Archive for November, 2006
Mansion, Lock Arms Block Cemeteries, Antarctica Starts Here tonight at The Mink
Closed Published by David A. Cobb November 18th, 2006 on Houston Calling :: Houston Music BlogMansion plays tonight at The Mink with Lock Arms Block Cemeteries (a Bill Hicks reference, I assume) and Antarctica Starts Here. This should be an excellent night of local music–be sure…
Tody Castillo plays Apple store in The Woodlands
Closed Published by David A. Cobb November 18th, 2006 on Houston Calling :: Houston Music BlogToday (Saturday, 11.18.06) at 2pm, local musician Tody Castillo–whose self-titled 2005 CD remains one of my favorites–plays an in-store performance at the Apple store in The Woodlands Mall. More information on…
Harvard questions Boston’s commuter rail
Closed Published by Tory Gattis November 16th, 2006 on Houston StrategiesClosing out “Rail Week” at Houston Strategies, today we have a Harvard Kennedy School op-ed in the Boston Globe on their commuter rail (thanks to Chris for the heads-up). But first, if you haven’t caught ‘em already, don’t miss Christof’s recent post…
Dave Wallace-New Pitching Coach
Closed Published by lambo@astrocast.net (Lambo and Sketkar) November 16th, 2006 on AstroCastThe Astros signed Dave Wallace as our new Pitching Coach. Wallace spent the last four years with the Boston Red Sox. Tim Purpura said on Sportsradio610 that he feels that Wallace is the best person to help a young pitcher to make the transition from the minors to the majors.
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Rozz Zamarano CD release show this Saturday
Closed Published by David A. Cobb November 15th, 2006 on Houston Calling :: Houston Music BlogThis Saturday evening, Rozz Zamorano is having a CD release party to celebrate the release of his second solo CD, A Musical Illustration of the Human Condition. Reportedly, there will be…
Gil Mantera’s Party Dream + The week in Houston rock
Closed Published by David A. Cobb November 13th, 2006 on Houston Calling :: Houston Music BlogI am REALLY looking forward to this Sunday night’s show at The Proletariat (November 19). Gil Mantera’s Party Dream–who are featured in the November issue of Envy magazine–bring their sordid electro-metal-pop…
NATIONAL CHAMPS, and What do economists think of rail?
Closed Published by Tory Gattis November 12th, 2006 on Houston StrategiesHouston Dynamo - MLS Cup National Champs!
Just caught the end of the Dynamo MLS Cup Championship Game vs. New England. Talk about drama. 90 mins, no score. 23 mins into a 30 min overtime, New England scores. Looks very, very bad. One minute and…
More noise trouble for Walter’s on Washington
Closed Published by David A. Cobb November 11th, 2006 on Houston Calling :: Houston Music BlogToday’s Houston Chronicle has this article about neighbors calling the Houston Police Department to constantly complain about the noise levels at local rock club Walter’s. The continued focus on the club…
Vote for Lanky in a CW/MySpace contest
Closed Published by David A. Cobb November 11th, 2006 on Houston Calling :: Houston Music BlogHouston’s own Lanky has a song in some CW/MySpace contest. Please take a minute or two and go cast your vote for his song here. Support your local musicians. Thanks….
Empty lanes, dog rescue rally, and the new UH Master Plan
Closed Published by Tory Gattis November 9th, 2006 on Houston StrategiesTonight we have a collection of small items. First, if you didn’t catch it on Channel 2 News, check out the video of this story about 4-year-old, closed, unused diamond/HOV lanes up near The Woodlands, staring Christof Spieler of the Citizens Transpor…