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I love when new bands pop up and they can actually bring it when they play live because that’s when you realize that what you hear recorded isn’t simply manufactured. With new Houston band, Talking Forever, their strengths are far from manufactured. While the band refers to their sound as alternative, it’s closer to third wave emo mixed with screamo elements, creating a sound that’s hard to ignore. On their debut release, My New Home, the four-piece creates a sound that’s familiar but also their own, and when they dig in, they’re digging deep.
They open things up with the dreamy opening of “Unacceptable Behavior,” where they take their time in getting things going. However, once things pick up pace, they strike your ears with an intensity that’s been missing from the genre for ten years now. The distanced vocals, the almost Spart sounding riffs, and the thunderous drums are definitely something to revel in. When the vocals begin to get more intense, they’re met with a stellar backing vocal that adds rather than takes away, as they often can. The band proves they can build up your expectations before delivering the punch you’re expecting while throwing melodies and heaviness together forming a sound that’s pretty fantastic. They follow this with the bombastic and heavily intricate sounds of “Shirt Waist,” before taking you to the first standout of the album, the catchy and hook heavy “Cicadas.” While the band slows things down at the opening, they offer up nice melodies and vocals before slapping you in the face with a wall of angst and ire. Changing rhythms and going hard and fast, Talking Forever makes you understand that they’re more than the sum of their parts before returning to the slower speed of the track’s opening. The best part of these changes is that they’re done with a precision held for bands that have been together longer, yet they do it like it’s second nature.
Reminding me of Mineral, the band offers up “Close To Home” next and doubles the vocals alongside a peppered drum track and these beautiful guitar tones. When they take off, the drums take the lead while these catchy riffs suck you in like a lover in the late night. The cluster of drums, dual vocals, and intense riffs and rhythm are insane in the good way, thus giving you another standout song. Seriously, they change directions multiple times and they never lost me once, which rarely happens. Two tracks later they up their game with the strangely electronic opening of “Forrest Ln.” The song feels closest to an ambient track by a producer who refuses to be photographed, but there are elements like live piano and multiple vocals that should offer up the notion that this band could pretty much do whatever they want within the confines of this album, and they’ll certainly have your attention. On the eighth track, “Ellipsis,” the band comes back with hints of The Hotelier and Hum with tons of fuzz and angst coupled with melodic guitars and tons of intimacy in the vocals. The way producer Jon Januhowski mixed this track is completely different than what you’re hearing from most producers, making it feel like the band is performing all around you. When the screams come in, they have a close yet distant feeling, which is difficult to explain but it’s completely true.
The band takes the acoustic route to finish up the album on “Light of Day,” and while it’s different from the rest of the record, it’s similar in so many ways. This record is truly one you need to hear for yourself, as Talking Forever seems to pull from multiple places without stealing from any of them. Enlisting Januhowski who seems to employ methods most producers refuse to implement is a nice touch as well, as this album sounds like the band is with you while it plays.
You can catch Talking Forever in person at Notsuoh on March 14 and at White Oak Music Hall on June 16. from http://www.freepresshouston.com/talking-forever-drops-intense-debut/ Cassandra Quirk of Giant Kitty. Photo: Scot Overholser
I have typed some variation of the sentence “Houston is literally the most diverse city in America” with cited sources I don’t even know how many times in articles. All the proof you need is a trip to the Houston Zoo on a nice weekend, and you will see an unbelievable rainbow and hear a hundred different languages being spoken. And yet, bigotry never seems to stop, whether it’s dildos protesting an Arabic-Immersion Elementary School or racism at one of the city’s bro-iest night spots. Lately, it’s the music scene that is giving the city a bad name. Sara Fitzgerald, the owner of one of Houston’s most-storied venues that bears her surname, got in supremely hot water over a rather amazingly racist rejection letter she sent to TrakkSounds over a gig. The producer took to Twitter with screenshots, and artists began threatening to boycott the club. Fitzgerald’s response, that her rejection was in the name of feminism over misogynistic rap lyrics, didn’t really assuage fans and musicians against the racial stereotyping present in her email. Now, Houston Whatever Fest is under fire thanks to promoter Jason Price. On February 22, Price posted a picture on Facebook of a woman in the airport in Las Vegas he took without her permission. The since deleted post read, “Vegas to HOU = I mean, I know it’s Vegas and anything can happen here and does, but he really