FRIDAY, 1/27  @ 7pm – 10pm
Beverages provided by St. Arnold Brewing Co.

Buxton is set to celebrate the release of their New West debut, Nothing Here Seems Strange. At 8PM Buxton will perform a short set of songs from Nothing Here Seems Strange on the Cactus Music stage. After the performance, fans and friends are invited to stick around andlisten to the new album in the Record Ranch.

Buxton’s fusion of lovely harmonies, jarring explosions of energy and meticulously applied instrumentation is led by Sergio Trevino on Vocals/Guitar with Jason Willis on lead Guitar/Mandolin, Chris Wise on Bass Guitar, Justin Terrell on Drums and Austin Sepulvado on Guitar/Vocals. Hayley Barnes often joins the group on keyboard and harmony vocals. The band, with two self-released albums, is already garnering critical praise with the Houston Press declaring “Simply put, these guys are getting ridiculously good.”

7pm – 10pm
Beverages provided by St. Arnold Brewing Co.

In conjunction with the album’s release, there will be a coordinating art exhibit opening in the Record Ranch located inside of Cactus Music. Photographer Josh Alan, who created the compelling image on the cover will present a show of his photographs and will talk about the process used to create the image. The exhibit is free and open to the public and will begin at 7PM. Buxton will be on hand to meet and greet with fans as well.

Josh Alan, a Houston native, is a painter, photographer, and musician.
After spending a number of years focusing on writing, recording, and touring with a Houston instrumental band Smith graduated with a B.F.A. in Painting from Texas State University.
He has shown his work throughout Texas and has collaborated with musicians and independent record labels.
Smith spent time in Austin and Dallas before returning to Houston, where he currently lives and works.

FRIDAY, 1/27 @ 5:00pm
Beverages provided by St. Arnold Brewing Co.

2010 was a break out year for Austin, TX’s QUIET COMPANY.
They began the year by playing SXSW 2010 & self-producing/recording their 6 track EP, Songs for Staying In, which was released to incredible critical acclaim in May, 2010. The 1st single, “How Do You Do It” was quickly added to KGSR’s rotation, and with in weeks, was also a staff pick selection by KROX’s Trevin Smith and added into full rotation on their station as well. “How Do You Do It” was featured for over 4 months on both stations.

The enormous amount of radio play drastically increased Quiet Company’s profile around Texas and earned them opening spots on tours with the Toadies, Bob Schneider & Rooney and allowed them to play in front of sold out crowds at the House of Blues in Dallas and Houston.
The demand in Austin for Quiet Company exploded in 2010. They received offers to headline the historic Threadgills World Headquarters, Antones, & Emo’s and continued to play monthly in Austin with an ever increasing draw.

The highlight of the year came when they were asked to record a session for ACL presents Satellite Stages at the world famous KLRU studios 6A in August, which they released on DVD in March ’11.

Necessity is the mother of invention. Less is more. Make it work with what you’ve got. 2 Guitars, a junkyard drum kit (harvested from an actual garbage heap- adorned with tamborines, flowers and kitchen rags), a handful of harmonicas, voices, and above all.. songs. Cary Ann Hearst & Michael Trent prefer to keep it simple. They have cleverly managed to take 3 separate recording projects and combine them into 1 cohesive, folk rock, sloppy tonk, harmonized, loose but tight, streamlined audience killing machine. Michael Trent (Texas/Colorado) has just released his second solo album entitled “The Winner”, and Cary Ann Hearst (Mississippi/Tennessee) is about to release her second record “Lions & Lambs”. Together hey have one duo release “Shovels & Rope” which was came out in 2008 and are currently working on the follow up “Shovels & Rope V.2″ in their house, van, and backyard. At the shows, expect to hear a little something from any or all of these releases – while the duo switch instruments and share lead vocal duties. Also prepare to rethink your definition of a live rock band.

Dearest Customers,

We sincerely wish you a Happy New Year and hope that it is a festive and safe time with family and friends.  Thank you so much for your gracious support during 2011. It is greatly appreciated.

We’re planning for many great in-store events in 2012 and expect some to be of epic proportions.  Of course we’ll have plenty of fun and kooky events that will underscore our reputation as one of Houston’s most unique retail businesses.

This 32-page children’s picture book is inspired by the music of MARCIA BALL.

Super Louella is trying to decide which superpower she has and which is the best. Is she super strong or super fast or maybe she has x-ray vision? Everything Louella tries as a superhero goes wrong. Will she ever find her superpower? This sweet and endearing story warms the heart as it delightfully illuminates the superpower within us all.

This book is super fun for superheroes of all ages, especially children ages four to eight and Marcia Ball fans of any age.

Also author of Musta Notta Gotta Lotta inspired by the music of JOE ELY.