Receive Weekly Email and Text Message Updates:
Sign up for latest info on concerts, dining, promotions and more!
Go!
Subscribe to this blog

Music Blog

Rocks Off

Art Rock: An Albatross at Mango's

Fri Nov 6, 6:30 PM

? ... More >>

Which Hard-Rocking Northern Irishmen Might Blow AC/DC Off the Stage Sunday? The Answer Is The Answer

Fri Nov 6, 4:36 PM

?Rocks Off is about as excited about Sunday's AC/DC show as we were for the Black Ice ballbreakers' show 11 months ago, but for a much different reason. Last time it was because we hadn't seen AC/... More >>

Lonesome Onry and Mean: Old Home Weekend at Anderson Fair

Fri Nov 6, 3:30 PM

Two alumni of Houston's fabled folk scene return to Anderson Fair this weekend. Vince Bell lives in Santa Fe, N.M., these days, but he will always be associated with the heyday of the Houston fol... More >>

Please, Kenny Rogers, Just Sing and Spare Us the Pictures of Your Kids

Fri Nov 6, 2:29 PM

? Kenny Rogers is now 71 years old. And, as of a few years ago anyway, his boys can still swim. Aftermath knows this because we were treated to a slideshow of Rogers' twin five-year-old sons - ev... More >>

More Rocks Off>>
Houston Press presents a personalized recommendation engine
Where Do People LikeMe Go In Houston?

Top Recommendations

A short list of Houston's most popular hot spots.
Show More

Top Recommenders

People who share the things they like! More often than most.
Show More
Check out LikeMe

Features

  • Dust in the Wind
    Son Volt's latest album is steeped in Midwestern musical history.
    By Annie Zaleski
    Thursday, November 05
    [Editor's note: This article first appeared in the Houston Press's St. Louis sister paper Riverfront Times.] Since Jay Farrar reactivated Son... More >>
  • Vision Quest
    Uncle Charlie is the best concert-poster artist in Houston — and he's legally blind.
    By Chris Gray
    Thursday, November 05
    Before Charlie Hardwick realized he was losing his vision, he had already almost died. Hardwick, 40, is a lifelong Houstonian, former punk... More >>
  • Black Lightning
    Top-notch songwriter and guitarist Richard Thompson stops by Conroe.
    By William Michael Smith
    Thursday, November 05
    Since beginning his professional career at the tender age of 18 in UK folk-rock trailblazers Fairport Convention, for more than 40 years Richard... More >>
  • The Fabulous Thunderbirds
    By William Michael Smith
    Thursday, November 05
    It's hard to believe the Fabulous Thunderbirds have been around 35 years. Formed in Austin in 1974, the respected band found its way onto stages... More >>
  • Comrade Ambassadors
    Mumiy Troll, the biggest rock band in Russia, hopes for a belated U.S. breakthrough.
    By Ben Westhoff
    Thursday, November 05
    Vladivostok, a city of a half-million people in far eastern Russia on the Sea of Japan, is an isolated place for a kid to grow up. A ten-hour... More >>
  • Mojo Nixon, Dash Rip Rock, New Duncan Imperials
    By William Michael Smith
    Thursday, November 05
    Something tells me it's not the worldwide economic meltdown that has brought Mojo Nixon back out on the road in what he describes on his Web site... More >>
  • Shonen Knife
    By Scott Faingold
    Thursday, November 05
    A little math to put things in perspective: Shonen Knife played its first Osaka, Japan, gigs in 1981, the same year the Go-Go's released Beauty... More >>
  • Lucero
    By Jonah Bayer
    Thursday, November 05
    Lucero isn't the first group to mix punk rock's aggression with country's penchant for twang, but the Memphis, Tennessee, act has spent the last... More >>
  • Regina Spektor
    By Ben Westhoff
    Thursday, November 05
    Regina Spektor combines a whimsical, Björk-like sensibility with singing chops and genuine compassion, and she's usually able to effectively... More >>
  • Rob Zombie, Captain Clegg & the Night Creatures
    By Chris Gray
    Thursday, November 05
    Rob Zombie has been spending a lot more time behind the camera than behind the microphone lately — he's directed both Halloween and... More >>
  • A Typical Venezuelan Dance Band
    Caracas's Los Amigos Invisibles are anything but.
    By Christopher Lopez
    Thursday, October 29
    Los Amigos Invisibles' stylistic self-pronouncement on its 1995 debut was misleading. The album was called A Typical & Autoctonal Venezuelan... More >>
  • Tween Dreams
    By Chris Gray
    Thursday, October 29
    Does Houston have the next Hannah Montana in its midst? It's too soon to tell, but Gabby Gillespie, 12, might have what it takes. A born charmer... More >>
  • Hidden Things
    Mercer is an upscale neighborhood nightclub, if you can find it.
    By Shea Serrano
    Thursday, October 29
    First off, eff Edloe. Edloe is your exit if you're coming down U.S. 59 intending to visit Highland Village hideaway Mercer (3302 Mercer).... More >>
  • More Like Him
    Budding film star Webb Wilder, the "Rodney Dangerfield of roots-rock."
    By William Michael Smith
    Thursday, October 29
    One of Nashville's most enigmatic figures, Webb Wilder is not only a balls-to-the-wall rocker in the Rockpile/Small Faces tradition, his series... More >>
  • Digital Leather
    By O'Neill, John
    Thursday, October 29
    Seemingly the byproduct of regular acid usage and too many Sparks albums, Digital Leather (a.k.a. Shawn Foree) has produced a body of... More >>
  • The Pogues
    By Chris Gray
    Thursday, October 29
    It's not a stretch to say some of us have been waiting to see the Pogues for most of our lives; we witnessed their 1990 appearance on Saturday... More >>
  • Drive-By Truckers
    By Chris Gray
    Thursday, October 29
    Without a proper "new" album, the Drive-By Truckers' output this year puts most other bands to shame. First came co-front man Patterson Hood's... More >>
  • MUTEMATH
    By Heisel, Scott
    Thursday, October 29
    MUTEMATH — yup, the name's all one word and contains all capital letters, and no, we have no idea why — has been one of rock's more... More >>
  • Brand New
    By Doug Wallen
    Thursday, October 29
    Like AFI and a handful of other acts, Brand New plied hardcore roots and mainstream ambition for a strain of dark, chart-conquering rock that was... More >>
  • Meat Puppets
    By DeLine, Chris
    Thursday, October 29
    While the history of the Meat Puppets is unusual, what's even rarer is that they lived to tell about it. The band started out punk, but... More >>

