtown.
Mayor Bill White, Dusty Hill of ZZ Top and New Orleans musicians the
New Birth Brass Band will all ride in unique cars.
Afterwards, the "Traffic Jam!" gets underway from 3pm-5pm,
when Allen Parkway stays closed to provide more opportunities to enjoy
the cars, live music, games, food, and fun.
Friday, May 5th, 2006
Sinkhole Productions is excited to announce the release of Slivered's new EP, 'Vehemence'.
This EP features six songs including: Untitled, Vehemence, Goes on
forever, Obsessively Yours, Devotion Undone & Dead by Mourning.
The EP will be released May 31 and will be available at Borders Books
and Music, Vinyl Edge, Sound Exchange, Soundwaves, Hot Topic,
Diamondhead Records, Music Town and House of Guitars for $8. You can
also buy the CD at Slivered.com and SinkholeProductions.com.
Go to any Slivered
performance and you can purchase the EP for the reduced price of $7.
Catch Slivered live at Rudyard's Friday, May 12th with Nervewreck and
get a FREE 'preview' CD with 3 songs from the new 'Vehemence' EP.
http://www.sinkholeproductions.com
Thursday, May 4th, 2006
BLUE OCTOBER TOUR POSTPONED AS JUSTIN FURSTENFELD PREPARES FOR SURGERY ON BROKEN LEG
Universal/Motown Records recording artists, Blue October, whose third full-length studio album, Foiled,
entered the Billboard charts at number 29, has announced the
postponement of their current tour as a result of lead
singer-songwriter Justin Furstenfelds recent leg injury.
According to the bands manager, Paul Nugent, further tests this morning
revealed the extent of damage to Furstenfelds leg. Nugent said, "I'm
disappointed to inform you that the MRI performed this morning at Johns
Hopkins Hospital on Justin confirmed a complete tear of the LCL
(ligament) in his right leg. He will require surgery as soon as
possible, early to mid next week."
"As for the recovery period, we can speculate that Justin will be able
to return to the stage on June 17th at Buzz-Fest in Houston; we will be
moving our May dates back to late June and July."
Blue October added Texas guitarist Julian Mandrake to the line-up to
cover Furstenfelds guitar parts last night in Baltimore, where
Furstenfeld performed in a wheelchair.
Nugent added, "We look forward to getting back on the road and building on this great start for Foiled as soon as possible." Their new Universal/Motown Records album, Foiled, is their first studio effort since 2003s History for Sale, which was initially released on independent label, Brando Records.
The band celebrated their new release with home state celebrations
around Texas. Booked by Monterey International, Blue October are
currently on a national headline tour and will continue touring through
2006 and 2007 including an appearance at this years Lollapalooza
festival.
http://www.blueoctober.com
Tuesday, May 2nd, 2006
Frontman for Blue October breaks leg but vows to continue tour.
After an amazing headline show in Tampa for over 3000 97X Birthday Bash
listeners at Brighthouse Field in Clearwater Florida, Justin
Furstenfeld broke his leg while he and the other members of Blue
October were running the bases on the minor league baseball field for
the Philadelphia Phillies. Justin was immediately taken to the hospital
in intense pain and then released early Sunday morning.
Justin wants to continue with the tour and he will take the stage in a
wheel chair tonight in Baltimore. Blue October has added Texas
guitarist Julian Mandrake to the line-up to cover Justin's guitar
parts. Look for Blue October to roll into your town real soon.
www.blueoctober.com
Friday, Apr 28th, 2006
Ken Gaines CD Release Concert Tonight
Friday, April 28 9 PM at Anderson Fair.
Featuring Wayne Wilkerson & Bill Ward. "I'm very proud of this CD.
It's a true ensemble effort with Karen Mal, Wayne Wilkerson, &
Bill Ward all over it. If you could ever get the 4 of us together then
sprinkle in the occasional Gary Sapone on harmonica, Jeff Duncan on
fiddle, and Ron Rebstock on banjo this is what we'd sound like live and
kickin'. It was recorded, edited, and mixed at Bill Ward's Living Room Studio. The gorgeous art work is done by my lovely wife, Sue"
Tuesday, Apr 25th, 2006
Jandek makes suprise Houston apperance!
