Archive - Jul 13, 2009

It's good to be back in Houston. I spent a long time away from the Bayou City, and what better way to get back into the swing of things than a Buxton show. Not just any Buxton show, but their highly lauded 7" release party that also featured the Wild Moccasins first hometown performance since returning from a freshman tour of the states just a few days ago. It was my first time attending a performance at the newly renovated and reopened Mango's, a vegetarian cafe by day, and ripping local venue by night. They've done the best they can with the tiny room, but when it gets packed like it did for this Saturday night performance, it becomes an oven – even Sergio Trevino, lead vocalist and guitarist for Buxton, proclaimed after the show that it was the hottest performance he'd ever been a part of. Come to think of it, it also might have been one of the hottest performances I've ever been a part of – in more ways than one.

Read about the show after the jump

Friday, July 3rd proved to be our busiest day of the entire weekend, bouncing around from stage to stage to catch as much music as we possibly could. You can read our review from the entire day, which features a nice dose of words and pictures. Highlights included a rambunctious set from Man Man, indie scenesters Broken Social Scene, a healthy set of hip-hop from Damian 'Jr. Gong' Marley & Nas, a reunited The String Cheese Incident and late night action from both Chromeo and Girl Talk.

Check out a bunch of photographs from Friday, July 3rd at the ROTHBURY Festival after the jump