should be wearing more clothes going through security at the airport. Yes, I did say HE.” The picture showed a woman in a cocktail dress with a slit exposing her thigh and a low top exposing her arms. There’s no indication whether she was trans or cis. The “joke” sparked outrage from a recent addition to the festival, Giant Kitty, a band founded by two trans women. One of those is guitarist Cassandra Quirk. “I was shocked,” she says. “You go through your newsfeed, and there’s this thing with the poster using the festival logo as his profile pic. Being trans, you’re used to getting a certain amount of crap thrown at you, but in the punk scene we’ve been embraced, almost protected. We have a lot of allies, and these acts celebrate the diversity of gender identity. A big part of our core audience is under the rainbow umbrella.” Giant Kitty subsequently pulled out of the festival over Price’s post, with several other bands, including Rose Ette, immediately following suit. This wasn’t easy for Giant Kitty, says Quirk, who told us that they weren’t a band that usually gets festival invites, and that this was a great opportunity for bigger and better gigs. “I knew it was pretty much a no-win situation,” says Quirk. Longtime associate of HWF, Andrew Youngblood, also announced on Facebook that he would be stepping down from the organization after fulfilling his obligations this year over the issue. Price’s response has been better than that of Fitzgerald’s. He issued an immediate apology, and sought out the guidance of HATCH, an off-shoot of The Montrose Center aimed at educating and empowering young LGBTQ people. “Until this all went down, I didn’t even know what HATCH was,” says Price. “I’ve learned a lot since Friday.” Price told us that he will be including HATCH in HWF in hopes of healing the breach. The festival will be making a donation, and volunteers will be on hand to make sure the festival is a “safe space.” Update: Anna Garza, program manager for HATCH Youth and founder of Girls Rock Camp Houston, however, has stated that their group will not be involved in HWF. “I told Jason explicitly that I don’t want HATCH to be associated with his apology tour,” she stated via text after this story initially ran. “I hope something positive can come out of this,” says Price. That hope is echoed by Quirk, who declined further comment on the promoter as she didn’t want the incident to become “tit-for-tat.” “His intent wasn’t to be harmful,” says Quirk. “But the impact was devastating on the trans community. I find the generation of Miriam and Roger [the band’s two younger members] to just automatically be more empathic. My [and Jason’s] generation seems to have the hardest time educating themselves or reaching out. You have to be focused on how you affect society, not just on your own personal beliefs. Our job is to make the world better.” It’s a shame that Houston has yet another beloved music institution embroiled in a bigotry-laced scandal, and in both cases Fitzgerald and Price have a lot of defenders. I’ve worked with both of them as a musician in the Black Math Experiment days, and found them generally open-minded and willing to learn. But that was back when a band, promoter or venue’s social media reach was limited to a Myspace page, and bigoted or off-color remarks didn’t have the virality they do in the age of Facebook and Twitter. People like Fitzgerald and Price seem to forget that when dealing with performers, every word or post has the opportunity to suddenly reach thousands or even millions, and as a result, it behooves everyone involved in the scene to actively try and educate themselves on what are appropriate responses when dealing with diverse groups. Because I really don’t want to spend the rest of the year finding out that Zack Palmer over at Walter’s believes in Jewish Global Banking Conspiracy Theories or that Rudyard’s has a secret no-hijab policy or whatever. Houston has that diversity I mentioned in the beginning, and an awful lot of them are picking up guitars and scribbling lyrics. It’s the job of the people guarding the gates to make sure they are incorporating new information on things like trans issues or whether it’s okay to stereotype an entire genre of music in a really racist way. Otherwise, in this changing world, they may find the people at the gates aren’t ticket buyers, but an angry mob. Or worse, that there’s no one at the gates to hear the music. from http://www.freepresshouston.com/houston-music-scene-once-again-in-a-bigotry-crisis/ Jennifer Crane, “Her Fears,” 2015.
This week brings in number of incredible art events, including a unique live performance at Aurora Picture Show, a community art swap at Lawndale Art Center and opening receptions at Houston Center for Photography and Galveston Arts Center.
Thursday, March 2
Opening Reception — Elise Weber: Let’s Talk About Lady Stuff at 3rd Space Gallery From 6 to 9 pm, head to the University of Houston’s 3rd Space Gallery (4188 Elgin) for the opening reception of Elise Weber’s solo exhibition Let’s Talk About Lady Stuff. The exhibition features sculptural work that explores issues surrounding the control and categorization of women in today’s world. “From the shape of womens’ bodies to the hair on their chins, Weber creates a playfully humorous atmosphere to cultivate discussion about ‘lady stuff.'” The exhibition will be on view through March 12.
