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2010 Stories by William Michael Smith

• Little Joe Washington Returns To The Stage Saturday At Continental

  published Jul 09, 2010

  Just out of the hospital a few days, local bluesman Little Joe Washington will be back onstage Saturday at his old stomping grounds, the Continental, for the Main Street club's free tenth anniversary ... More >>

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  Steve Earle Emmy-Nominated For Treme Song

  published Jul 08, 2010

  Steve Earle, one of Houston's favorite musical sons, was nominated for an Emmy today for his song "This City," featured in the recent season finale of the HBO series Treme. Earle, who recently toute... More >>

• The Search For 2010's Top Summer Jam Stops Right Here

  published Jul 08, 2010

  Since at least the late '60s, summer songs have been a pop radio staple. No one did them better than Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys, who issued waves of singles about catchin' a wave, surfer girls, a... More >>

• Ten Years After

  published July 8, 2010

  Continental Club Ten-Year Anniversary With Picture Book and Disco Expressions, 7 p.m. Friday, July 9; and Honky, New Duncan Imperials,... More >>

• Armadillo Palace Branching Out Beyond Yee-Haw Texas Music

  published Jun 30, 2010

  Don't look now, but subtle changes are occurring with the music lineup at Goode's Armadillo Palace. Long one of the bastions of the Texas music scene associated with the likes of Pat Green, Cory Morro... More >>

• Want To "Support The Scene"r Avoid Open-Mike Nights

  published Jun 24, 2010

  Let Lonesome Onry and Mean see if we've got this straight. Because we've written an article about how bad an open-mike night at Salt Bar was, we are tearing down - or not supporting - the Houston musi... More >>

• Salt In The Wounds At Washington Avenue Open Mike

  published Jun 23, 2010

  Readers may remember three weeks back when Lonesome Onry and Mean set off a torrent of pissing and moaning for our speculations that the open-mike night at new Washington Avenue drinkery Salt Bar migh... More >>

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  Keith Richards Signs On To Fill In At Faces Reunion

  published Jun 22, 2010

  Today's London Express trumpets the news that Rolling Stones perpetual bad boy Keith Richards will join erstwhile fellow Stone Ron Wood and the rest of the Rod Stewart-less Faces for the band's reunio... More >>

• Into the Jungle

  published June 24, 2010

  Okay, we're just going to say this once: At the last Jungle Rockers gig, among a crowd of fetish models, Bettie Page look-alikes and half the... More >>

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  Gram Rabbit To Bring Psychedelic Disco To Last Concert Cafe

  published Jun 18, 2010

  Talk about great news, Lonesome, Onry and Mean's favorite California psychedelic disco glam rockers Gram Rabbit will play Last Concert Cafe August 14. According the band's management, this will be the... More >>

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  Cowboy Junkies' Poetic Restraint at House Of Blues

  published Jun 16, 2010

  Everybody knows that good news always sleeps til noon. -- "Sun Comes Up, It's Tuesday Morning" There was a palpable tingle of anticipation in the joint as we waited for the curtain to go up on the C... More >>

• A Gulf Coast Juneteenth

  published June 17, 2010

  Juneteenth always means a one-of-a-kind blues show at Miller Outdoor Theatre, with a lineup this year that nods heavily toward Louisiana. The... More >>

• Margo Timmins On Bono And Her Torontonian Music Recommendations

  published Jun 15, 2010

  Margo Timmins and Cowboy Junkies slide into town tonight for their first Houston gig in quite a while. It seems everyone Lonesome, Onry and Mean has talked to about them remembers their gig at Numbers... More >>

• To Live Is to Fly

  published June 10, 2010

  Toronto's Cowboy Junkies, known for their monumental cover of Lou Reed's "Sweet Jane" and the catchy 1996 single "A Common Disaster," mark their... More >>

• Aussie Anne McCue Seeking Trumpet, Sax For Volcano Gig

  published Jun 08, 2010

  Aussie guitarslinger Anne McCue, now a resident of Nashville, has hung around the edges of the U.S. alt-country and blues-rock scenes for years now. However, her third American release, Broken Promise... More >>

• Funk Brothers

  published June 3, 2010

  Former Hollisters front man Mike Barfield and Paladins guitar whiz Dave Gonzales seem like an odd musical pairing but, according to both, it's... More >>

• Mucky Duck Marks 20th Anniversary Tonight

  published Jun 01, 2010

  McGonigel's Mucky Duck, called by USA Today one of the top listening rooms in America, celebrates its 20th anniversary this evening. Originally leased but now owned by proprietors Theresa and Rusty An... More >>

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  Washington Avenue Open-Mikes: What Would Townes Thinkr

  published May 27, 2010

  Ed. Note: The Houston Press' style is to use "open-mike" instead of "open-mic" unless quoting outside material. rThe recent Houston Chronicle puff piece about trying to create a music scene at Washing... More >>

• Magpies Swoop Into Mucky Duck Sunday

  published May 21, 2010

  One of Lonesome, Onry and Mean's favorite roots-rock bands returns to Houston Sunday to play the Mucky Duck. Cleveland's hard-traveling Magpies fall somewhere in that sweet zone between Tom Petty and... More >>

• Shelby Lynne Turns In A Stunner At Warehouse Live

  published May 19, 2010

  Don't go see Shelby Lynne if you've been having relationship troubles. You just might end up with a tear in your eye. Or a gun in your hand. With a new album on her own label just released, Lynne wast... More >>

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  Shelby Lynne Rated Highly By Askmen.com

  published May 18, 2010

  Lonesome Onry and Mean came across this odd little item today when Googling Shelby Lynne prior to  this evening's show in Warehouse Live's studio. Now, LOM makes no pretensions that we ... More >>

• Jungle Rockers

  published May 20, 2010

  As the name implies, Austin's Jungle Rockers are way into the primitive. Theirs is music for Tarzan's effort to woo Jane — if Bo Diddley... More >>

• The Hickoids, Dash Rip Rock

  published May 20, 2010

  The Hickoids have now been a pain in Austin's smug, image-conscious ass for 25 years, and show no signs of mellowing with age. Half Jason and the... More >>

• The Walking Dead

  published May 20, 2010

  Texas City seems like an unlikely place for an eight-piece neo-folk, indie-rock, gypsy-influenced musical conglomerate to form. Even more unlikely... More >>

• Skyrocket! Ushers In An Evening Of Mom Rock

  published May 14, 2010

  One thing was quickly apparent as Skyrocket! tore through spot-on covers of Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean," Joan Jett and the Blackhearts' "I Love Rock & Roll" and the Steve Miller Band's "Jet Airli... More >>