East End Stories

Sound Exchange will present a series of performances and events to introduce the store’s new location at 101 N. Milby Street, in Houston’s East End. The eclectic lineup affirms the mission of owners Kevin Bakos and Kurt Brennan to promote unique listening experiences and support local culture. Signaling continuity, the inaugural performance will feature an opening set by noise artist Austin Caustic who, earlier this month, delivered an intense visceral work that closed out the store’s previous location in Montrose.

A Sunday ribbon-cutting event for a $30 million overpass at Harrisburg Boulevard marked a celebratory days for East End businesses and residents who have endured years of construction woes during Houston's $2.2 billion Metro rail expansion.