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NOBUNNY. Photo: Courtesy of Ground Control Touring
The weeks leading up to Day for Night are getting numbered and the end of the year is getting here fast. While last week we saw plenty of amazing artistry roll through town, this week we’ll have just as many options. Performances from NOBUNNY, PartyNextDoor, Jimmie Vaughan and many more will all be here, as well as great locals. Houston, here’s where you should be spending your free time this week.
Wednesday you could start off at Raven Tower for a set from Houston’s Adam Bricks. If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it at least ten times, Bricks is not an artist to sleep on by any means. His live shows are always worth seeing and his latest release Relations is one of the most solid releases of 2016. The all ages show on the patio has doors at 6 pm and it’s 100% FREE.
At Revention Center you can get down to the minimal hip hop and R&B sounds of PARTYNEXTDOOR. The Canadian rapper has earned plenty of praise while being compared to Drake, his live shows are known to be pretty crazy, and his latest release PARTYNEXTDOOR 3 (P3) is pretty solid. The pop R&B of Chicago’s Jeremih will open the all ages show with doors at 7 pm and tickets between $44 and $64.
Genesis Blue. Photo: Courtesy of Artist/Facebook
Over at Nightingale Room, the hip hop styles of Genesis Blu will be on full display. Blu is on the verge of dropping something insane from what I hear, and her mic skills are always worth making it out for. Fresh from an injury that’s left her sidelined, her latest drop 3Peace is definitely on point. Z’maji Glamouratti will open the 21 & up show with doors at 7 pm for the 100% FREE event.
Satellite Bar will bring the dark industrial sounds of Swedish multi-instrumentalist SKOLD over to perform. Aside from the fact that this guy has performed as a member of Marilyn Manson and KMFDM, his solo career is nothing to take lightly. His live shows are rumored to be insane and his latest album The Undoing is trippy and dark. The horror rock of Houston’s The Filthy Dead will be on as direct support while the Dread Pixels will open the all ages show with doors at 8 pm and a $12 cover.
On Thursday you may have wanted to get going over in the ballroom at Warehouse Live for the hip hop of Alabama’s Yelawolf, however the show has since been cancelled. Tickets are refundable from the venue.
Nathan Quick. Photo: Courtesy of Artist/Facebook
At Heights Theater you can get your singer/songwriter fix when four Houston acts get together to perform. The show, featuring original tunes and solo sets from Matt Harlan, Buxton’s Sergio Trevino, Nathan Quick, and Sara Van Buskirk; is a good way to check out the new room and hear some great songs as well. The all ages show has doors at 7 pm and tickets for $15.
You can get your garage punk fix when California’s NOBUNNY swings by Walters to perform. Part lo-fi, part underground noise, NOBUNNY always sounds like if King Khan and BBQ Show went further down the DIY rabbithole. His live shows are rumored to be insane while his last release Mr Pro Bono is a trip. The Cowboys will bring their pop rock on as direct support while the all female garage psych of Austin’s Sailor Poon will go on prior. The tongue in cheek punk of Houston’s The Cops will go on beforehand with The Wiggins opening the stacked all ages bill with doors at 8 pm and tickets between $10 and $12.
You can get your emo fix when Alabama’s Joyboy roll through town at Satellite Bar. The crazy hardcore of Snake Church will be on as direct support and the nutty grindcore of Houston’s SPARSE will go on before them. The death grind of Houston’s Insects will open the all ages show with doors at 8 pm and a TBA cover.
Over at Rudyard’s you can get down with the darkwave folk of Seattle’s King Dude. King Dude seems to be a critic’s favorite, he plays the death rock sound like the world never changed, and his latest release Sex is pretty cool. The drone folk of San Francisco’s Foie Gras will open the all ages show with doors at 8 pm and tickets for $15.
Colonial Blue. Photo: Courtesy of Artist/Facebook
Friday you can start off at the 8th Wonder Brewery for a show that gets toys into the hands of little kids at the Riffs For Gifts show. A headlining set from the powerfully diverse Americana sounds of Colonial Blue will also have support sets from Sik Mule and Clay Melton. Seriously, all three of these acts are ones not to sleep on, and by bringing an unwrapped toy to the 100% FREE show, you’ll make someone’s holiday better.