The most undergound musician
in America, Houston's own Jandek made an unannounced surprise
appearance with Loren Connors and Alan Licht at the Live Oak Friends
Meeting House in Houston on March 10, 2006. The venue is a Quaker
church that is sometimes used for concerts; the show was sponsored by
Pauline Oliveros’s Deep Listening Institute. According to the
promoters, this was not a “Jandek’ performance per se, but just the
representative from Corwood Industries sitting in with Connors and
Licht. After Connors and Licht played as a duo, the representative
joined them onstage, playing bass on one long piece and harmonica for
on shorter piece. The bass was a Godin fretless acoustic/electric bass,
the same make as the fretless electric guitar he played in Brooklyn,
and presumably the same instrument he played on the recent bass albums.
Jandek has releasde over 40 albums in the last 25 years but has
never given a public interview or played a live show until he booked a
show playing the Instal Festival in 2004. No interviews have been given
but he has played various festivals and one off shows since that
appearance.
http://tisue.net/jandek/
Monday, Apr 24th, 2006
Wide Open Throttle releases Life Trials
Houston, Texas-based metal band WIDE OPEN THROTTLE will be releasing their debut album, Life Trials,
on May 13 with a headline show at Houston's Forgetta Bout it rock club.
The self-produced CD was recorded and mastered by Greg Gill of Spyder
Studios and features 12 original hard rock tracks that reflect the
band's classic melodic metal roots. WIDE OPEN THROTTLE features Jason
Rhoads (guitars), Randy Broadway (guitars), Ryan McKnight (vocals),
Glen Mayhew (bass), and Dave Thomas (drums).
Life Trials track listing:
01. Burning Bed
02. Torn Apart
03. Corporate Decay
04. Falling to the Top
05. M.N.A (Mother Nature Attacks)
06. Beauty in the Nightmare
07. Left You There
08. Delusion
09. Scream Myself Awake
10. Bleeding Away
11. Dusk Becomes Dawn
12. Life Trials
For more information, visit www.wotband.net.
Thursday, Apr 20th, 2006
NORML 420 Festival at Last Concert Cafe Aprill 22, 2006
Speakers from the Democratic, Libertarian, Green and
Independant parties as well as local reform groups.
Music from the likes of Moses Guest,The Hightailers,
Plump, Little Brother Project, Guy Schwartz and the
New Jack Hippies, Condition Green and The Scott
Daniels Band.
We'll also have Sandy from Dead Air as co-host and
although not confirmed we may be getting Kinky if ya
know what I mean :)
You can also register to vote in 3 languages (English,
Spanish and Vietnamese) because we can't reform
marijuana laws unless we can educate or vote out the
Reefer Madness Reps.
So come check out the Houston NORML art car and hear
the Hempstorian show and tell all.
Thanks,
Steve Nolin
http://texxxasradio.com
Monday, Apr 17th, 2006
KPFT Program Schedule Revisions on the Horizon \
KPFT adds youth programming and podcasting streams
Effective Sunday, April 16, KPFT will adjust its program schedule.
These
changes reflect your feedback and new collaboration between our staff,
board and listeners via KPFT's Program Council. The new program schedule can be found online.
A few of these changes include…late-night music shows such as Damage
Control, Zydeco Pa'Sale, Deadthyme and Songlines will return to
three-hour blocks, with various changes to the scheduling. Our 1-3 p.m.
weekday afternoon block will transpose, with public-affairs programming
starting at 1 and music at 2. Our traffic jam afternoon music block
shifts back, 3-5 p.m., with KPFT News and Free Speech Radio News coming
in at 5 and 5:30 p.m. respectively.
On Monday nights, Queer Voices returns to its 8-10 p.m. slot, and Interchange with Larry Payne enters our schedule at 7.
On
Wednesday nights, Arab Voices moves to 7 p.m., Technology Bytes to 8.
Border Crossings and Focus on Personal Growth will alternate at 10.
KPFT's award-winning The Other Side will be expanded to 90 minutes,
9-10:30 on Thursday nights.
