Space City.

I'm in Houston right now, getting giddy about the chance to eat quality Vietnamese food & visit my beloved Sound Exchange, so I decided that my blog contribution today is going to give some love to my fellow Houstonians.

Jana Hunter, live at the Orange Show, Houston, TX


Fatal Flying Guilloteens - "Tiger vs. Gator" at the Proletariat, Houston, TX


Indian Jewelry, live at the Boat in Toronto, circa 2005

The Best Depeche Mode Video You'll Ever See.

Just a reminder that you should all be heading New Hampshire-ward this Friday to catch that behemoth of a Parts & Labor/Indian Jewelry double bill. Every so often, I have to defend my hometown from people who consider it to be a complete cultural wasteland, as if having Rushmore filmed there & giving birth to the purple drank aren't enough to put a place on the map. So to anyone who cares to talk shit on Houston, here's a strobed-the-fuck-out video of Indian Jewelry performing as Depeche Mode at the Hootenanny a few months ago (which has nothing to do with the Replacements & everything to do with Houston bands masquerading as other, more well-known bands for the evening). Shut your face.

Mark Ya Calendars

Boston College's radio station WZBC 90.3 FM is holding a 35th Anniversary concert on May 3rd at T.T. the Bears with No Age, Neptune, Big Digit and The Big Disappointments confirmed. For only 10 bucks looks like a worthy weekend event.

Parts and Labor are doing a few shows in our northerly neighbor states. First is a show with the AustinHouston-tastic Indian Jewelry at Dartmouth College's Fuel Rocket Club on May 9th. The second is a show with Brooklyn's fine Aa (Big A Little A) at Bennington College on May 10th.

3 of the bands just mentioned can be found on the Cardboard Records Love and Circuits compliation that came out last month. Much like how the DFA Record Compilation #2 was the map of NYC dance music back in 2004, this compilation is gives you the state of 2008 noise rock.

Here's the mandatory Youtube video:

Aa - Thirteen (not a Big Star cover)