Friday, March 3
Opening Receptions — Her Feet Planted Firmly on the Ground and PictureThis! at Houston Center for Photography From 5:30 to 8 pm, the Houston Center for Photography (1441 West Alabama) is hosting opening receptions for two exhibitions. Her Feet Planted Firmly on the Ground features the work of 6 photographers who reference the historic practice of male photographers featuring females in the landscape as an inactive object or allegory of sexuality. “Through self-representation, whether symbolic or through self-portraits, the artists in the exhibition firmly plant themselves in this new, yet familiar cultural landscape.” PictureThis! is an exhibition of work created by HCP’s Access and Community Education program with Texas Children’s Hospital. “HCP’s teaching artists work with patients on a variety of projects aimed at engaging creativity and exploring key learning topics, which encourage motor, emotional and developmental skills.” Both exhibitions will be on view through May 7.
Performance — SPEAKEASY featuring Mydolls at Lawndale Art Center Starting at 7 pm, Lawndale Art Center (4912 Main) presents the third installment of SPEAKEASY, a program with music, performance and discussions of contemporary art. Featuring a performance by legendary punk band Mydolls, the band will also host the release of their limited edition collectible red vinyl EP, It’s Too Hot for Revolution, as well as a Q&A with a friend of the band and former Lawndale Executive Director Mary Ross Taylor.
Saturday, March 4
Art Swap at Lawndale Art Center From 10 am to 2 pm, Lawndale Art Center presents Art Swap, a unique trading event with artists, collectors and appreciators. The only rules are: 1) No trade for cash are allowed. 2) You may swap for artwork, tools and services. 3) Promised services must be carried out before goods are provided. 4) All trades are final. Refreshments will be provided by Topo Chico and food trucks will be on site.
Craft Community Day at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft From 11 am to 3 pm, the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft (4848 Main) is hosting Craft Community Day, a new spring event featuring the “Annual Gathering of the Guilds” and other local community groups. Visitors are invited to watch a number of craft demonstrations, including blacksmithing, book arts, printing, woodturning, basket weaving, and ceramics.
Opening Receptions — David Aylsworth: Either/And, Steve Fisher: Galveston: Spare Beauty, and WAKE: Wake the Zine at the Galveston Arts Center From 6 to 9 pm, the Galveston Arts Center (2127 Strand) is hosting opening receptions for three exhibitions. Either/And is a solo presentation of works by Houston artist David Alysworth, well-known for colorful abstract paintings that highlight the relationship between form and shape. Houston-Galveston artist Steve Fisher presents Galveston: Spare Beauty, an exhibition of large format black and white images of the Texas Gulf Coast. Galveston DIY collective WAKE presents In Our Wake: A Collective’s Collected Objects, a show of selections from their publication, Wake the Zine. The exhibitions will be on view through April 16.
Performance — Lisa E. Harris: A Live Cinema Performance at Aurora Picture Show From 7:30 to 9 pm, join Aurora Picture Show (2442 Bartlett) for presentations of Cry of the Third Eye and Children of the Lost, two acts of an eventual three-act performed opera film by artist Lisa Harris that considers gentrification, displaced youth, and metaphysical reality in the historic Third Ward District of Houston.