Over at East End Studio Gallery you can help Girls Rock Camp while getting all the art you can handle at the She’s Real Gone female artist showcase. Featuring art from Honeybones, Madeline Carr, Squid, and many many more, there’s also a DJ set from the female members of Rose Ette. There also promises to be food, gratis beer for the adults, and an all-female vendor space next door at Bohemeo’s. The all ages show is one night only, it gets going around 7 pm, and it has a measly $5 cover.
In the studio at Warehouse Live you can catch the legendary blues rock of Austin’s Jimmie Vaughan. Brother to the late Stevie Ray, Jimmie has always done things his own way, and his latest release Plays More Blues, Ballads, and Favorites is definitely one of his best. His set will feature Lou Ann Barton as well who he’s been performing duets with for a good while now. Houston guitar great The Mighty Orq will show Vaughan that the blues hasn’t died down here by providing direct support as well as opening the all ages show with doors at 8 pm and tickets between $23 and $26.
Handsomebeast. Photo: Courtesy of Artist
You can get all funky with Houston’s Handsomebeast at their album release party upstairs at White Oak Music Hall. While these guys have always played the funk up, their new album The Badass Future is full of sexy jams that you can’t get outta’ your head. The psych of Houston three piece Mantra Love will be on as support while NOLA’s The Quintessential Octopus will open the all ages show with doors at 8 pm for the 100% FREE show.
Downstairs at Fitzgerald’s, you should consider catching the country Americana sounds of Magnolia’s Folk Family Revival. This five piece has been earning all kinds of national accolades, their live shows are always worth catching and their latest album Water Walker is pretty stellar. There’s no word of support or openers for the all ages show with doors at 8 pm and tickets between $10 and $15.
Continental Club will host the return of Texas singer songwriter James McMurtry. This guys is a legend in the truest sense of the word, his live shows are like a storytelling session filled with music, and his latest album Complicated Game is the best he’s made in a long time. Charlie and the Regrets will open the 21 & up show with doors at 9:30 pm and tickets for $20.
Dollie Barnes. Photo: Daniel Jackson
On Saturday you could spend the day with Satellite Bar at their One Year Anniversary Party. The all day affair will feature performances from Young Girls, VODI, Mikey & the Drags, Cool Moon, Dollie Barnes, Camera Cult and many more. There are more details here for the all ages show with doors at noon and it’s 100% FREE.
Vinal Edge will host a combined album release set from two great Houston bands, Frog Hair and Young Mammals. While Frog Hair basically proved that you can’t judge a book by its cover by bringing a youthful sound to the psych genre that needed a boost, Young Mammals completely streamlined their sound with their latest album. Frog Hair’s album A Long List of Shortcomings is the kind of album that Butthole Surfers were always trying to make, and the band is stellar live. Also amazing in a live setting, Young Mammals’ Jaguar gets straight to the point and highlights how strong this band truly is. The all ages event gets going around 7 pm, there’s gratis beer for the adults, and it’s 100% FREE.
The Secret Group will host the Good Cop, Bad Cop show featuring Geoff Tate and Emma Arnold to help you get your laugh on. Tate might be one of the most underrated comics going, an Arnold feed into Tate’s nerdcore ego like mashed potatoes and gravy. The all ages show should be a riot with doors at 7 pm and tickets between $8 and $12.
Over at Fitzgerald’s you can catch the thrash sounds of Houston’s D.R.I. I feel kind of like Brecht and the guys use Houston as their piggy bank lately, but that doesn’t take away from their thrash roots. Their early punk records like Dealing With It are pretty amazing, and they have a new EP called But Wait… There’s More. The show will be upstairs and downstairs with sets from New York’s Toxic Shock, as well as Texas Massacre, Hogs of War, Baron Von Bomblast, The Guillotines, and The Bangshifts. The all ages show has doors at 7:30 pm and tickets between $14 and $16.
Downstairs at White Oak Music Hall, you can get your pop rock fix when Boston’s Guster swings by to perform. These guys have been around a long time, they were originally more acoustic, but their latest sound has had this almost dream pop vibe. That being said, they’re pretty killer live and their latest album Evermotion from last year is their most focused to date. The dreamlike pop of Austin’s Duncan Fellows will open the all ages show with doors at 8 pm and tickets between $26 and $29.50.
