mikemcguff.com: The Westheimer Block Party

A party invite hit my in-box that I will share with you:

Westheimer Block Party October 13th
12PM- 8PM
300-500 Block of Westheimer
FREE! Even for you!

The Westheimer Block Party, Free Press Houston’s twice yearly
quasi-festival, returns this fall on Saturday October, 13^th to its
usual home on the 300-500 block of Westheimer road. Present will be the
usual array of undergrounds artists, 50+ bands, performers of all
strains, and lizard-toting revelers.

Nonetheless, this fall’s event will host a slew of new elements with
‘Abstraction’ Art Show featured in the newly renovated Avant Garden
(formerly Helios), the inclusion of additional adjacent properties, and
*Houston’s 1^st Solar Powered stage* at Number’s courtesy of Armadillo
Solar. (What can we say? After trashing the city for nearly 5 years with
the rubbish of tabloid print, we feel like we should make a token
gesture.) *The Block Party will be home to 6 stages of live music at
Number’s, **Avant** **Garden**, La Strada, and Mangos Cantina. *As usual
Wynona Rider will be making a guest appearance. Interspersed between all
the great local music will be live painting, exhibits of all sorts, and
many ‘cash and carry’ artist booths. Free Press openly invites *artists*
to bring their works to the festival where space will be provided free
of charge. Just bring a table.

*Bands slated to play include:*
*Spain Colored Orange, Golden Axe, The Scattered Pages, Karina Nistal,
.bellville, skyblue72, Million Year Dance, Tha Fucking Transmissions,
Peekaboo Theory, Elaine Greer, Generic Tribe, Free Radicals, Ernie
Banks, Captain Asian and the Electrics, Rise over Ruin, Dirtybird,
Studemont Project, Novice, Medicine Show, Econo, Riff Tiffs, Organ
Failure, Guy Schwartz, Nosaprise, Prodigal Sons, Dead Roses, Concrete
Rose Cabaret, and ..Did I mention Golden Axe? Well, no harm in doing it
twice being they are just awesome. Complete stage guide available by
September 15^th .
If God wills it.
For more info:

713.527.0014 <http://www.freepresshouston.com/>