With an upcoming album, Stampede, and a new single that just dropped featuring none other than Lil Wayne, Fred Durst and company are pulling out all the stops for their aim at resurgence. Seems that they might be defying the odds and pulling it off, too. Their Houston tour date at the House of... More >>

Out of a Third Ward blues guitar school that has now graduated to the great beyond Albert Collins, Johnny Clyde Copeland, Johnny Guitar Watson and Joe Guitar Hughes, Little Joe Washington is the last man standing. And he’s hardly standing still: He’s also pedaling his Schwinn from... More >>

Austin's Black Angels, with their band name pulled straight from the Velvet Underground's catalog, and a high-contrast image of Velvet's frontman Nico splayed across their logo, are unapologetic in their admiration of the prophetic rock band. Despite the obvious Velvet nod, the Black Angels... More >>

Soundgarden has aged remarkably well. For a band that took a long nap between 1996's Down On the Upside and last year's King Animal, the reunited Seattle crew has bridged those 15-plus years with remarkable continuity. King Animal is very much the same Soundgarden of grunge touchstones Louder... More >>

With four freakin' decades of mid-tempo Australian rock music to their name, Little River Band may be one of the most significant Aussie bands to cross over to the US charts. Led by vocal mastermind Glenn Shorrock, they've been dubbed the first real breakthrough act in the American market,... More >>

Besides making a perfect punchline to the joke "Why did the farmer start a punk-rock band?" (he was tired of haulin' oats, y'see), Darryl Hall and John Oates stand as one of the most successful and influential pop/R&B duos of the past 40 years. Combining a lot of their native Philly soul... More >>

Hands, the upbeat indie-pop band from Los Angeles, has had quite a year. Since their birth as a band in 2012, they've made an appearance on Time Magazine's list, "11 Bands You Don't Know (But Should)," and they were hailed as "Best New Band of the Day" by Guardian this past March, despite only... More >>

Despite being best known for his solo R&B career, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds has actually been a big player on the music scene since the late '70's and early '80's, contributing to the creation of new jack swing by writing and producing for big names like Bobby Brown, Paula Abdul, and Sheena... More >>

Whether Guns N' Roses' current tour across the nation's House of Blues venues is simply a naked cash grab – general-admission tickets start at $135 – or an up-close way for Axl Rose to connect with his more affluent fans, the fact remains plenty of GN'R lovers will pay that much... More >>

After coming to terms with their Christian-rock past on 2011’s We Are All Where We Belong, an album that was both gut-wrenching and exhilarating and swept the 2012 Austin Music Awards, Quiet Company seems resolved to lighten up a little on its brand-new album, A Dead Man on My Back. Gone... More >>

Believe it or not, MTV is partially to thank for the solidification of Blue Oyster Cult's spot in pop culture. It was the heavy rotation of "Burnin' for You" that contributed to the mainstream popularity of these guys, who also brought us freakin' awesome tracks like "(Don't Fear) The Reaper"... More >>

Ever heard of a little ditty known as "I Ran (So Far Away)?" You might remember it from the days that it ran across the screen of MTV literally every ten minutes, setting a record for number of video plays. And even if you don't remember the music from A Flock of Seagulls, who in their right... More >>

Wade Bowen, a regular on the Texas Country/Red Dirt music scene, has become one of the more popular singer-songwriters to emerge in recent years.The Waco native has progressed both personally and professionally over the years, leaving the band West 84 to step out on his own in 2001. He has... More >>

Formed thanks to the dissolution of Overcast and Aftershock in the late '90s, the metalcore gods known as Killswitch Engage have been growling, screaming, and (sometimes) singing their way into critical acclaim ever since. Known whidely as one of the founding bands of metalcore, Killswitch... More >>

Mobb Deep has put aside that whole feud thing they had goin' on in 2012, reuniting for not only for their new album, but also for a 20th anniversary tour. Yeah, it seems pretty crazy that they've been around that long, I know. As one of the most successful rap duos in hip-hop, Mobb Deep knows a... More >>

The White Ghost Shivers, a seven-piece act from Austin, are some ruckus-loving, kazoo and jug-harmonizing, skirt-lifting, naughty little things. From throwing whistles to causing blushed faces with their twinkling innuendo-laced lyrics, these musicians love to have a good time with the... More >>

Max Gomez is but a wee baby in terms of age -- clocking in at all of 23 years old -- but he's already got the poise and the chops to be a hard-hitter on the singer-songwriter scene, being compared to the likes of Townes Van Zandt in terms of his unassuming, wise demeanor. From the murky,... More >>

Not even out of their teens, Denmark’s Iceage caused quite a stir within the indie-punk world a couple of years ago with New Brigade, an album that was almost pure id. With one nihilistic fuzz-bomb after another, it caused some critics to suggest a latter-day Joy Division with an even... More >>

Imagine 40 million of anything. If it’s dollars, that’s a fortune; if people, a nation the size of Argentina. If album sales, that’s how many Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours has racked up since its February 1977 release, a number matched by few in music history apart from... More >>

Although you may not recognize his name, Cody Simpson is a mega-star in the eyes of teenage girls across the globe. The Australian singer, whose journey to fame began with the uploading of some videos of his covers of songs like Jason Mraz's “I'm Yours,” has skyrocketed well past... More >>

Fall Out Boy, the emo-pop band that took the airwaves by storm in the early '00s, is back and apparently ready to save rock and roll, according to the title of their new album, anyway. They've taken the past few years off to pursue other endeavors, but now that they've hit the touring scene on... More >>

There's a little known fact about the multi-Latin Grammy winning artist Juanes that perhaps you should know: he used to head the hell out of the heavy metal band Ekhymosis before turning to a life of pumped-up Latin rock hits. Does it give him more street cred? Probably not, but he doesn't need... More >>

Every Thursday, Houstonians of all drinking ages twist and shout through Beetle's three-hour magical mystery happy hour set. Covering every single stop along the Fab Four's pop odyssey, the weekly event has a devoted following, which means the Continental Club's dance floor can get crowded. Get... More >>

Every Glover Gill song tells a story. Like a good book or movie, it grabs you at the beginning, sinks its hooks into you near the middle and gives you at least one good surprise before coming to an end. And without the vocals or lyrics, either. Quite the scholarly musician, Glover Gill studied... More >>

Solo bluesman John Egan sings in a tone that suggests someone is constantly walking over his grave, and his lyrics are loaded with bad mojo like nature gone haywire and apocalyptic visions. All he needs live is his National Resonator, one of those shiny silver guitars that sting and snarl. More >>