Rabit. Photo: Rogue Agency
Of course, if you can get in, there is that Boiler Room session presented by Day for Night. The intense sounds of Houston’s Rabit will headline the event with support sets from The Haxan Cloak, Abyss X, and Kona FM. Rabit has gotten praise around the globe, and his last set here in town was insane to say the least. The ultra exclusive show has offered up scant details, so good luck getting in.
Sunday over at Walters, you can put names to the faces of some of Houston’s best photographers for the You Need Pics event. Aside from the fact that I’ll be serving up cheap drinks as guest bartender, this is a great excuse to day drink as well as meet a photographer to use for your artist pictures or your next event. The ages ages affair has doors at noon and runs until 4 pm, and it’s 100% FREE.
Later on, Continental Club will host the number one swing band in the UK, when The Jive Aces stop by. These guys wear matching suits, they perform originals and covers, and they have a crazed energy to their live set. Their latest single “Lovin’ Life” will make you want to get your dancing shoes on. The 21 & up show has doors at 8 pm and a $20 ticket.
In the evening at Walters you can catch the experimental electronic drone of LA’s Smokey Emery. Here in support of the latest release Fucked Up In The Future, the sounds this guy makes are creepy and spacey while filling you with something that’s difficult to place into words. The experimental psych noise of Austin’s Future Blondes will provide direct support, while Splendid Emblem’s Collin Hedrick will bring something crazy to the bill as opener. The all ages show has doors at 8 pm and tickets between $5 and $8.
Monday you can get on the ice at Discovery Green. The ice, which will basically be a fixture for a while at the park, is usually kind pricey, but on Mondays it’s only $8 per person. Your skate rental is included in the price, it’s all ages, and it runs between 4 and 10 pm.
Vanilla Whale. Photo: Courtesy of Artist/Facebook
If that’s not your thing then you could swing by Satellite Bar when the ragtime R&B sounds of Houston’s Bonneville Nightlife headline a set. Mixing in elements of soul and dashes of funk, these guys have a sound that you should lend an ear to. The blues rock intensity of Vanilla Whale will be on as direct support while the alterna rock of San Antonio’s The Black Market Club will open the all ages show with doors at 8 pm and an $8 cover.
On Tuesday you can head over to Mucky Duck for their Noise For Toys show. The USMC Toys For Tots showcase will feature sets from Libby Koch, Jack Saunders, Mystery Loves Company, Mike Stinson, and many more. The 21 & up show has doors at 6 pm and an unwrapped toy gets you into the show.
That’s about all that’s happening around town this week. While we all wait eagerly for Day for Night, remember that during the holidays, the idiot comes out in people so get home as safe as you can. from http://www.freepresshouston.com/alligator-buzz-the-best-of-the-week/ Roses are one of the most traditional ways to display your affection for someone that you love or are romantically interested in. The rose’s beauty signifies how much the person in your life means to you, and can bring a smile to anyone’s face. Well there are many different arrangements one can buy, a single stem or a vase filled with 3 dozen roses. This creates a bit more complexity to the art of giving such a wonderful gift. A Bed of ThornsIf you gifting three dozen roses, that is a lot of thorns to consider. While removing the thorns may be a safer option many people believe that leaving the thorns symbolizes that you are accepting who ever you are giving the gift to as who they are rather than trying to mold them into something that you want. Many people will not notice if the thorns are left on though some may realize that you had altered the flower if they are trimmed. A floral arrangement can range from one, two, or three dozen roses all the way up to a vase filled with a hundred. More is not always better and it is important to consider what other flowers or stems are being added to the overall arrangement, especially when 3 dozen roses is already a lot. 36 Roses and Your Budding RelationshipA gift should fit the context of your relationship so it would not be wise to send 3 dozen red roses to someone you have had a single date with. A bigger gift like this is better suited for a special occasion or a day of significant importance. A more modest red rose delivery would generally be better for a spur of the moment idea simply to let your partner know that you are thinking of them. Another item to consider is that large floral arrangements can it be unwieldy and difficult to transport. It is best to purchase these if they are going to stay at whatever location you want them delivered to. We are setup to deliver large, beautiful bouquets while your sweetheart may not be able to safely bring home her 3 dozen roses in one piece. Beautiful Three Dozen Roses Delivery OptionsIn addition to the roses themselves is skilled florist can offer red rose delivery in their area. At Enchanted Florist, we offer an excellent service that allows you to place your order online or over the phone and we will complete your roses delivery Houston to your satisfaction. Our professional delivery drivers will take your flowers to a workplace, home, or school so that you can surprise whomever you want with a luscious gift of roses. Sometimes the public display of affection is more important in the mind of the receiver