{"id":307143,"date":"2026-05-24T17:17:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T17:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/307143\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T17:17:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T17:17:28","slug":"katy-based-teen-rock-band-garbage-girlfriend-named-finalist-in-houston-chronicle-best-of-the-best-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/307143\/","title":{"rendered":"Katy-Based Teen Rock Band Garbage Girlfriend Named Finalist in Houston Chronicle Best of the Best 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">KATY, Texas \u2014 Garbage Girlfriend, a Katy-based all-female teen rock band, has been named one of five finalists for Best Local Band in the Houston Chronicle Best of the Best 2026 contest.<\/p>\n<p>Formed in Katy, Garbage Girlfriend has built momentum through high-energy live performances and original music, developing a fan base across the Houston area and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Garbage Girlfriend started right here in Katy, so being named a finalist for Best Local Band means a lot to us,&#8221; said Evelyn Moreno, founder and drummer of the band. &#8220;We write and release our own music, we&#8217;ve worked hard to build this band from the ground up, and we&#8217;re proud to represent the next wave of Houston rock. We hope our hometown will show up and help us win.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>How to Vote for Garbage Girlfriend in Houston Chronicle Best of the Best 2026<\/p>\n<p>Supporters can vote once daily <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chron.com\/bestofthebest\/#\/gallery?group=541352\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Link opens in new window (HERE)\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">HERE<\/a> through May 26.\u00a0Click the link, scroll down to the &#8220;Local Band&#8221; category and select Garbage Girlfriend.<\/p>\n<p>Garbage Girlfriend to Headline House of Blues Houston in August for Debut Album Release<\/p>\n<p>The nomination comes during a milestone year for the group. Garbage Girlfriend is set to headline the Bronze Peacock Room at House of Blues Houston on Aug. 1 for the release party for their debut self-titled album. The show will feature live performances from the album along with special guests.<\/p>\n<p>Voting runs through May 26.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"KATY, Texas \u2014 Garbage Girlfriend, a Katy-based all-female teen rock band, has been named one of five finalists&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":307144,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[2777,56,58,57,574,278,67779],"class_list":["post-307143","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-entertainment","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news","tag-live-music","tag-music","tag-staff-report"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=307143"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307143\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/307144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=307143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=307143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=307143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}