rss Email Author Chris Gray

Chris Gray

Awards

2012 Stories by Chris Gray

Archives: 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007
  • iFest: Top 5 Argentine-American Musicians
    FEATURED STORY

    iFest: Top 5 Argentine-American Musicians

    published Apr 27, 2012

    The Houston International Festival enters its second weekend tomorrow, with featured musical acts WAR, Joe Louis Walker, Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, Texas Tornados, Del Castillo, Steel Pulse and lots more. ... More >>

  • 7 Cool & Cheap Things to Do This Weekend: Lee Fields, Quiet Company, Shellee Coley, Etc.

    published Apr 27, 2012

    That guy, Lee Fields (above), is playing the Continental Club with his band the Expressions. Tonight. Some of Fields's songs include "The Bull Is Coming," "She's a Lovemaker" and "The Funky Screw." ... More >>

  • Uh-Oh: George Jones Is Sick

    published Apr 26, 2012

    It's never really not old, but since we've already been going through it with Levon Helm and the Bee Gees' Robin Gibb (who, gratefully, is at least out of his coma), this isn't good news at all. Sarat... More >>

  • Please RSVP to Our Shot in the Dark Photo Show

    published Apr 25, 2012

    Rocks Off is getting excited about our upcoming concert-photo exhibition Shot In the Dark, which is now less than a month away on Thursday, May 17. You'll see dozens of photos from recent Houston conc... More >>

  • The Damn Quails & 10 Other Bird-Brained Bands

    published Apr 25, 2012

    Tonight the Houston Press Concert Series resumes at Pub Fiction with Oklahoma duo the Damn Quails. The Quails' song "Fools Gold," from their 2011 album Down the Hatch, is tearing it up on Texas countr... More >>

  • Russian Radio: Top 5 Tasty Cold War Synth Jamz
    FEATURED STORY

    Russian Radio: Top 5 Tasty Cold War Synth Jamz

    published Apr 24, 2012

    Hey, remember the Russiansr Before they had a gajillion oil dollars and all those supermodels, they wanted to kill us all. But it wasn't all creeping dread and mutually assured destruction. Until the... More >>

  • Joe Louis Walker

    published April 26, 2012

    When the other kids growing up were idolizing Jimi Hendrix — well, Joe Louis Walker did, too, but he was destined for a life in the blues.... More >>

  • Seun Kuti & Egypt 80

    published April 26, 2012

    Even for the Houston International Festival, a booking like Seun Kuti & Egypt '80 is an eyebrow-raising, once-in-a-blue-moon event.... More >>

  • Florence + the Machine

    published April 26, 2012

    Making her Houston debut, Florence Welch of Florence + the Machine has already emerged as one of the singular voices of her generation. When the... More >>

  • Our Friends Puscifer Playing Bayou Music Center June 27

    published Apr 24, 2012

    One of the most memorable shows I've seen in Houston thus far was Puscifer, the band that does for lascivious alternative electro-rock what Maynard James Keenan's other band Tool does for progressive ... More >>

  • Last Night: Marshall Crenshaw & The Bottle Rockets At The Continental Club

    published Apr 23, 2012

    Marshall Crenshaw, The Bottle Rockets Continental Club April 22, 2012 Sunday's Marshall Crenshaw/Bottle Rockets show again raised the question of whether Houston fans of intelligent, literate rock an... More >>

  • Garbage Postpones Tonight's House of Blues Show to Unspecified Date

    published Apr 20, 2012

    Alt-rockers Garbage have postponed their show scheduled for tonight at House of Blues due to a medical emergency in the family of an unspecified band member, a statement from promoter Live Nation said... More >>

  • Record Store Day: 8 Ways to Annoy a Record-Store Worker

    published Apr 20, 2012

    Tomorrow is Record Store Day, which is a little bit like the Super Bowl of music shopping: People who have no interest in the sport the rest of the year will be front and center. Rocks Off would never... More >>

  • Black Market Syndicate: Punk Believers Rejoice with <em>Peasants</em>
    FEATURED STORY

    Black Market Syndicate: Punk Believers Rejoice with Peasants

    published Apr 20, 2012

    Black Market Syndicate are true believers. Besides releasing second album And the Peasants Rejoiced at Fitzgerald's Saturday, the Houston punk quartet is streaming it all weekend on their ReverbNation... More >>

