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International Songwriting Competition (ISC) Deadline extended until December 2, 2009

LEGENDARY MUSIC ICONS TEAM UP WITH RECORD LABEL EXECUTIVES TO SELECT WINNERS

Kings of Leon, Rob Thomas (Matchbox 20), Tom Waits, Timbaland, Steve Winwood, Wynonna, Jeff Beck, and Journey Are Among The 56 ISC Judges

October 19, 2009 – Due to high demand from entrants, the International Songwriting Competition (ISC) has extended its deadline for entering songs until December 2, 2009. All entries must be postmarked or sent online by midnight,

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Added by mlandrum on October 24, 2009 at 11:21am — No Comments

DAKOTA RESCUE FUNDRAISER NOVEMBER 1, 2009

Please mark your calendar for this great event to help raise funds for the much needed rescues of Dakota Rescue. We will be performing at their 2010 Dakota Rescue Calendar Fundraiser at Bohemeo's on Sunday, November 1st.

What a great way to help their organization by purchasing a calendar with some awesome musicians and beautiful rescues. What a great holiday gift or stocking stuffer and can help animals in need at the same time. Please s

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Added by mlandrum on October 22, 2009 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Panel Discussion: "Touring For A Living: How To Get The Mo$t From The Road"

Thursday, October 15 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Produced by NARIP (National Assn. of Record Industry Professionals)
Screening Theater of Houston Community College on the Spring Branch Campus
1060 W. Sam Houston Pkwy. Houston, Texas.

Music business executive Patrick Whalen speaks on the strongest sector of the modern music business: the concert industry. NARIP’s program will cover important aspe

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Added by mlandrum on October 12, 2009 at 3:00pm — No Comments

New Gear Review - SansAmp TRI-AC

New! Gear Reviews!

SansAmp TRI-AC

Plus more gear reviews by A. Dorian!

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Added by mlandrum on October 12, 2009 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Texas BigBeat Drumming Charity Event

CALLING ALL DRUMMERS!!!
You are invited to the Texas BigBeat Drumming Charity Event to play simultaneously with drummers in 11 cities creating a new world record for multi-city drumming.

Funds raised will help to provide musical instruments and educational opportunities for Houston children.

Sunday, November 1st, 2009 at Airport Services Complex, Bush Intercontinental Airport.

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Added by mlandrum on September 28, 2009 at 7:15pm — No Comments

New Gear Review by A. Dorian!

New! Gear Reviews!

Orange Tiny Terror Combo

Plus more gear reviews by A. Dorian!

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Added by mlandrum on September 14, 2009 at 5:52pm — No Comments

International House of Blues Foundation (IHOBF) Blues SchoolHouse Program

- OPPORTUNITY FOR MUSICIANS -

Opportunity: Perform and play music related to blues history within the IHOBF Blues SchoolHouse Program, a musical presentation/educational program for 5th-12th grade students and teachers. Programs will generally take place on select weekday mornings during the school year at the House of Blues-Houston venue. IHOBF-Houston is currently seeking 1 female vocalist/narrator, 1 male vocalist/narrator, 1 guitarist (program includes both acoustic and electric

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Added by mlandrum on September 10, 2009 at 7:50am — No Comments

MUSIC CELEBS TO JUDGE 2009 international songwriting competition (ISC)

Kings of Leon, Rob Thomas (Matchbox 20), Tom Waits, Timbaland, Steve Winwood, Wynonna, Jeff Beck, and Journey Are Among The 55 Music Icons To Select 2009 ISC Winners

August 27, 2009 – Drawing from the top echelon of recording artists and music industry executives, the International Songwriting Competition (ISC) has assembled its most impressive group of judges in its history. ISC’s prestigious judges select all winners, offering an unprecedented opportunity for aspiring songwriters and

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Added by mlandrum on September 1, 2009 at 4:06pm — No Comments

Benefit for Edward Medina - Saturday, August 8th

To our friends,

Thanks to the many that have reached out to help us. We are still in need of help. We were saddened by the news of our family, Edward Medina, he is the youngest brother of Gloria Zenteno. He was diagnosed with Liver Cancer less than a month ago. We are putting on a fundraiser to help raise funds for his medical expenses that will be accumulating very soon.

The event will be Saturday, August 8th from 12:00PM to 8:00PM

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Added by mlandrum on July 30, 2009 at 4:00pm — No Comments

"Delta Flyer” Nominated for Best Blues Album by The 2009 Just Plain Folks Music Awards

The Delta Flyers are heading back to Tennessee one more time. The boys have represented the Houston Blues Society in both 2008 and 2009 at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis. They have also played shows in Nashville in 2008 and in Memphis in May of this year. They will be in Nashville once again in August as Stevie DuPree’s 2007 solo release, “Delta Flyer”, has been nominated for Best Blues Album by the 2009 Just Plain Folks Music Awards.

