iFest Houston

This weekend kicks off the Houston International Festival, April 17-18 and ends next weekend, April 24-25. This year they are spotlighting the Caribbean. As expected they have loads of entertainment, cultural dances, and art to enjoy. Great food and fun. I've added a few links if you're interested.

iFest Houston Entertainment: "The 2010 Houston International Festival spotlighting the Caribbean is proud to announce the music lineup showcasing a host of top artists from around the globe. The 40th annual Festival returns to downtown Houston April 17-18 & 24-25, featuring continuous music, dance and cultural performances on eight stages.


Headliners include George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Ozomatli, Eddie Palmieri, King Sunny Ade, Baaba Maal, Steel Pulse, Latinology featuring Joel Guzman and Sarah Fox, Norma Zenteno Band, Joe Ely Band featuring David Grissom, Marcia Ball, Tab Benoit, J. Paul Jr. and the Zydeco Nubreeds, Dave Alvin & the Guilty Women, Brave Combo, Karina Nistal, Sideshow Tramps, Mighty Diamonds, Los de Abajo, Mark May Band, Zydepunks, plus many more!"

Some Helpful Info Available - The 2010 Complete Festival Guide
Location: iFest is located in downtown Houston and includes City Hall, Tranquility Park and Sam Houston Park

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Hank III in Houston on Saturday March 13th

Heres the press release from March 3rd from

Press release concerning the upcoming show in Houston, Texas:

"Hank III (Hank Williams III), will present a benefit concert for Homes for Our Troops, a non-partisan, non-profit 501 organization that provides specially adapted homes for severely wounded veterans at Wired Live (formerly the Meridian), 1503 Chartres, Houston, TX on Saturday, March 13, 2010. Doors open at 7 pm. Prior to the show, a VIP dinner will be held onsite with attending dignitaries and military personnel.
Hank III, the grandson of Hank Williams, is known for mixing hillbilly country with punk rock rhythms in his marathon performances. He usually plays back-to-back sets—country first as Hank III and the Damn Band and then as heavy industrial punk- rockers Hank III and Assjack.
A very special appreciation presentation will be made honoring Hank III for his support to Homes For Our Troops, and local military personnel and veterans will be attending the show courtesy of local businesses. Hank III will stop through Houston for the benefit show while on his west coast tour.
Opening for Hank III will be former NFL All-Pro offensive lineman Kyle Turley and Texas musician Linda K. Showtime is at 8pm and tickets are available via
myonstageevents.com or ticketmaster.com. "

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Its SXSW time again !!!!

Just something I want to share with you.....

The great SXSW Music download that I discovered while reading Lifehacker, and yes its all legal- it is all music from the SXSW 2010 site, its a huge 3.5GB download with about 646 songs. I downloaded it yesterday and I am still only in the H's of listening pleasure. Here's the link to Lifehacker so you can enjoy it too.

http://lifehacker.com/5487175/get-gigabytes-of-free-legitimate-music-from-sxsw-2010

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