Soular
Grooves returns to its Saturday slot, with a new youth show kicking off
the program, 9-9:30. After Hours returns to late Saturday nights. On
Sunday nights, the Haiti Show moves to 7:30 p.m.
Flashpoints
will remain on our schedule at 11 p.m., but is expected to move to
KPFTI.org with the June launch of a Pacifica-supported daily
Spanish-language newshour.
New
programming, including the Peace Hour, Pat and Rosie's Nightsounds, Voz
de la Tierra, World Music Express with Harrison Kumi and Mike Savas'
The Weave join KPFT. Some local programs, including Divine Voices, Late
Night Snax, Voices of Atheism, Building the Gulf Coast and Fight Back
may be shifted to KPFTI.org, where KPFT has created space for original
local programming.
KPFT
is the fourth station in the Pacifica Network founded in 1946 in by Lew
Hill. KPFT 90.1 FM took to the airwaves on March 1, 1970 and has
maintained its reputation as one of the most eclectic radio stations in
Texas. KPFT is Houston's only listener-sponsored radio station
which means listeners provide direct financial support for the most
diverse range of opinions, the most innovative music and the most
provocative public affairs programming - all commercial-free and
serving the metropolitan Houston and Galveston areas.
For more information call 713-526-4000, log on to http://www.kpft.org/ or tune in to 90.1 FM in Houston or 89.5 FM in Galveston.
Monday, Apr 17th, 2006
SugarHill Recording Studios Announces Launch of “The SugarHill Sessions” Indie Music Radio Show on Pacifica’s KPFT 90.1 FM
Legendary Houston music recording studio SugarHill Recording Studios
has partnered with Pacfica Radio Network to announce the debut of The SugarHill Sessions indie music radio show on April 7th, 2006 at 1pm on Houston’s Pacifica affiliate station, 90.1FM KPFT.
The SugarHill Sessions is part of SugarHill Recording Studios’ aggressive “Support=Local=Music”campaign.
The promotion was designed to focus attention on live independent
music in the southeast area of Texas. SugarHill has a long
tradition of providing the same level of premier recording services for
both unsigned and independent acts, as well as major label artists.
Houston has a diverse wealth of musical talent that has been
temporarily overshadowed by the success of hiphop/screwed music.
SugarHill hopes to balance the attention to our region by filling
in the demand for new independent music by hungry music fans.
SugarHill Recording Studios is one of the oldest continuously running
studios in the US, with 65 years of music recording history. Many
artists have walked through SugarHill’s doors including The Red
Krayola, The 13th Floor Elevators, Freddy Fender, Lightnin’ Hopkins,
Radio Birdman, George Jones, Jerry Lee Lewis, Willie Nelson, and B.J.
Thomas.
Local, regional and national unsigned or independent artists will be
invited to SugarHill’s recording facilities to perform a live studio
set and be interviewed by the show’s host: notorious indie band
connoisseur, and KPFT 90.1FM DJ, Rhonda Garner.
The SugarHill Sessions’
first guest was Yep Roc Record’s Phillidephia band, Marah.
SugarHill’s Senior Engineer Steve Christensen engineered their
performance. The band played songs off of their new album, If You Didn’t Laugh You’d Cry,
and discussed everything from their name and influences, to the current
state of the music industry. The band also relayed some
interesting tales about their encounters with Texas Legend, Townes Van
Zandt.
So mark your calendars for The SugarHill Sessions and tune to KPFT 90.1FM on Friday April 7th at 1pm.
For more on SugarHill Recording Studios, visit: http://www.sugarhillstudios.com/
For more on Pacifica 90.1FM KPFT, visit http://www.kpft.org/
For more on Marah, visit http://www.marah-usa.com/
Sunday, Apr 16th, 2006
SOUND AWAKE TIME CHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT - Jeffery Thames' KPFT radio show moves to Tuesday afternoons!
The self-proclaimed King Of Grief's show of local and national
eclectic/electronic/indie music has aired on KPFT for years but lately
in the late-late-nite time slot of Saturday night/Sunday mornings from 2-4 am.
"For those of you who missed the news on last week's show, SOUND
AWAKE is moving back to Tuesday afternoons...and EVERY Tuesday at that!
