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Rock Talk, Vol. XXX

Well, folks, welcome to our final edition of Rock Talk here on Houstonist. We suppose it's fitting that we're going out on a nice round number. This is actually Houstonist's final day of posting, at least for a long while [more on that later], but we'll be continuing our music scene coverage over at our new website: www.HTownRock.com. Book mark that, and if you send us music news, update the ol' address book so that your mail points to htownrock [at] gmail.com. Without further ado, let's get down to what the web brought us of late.
H-Town Rock

For the week of July 15th - 18th, 2010 Well folks, it's that time again, when we parse through the weekend concert listings and give you our hearty recommendations. Let's take a look at what's in store for your eyes & ears over the next few days.
H-Town Rock

For the week of July 12 - 14, 2010 Another week, another set of shows for your listening pleasure. Let's have a look-see at ye olde rokk and rolle calendar, shall we?
BREAKING: OMOTAI SHOW MOVED

Houstonist has just learned that the Giant Battle Monster, Lions of Tsavo, Omotai, Inter Arma, Baring Teeth, Bastard Sapling show that was supposed to be at The Hot Dog Shop tonight has now been moved to Notsuoh, downtown. Don't miss it!...
All Ears: Omotai - Peace Through Fear

Houston's no stranger to shred-heavy metal bands - we come across so many that sometimes it feels like a new one is spawned each week. Not all of them are impressive riff masters, though Golden Axe, Cavernous, Ghost Town Electric and Scale The Summit all fall into that category. Newcomers Omotai can now be added to that list, debuting their capable chops on their inaugural EP, Peace Through Fear.
H-Town Rock

For the weekend of July 8th - 11th, 2010 Another weekend, another plethora of music in this town. There are some tough decisions for ol' Houstonist to make, but that won't stop us from offering up a bevy of suggestions for you. Let's get down to business.
Living La Vida Del Carne

Catastrophic Theatre's renewed production of last year's Hunter Gatherers is a welcome dose of humor to help get us through the long, hot days of summer. We weren't lucky enough to catch last summer's run, but the new show is a thoroughly enjoyable two-act comedy that oscillates between craven fits of passion and self-doubting ennui. Filled with memorable one-liners, spontaneous wit, and bouts of perverse physical humor, the script finds two couples of long-time friends faced with the equally-long-awaited moment when social propriety just isn't going to be enough to keep them from showing their true, animalistic natures.
GTKAHB: The Talented Mr. Higdon, Part 2

Last week we came to you with part one of our interview with Lance Higdon: music maker extraordinaire and soon-to-be resident of Atlanta, Georgia. Our talk with him was so extensive that we had to split it into two pieces, and thus without further ado, we move to the rest of it.
H-Town Rock

For the week of July 5th - 7th, 2010 As the weeks are often wont to do, this one starts out with less heft regarding the musical calendar. However, that doesn't mean that Houstonist will be shuttering ourselves and avoiding the many haunts that will be serving up a band or three. Here's what we're looking at this week.
Ol' Samuel's Music Emporium, Vol. VIX

Well would you look at that! Houstonist has found some more local music for you, so dip your toes in that proverbial pond and wade into the water. This lake gets bigger each time we look at it, and each time the swim feels a bit better. We can't really explain it, but there's something addictive about local music.
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Poster Notes

Welcome to round two of Poster Notes. Houstonist certainly loves a well-made poster, whether it took hours of agonizing design or ten minutes of cut n' paste. They can't all be winners, of course, but neither can we, right? It's ok, you're all winners in Papa Houstonist's book. Let's have a look at what's happening this week.
Get To Know A Houston Band: Lance Higdon [Part 1]

We sat down this week for a very special interview with the venerable Lance Higdon - who has been a creative fixture in the local music scene for some time. Higdon is about to leave Houston and everything that makes it fantastic for the questionably friendly confines of Atlanta, Georgia. Lance has been involved in at least 8 music projects over the past five years, so we wanted to have a special installment of our series - perhaps we should call it "Get To Know A Houston Man" this time.
H-Town Rock

For the weekend of July 1st - 4th, 2010 Look at that beefy lineup for the weekend! It's so meaty - perfect for the ol' Fourth of July. Did the holiday creep up on you as it has us? Hopefully this rain will subside and provide us with some nice sunny weather, but until then we've got a feast of rock to distract us.
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Poster Notes

We've realized that even though we have a deep affinity for a well-made poster, here at Houstonist we rarely employ them on the blog. Sure, they're not all winners, but someone put some time and effort [or five minutes of cut n' paste] into making them. So welcome to our inaugural installment of Poster Notes, where we'll be sharing whatever we can find that's advertising the coming week. Today's edition will carry us through Sunday. Subsequent posts will go up Sunday afternoons and feature flyers for the next seven days [Monday through the following Sunday]. Enjoy!
Rock Talk, Vol. XXIX

It's that time again, where we scrub the internet clean of all the Houston music news we can find. Let's see what's going on in that wide world of 600 square miles, shall we?