then the roses themselves. Imagine the look of your significant other’s face when they are presented with three dozen roses in the middle of their workday. Colleagues will be envious about the gift for days to come. Whether is the occasion is a first date, Valentine’s Day, or an anniversary, beautiful roses are one of the best and safest ways to show your affection. The display of passion and wealth in their crisp, crimson blossoms is unparalleled in the world of floral arrangements. Easy Ordering from Enchanted FloristSo give us a call, stop by our store in Fairmont, order your 36 roses online, or feel free to contact us here with any questions you have. We look forward to making it a spectacular delivery for you. Enchanted Florist 4416 Fairmont #104 Pasadena, TX 77504 (832)850-7677 Find us on: We are located at: from http://enchantedfloristpasadena.tumblr.com/post/153868970872 It is easier to say “My tooth is aching,” than to say “My heart is broken.” – C. S. Lewis, The Problem with Pain Fifth grade can be rough. And while there is a pretty significant spotlight on the “Mean Girls phenomenon” and how awful girls can be to each other, {and as someone who […] The post On Helplessness, Unprotected Hearts, and Fifth Grade Boys appeared first on Houston Moms Blog. from http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HoustonMomsBlog/~3/FaW3AkWB0BI/ The 1975 at Revention Music Center. Photo: Matthew Ramirez
The 1975 are not an easy band to love. I know because I didn’t always love them. There was their name, for starters. (Somehow, they used to be called Drive Like I Do, which is objectively worse.) And what was the deal with the singer’s hair? The first time I heard them was their slightly corny intro to Travis Scott’s song, “Don’t Play.” When their record from February, the improbably titled I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it, was released to critical acclaim and beaming praise from friends of mine, the word skeptical doesn’t even begin to cut it. I thought they were trolling.
One night a friend played their slow-motion, wide-screen, still-not-over-you jam “Somebody Else” for me in his car and the gears slowly began to click into place. The 1975 were aiming for a grand idea of what a rock band could be, and that feels so fundamentally uncool in 2016 that I “fell” for it — I didn’t want to allow myself to have feelings for an uncool rock band in 2016, even if that same band was writing some of the best pop songs around. Once you buy in, though, the world is yours. “Somebody Else” is the kind of ‘80s-inspired bop that, if it were performed by How to Dress Well, the indie music press would love it to death. However, How to Dress Well would not be bold enough to include the line “fuck that, get money” as an affirmative hook, turning a post-breakup slow jam into a life-affirming statement of independence. And they do it all with a straight face.
When their show was announced months ago, I immediately bought a ticket, later to discover a second show had been added at the last minute. Randomly I was offered a ticket to the show on Sunday, and the opportunity to see them twice was rare and perhaps a chance to form deeper insight into a band who has quickly and dramatically became one of my favorites.
If inherent in a grand idea of what a “rock band” can accomplish is a degree of world-building, something that goes beyond just songs, The 1975 have this down pat. From their aesthetic — heavy on rectangles and other hard shapes, clean lines and vibrant lighting (which blossomed from black-and-white through neon over the course of three years) — a traveling Dan Flavin/James Turrell installation that doubles as a concert stage, The 1975 are world-builders who moved from a post-One Direction pop-rock sound and basic stage setup into something entirely different. Lead singer Matt Healy began Sunday’s show with, “We’re The 1975 from Manchester, England,” and it was the first time it dawned on me that these are guys from Manchester, and they make music that sounds nothing like The Smiths or New Order. That’s terrific.
If we rewind ten-plus years ago when bands like Interpol were popular, a defining characteristic of all those bands was how cool they were. The 1975 are not cool. Even bands like Franz Ferdinand and The Killers, who had real radio hits and went on to crossover success, had a level of nonchalance about them — when The Killers were singing “I got soul but I’m not a soldier,” they were almost winking at you. They were a “rock band” delivering a “rock trope” (a shout-it-from-your-lungs anthem) and played it up accordingly. The 1975 are similarly self-aware, but to a different degree. They’re not trying to make fun of themselves or anyone else, rather, they are committing to their lofty ideals with utmost sincerity. Healy has proudly called himself “pretentious” and to back up his statement clumsily name checks Guy Debord in a sweeping love song (the glorious “Loving Someone,” which threatens to crumble under its own weight yet somehow doesn’t). All of this informs the theater of their live performances. Far from being inessential, their video screens and rectangular lighting rigs create a space for the band to operate, a statement about the artist working inside a canvas, or a muralist who must paint outside. There have been so many bands who privilege one aspect over the other — disposable pop-rock bands who are faceless hook messengers, or “arty” rock bands who go for the spectacle and forget how to write songs. And then there is The 1975.
