On Sunday, July 27, sixty of the best musical acts Houston has to offer will descend upon downtown to exhibit their skills as part of the 2008 Houston Press Music Awards Showcase. Starting at 4pm, ten venues (Butterfly High, Dean's Credit Clothing, Flying Saucer, Hard Rock Cafe, Havana Latin Grill & Bar, Live Sports Cafe, Notsuoh, The Real Sammie's, ROCBAR, and Venue) will be playing host to nominees in all categories of this year's music awards. Mosaic will cater to the late-night crowd with sets from five DJs beginning at 10pm.

More information and the full Houston Press Music Awards Showcase lineup after the jump

The event is a must for anyone with an interest in the Houston music scene - plus, it's just a damn good time. If you think all of Texas' musical talent is housed northwest of Houston on highway 290, it's imperative that you get yourself downtown and sample some of what our homegrown musicians have to offer. The lineup is so brimming with great bands that we've got several tough decisions to make. In particular, the 8pm quagmire involving Buxton, Arthur Yoria, Southern Backtones, Spain Colored Orange, skyblue72, and Hearts of Animals has got us reeling already. Our decision regarding the 9pm sets won't be any easier, what with conflicting performances from Young Mammals, Sideshow Tramps, Indian Jewelry, Karina Nistal, and Sharks & Sailors.

Full 2008 Houston Press Music Awards Showcase lineup:

80 Proof
Arthur Yoria
Beetle
Black Dog
Black Math Experiment
Blaggards
Bobbie Fine
Born Liars
Brian's Johnson
Bring Back the Guns
Buxton
Ceeplus Bad Knives
Chrome44
D.R.U.M.
Deep Ella
Dine Alone
DJ Bizz
DJ Red
dUNETX
El Orbits
Espantapajaros
eyeagainst
Fat Tony
Flying Fish Sailors
Fondue Monks
Free Radicals w/ Harry Sheppard
Full Release
Hearts of Animals
Hell City Kings
Indian Jewelry
Jessica Lozano
John Evans
Josh Dupont
Karina Nistal
Katie Stuckey & the Swagger
L.L. Cooper
Lee Alexander
the Literary Greats
LoneStar PornStar
Los Skarnales
the Mighty Orq
Miss Leslie
Molly & the Ringwalds
Moodafaruka
Pale
Poor Dumb Bastards
Scattered Pages
Sharks & Sailors
Sideshow Tramps
skyblue72
the Small Sounds
Southern Backtones
Spain Colored Orange
Sugar Bayou
The Tontons
Two Star Symphony
Umbrella Man
Wayside Drive
Whorehound
the Wiggins
Wild Moccasins
Yoko Mono
Young Mammals
Zydeco Dots

Wristbands are $10. For more information, check out the preview over at Houston Press.

--Cereal