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PREVIEWS // Jun. 18, 2013
Waylon Jennings' Belated Birthday DJ Tribute Tuesday
For all of the descriptions in the press from Houston Press to Yelp.com of Poison Girl as a "hipster haven" or as an "uber-hipster" bar (one writer went so far as to say the bar is habited by pseudo-intellectuals), fact of the matter is the joint is run by some guys from Conroe and bartended by regular guys and ladies like Bryan Wayne.
Ever notice that whenever a Waylon Jennings song comes on the bar's 15,000 song random system, the bartenders and owners all do a shot? Well, they do. It's a long-standing tradition, in fact.
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PREVIEWS // Apr. 19, 2013
Underscore Orkestra Circus Bring Balkans, Banjos, and Belly Dancers to the Boom Boom Room
With Balkan rhythms, banjo women, belly dancers, the Underscore Orkestra comes across as some gypsy caravan who lost their way. One listen to their swinging East European sound and one would not be surprised to see a battered horse-drawn band wagon sitting in the parking lot rather than the usual dirty white van.
Fifes, accordions, trombones, a recorder, bongos, violins, a cello, a veritable smörgåsbord of instruments serves to provide the chaotic, clash-and-bang musical patchwork the Underscore Orkestra lays down when the fuel mixture gets just right. And the whole point of the Orkestra's tunes are to cause them and the audience to come a bit unhinged and get on the dance floor and just go for it.
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