“UGH!” is easily one of my five favorite songs of 2016, and it’s an unrelatable new wave song about a rockstar refusing to quit cocaine. “The kick won’t last for long/but this song only lasts three minutes,” works on a few levels, a statement about guilty pleasures both musical and some decidedly not. (For more meta-criticism of themselves, see their video for “The Sound.”) Elsewhere Healy is capable of lines that build up entire universes that then break your heart in the same breath: “She calls on the phone like the old days, expecting the world,” or, “your eyes were full of regret/and then you took a picture of your salad and put it on the internet.” These are wry, witty lyrics that are emotional and observational. Healy is rarely the romantic hero in his love songs, but he affords the people in them a rare sort of empathy, in that he loves them while also detailing their flaws. Every scene is remarkably human.
I don’t remember the last time I saw so many parents at a show, or so many teens and pre-teens. I forget that teenage enthusiasm is earth’s greatest renewable resource, and I am not the kind of person to find teenage girl fandom irritating. I welcome it. I welcome this band, introducing all kinds of ideas and older music in a way that is exciting to young people, even if it’s frequently repellent to people in their mid-20s and older. It’s a bizarre feeling to look at an arena of, yes, teenagers, but also a wide variety of all people jumping up and down to “Love Me,” the best INXS song never recorded. And it doesn’t feel regressive — The 1975 are not a nostalgia act, they’re the opposite, a band using musical language developed in the ‘70s and ‘80s but upgraded to a 2016 style. So few bands are capable of delivering this level of joy to such a diverse range of people.
The live show is pretty straightforward beyond that, and the differences between the two nights were insignificant, save for one: Saturday’s inclusion of the tender, double-take Police sound-alike “Paris,” before which Healy requested everyone put their phone down for five minutes, in order to make that five minutes the “most special time” of the evening. The teens obliged him. It wasn’t annoying or pretentious, because he was directing the energy toward a population who isn’t yet jaded enough to put up their defenses when artists request things of them. The song’s wistful chorus — “how I’d love to go to Paris again” — snaked its way through a darkened crowd suddenly not lit up by camera phone lights or front-facing selfie flashes. It was the moment Healy wanted, and received.
It’s hard for me, after having moshed my way through two nights of The 1975, to imagine a non-convert coming away from either show with a revelatory love for them, but The 1975 don’t speak to the non-converted nor do they have to. On Sunday I glanced over the shoulder of a mom texting a friend: “I didn’t know who they were but they have some chilled out songs.” I thought her take was perfect. Kim Gordon said we pay to see others believe in themselves at rock shows. The 1975 don’t need us to believe in them. As 2016 winds down, I found myself, two nights in a row, singing along to quietly sad character studies dressed in Tears for Fears like “She’s American” and “A Change of Heart,” as a different thought occurred to me: I went to these shows to believe in other people. And I was grateful for The 1975’s generosity, spread across the weekend. from http://www.freepresshouston.com/two-nights-with-the-1975/ The Cops. Photo: Photography By Panic
There was a time when punk music didn’t make a statement, but it was more fun and politically incorrect. Acts like NoFX did kind of whatever they wanted while still dropping some quality punk records without apologizing for the sentiments expressed within their songs. Part of the aesthetic to punk music is to buck whatever the mainstream does, so it should come as no surprise that there’s a new punk band who is far from politically correct. Houston’s The Cops, featuring members of Talk Sick Brats, dress like police officers and sing songs from the cop’s point of view. Like the way KISS put on makeup and became the characters they portrayed, this four-piece dons police attire and become characters singing what you’d expect a cop to sing about. This year they dropped four singles that are tongue in cheek and far from serious, but they’re also some pretty solid punk jams that are catchy and hard to ignore.
