Archive for February, 2007



Astrocast show 14

Hello all,
Sorry about the delay. I thought I had the show up last night but I forgot to hit publish…duh! Anyways, here it is show 14. This is our first show as part of farpoint media.
Show notes

Astros past, review of past show, the joint podcast with starstruck
Astros future, questions, questions and more […]

New York is home to the most profitable and highest-paying major industry on the planet: finance. Wall Street bonuses are legendary in their extravagance. Yet a recent study by their own Independent Budget Office shows they have been far less success…

2035 RTP Public Comment Period Will Be in May

The draft RTP for Houston will not be ready until at least April

The Chronicle has a short interview with Sparta, who is playing tonight at The Meridian with Aloha and mewithoutYou. Read it here. Get tickets here….

Livable Houston / General Plan Meeting

Please join the new Co-Chairs of Blueprint Houston (David Crossley, Richard Farias, and John Guess) and Houston City Council Member Peter Brown next Wednesday, February 28, to discuss the opportunities and challenges for creating a General Plan for Houston’s Future. As Yogi Berra once said, “If you don’t know where you’re going, you may end up somewhere else.”

Tomorrow night (Tuesday, 2.27.07), Sparta plays at The Meridian with mewithoutYou and Aloha. Sparta’s 2006 album, Threes, was one of my favorites last year. This should be a good show. The…

Immigrant entrepreneurship in Houston

A think tank in New York called the “Center for and Urban Future” has recently released a report on immigrant entrepreneurship, with a specific focus on New York, LA, Houston, and Boston (NY Times story). The Houston section is an easy 3-page read tha…

Anyone interested in joining Mia Kat Empire’s street team or starting one in your area, please send an email to info@miakatempire.com. The label says it needs help of local music fans…

The Continental Club hosts a great line-up tonight (Saturday, 2.24.07): The Scattered Pages, Arthur Yoria, and Tody Castillo. This is sure to be a good show, so come early. I have…

Landfall plays its first gig since 2005 this Saturday (2.25.07) at Fitzgerald’s. The band is now a four-piece, with a new guitar player, Matthew Trana, who also plays keyboards. Landfall has…