Houston Press Music Awards Showcase 2008

Sunday, July 27th found the Breakfast On Tour crew in downtown Houston for the annual Houston Press Music Awards Showcase, which featured 60 bands performing at 10 different venues. Cereal was busy taking notes for her first article for the Houston Press, so I took the camera and shot the day's events. Many bands brought their A games, but the top showing for me had to be Buxton's 8pm set at Butterfly High. Overall, we had the chance to see 10 bands, including some old favorites like Sideshow Tramps and D.R.U.M, as well as some new discoveries like The Tontons, Pale, and Sharks and Sailors. It was one hell of a day, and we have the photos to prove it!

Check them out after the jump

D.R.U.M.

D.R.U.M.

D.R.U.M.

D.R.U.M.

D.R.U.M.

Black Dog

Black Dog

Black Dog

Black Dog

Brian's Johnson

Brian's Johnson

Brian's Johnson

Brian's Johnson

Dine Alone

The Mighty Orq

The Mighty Orq

Pale

Pale

Pale

Pale

Pale

Pale

The Tontons

The Tontons

The Tontons

The Tontons

The Tontons

The Tontons

The Tontons

The Tontons

Fondue Monks

Fondue Monks

Buxton

Buxton

Buxton

Buxton

Buxton

Buxton

Buxton

Sharks and Sailors

Sharks and Sailors

Sharks and Sailors

Sharks and Sailors

Sideshow Tramps

Sideshow Tramps

Sideshow Tramps

Sideshow Tramps

Sideshow Tramps


If you want a good idea of the day's events, hop on over to Houston Press' Rocks Off blog for a full write up by seven different writers (including Cereal). It was really well put together by music editor Chris Gray, and showcases the general madness of the day nicely.

-Eggs