Last Chance — i [love] america and america [loves] me at BOX 13 ArtSpace From 1 to 5 pm, visitors have the last chance to catch i [love] america and america [loves] me, a group exhibition at BOX 13 ArtSpace (6700 Harrisburg). The show features work by Alex Podesta, Brooke Pickett, Claire Rau, Cristina Molina, Cynthia Scott, Jamie Solock, Jessie Vogel, John Isiah Walton, Jonathan Traviesa, Kelly Mueller, Kevin Baer, Lee Deigaard, Madeleine Wieand, Patch Somerville, Patrick Coll, Robyn Leroy-Evans, Ryn Wilson, and Vanessa Centeno and the exhibition examines “the role of art and artists under the unfolding volatility of the Trump administration.” from http://www.freepresshouston.com/her-feet-planted-firmly-the-hidden-agenda/ We are excited to partner with Dr. Yarish to bring you this sponsored content. We love Dr. Yarish's mission to help women feel good about themselves from the inside out, and we are honored to have him share his expertise and answer all of these questions honestly and openly.It’s a touchy subject. It’s a scary […] The post Plastic Surgery :: 20 Questions You’d Never Ask … But Really Want Answered appeared first on Houston Moms Blog. from http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HoustonMomsBlog/~3/vKmr2dtf158/
We started off with sharing a couple of appetizers. One their great not so healthy items that has been on the menu for a while, the Chorizo Queso. This has cooked Chorizo & ground beef mixed in a blend of melted cheeeses, topped with homemade guacamole & served with tortilla chips. This Queso is addicting due to the spicy addition of the Chorizo! It holds together very well due to the meat thickening it up and does not turn runny, nor rubbery. Getting that bite out of the way, attention was turned to a new appetizer for Grub that we have seen many versions of all over the place: Roasted Brussels Sprouts! These sprouts are taken off the stalk, chopped in half, roasted and tossed in ancho lime vinaigrette. and topped with queso fresco. Nothing like cheese and sauce to make it easier to eat your veggies. However, these veggies are crunchy, full of flavour and the cheese adn ancho lime vinaigrette accentuates the sour, hardiness of these miniature cabbages. Grades: A+ and A Sometimes it's tough when you feel like the odd one out--i.e. the only Pescatarian in a group of carnivores or the only dieter in a group of Eat What You Wanters. Thankfully many fast casual dining places like Grub Burger Bar know of these issues and try to accommodate a diverse group of eaters. Putting the wheels to the road, they have rolled out two new Salads/Bowls for the more health conscious diner who also does not want to compromise on Flavour. The first of these is their Salmon Filet Bowl: A grilled Wild Alaskan Salmon filet, avocado, chopped bacon, black bean & corn medley, lettuce, campari tomatoes, sprouts, queso fresco, & ancho lime vinaigrette. This is a beautiful mix of grilled seafood and veggies, but where it really hits you best is in the palate--good salmon flavour, lots of different textures, a little spicy, good and crisp, fresh veggies below. The other new addition is the Thai Noodle salad: chewy Rice noodles, mango, tomato, avocado, cilantro, peanuts, lettuce & a sweet chile vinaigrette with a choice of sliced medium rare Ahi Tuna or grilled chicken. I went with the Ahi Tuna (which is lightly seared with a mix of peppercorns and other seasonings), and this is some good quality tuna, let me tell you. Again, the veggies are fresh and crisp, and again, full flavour. Grades: A and A+. For those who prefer sandwiches, twochicken sandwiches will take care of your clucking needs. The California Chicken: Grilled chicken breast, bacon, Swiss, sprouts, avocado & chipotle aioli on a wheat bun; and the Greek Chicken Sandwich: Grilled chicken breast, feta cheese, lemon caper vinaigrette, arugula, tomato & fresh tzatziki on homemade flatbread. The California Chicken was a favourite of my kids' aunt--she loves avocadoes, bacon and Swiss cheese, found it to be tasty and flavourful, but not too bad for any diet she was on. My daughter was very fond of the Greek Chicken Sandwich. The Feta cheese is a bit pungent, the Tzatziki sauce is full of garlic and herbs, and the grilled juicy chicken breast works well with those, inside the fluffy yet not overfilling Pita style bun. And though I did not picture it, the Back Porch is a standard chicken sandwich with cheese, lettuce, tomato and mayo which would appeal to those who like a simple yet good chicken sandwich. Grades: A and A Of course for those of us who go to Grub Burger Bar for duuuhhh... the Burgers, they still have a great selection of many options to choose from. Some of my personal favourites include the Lockhart Legend: grilled beef patty, Applewood smoked bacon, cheddar cheese, Dr Pepper BBQ sauce, two onion rings & sliced dill pickles. Or the Texas Luau: a grilled beef patty topped with Braised pulled pork, grilled pineapple slice, grilled jalapeños, lettuce & tomato; or the Voodoo Mushroom Burger: a beef patty topped with Absinthe sautéed mushrooms, Swiss & Tabasco mayo. As you can see, my favourite burgers tend to lean to the spicy, but not so spicy that you regret it later on (cough cough, acid reflux!). I told Walter Cervin that Grub really needs to coordinate a deal with Dr. Pepper and HEB to bottle and sell the Dr. Pepper BBQ sauce--it is a unique condiment that I could make all kinds of use of all kinds of ways. And I would be remiss if I did not miss the hand spun shakes from Grub--Jason's fave is specifically the Dirt & Worms, which has Oreo cookies and Gummy Worms in the mix. Yes, I realize these are not as healthy as the Salmon Bowl, the Ahi Tuna Thai Noodle salad nor the chicken sandwiches, but they are good for your soul! And that counts, right? Grub Burger bar has two Houston area locations--CityCentre Plaza at 799 Town & Country Way #200 (Next to Ra Sushi) 77024; 713 827-7157; and in The Woodlands at 241 Research Forest Dr. Suite A 77381; 281 907 9001; with both locations open most days 11 AM to 10 PM. I want to thank Steve Padgett and Walter Cervin for letting me know about these new options so I could share them with you. Eat Happy, Y'all!!! 吃得开心!!! Hank
