It takes a lot for me to actively rag on a local band. My policy is that I could spend much better time praising a deserving band than wasting time ragging on a crappy one but even this policy has its limits. During last year at the Houston Press Music…
A few suggestions for the Houston Press Music Awards per me – Ramon Medina. Note just becasue I don’t pick someone doesn’t mean I don’t like them, I may simply not have heard of them. Best New Act –Sharks and SailorsBest Punk – Fatal Flying Guilloteens [Hey where is Somethign…
So lately things have been going reasonably well… last night Mike and I sat down and worked out some musical ideas for his upcoming production of “The Adding Machine”… wherever Mike finds to put the play on, you should come see it… it should be running the last two weekends…
Was a big high wall there/ That tried to stop me/ The sign was painted/ Said “Private Property”/ But on the back side it said nothing/ This Land was made for you and me. Just got another Woody Guthrie Collection (like I need another) and in it is a version…
Ah, joy! The high concept Linus poster shoot! Oh, the joy of driving around town – pre-shoot site sortie (check), film (check), snacks (check). Clinton, Larry, and Austin Caustic can’t make it but have the good sense to let me know so it’s easy to adjust the concept. I called…
Well another Linus practice. It began with Clinton and I being very productive at Rudyard’s. Yes instead of discussing song arrangements or other such matters we discussed Neal Stevenson’s literary merits and Peter Jackson’s translation of JRRT. Level up! You are now a 7th level Geek. Rehearsal itself was a…
Well after my bitch session about Walter’s on Friday, I can say Saturday ended up going off sans incident. Though, aside from the bands themselves, I didn’t know a soul there. I was just doing my part representin’ the late-80s to mid-90’s peeps as the LP4 delegate. Now you ask…
[More pictures of this show are on my account at: Flickr.com] Well Walter’s is on my shit-list after Friday’s show. While Roy is a super-nice guy and the club is generally OK all it takes is one dickweed bartender to make you want to blow a place off. So just…
last fm still doesn’t have their MP3 Server up but you can hear a good chunk of the Lp4 catalog streaming at: http://www.last.fm/label/ShiftyPope/playlists#1940
Wow, that was a really fun fun show! Churchbus and Hotel Brotherhood really put on a great show last night. I have to admit to some confusion as to where each band began and ended as two members were in both bands. But both bands rocked, not in any flashy…
