Email Author Chris Gray

Awards

• 2012 - Best of the West/First Amendment Funding, Inc., published February 10, 2011

  "Getting Past the Bouncer"

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2009 Stories by Chris Gray

• Balls Deep In a Hands Up Flame War/Caption Contest

  published Feb 16, 2009

  Noted local music scene provacateur Jacob Calle, who is fond of bicycling down Westheimer or strolling hurricane-tossed beaches in a bear costume (above), as well as many other semi-... More >>

• Art Rock: Bad Is the New Good at Dean's Credit Clothing

  published Feb 13, 2009

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• Flashback: Wayside Drive at Twestival Houston

  published Feb 13, 2009

  Caroline Collective was all a-Twitter at Thursday's Twestival, featuring music by local alt-rockers Wayside Drive and more. Click here for a slideshow.... More >>

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  Album of the Day: Willie Nelson & Asleep at the Wheel's Willie and the Wheel

  published Feb 13, 2009

  Willie Nelson & Asleep at the Wheel Willie and the Wheel www.willieandthewheel.com The late Jerry Wexler, who passed away last August at age 91, was best known as an advocate and producer for... More >>

• Oh, Christ: Original Limp Bizkit Lineup to Reunite

  published Feb 12, 2009

  Because things aren't already bad enough out there right now, the original lineup of crotch-rocking mooks Limp Bizkit annouced today they are reuniting. Here, according to a joint statement by ... More >>

• Free Tickets for Le Freak/M80's Tonight at House of Blues

  published Feb 12, 2009

  These fine-looking gentlemen are Le Freak, the Metroplex's premier disco-era cover (or, sorry, "tribute") band, sort of like Houston's Disco Expressions with better wigs and fewer personnel. They... More >>

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  Adios Skyline Network

  published Feb 12, 2009

  One of Houston's principal sources for news, reviews and gossip about the local music scene has gone dark. Visitors to the Skyline Network this morning - we'd normally link to it, but there's not... More >>

• Can't Get It Out of My Head: "New Madrid"

  published Feb 11, 2009

  Wilco, "New Madrid," live at the Fox Theater, Boulder, Colorado, May 1995 Rocks Off is never really not on an Uncle Tupelo kick, but it sure came flooding back after he heard "New Madrid" on ... More >>

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  Slideshow: Valentine's Day Albums for the Rest of Us

  published Feb 11, 2009

  Valentine's Day is Saturday, and it's not all roses and chocolates. Rocks Off's Cutout Bin correspondent Nick DiFonzo combed his collection for a few albums that capture the darker side of the m... More >>

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  It's Official: Live Nation and Ticketmaster Merge

  published Feb 10, 2009

  The boards of directors of concert-industry giants Live Nation and Ticketmaster have approved a merger agreement, CNNmoney.com reported today, a deal expected to take effect later this year. The ... More >>

• The Perils of Shredding Too Hard

  published Feb 10, 2009

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• Frank Sinatra: Seduction: Sinatra Sings of Love

  published February 12, 2009

  Ten years after his death, Frank Sinatra's cocksure shadow looms as large as ever over affairs of the heart. Francis Albert was the "world's... More >>

• H-Town Blues Festival, with Clarence Carter

  published February 12, 2009

  In bars across South Louisiana, whenever people hear a couple of Morse-code hi-hats followed by the words "When I make love, I don't just make... More >>

• Musicians on Twitter

  published February 12, 2009

  Saturday night, your musical options include the grinding punk-blues of ­Austin-based Ohio transplants Heartless Bastards, whose new album... More >>

• Art Rock: Loney, Dear at Rudyard's

  published Feb 10, 2009

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• The Snake Charmers: Been Gone Too Long

  published February 12, 2009

  Contrary to popular belief, the blues is mostly about restraint; a few carefully chosen and timed notes are almost always preferable to a... More >>

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  Aftermath: DeVotchKa at Warehouse Live

  published Feb 10, 2009

  It's always nice to see a band that respects its elders, and Denver's DeVotchKa has taken Van Morrison's "Into the Mystic" promise "I wanna rock your gypsy soul" to heart. Finding the seam betw... More >>

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  Album of the Day: Frank Sinatra's Seduction: Sinatra Sings of Love

  published Feb 10, 2009

  "Witchcraft," live in Genoa, Italy, 1987 Frank Sinatra Seduction: Sinatra Sings of Love www.sinatra.com Ten years after his death, Frank Sinatra's cocksure shadow looms as large as ever over a... More >>

• Mail Call: Heartless Bastards, Riverboat Gamblers, Steve Forbert, Thursday and More

  published Feb 09, 2009

  Pick of the Litter Heartless Bastards (Austin/Cincinnati), The Mountain (Fat Possum) PR Says: "The record delivers the swamped-up rock howl that fans have always loved - but also brin... More >>

• Art Rock: DeVotchKa and Crooked Fingers at Warehouse Live

  published Feb 09, 2009

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  It Was 45 Years Ago Today...

  published Feb 09, 2009

  If you're more than about 50 years old, today is most likely the anniversary of one of your most powerful memories. In the early evening hours of February 9, 1964, more than 73 million people... More >>

• Tonight: "Live In Texas" Photo Exhibit at Cactus Music

  published Feb 07, 2009

  Cool photo, huhr That's the work of Cy-Fair native Stephanie Alexander, who now has one of the choicest jobs any music-loving camera hound could hope for - even if it is in Dallas: house phot... More >>

• Art Rock: Free Press Houston's 100th Issue Party at Numbers

  published Feb 07, 2009

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  Slideshow: The Neville Brothers at House of Blues

  published Feb 06, 2009

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  Aftermath: Dr. John at House of Blues

  published Feb 06, 2009

    It must be getting close to Mardi Gras, because Aftermath swore he could smell gumbo during Dr. John and the Lower 911's roux-thick mambo "Goin' Back to New Orleans" Thursday night. (Eit... More >>