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from http://houstonfoodblog.com/houstonfood/houston-food-blogs/tuscan-tortellini-soup/ Priests. Photo: Audrey Melton
So there is the thing; an object, no dimension, flat, there. How does it become a thing, robbed of its color, robbed of its adventure? Part of it would be the naming, the defining of it as something, not its definition of itself, but the definition, the creation of the it. Priests is not it. Priests can and will be called many things, them will try to define them, pontificate and attempt to analyze motivation and message. But Priests are not that, that isn’t it and they will not allow you to put them in that category, because life lives and fights and becomes and reinvents. Priests are an excellent band from DC, they would agree with that. We will start there.
The personal is political, but let us not personify the politics, let us not ascribe the idea that meaning and purpose override the funk. Part of the communal experience is the dance, the giving of oneself into the rhythm, the surrender to the beat, the tribe marches to the beat of the drum, in celebration, in war, in tragedy. The album is called Nothing Feels Natural. “Perhaps I will change into something, swing wildly the other way, if I go without for days will I finally hallucinate a real thing.” Before we call it anything, let’s call it an amazing album. Incorporating soul, rock, punk, jazz and other musical forms into beauty and splendor. “Appropriate” begins: “You want a new brutalism? You want something you can write home about?” And in these days of feigned resistance and anger, the distrust remains, who sent you and what was their agenda? Don’t worry, I’m dancing, I’m in the groove, hands raised, head bobbing, I’m not sweating the whatnots and whosaids, the political will not disrupt the party: “Come on nothing, come on surface meaning, come on cash grab, safety, masturbating, oh baby, my American dream.” It begins in the letting go, it begins with the dance.
Priests are coming to Houston March 1 and you should go, so let’s talk about why. One reason, Nothing Feels Natural is a statement of our time. It’s the idea of protest as much it’s about ideas and causes, beginning with the idea of resistance. We must resist. We must resist the idea of being told who and what to be, even if that thing is a supposed liberal, or punk, or feminist, or activist, or nigger (nigga, whatever); the idea of definition begins with the self and radiates outward, natural is not in it, and Priests are not it, they are not telling you who to be: “A puppet show in which you’re made to feel like you participate, sign a letter, throw a shoe…” Nothing Feels Natural, it’s all manufactured, you must decide, am I this or shown this to be, who funded this field trip, why am I here. Priests are coming to Houston, you should go, let’s keep talking about why.
Reason Two, the communal space of art and dance is grounds for revolution and freedom. Not a slogan, but the truth. The slaves coded songs of escape into the spirituals to give directions to freedom. You are free when you feel free, you want freedom when you feel free. We understand each as other us, when we are together and free. A record is a meditation, a show a celebration. It is us, there together, revelry and dance. Pain, fear, prejudice, loneliness, distrust, all set aside for the common cause of the rock show. We feel as one in this vs. that,it is not the only step, but it is a step, let us not ascribe that meaning and purpose override the funk. “Leila 20” shake your shit, “Suck” shake your shit, “Nothing Is Natural” shake your shit, the jams will run free all night. Be there, we are free when we feel free. Priests are coming to Houston, you should go.
Reason Three, we want to have a world so that we can live in that world. Bullshit is funded daily. Coca Cola says fight the man, and while you’re at it, have a Coke. Conscience capitalism, it works for them. Money is power, power is not always corrupt. Who do you empower and do they empower you? Priests have made an excellent album, they are an excellent band, they should be compensated for their excellence. The same could be said for your favorite band. Is your favorite artist enabled? Priests run the Sister Polygon label, they help other bands put out excellent albums, that results in more excellent albums, that results in tours by excellent bands, singing excellent songs, playing excellent songs, birthing and creating ideas that can change the world or be better to listen to than the curated playlist you are rejecting. “My best friend says ‘I want to start a band called Burger King’ and I say ‘Do it’, make your dreams a reality. Achieve your dreams Burger King.” Priests are coming to Houston, and you should go.
