Archive for February, 2007
Leaf heading west for new album
Closed Published by David A. Cobb February 18th, 2007 on Houston Calling :: Houston Music BlogHouston-based progressive rock band Leaf are on he west coast to work on tracks for their forthcoming album with veteran producer Mike Major, who has worked with a variety of artists…
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club new songs online now
Closed Published by David A. Cobb February 17th, 2007 on Houston Calling :: Houston Music BlogBlack Rebel Motorcycle Club’s new single, “Weapon Of Choice,” and album track, “666 Conducer,” (from the May 1st release Baby 81) are now streaming at the band’s website: www.blackrebelmotorcycleclub.com Here’s the…
Of Montreal tonight + your Saturday in Houston rock
Closed Published by David A. Cobb February 17th, 2007 on Houston Calling :: Houston Music BlogI assume almost every fan of modern music will be at Numbers tonight (Saturday, 2.17.07) to catch Of Montreal with Elekibass. I wasn’t a fan of their last album, Sunlandic Twins,…
Mineta, Spillette, and Eckels’ last dance
Closed Published by Tory Gattis February 15th, 2007 on Houston StrategiesThree topics today. The first is former Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta, who I was able to see speak at the Houston Forum on Tuesday through the generous invitation of Neal Carlson. He spoke generally about the transportation crisis in this c…
Astrocast show 13 - Jointcast with StarStruck
Closed Published by lambo@astrocast.net (Lambo and Sketkar) February 13th, 2007 on AstroCastHello all,
As promised here it is… our 1st ever jointcast with Dennis of StarStruck. This is a special extended show that we did during the Astros Fanfest and College Classic.
As always, our voice mail number is 206-203-1695. Leave us a message, tell us how much you dislike the show,
Enjoy
The Myth of Superstar Cities
Closed Published by Tory Gattis February 13th, 2007 on Houston StrategiesJoel Kotkin had a major op-ed in the Wall Street Journal today on “The Myth of Superstar Cities” (link should work for a week). They promoted it on the front page, and it even got Richard Florida of creative class fame riled up. Here are some key ex…
TXDoT scandal, rail, roads, rss, and more
Closed Published by Tory Gattis February 11th, 2007 on Houston StrategiesThe miscellaneous queue has finally hit critical mass, so much so that I’m going to have to break it up into two separate posts. But a couple items before we get to the list.
First, if you use a news reader, Houston Strategies now has an RSS feed lin…
College Classic Continued
Closed Published by lambo@astrocast.net (Lambo and Sketkar) February 11th, 2007 on AstroCastHowdy!
Well, our time at the Astros Fanfest is over, and Sketkar and I had a great time. Other than the fact the Cougars went 1-2 at the College Classic, which was running also at the same time. Dennis from Starstruck is on his way back to Dallas. We had a great time […]
The week in Houston rock
Closed Published by David A. Cobb February 11th, 2007 on Houston Calling :: Houston Music BlogHere’s most of what’s going on around Houston this week: Monday, 2.12.07 From A Second Story Window/Heavy Heavy Low Low/Cancer Bats @ Walter’s on Washington Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band…
Tonight in Houston rock
Closed Published by David A. Cobb February 10th, 2007 on Houston Calling :: Houston Music BlogLots of good shows around town tonight (Saturday, 2.10.07), most notably The Hometown Showdown Vol. 1 at Warehouse Live, which features Silverleaf, Paris Green, The Last Place You Look, Deep Ella,…