Dallas native Patrice Pike was given a ukulele at age 15 and later moved to Austin, where she currently lives. She preserves the mindset of a real Southern belle in her songs, which prompted Billboard to call Pike “one of the finest up-and-coming contemporary rock singers in America.” More >>

Who doesn't love Mr. Barry Manilow, with that fabulous catalog of adult contemporary hits. From "Mandy" to "Copacabana," he's the quintessential singer-songwriter, touting a career that has spanned decades, during which he's earned himself an accolade list a mile long. Known as the "Justin... More >>

Scoremore Shows, the social-media-savvy promoter that is increasingly calling the shots in the Texas rap game, gets a jump on your Memorial Day weekend festivities with its first-ever Jambalaya Festival. Headlining is Earl Wolf, the offshoot duo of Earl Sweatshirt and Tyler, the Creator of... 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 >>

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 >>

Who has the coolest name ever? That guy! Tuscon-native and Supersoakers frontman Eddie Spaghetti spent quite a few years trying not to embrace the heavy influx of county music that he grew up with. He bounced around, indulging in everything from heavy metal to punk, finally settling down to... 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 >>

Free Radicals is both Nick Cooper's revolving-door ensemble that at any given moment could be playing free jazz or Latin funk, and also Cooper's ongoing testimonial to how much he digs being a member of the Houston music community. He has so much experience at this point that he has very much... More >>

A staple on the Baker Street/Sherlock's/Watson's rotation, Shinolah is a self-proclaimed keg of rock n' roll whoop-ass. The Shinolah trio has been covering rock anthems for eight years now, so they've carved out their own niche in the Houston bar scene, playing sets that touch down on... More >>

A weekly gig is about the best way for guitarists to hone their craft, and Houston's Paul Ramirez has done just that Wednesday nights at the Continental Club for more than a year now. It pays off in Sex With a Dragon, his debut CD that throws in a little Santana and New Orleans R&B into... 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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

DJ Sun isn't hard to find. He has a residency most evenings out of the week, either solo or with the crew from his long-running Saturday-night KPFT show Soular Grooves. As affable as he is industrious, in 20 years Sun has become a soft-spoken cornerstone of the Houston music community, often... More >>

We got to partake in the pleasure that is the Hideaway on Dunvale for steak night one Tuesday, and it included the magical blues stylings of Rick Lee & The Night Owls. Lee and his band do ZZ Top, Bobby "Blue" Bland and B.B. King covers. We also witnessed the man playing his axe with the leg of... More >>

Friday nights at this two-story West Gray watering hole, the upstairs space turns into the most drunken and debauched karaoke party of the evening, if not the week. Lone Stars are sold by the bucket and the bar slings out cheap mixed drinks to coax even the most dedicated wallflower into... 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 >>

When he is not co-fronting classic-rock cover band FM with Mark Dini, Adam Estes plays Sambuca solo on Sunday nights. Estes can be heard shuffling out his versions of hits by Wilco, Billy Joel, Tom Petty, and the Eagles, making for a mellow ending to your weekend. More >>

Calling a mélange of Gulf Coast musical styles a “gumbo” is a cliché, so we’ll call what Nick Gaitan whips up for his Umbrella Man project a “caldo” instead. It’s a tasty H-Town stew, equal parts blues, Tejano, swamp pop, rockabilly, ska,... More >>

There aren’t many places inside the Houston city limits where you can see a guy dressed up like a goth George Washington nursing a dirt cheap Long Island Iced Tea and shadow-dancing, but such is the reality at “Classic Numbers” every Friday at well, Numbers off Westheimer. The... More >>