The first of these four, the speedy and melodic sounds of “Night Stick” definitely sticks in your head after one listen. By keeping things snappy and at times abusive, the song, which comes in at just a hair over a minute and a half, has remnants of Pissed Jeans and Hot Snakes all over it. Steering away from the lyrics, which seem to offer an officer’s tale about his night stick, the band quickly gallops through the song before it ends quicker than I’d wanted, but maybe that was the point. This is followed with the bombastic sounds of “Homicide,” where the band channels the likes of The Briefs and Electric Frankenstein while ripping through the track. With sing-song lyrics like “goin’ to a homicide…tonight,” the song is as catchy as it is a tune you should do more than get down to. The tongue in cheek nature of the song, complete with police siren and radio conversations, is one of the catchiest tracks you can put in your ears.
Of course, another song you can’t seem to shake after one listen is the almost anthemic “Life On The Beat.” With repeated lyrics and a catchy but murky bassline, the band definitely keeps things closer to the likes of Johnny Thunders without sounding like they “copped” his sound. The band closes with the last single, a kind of love song called “Street Hooker,” where they are far from a ballad. Complete with hand claps and dual vocals, the song is so catchy you’ll find yourself bopping your head on the first listen, and singing it’s crazy lyrics out loud in the least likely of places. The overall vibe here is that The Cops are having fun with punk rock in a time where most of the bands are trying to be more political than ever. Though the band has more than four songs in their set, these four are the great beginning to what will hopefully end up as a full length recording.
You can catch The Cops dressed in full police uniform when they open for NOBUNNY Thursday, December 1 at Walter’s. The all ages show has sets from The Cowboys, Sailor Poon, and The Wiggins, with doors at 8 pm and a measly $10 to $12 ticket. Make it out and catch these guys sooner than later. With songs this catchy and a look that’s as striking as it is funny, The Cops could be bigger than Houston sooner than later. from http://www.freepresshouston.com/the-cops-are-politically-incorrect-and-thats-the-point/ As part of a Texan homecoming tradition, Pasadena High School Homecoming mums are a common yearly sight. Mum boutonnieres are an honored homecoming tradition, and Enchanted Florist is your go-to place for your homecoming mum needs. Enchanted Florist caters to almost twenty high schools in the area and can supply standard mums as well as custom designs and arrangements. A Homecoming TraditionThe tradition of having mum boutonnieres at Texan homecoming celebrations began several decades ago, though it didn’t start with mums. Originally, boys gave girls chrysanthemum flowers to wear on homecoming. Nowadays, homecoming mums for Pasadena High School come in large arrangements that can be pinned on clothes or worn on armbands. Standard Mums for SaleIf you’re a more low-key person, you can reconcile your personality with the inherent attention-grabbing grandeur of homecoming mums by sticking to the standard mum arrangements. The mums come in deluxe single, double, and triple mum sizes. You can show off your school spirit by ordering an arrangement in the school colors green, white, and silver. If you’re a senior, you can follow the tradition of wearing mums decorated in gold or silver. Custom Mums for SaleThere are also a lot of opportunities for you to customize your mums if you want to stand out more. You can order a football-shaped mum arrangement in support of the football team. You can also personalize your mums by having them reflect your hobbies and sports. All you need to do is indicate this in your order form, and Enchanted Florist will make sure to give you what you need. You can ask to include trinkets shaped like basketballs, soccer balls, baseballs, or musical notes to show who you are better.Pasadena High School Homecoming mums are also highly customizable. You can choose the more ornate mums in Enchanted Florist. You can go big by choosing the Mumstrosity, a large arrangement with four mums and lots of trinkets. There is also a heart-shaped mum arrangement for those who want to make homecoming a little more special. You can have full control over what’s included with your mums. There is a selection of braids like the military braid, the heart braid, the spiral braid, the flat braid, the ruffle combo braid, the deluxe ruffle braid, the deluxe box braid, the Texas checkerboard, the loopty, and the diamond back. You also have a choice of chains as well as stuffed bears, boas, ribbons with your name and the school year written on them, various trinkets, and even lights. Get Your Mums without HassleOrdering homecoming mums for Pasadena High School is incredibly easy. You can go on Enchanted Florist’s website and complete an order form. If you’d rather see the mums and decorations for yourself, you can go to the physical