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Coming Attractions: "Purple Garden, Chopstars Remix Volume 1" (6/6) | @candlestickem

The Chopstars’ DJ Candlestick and his friends will take over Avant Garden Wednesday night for a free show, “Purple Garden Volume 1.”

Avant Garden has become a not-so-secret hangout spot for Houston indie artists. Slide through the venue on any given weeknight for drink specials and tacos, and you’ll find your favorite local rapper or singer just casually posted up there. The Garden is also a…

BreakItDownDC's High-Energy Self-Titled LP Won't Let You Down | @BreakItDownDC

On his eponymous album – his third release in the last nine months – Houston emcee BreakItDownDC doesn’t just bring the hype: he IS the hype. Some artists are perfectly content with dropping one project a year and calling it a day. BreakItDownDC, isn’t one of those artists. Last December, the Houston spitter released ‘Mucho Flame Emoji,’ aptly titled after his independent brand. He followed that…

"Engine" from Houston's @BreakItDownDC is a sign you should be paying attention to him.

BreakItDownDC’s 32-bit party starter is your late summer anthem. BreakItDownDC often sits in a world of haze. Not foggy, dank atmospherics but rather a space where he by his lonesome is about as powerful as a nation of millions. Panoramic Pink, a self-assured and relaxed album that he dropped earlier this year contains flips of T-Pain and Jamie Foxx’s “Blame It” along many strung together tracks…