Slideshows >

More Slideshows >>

National

Music from Coast to Coast

Broward - Palm Beach

Almost 20 Years On, Massachusetts Hardcore Grads Converge Still Shock and Awe

By Arielle Castillo
To the uninitiated, the Massachusetts quartet Converge can be downright terrifying. And it's... More >>

Dallas

With Local Radio Sucking, What Does KXT's Launch Mean?

By Pete Freedman
Chances are, right now, Gini Mascorro is listening to music. Not necessarily by choice, mind... More >>

Denver

Chevelle strives to keep it live on the new record

By Jon Solomon
Brothers Pete and Sam Loeffler, who formed Chevelle while still in high school, have... More >>

Kansas City

KC's Sons of Great Dane represents a new breed of alt-country rock

By Richard Gintowt
The story of Sons of Great Dane began about four years ago, when guitarist Brent Windler got... More >>

Miami

Massachusetts hardcore band Converge plays Pompano Beach Amphitheatre

By Arielle Castillo
To the uninitiated, the Massachusetts quartet Converge can be downright terrifying. And it's... More >>

San Francisco

Gift of Gab’s talent sidetracks his solo missions

By Doug Wallen
It's been five years since Oakland rapper Gift of Gab made his solo debut with 4th Dimensional... More >>

Seattle

Shaving Face With Roy Kay

A rockabilly trio lets a drummer into the band and a beard into the house.
By Chris Kornelis
I show up at Roy Kay's Madrona home with a beard, a ponytail, and a Bic razor. Inside, three... More >>

St. Louis

Road Warrior: St. Louis native Joseph Carenza graduates from punk-club denizen to road manager for Leonard Cohen

By Annie Zaleski
When Leonard Cohen skips onto the stage at the Fox Theatre this weekend, wearing his trademark... More >>

Most Popular

  • Dive Bars
    A handcrafted tour of the best, most obscure places to lean on a stool in Houston.
  • Ghost Riders
    In Houston, bicycling is known as a killer sport.
  • Getting Off
    Attorney Tyler Flood says he wins 80 percent of his clients' DWI trials, even if they were 100 percent drunk as a skunk.
  • Houston's Choice for Mayor
    Black Guy, Rich White Guy, Lesbian or Hispanic Republican
  • Burgers and Hash
    Lola, a modern diner in the Heights is dishing up some top-notch Texas short-order cooking.
Most Popular sponsored by

Other Music >


Advanced Archive Search >>

Now Click This

Backpage.com
Free Classifieds Houston, TX
Search by...

Clubs / Venues

—OR—

Event Keyword

—OR—

Date

—OR—

Live Music

—OR—

Artist

—OR—

Neighborhood

(Click for subcategories)

Reader's Picks

Top Recommendations

A short list of Houston's most popular hot spots.
user content provided by: LikeMe.net & Houston Press
About Us | Work for Houston Press | Esubscribe | Free Classifieds | National Advertising | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Problem With the Site? | RSS | Site Map
© 2009 Village Voice Media All rights reserved.