No more guessing games with the calendar...you can get your fill of
grief relief starting next Tuesday, the 18th, from 3 to 5 PM CST!"
"I still have one weekend shift to take care of, and I'd like to
make it as listener-friendly as possible, so SEND ME YOUR REQUESTS. Any
and all that can be honored, WILL. The lines are currently open at
kingofgrief@yahoo.com."
"Thanks for listening this far...see you this weekend AND next Tuesday!"
Cheers,
JEFFREY THAMES [King Of Grief]
Host/Producer, SOUND AWAKE
KPFT 90.1 FM Pacifica Radio Houston
[89.5 FM Galveston]
Listen online: http://kpft.org
http://groups.myspace.com/soundawake
Sunday, Apr 16th, 2006
Houston Festival Highlights Jamaica
HOUSTON, April 16 (UPI) --
Houston will be highlighting all things Jamaican this week when the Houston International Festival gets under way.
Jim Austin, who heads the foundation that puts on the festival, told
the Houston Chronicle Sunday he thinks this year's Jamaican theme will
be a big hit with those attending the festival, dubbed I-Fest.
It's also a big hit with Jamaican-Americans like Howard and
Veronica Ricketts, whose home in northwest Harris County is full of
souvenirs of their native land. Yet according to Howard Ricketts,
Jamaica's greatest export isn't rum.
"One of the greatest exports from Jamaica is its people,"
Ricketts said. "And they came to this country because of lack of
opportunity in Jamaica."
The couple hope the festival will shed some light on positive things about Jamaica.
It begins with a Jamaica film screening at Houston's Museum of
Fine Arts on Thursday followed by an opening ceremony on Friday. The
bulk of the festivities will take place over the weekend.
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Friday, Apr 14th, 2006
I've
never done a feature on Blue October. For really no good reason except
that, frankly, they've never needed the promotion. They have always had
all their bases covered and here they prove it once again. Congrats
ya'll!
www.blueoctober.com
Thursday, Apr 13th, 2006
Music Rising Auctions – Benefiting Musicians Affected by Gulf Coast Hurricanes
Multiple Events - Multiple Venues; Multiple Cities Bid now on great tickets and an Epiphone Guitar!
Attend the hottest summer concerts while helping the Gulf Coast rebuild its vibrant music community! Music Rising benefit auctions are currently underway for concerts by Tim
McGraw & Faith Hill, Queensryche, Melissa Etheridge, Sammy Hagar,
Ben Harper, Brad Paisley, Def Leppard & Journey, New Cars &
Blondie and many more!
Auction
packages include four (4) tickets and an Epiphone guitar, which for
most performances will be autographed by one or more artists performing
in the show. Tickets are in rows 1-10 for reserved seating shows!
Additional
Music Rising Auctions announced every Saturday in April. Here are the
shows in Texas and some others that are semi-close. Click the link
below to all the auctions.
Go To Auctions
Monday, Apr 3rd, 2006
Martinez takes top prize, Dust Devils sweep the 4th Annual Texas Music Awards
LINDEN, TX – The 4th Annual Texas Music Awards, presented by MyTexasMusic.com
and hosted by singing legend Michael Martin Murphey, were held at the
historic Music City Texas Theater in Linden, Texas this past weekend to
a sold-out crowd.
USA
Network’s Nashville Star finalist John Arthur Martinez of Marble Falls,
Texas, was named 2006 Entertainer of the Year, and was also on hand to
present the Record of the Year award for which he was honored in 2005,
to Mike Siler for his song “It’s About To Get Western.”
Coincidentally,
Marble Falls is also home to the Dust Devils, a Roots Rock/Americana
combo formed around the husband-and-wife team of Kevin Higgins and
Barbara Malteze. The Dust Devils walked away with four out of the
five award categories they were nominated in, including Female Vocalist
of the Year (Malteze), Song of the Year (“Walk On” written by Higgins),
Vocal Duo or Group of the Year, and Album of the Year (GATHERING
DUST). They continued to stun spectators with their performance
of “Walk On,” which included a solo break by Malteze, who did a brief
tribute to Janis Joplin, one of her major influences.