It’s only music. It’s only a record. It’s only a Wednesday night. It’s only a band. It’s only $12, it’s only one night, it’s only your life, it’s only a chance to make a change, it’s only this time. It may be never happen again. It may happen again. They never come. What! I missed them? They came! There’s always tomorrow. There might not be tomorrow. The time is always now. The time is always now. The time is always now. Preists are coming March 1. New hope in the great unwashed, new hope in the great unwashed, new hope in the great unwashed. Say it!!!
Priests will perform on Wednesday, March 1 at Walter’s Downtown with Olivia Neutron John and The Lories. from http://www.freepresshouston.com/priests-the-rhythm-the-rebel/
Manx-Mex Defined: We first ate Tex-Mex in France in the 1990s. Chapter 14 of The Tex-Mex Cookbook is titled: From Paris, Texas to Paris, France: Twenty-First Century Tex-Mex. Along with menu graphics from the early days of Chuy’s and a portrait of Big Rikki, the Guacamole Queen, there is a narrative about the rise of Tex-Mex in Paris, France. “Mexican food is too elaborate and too old-fashioned for Parisians,” one restauteur told Robb Walsh. But “Tex-Mex sounds like cowboys and Indians, like the Wild West, and the food is all so crunchy and spicy, it fits the image.” Another Paris restaurant owner remarked, “La Cuisine Tex-Mex garde le parfum de temps des pionniers.” At Texas Eats, the influence of Tex-Mex on world cuisine is one of our favorite topics. So when our correspondent, Julia Walsh, moved to Manchester, England in January 2017, we asked here to chronicle what she calls Manx-Mex (Manchester-style Tex-Mex cuisine).
from http://houstonfoodblog.com/houstonfood/houston-food-blogs/manx-mex-chronicles-chapter-one-nacho-walks-into-a-bar/ Ruiners. Photo: Marshall Forse Walker
In the last decade, there’s been a new wave of punk bands that seem to throw away the pop aesthetic that the genre garnered in the 90s, in favor of a more raw and intensity driven sound. In Houston, one of the better new punk bands going would definitely have to be Ruiners. Mixing post punk and punk aesthetics and thus sounding closer to a heavier Wipers or a mix of Wire and Stiff Little Fingers, the now four-piece has been on a tear for the past year. With a new record getting its final touches, they’re also on the verge of dropping a new release this summer of their new song “Plebeian.” The cassette that will be available through Houston’s Miss Champagne Records will also feature a live recording of three new tracks, all found exclusively here in the video below, and it’s pretty intense.
Mirroring the band’s live shows, the “Steamboat Session” that the band recorded live at Steamboat Ampworks, gives the viewers a glimpse into one of the better live bands Houston has to offer up today. The three tracks in order, also linked individually here, “One,” “Dhost,” and “Liquid,” show how intense they are when they perform and the video — captured by Ronald Jones with audio engineering by John Palladina and the mixing and mastering from aCr at Red Flag Studios — is pretty legit in terms of sound quality and capturing the feel these four bring to their shows. The video features the band’s current lineup with new drummer Joey Mains and guitarist Ian Hawkins alongside Syed Shan Pasha and Hayden Wander, who is still using the aid of a crutch from a broken ankle last year but still soldiering on and performing like usual. The proof is in the pudding here, as the band makes no attempt other than just letting the songs and their live presence lie on the table for all the world to see. The result is a band that’s as pure as the reverb echoing from the guitars, and the ferocity of their performance.
Clocking in at just a hair over eight and a half minutes, it’s no wonder that Ruiners is on their way to bigger things. The four-piece, who steadily performs at or books charitable shows benefitting the Houston area, has shown why they’re definitely a band everyone needs to see sooner than later. While the cassette won’t be available until summer, you can catch Ruiners when they perform Saturday March 11 at Satellite Bar. The all ages show with Houston’s football, etc. will also feature performances from New Orleans’ POPE and Austin’s Honey and Salt with doors at 8 pm and a $10 cover. from http://www.freepresshouston.com/ruiners-release-killer-live-video/ |
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