USIC

Steve Malkmus was a great show. Bright Eyes opened up and it was the first time I had heard them. They were pretty good. I got their CD Fevers and Mirrors ... it is pretty good. Anyhow Back to Steve ... the whole show was great ... much better than the Pavement show I went to a few months back. For the last song he did a cover of the Cars song Let the Good Times Roll. It was a classic moment. The 18th the Melvins are playing at the Engine room. Should be a good show. 

www.sxsw.com there are at least 5 good bands already confirmed. So I am sure they will make stops down here too. Well hopefully. Other than that Low will be at Rudz Jan 23rd and since Death Cab canceled the last show ... they are now booked for Feb 14th at notsuoH. If I missed anything else, let me know. I will try to keep this updated, however feel free to check www.spacecityrocks.com they have a great list. And on a really cool note ... a friend of mine from irc is doing the God Speed You Black Emperor's official site so check it out.

** Apparently this sold out the day before tkts went on sale on the i-net. ** It is comfirmed now that Weezer will be back in Houston in Feb 22 at the Ariel Theatre and tkts go on sale November 27th. =) !!!!! HOORAH!!!! Also Isotope 217 and the Chicago Duo will be at Rudz the Dec 12th.

Elliot Smith was grand. He played alot of stuff old and new but ended with Angels and that made my night. A band called Rotary Downs from New Orleans opened for Elliot Smith and they were really good, who knows wot happened to Grandaddy, but I can't find anything about this band on the inet ... anyone know about them? If so let me know. Yo La Tengo was a great show, they did a cute dance and played wonderful songs from all of their stuff. Granted I got a lil toasty that night, but it was all good.  

I have noticed that every page that I have looked at has everyone favorite music and the gigs they have been to. So call me a sheep, but I shall follow the herd. There is a wide range of music I like from classical to country, and just about everything in between. I have also been to loads and loads of gigs. I will try to list as many as I can think of, but if you know me and I have missed something, please let me know.

The bands I am listening to mostly right now are: Built to Spill, Low, Dirty Three, Sparklehorse, Death Cab for Cutie, Modest Mouse, Neutral Milk Hotel and I have gone a bit retro and have been listening to The Cure  and other 80's New Wave stuff.
 
 

My all time favorite band ever in the whole wide world is the . All the times I have gone to see them have been great. They put on an entertaining show. If I made a sound track for High School and most of the good times in Houston ... they would be on it along with the Black Crows, New Order, The Smiths, The Church.

But once I moved to London, with Ricky's help, I discovered loads of new bands and went to most of the above gigs.

And since I have been back in Houston, I have found even more new bands.