  • 7 Cool & Cheap Things to Do This Weekend: 4/20, Record Store Day, iFest, Etc.

    published Apr 20, 2012

    Today is 4/20, and you know what that means. (Or do your We always forget.) One thing it means is that Art Inst., Ese, Big Gerb & the Bearded Bandidos and Secret Society are playing a show tonight at ... More >>

  • Shot in the Dark Photo Exhibit Returns May 17

    published Apr 20, 2012

    Rocks Off is glad to announce that Shot in the Dark, our exhibition of concert photography that has appeared online and in the pages of the Houston Press, will return Thursday, May 17, at the War'Hous... More >>

  • EXCLUSIVE: Presale Offer For Kenny Chesney/Tim McGraw Tickets

    published Apr 19, 2012

    Come Saturday, August 4, Houston country fans will have all the summer bromance they can handle when Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw bring their super giant mega huge "Brothers of the Sun" tour to Relian... More >>

  • RIP Levon Helm: The Band Drummer And Americana Icon Dies At 71
    FEATURED STORY

    RIP Levon Helm: The Band Drummer And Americana Icon Dies At 71

    published Apr 19, 2012

    Levon Helm doing what he loved in Woodstock, N.Y., in 2004Levon Helm, the Arkansas-born icon of Americana music, passed away Thursday afternoon after a long battle with throat cancer, his family said ... More >>

  • The American Bandstand (Extended) Hot 100

    published Apr 19, 2012

    Somehow it's hard to believe that Dick Clark was only 82 years old when he died after suffering a "massive heart attack" Wednesday morning in Santa Monica, Calif. (Since I managed to survive one mysel... More >>

  • Last Night: Sleigh Bells At Warehouse Live
    FEATURED STORY

    Last Night: Sleigh Bells At Warehouse Live

    published Apr 19, 2012

    Sleigh Bells Warehouse Live April 18, 2012 Sleigh Bells has to be one of the most polarizing bands in recent memory. To really get a bead on a band these days, you have to go to iTunes. So I looked ... More >>

  • Marshall Crenshaw, The Bottle Rockets

    published April 19, 2012

    If Marshall Crenshaw seemed precocious when he first appeared in the early '80s, it's because he had already written about as perfect a pop... More >>

  • Shooter Jennings

    published April 19, 2012

    Shooter Jennings must have gotten all the black-helicopter paranoia of 2010's Steven King-narrated, hard-rock-heavy LP Black Ribbons out... More >>

  • Top 5 Mullet-Rock Bands You Might Not Expect
    FEATURED STORY

    Top 5 Mullet-Rock Bands You Might Not Expect

    published Apr 17, 2012

    Last Sunday, HBO aired the Season 3 finale of Eastbound & Down, the series about down-on-his-luck minor-league relief pitcher and morally bankrupt human being Kenny Powers. Besides a certain unvarnish... More >>

  • Houston International Festival

    published April 19, 2012

    Texas and South America share vast size and varied terrain, a rich cattle-ranching history and a flair for musical dramatics that makes the two... More >>

  • Friday Night: Spoon At House Of Blues
    FEATURED STORY

    Friday Night: Spoon At House Of Blues

    published Apr 16, 2012

    Spoon House of Blues April 13, 2012 Spoon has two types of songs: Songs that cut and songs that groove. But they all sting. The songs that cut are choppy and a little clenched, like "Small Stakes" o... More >>

Display results per page << Prev | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ... | 8 | Next >>
Archives: 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007
for free stuff, news info & more!

Most Popular Stories

Browse Voice Nation
  • Voice Places

    Voice Places

    Discover restaurants, nightlife, travel, shopping...

  • VOICE Daily Deals

    VOICE Daily Deals

    Get 50 to 90% off every day on restaurants, movies, massages...

  • Best Of

    Best Of...

    More than 10,000 of the BEST things to eat, drink, and experience

  • My Voice Nation

    My Voice Nation

    Join the Village Voice community and get exclusive deals and info

  • Happy Hour

    Happy Hour

    Your local Happy Hour guide at your fingertips

or

Log in or Sign up

Social Connect:

Use your favorite account to access My Voice Nation.


Use your My Voice Nation account to log in:





Forgot password?
or

Sign Up or Log in

Social Connect:

Sign up for My Voice Nation with your preferred network.


Sign up for a My Voice Nation account:



Privacy policy