store and place your order there. The mums can be delivered straight to your house or picked up from the store. Obtaining Pasadena High School Homecoming mums is incredibly easy and hassle-free. Enchanted Florist 4416 Fairmont #104 Pasadena, TX 77504 (832)850-7677 Find us on: We are located at: from http://enchantedfloristpasadena.tumblr.com/post/153825756622 My first round as a NICU momma was four years ago with my premature daughter. She spent 25 days in the neonatal intensive care unit {NICU} before being released. The experience took a toll on me and left me exhausted and overly emotional. When I became pregnant with my son earlier this year, I knew […] The post A Mother’s First Day in the NICU appeared first on Houston Moms Blog. from http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HoustonMomsBlog/~3/sKAQTx3bzWk/
It’s almost impossible to write a headline or introduction to this Chicago spot without making reference to Ayn Rand, though really it’s a nod to locally and responsibly sourced ingredients. My buddies and I had just 24 hours in the Windy City, planning to catch the Cubs take on the Brewers at Wrigley before driving over to South Bend the next day. Having done our cultural duty by taking an architectural boat tour earlier in the afternoon (activities!), we felt we had earned a few pre-game beers. It’s a not-impossible 30 minute walk from the stadium, otherwise just cab it from this Ravenswood spot down to Wrigleyville. While Texas was still sweltering in 90+ degree heat, the weather was a beautiful and sunny 68 in Chicago – perfect for Fountainhead’s enviable patio, though by now it’s closed for the season. Straight through the nearly empty bottom floor up the stairs to the already crowded rooftop, we grabbed a bar height table and tore into the menu, famished after missing lunch getting into town. The bill of fare changes depending on the season, so your mileage may vary, but Chef Cleetus Friedman keeps a hawklike eye on all the provisions coming through his group of restaurants, including owner Aaron Zacharias’ launchpad the Bar on Buena, and the Fountainhead Market nextdoor. Care from farm to table was evident from the elotes we enthused over both as appetizer and accompaniment to our mains, down to the arugula on our paninis. The old fashioneds were an excellent aperitif, but, since you’re reading this here, a beer or two were not long behind. Starting with a piney Outlaw from Two Brothers Brewing, just about an hour west of where we were sitting, the bitter hops made a nice counterpoint to the piquant elotes, but a complex malt profile made it less brazenly west coast than many modern IPAs. Next came a much danker Daisy Cutter from the quintessentially Chicago Half Acre Beer, the base of that Double Daisy Cutter you might have been drinking on election day, if you’re left of center. The sun was settling in over the horizon, so we paid the tab and started making our way toward Wrigley. When Chicago thaws out again in the spring, be sure to shake the snow off your solar panels and bask on that sun-dappled terrace. Until then, take comfort in the extensive bottle list at the Fountainhead. ////
from http://houstonfoodblog.com/houstonfood/houston-food-blogs/fountainhead-chicago/ LIMB. Photo: Jeromy Barber
No matter what you may think, Houston’s music scene has always been filled with artists who are often beyond what the rest of the country’s music scene is up to. In fact, for most of my life I can always place a finger on a Houston act who has been ahead of their time or at least has been doing things differently than what most may consider the norm. Enter Houston’s LIMB. For the past five years I’ve watched LIMB push the boundaries of what electronic music looks and sounds like while still straying from becoming a novelty act. To date, LIMB has co-produced a B L A C K I E album, toured all over North America, and released groundbreaking works without ever beginning to compromise. While the producer’s live sets are usually some of the most intriguing and energetic sets you can experience, what he has planned for this year’s Day for Night performance is something else entirely. Nothing that he does feels like anyone else, including an interview where he insisted on giving us a song debut, “Daphne (REF. Apollo)” to include with this piece. Free Press Houston caught up with him to see what he has planned as well as the new live format he’s implementing and the new material he’s bringing to the festival.
Free Press Houston: What’s behind the name, LIMB? LIMB: Nothing really, it was meant to be ambiguous. I liked how it sounded and there’s really nothing heavy behind it.
FPH: You originally started off as a three piece, correct? How’d it go from a three piece to a solo project? LIMB: Well, it actually started with just me before it evolved into a three piece with Josh Cordova and Casey Berridge. It was an experiment and originally I wanted all of my projects to fall under the same name. Under the name LIMB we did a hip hop record with Alex Cardenas and went on to release various projects under the name.