During
her acceptance speech for receiving Female Vocalist of the Year,
Malteze told a story about her grandfather pulling a coffee can out of
his freezer so he could give her enough money to pursue her musical
ambitions as a young woman in California. “My grandfather gave me
his cold, hard cash – literally!” she exclaimed, to the delight of the
crowd.
Other
award recipients include Jimmy Kaiser for Male Vocalist of the Year,
John Greenberg for Producer of the Year, Mike Siler for Record of the
Year, Texas Renegade Band for Live Band of the Year, Hayes Carll for
Singer/Songwriter of the Year, Big John Mills for Musician of the Year,
Clay DuBose for Rising Star of the Year, and RadioFreeTexas.org for
Radio Station of the Year.
The
Live Band of the Year, Radio Station of the Year, and Disc Jockey of
the Year awards are the only award categories voted on 100% by the
listening public. Justin Frazell, of 99.5 The Wolf in Dallas,
Texas, took home the Disc Jockey of the Year award for the second time
in a row, a TMA first.
Founders
awards are also given in three categories. The 2006 Musical Event
of the Year was given to “A Texas Hill Country Christmas,” produced by
Stephen and Sue Ann Meyer of the Lodge Recording Studio and benefiting
Candlelight Ranch. Two MyTexan awards were presented to
MyTexasMusic.com members Grady Lee and Richard Bowden, and one Palmwood
award was presented to Jackie Bryant.
The
shows producers, Jinelle and Lucky Boyd, co-founders of
MyTexasMusic.com, began show preparations in November of 2005, and
enlisted the help and support of more than 80 volunteers and several
businesses and organizations. “East Texas is such an untapped
area full of Texas music lovers – we were thrilled to be able to bring
this prestigious event to this neck of the woods. It was a great
success,” said Jinelle Boyd.
Prior
to the show, the producers met with all of the nominees to brief them
on the day’s events. The Boyds are quick to point out that those
receiving awards are ‘award recipients,’ and not ‘winners.’ “When
you announce that someone is the ‘winner’ of an award, that denotes
that there must be a ‘loser,’ and there are none of those in this room
today,” declared Lucky Boyd, when addressing the nominees.
Immediately
following their acceptance of their awards, each recipient filmed a
television commercial with the Texas Farm Bureau for Murphey's upcoming
benefit telethon and concert in Amarillo. The event will raise
money for victims of the Texas panhandle graze land wildfires that have
been ravaging that part of the state.
Murphey
closed the show with an intimate performance of three of his most
beloved songs. "He was one of my first musical influences.
To see him perform "Wildfire" was just so incredible!" gushed Female
vocalist nominee Anni Clark, who flew in from Maine to attend the show.
The
Academy of Texas Music is the official sanctioning organization of
music awards in Texas. In an effort to insure high standards for
each awarding body, the award nomination, selection, and voting process
must be approved by the Academy to receive an official sanctioned
status. Presently, the Texas Music Awards presented by
MyTexasMusic.com are the only awards fully sanctioned by the Academy.
More
information about the show can be obtained at
www.TexasMusicAwards.org or www.MyTexasMusic.com .
Subscribers to the MyTexasMusic.com newsletter can get updates via
email. Subscribe at http://www.mytexasmusic.com/maillist
For information on the Wildfire Relief Concert in Amarillo, or to donate to the cause, go to: http://www.helpyourstate.com.
http://www.mytexasmusic.com
Monday, Apr 3rd, 2006
MyCityRocks is creating a program called ROCK SAFE to help women on MySpace.
MyCityRocks has formed an alliance with a group called The Bridge Over Troubled Waters that helps women that have suffered from physical and sexual abuse with counseling and shelter.
We are creating a program called ROCK SAFE
to help get the word out in the Houston area. Our goal is to help women
understand their options when they get into bad relationships, to help
people learn how to party safe, to learn how to avoid giving out
personal information in their MySpace profiles that might allow "sexual
predators" to find them, and to help young teens learn what to do if
they are approached online by much older guys looking for sex.
This will be an ongoing program with many facets. The AddMe
cards will be a part of the program. We will be including weekly ROCK
SAFE tips in the newsletter each week and on our MySpace profile. There
will be a series of events held that we are going to produce ourselves
and that will combine fun with opportunities to get out information.
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