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The HPMA Is On Its Way [7/13/2007 03:12:00 PM]:
Yes, it's that heady time of year, when local musicians, fans, and media types alike all swoon and pant in eager anticipation of the year's Houston Press Music Awards -- who will win the coveted "Best Experimental" award? Who will get snubbed, both by the voters and the indie-hipster elite? Who will be left crying on the red carpet with shiraz stains on their dress?

Okay, maybe it's not quite like that, and maybe the awards themselves don't mean a hell of lot to all who (or don't; us H-town types love the taste of sour grapes, don't we?) receive them, but the fact remains that the HPMA showcase is the coolest, most diverse, most entertaining festival-type thing we Houstonians currently have (sorry, Free Press/Westheimer Block Party folks; you'll get there, though, so keep it up!). I love wandering downtown on foot, bopping from bar to bar and band to band, hearing bands I've been meaning to check out for God knows how long, stumbling across amazing music I'd never heard of before, and mingling with spiky-haired punks and Downtown Pretty People alike -- and if I squint hard enough, H-town's downtown area almost starts to look like the downtown area of a "real" city, a place where people other than the homeless congregate and enjoy themselves. It's like our very own South by Southwest, minus the gotta-impress-the-label pressure, artiness (well, some of it, at least), and unwarranted hype.

To make things even sweeter, the HPMA showcase also happens to be a hell of a lot cheaper than SxSW -- 10 measly freakin' dollars. Yep, $10. On Sunday, July 29th, you can check out 50 or so of this city's best bands, singers, whatever, for a third of what it costs to fill up my damn car these days. Wristbands are on sale now, actually; normally you'd just buy 'em the day of, but apparently you can get now "advance" wristbands at Cat Walk (1431 Westheimer), $10 for one or $15 for two. If you're into getting things done early, you can also cast your vote now if you don't feel like filling in the ballot on the back of that big, sweaty guy who's got you mashed between a pole and the bar while an actual band's playing.

Now, for the lineup. Here's who's currently playing, as of the listing on the Houston Press site; my own personal picks are in bold (and man, is the 8PM slot gonna be rough...):

St. Pete's Dancing Marlin
4PMEyeAgainst
5PMChrome 44
6PMSky Blue 72
7PMMolly & the Ringwalds
8PMZydeco Dots
9PMSharks & Sailors
Slainte
4PMLee Alexander Band
5PMPride Kills
6PMJack Saunders
7PMInsect Warfare
8PMThe Blaggarts
9PMArthur Yoria
Venue
5PMSean Reefer & the Resin Valley Boys
6PMSnit's Dog and Pony Show
7PMThe Grit Boys
8PMThe Scattered Pages
9PMSpain Colored Orange
Verizon Wireless Theater
7PMThe Mighty Orq
8PMThe Handsomes
9PMThe Dimes
10:15PMSaliva
Bar Bollywood
4PMDizzy Pilot
5PMPeekaboo Theory
6PMBlack Math Experiment
7PMParis Green
8PMTody Castillo
9PMFondue Monks
Grasshopper
4PMPoor Dumb Bastards
5PMKemo for Emo
6PMEl Orbits
7PMThe Aqua Velva
8PMO Pioneers
9PMBring Back the Guns
Hard Rock Café
5PMThe Jonx
6PMKatie Stuckey and the Swagger
7PMMiss Leslie & Her Juke Jointers
8PMD.R.U.M.
9PMSideshow Tramps (form. Medicine Show)
Life Lounge
4PMTrenchtown Texans
5PMWayside Drive
6PMThe Flaming Hellcats
7PMThe Wiggins
8PMRagged Hearts
9PMJohn Evans
Livé
4PMAllen Oldies Band
5PMWhorehound
6PMOpie Hendrix & the Texas Tall Boys
7PMDune, Tx
8PMSatin Hooks
9PMMillion Year Dance
Mosaic
10PMJames Reed
10:30PMEthan Klein
11PMJosh Dupont
11:30PMJessica Lazano
12AMIll Set
12:30AMDJ Sun
1AMDJ Red
Red Cat Jazz Café
4PMThe Octains
5PM9 Volt
6PMCl'Che'
7PMLL Cooper
8PMDrop Trio
9PMKarina Nistal
RocBar
4PMCollective Hallucinatin
5PMDeadbolt Zen
6PMDeep Ella
7PMSouthern Backtones
8PMGlass Intrepid
9PMLoneStar Pornstar

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