FPH: Your music is a mix of electronica and abrasive fury. What inspires you to make the music that is LIMB? LIMB: I will make music for no apparent reason because I enjoy the process of just making it. But, I need for what it will be to also stimulate growth, so it has to inspire moving forward or benefit those around me moving forward. Music for me is like a nervous habit. It’s meditative and having things like obstacles to overcome in the music are great because they force me to learn new things.
FPH: You’ve been involved in so many different projects at the same time. Is there a moment where you change the direction of where a track will end up while you’re creating it? LIMB: Totally. It depends. I’ve knocked out a track overnight, but it’s more fun to sit with it for a while. Living with that idea, emotionally seeing how it will live in the world, that’s where it’s best for me. Painting a picture or scribbling on a piece of paper can be pretty, but thinking about where it goes and how it will exist in the world is just as important to me.
FPH: Your shows are some of the most intense live performances I’ve ever seen. I remember seeing blood on your drum heads after a set before. What’s the end goal to performing for you? LIMB: Well, performing is very scary and nerve racking, though I’ve done it enough to where a lot of the anxiety is gone. But having reservations about what people will see or think of my performance are still there in my mind. So, I went with the original idea of if I give one hundred percent tonight, maybe that’ll be enough. Like, when this show is done, it’ll be enough to make up for any lack of skills I might have. When you play enough shows, the emotional connection between you and your songs fades away per each show you play. So pulling emotions from how the day, the week, or even how the year have gone or whatever will help people experience something helps. I want people to walk away from one of my sets having experienced something completely different than what they’re used to.
FPH: The Day for Night performance will be something you’re referring to as “The Octagon,” can you explain what that is and how will it all work? LIMB: I’ve been recently calling it “Octa.” It’s honestly nothing new. I think Zappa did it before. It’s eight speakers surrounding the audience with me inside of it as well. I’ll perform a set where some of it will be preprogrammed to move differently through the speakers at different times, while some of that I’ll manipulate myself in real time. I was just sick of the stereo thing and I wanted to do something different. The sonic approaches an artist has with their sound, I mean this is essentially computer music. Audiences come in to a show with the aesthetic of attending an art show with their chins up and their hands behind their back and just consume. I wanted people to have fun, to dance, and to have something cathartic and an overall different experience.
FPH: You’ve brought on your own visual artist for your set at the festival as well as artist Eric Todd. Can you explain both of their involvements in bringing your vision to life? LIMB: I’ve known Eric for a good while and there are tons of artists I love and I wish I could work with. Eric has a handle on things I couldn’t have a handle on and I felt that he’d bring a whole new element to the show. He has a writing background and he adds an almost acoustic and human element to it. He suggested the visual artist Daniel Schaeffer, who is brilliant. We had far out ideas that culminated well, so we decided to play with the unassuming nature of the space. Playing with the audience’s idea of what the space where the festival will be held can be and will look like.
FPH: How long has “The Octagon” existed and how long did it take for it to go from an idea to a reality? LIMB: It’s been about a year. I looked at it like, I don’t know how to do this, so let me learn it. It’s essentially in MAX MSP, and I’d messed with the programming for years. But using late nights and headaches to learn how to make it all happen were what brought it all together.
FPH: Will your set at Day for Night be primarily new material or will you mix in some old favorites? LIMB: This will be mostly new material, though some of the tracks have already been dropped on Soundcloud. I’ve also chosen a couple of collaborative tracks for this set that I did with Collin Hedrick of Splendid Emblem, Ed from floods, and Chase DeMaster from Children of Pop. There’s also a track that I kind of did with Austin Smith from JERK in there as well.
It doesn’t take long to realize that LIMB is on a whole new level, while still staying creative and and relevant in a genre that’s evolving as quickly as he is. In the track above, LIMB takes the listener to a whole new world while never distancing himself from the harsh and electronic world in which he creates for his sound. The over seven and a half minute track, “Daphne (REF. Apollo)” is unapologetic in its approach, while it mixes multiple aspects of dark electronica, ambient, and techno to create something that most producers would revel in. You can catch LIMB perform this track and more when his Octa performance debuts at this year’s Day for Night Festival. The two-day festival takes place at the historic Barbara Jordan Post Office on December 17 and 18. Tickets for the all ages festival range between $100 and $700, and the festival will also feature a list of landmark performances from multiple artists including headlining sets from Björk Digital and Aphex Twin. from http://www.freepresshouston.com/houstons-limb-brings-new-performance-to-day-for-night/ |
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