After receiving a record setting 42,0

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Added by mlandrum on July 26, 2009 at 11:35am — No Comments

5 Days Left To Enter Your Songs or Lyrics

There are only 5 days left to enter your songs or lyrics into June's songwriting competition. Enter today at http://www.songoftheyear.com . Any submission entered online or postmarked by June 30th will be entered into June's round. International entries are accepted. May's results will be announced by July 7th. Continue

Added by mlandrum on June 26, 2009 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Lots of New Gear Reviews by A. Dorian

Be sure to check out the slew of new gear reviews including the Voodoo Lab Sparkle Drive and IK Multimedia's AmpliTube 2 software by A. Dorian on the Reviews page at http://houstonbands.net/reviews.html Continue

Added by mlandrum on June 20, 2009 at 7:29pm — No Comments

THE “GIPSY KINGS” WORLD BEATS AND PROPULSIVE FLAMENCO SET TO RAISE TEMPERATURES AT ARENA THEATRE

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 8:00 PM

The best world tour you can take without a passport, featuring sizzling hits “Bamboleo” and “Un Amor.”

Take a romantic, exotic trip around the globe with the well-traveled and rhythmically-gifted Gipsy Kings without ever leaving the comfort of Houston. What emerged from the band’s upbringing was a modern take on up-tempo, percussion-heavy flamenco and rumba beats that have made the Gipsy Kings world music royalty for over 20 years. In 1988 th

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Added by mlandrum on June 17, 2009 at 5:26pm — No Comments

LEGENDARY ENGLISH ROCKER JOE COCKER MAKES ARENA THEATRE DEBUT

Top 10 hits "You Are So Beautiful" and "Up Where We Belong" Highlight a Career-spanning Set MONDAY, JUNE 15 8:00 P.M.

There will soon be a new name to add to the historic chronicle of rock and soul legends who have performed on the Arena Theatre’s revolving stage. Bluesy British hit-maker and rock icon, Joe Cocker, is set to make his debut in Houston’s home for live music in-the-round at 8:00 p.m. Monday, June 15. Tickets can be purchased online at

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Added by mlandrum on May 21, 2009 at 5:36pm — No Comments

MAKE MUSIC HOUSTON LOOKING FOR MUSICIANS

The General Consulate of France in Houston is organizing “Make Music Houston” (a “Fete de la Musique” event) on Sunday, June 21st, the first day of summer. I was wondering if you would be interested in participating.

This event, created by the French Ministry of Culture 25 years ago, is a unique festival of free concerts in public spaces. Given the great success of this popular and largely spontaneous event, this gathering of professionals and amateurs musicians has spread to more than

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Added by mlandrum on May 18, 2009 at 2:30pm — No Comments

The Houston Band Coalition Presents: “The 2009 HBC Awards” or the 2009 HBCA’s!

Submissions/Nominations can be sent via email by anyone, for any band originating in the Houston-Galveston Metro Area. BANDS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE A CURRENT HBC ENDORSEMENT IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE! You do however need to build a profile at www.HBCLIVE.com if you haven’t already done so.

SUBMISSION DETAILS (must include):
1. Band Name
2. Contact Phone
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Added by mlandrum on May 11, 2009 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Texas music history written as Murphey takes top honors at Texas Music Awards

PALESTINE, TX – Michael Martin Murphey was named Entertainer of the Year at the 7th annual Texas Music AwardsTM on Sunday, April 26th at the Palestine Civic Center, then wrote a new chapter of Texas music history with a reunion of the Cosmic Cowboy Band. Five members of the original Cosmic Cowboy band (Murphey, Gary P. Nunn, Craig Hillis, Bob Livingston and Herb Steiner), who had not performed together in that configuration since 1972, took the stage with past TMA recipient Robert Frith on drums… Continue

Added by mlandrum on May 10, 2009 at 10:41am — No Comments

International Songwriting Competition (ISC) Announces 2008 Winners -- Grand Prize Awarded to Australians Kate Miller-Heidke and Keir Nuttall for Their Song "Caught In The Crowd"

April 30, 2009 -- The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) is pleased to announce its 2008 winners. It is with great pleasure that ISC bestows its highest honor, the ISC Grand Prize, to Kate Miller-Heidke and Keir Nuttall of Brisbane, QLD, Australia for their song "Caught In The Crowd," a brilliantly quirky pop song with an emotional message about schoolyard bullying and peer pressure. The Grand Prize winner takes home $25,000 in cash (US) and over $20,000 in prizes - the largest Grand Pr… Continue

Added by mlandrum on May 5, 2009 at 4:58pm — No Comments

FREDDIE EVERRETT PASSES APRIL 2, 2009.

Houston guitar great Freddie Everrett passed away Wednesday. The following is posted on his website.

"Freddie's Battle with ALS (Lou Gehrigs Disease) Came To An End On The Morning Of April 2nd 2009. He Passed At Peace In His Sleep. The Family is Working on Funeral Arrangements and Those Arrangments Will Be Posted Here, so please check back."

http://www.officialfreddieev

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Added by mlandrum on April 2, 2009 at 5:39pm — No Comments

Like Trains & Taxis coming to Houston in Support of Debut EP

Indie-Soul band Like Trains & Taxis will be making their first ever Houston appearance at Bohemeo’s on March 16th at 9 p.m. The New Jersey band is touring in support of their recently released debut EP and will be sharing the stage with Bogart and the Addictives.

In just over a year, Like Trains & Taxis has built a reputation as one of the most promising bands on the east coast with their thoughtful and original blend of soul, jazz, and rock. Called "t

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Added by mlandrum on March 5, 2009 at 6:20pm — No Comments