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Albert Collins

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    May 2, 2012

    Rest Of The Best: Houston's Top 8 Jukeboxes

    Along with pickled pig's feet and a steady supply of Slim Jims, a good jukebox is a prime element for any great bar. But, like dinosaurs, jukeboxes are a vanishing breed. Unlike digital jukes, iPods or DJs, jukeboxes require love, care and maintenance, as well as -- among the truly great ones -- som ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2012

    Sunday: iFest in Downtown Houston -- Galactic, Jason Isbell, Etc.

    Houston International Festival Downtown Houston April 22, 2012 With a slight north breeze keeping festival-goers from broiling under a cloudless sky, Sunday's iFest turned into a perfect laid-back Houston day of rest and entertainment excess. It didn't hurt that the music lineup was both diverse an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2011

    What A Houston Blues "Walk Of Fame" Could Look Like

    Lightnin' Hopkins marker photo by Matthew Keever​It was a real pleasure for Rocks Off and Lonesome Onry and Mean to bring you this week's Houston Press cover story, "Old School," but it was also bittersweet. Not to put too fine a point on it, but none of these people are getting any younger - ... More >>

  • Music

    September 1, 2011

    Old School

    Musicians in their 70s and 80s are keeping Houston's traditional blues scene real.

  • Music

    July 14, 2011

    Half a Paycheck

    Dave Alvin is an inveterate troubadour and staunch advocate for Houston's blues history.

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2011

    Blues Community Going To The Doghouse For Earl Gilliam

    Lisa del GrossoL-R: Earl Gilliam, Jonn Richardson and Mojofromopolis​The Houston blues community will come together Sunday to pay homage to one of the godfathers of blues piano, Earl Gilliam. Gilliam, whose youth was spent in the company of giants like Albert Collins, Gatemouth Brown, Ivory Le ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2011

    The Five Most Texan Types Of Music

    ​Happy San Jacinto Day, fellow Texans and people who wish they were; i.e. everyone else. If you don't know why today is special, shame on you. But since us Texans are a friendly sort, allow Rocks Off to fill you in. On April 21, 1836, Texian forces under Gen. Sam Houston (aka "Big Drunk") lau ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2010

    Jimi Hendrix, Before He Was Experienced

    ​Becoming Jimi Hendrix By Steven Roby and Brad Schreiber Da Capo Press, 274 pp., $17.95. While the bulk of most Jimi Hendrix bios detail the post-Are You Experienced? album and Monterey Pop performance era, this is the first to concentrate solely on his pre-fame years. As a result, the autho ... More >>

  • Music

    February 11, 2010

    Lightnin' Strikes

    The late legendary Houston bluseman finally gets an official historical marker.

  • Dining

    September 17, 2009

    Almeda's New Playhouse

    Bar-B-Que Blues on Almeda is bringing back a combination that Houston made famous.

  • Music

    March 26, 2009

    Aftermath: SXSW

    Bar-B-Que Blues on Almeda is bringing back a combination that Houston made famous.

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2009

    Aftermath: One Wild Weekend

    Craig Hlavaty The Imani School Student Jazz Ensemble Craig Hlavaty Erykah BaduRocks Off is still in the very early recovery stages from this weekend, which was one of the most satisfying musical whirlwinds he's been sucked into in quite some time. He started off Friday evening at  ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 21, 2008

    B.B. King Sure Has a Lot of Friends

    Is there anyone who doesn't love B.B. King? If you're talking about the 83-year-old bluesman's fellow musicians, the answer is a resounding "No!" King has probably sat in with with more players (and vice versa) than anybody else save perhaps Willie Nelson, with whom of course King has teamed up co ... More >>

  • Music

    October 23, 2008

    House of Lightnin'

    Is there anyone who doesn't love B.B. King? If you're talking about the 83-year-old bluesman's fellow musicians, the answer is a resounding "No!" King has probably sat in with with more players (and vice versa) than anybody else save perhaps Willie Nelson, with whom of course King has teamed up co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 18, 2008

    Sunny San Leon Picks Up the Pieces After Hurricane Ike

    Is there anyone who doesn't love B.B. King? If you're talking about the 83-year-old bluesman's fellow musicians, the answer is a resounding "No!" King has probably sat in with with more players (and vice versa) than anybody else save perhaps Willie Nelson, with whom of course King has teamed up co ... More >>

  • Music

    June 19, 2008

    Bill Bentley Goes Online with Sonic Boomers

    Native Houstonian creates Web site for boomer music fans

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2008

    Little Joe Washington Gravely Ill

    Native Houstonian creates Web site for boomer music fans

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2007

    RIP, Rory Miggins

    Native Houstonian creates Web site for boomer music fans

  • News

    August 9, 2007

    Houston Press Music Awards Winners

    Devin the Dude, Katie Stuckey and The Dimes clean up

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2007

    Uncle John Turner, 1944-2007

    Devin the Dude, Katie Stuckey and The Dimes clean up

  • Calendar

    July 26, 2007

    Earl Gilliam Blues Review

    Houston bluesman is one of the greats

  • Music

    January 25, 2007
  • Music

    August 3, 2006

    The Got-It-Good Blues

    Then and now with Tony Vega

  • Music

    December 2, 2004

    Get Back, Honky Cat

    Barry Manilow whites the songs. Is that so wrong?

  • News

    August 5, 2004

    ¡Viva H-town!

    Latinos come to the fore in this year's music awards

  • Music

    December 25, 2003

    The Class of '03

    Grab your gift certificates and trade in your white elephants -- here's what you really wanted for Christmas

  • Music

    August 7, 2003

    Endless Boogie

    Former Squirrel Nut Zipper Jimbo Mathus gets back to basics

  • Music

    July 3, 2003

    Little Joe Washington

    Every Wednesday

  • Music

    February 13, 2003

    Wham, Bam, Thank You MAMH

    The proposed Museum of American Music History could be the solution to our "image problem"

  • Music

    April 18, 2002

    Creative Interpretations

    Vindication comes a year after "Agent 307" prevented Mahotella Queens from performing at I-Fest

  • News

    December 27, 2001

    Little Joe Makes It Big

    Joe Washington goes from down and out to up and coming

  • Music

    July 19, 2001

    Aim to Please

    Luther and his Healers know the cure for what ails most local bands

  • Music

    July 12, 2001

    Sacred Blues

    Blues 2 Joy writes a new testament for the devil's music

  • Music

    May 31, 2001

    Bad Day for the Blues

    C. Davis closes, forcing Gosey to take his show a little further on up the road

  • Music

    January 4, 2001

    Tangled Up in Blues

    Some 12-bar specialists serve only themselves. I.J. Gosey serves the greater good of the music.

  • Music

    May 4, 2000

    Legacy of Gristle

    Though Clarence Hollimon has passed, he lives on in his work

  • Music

    January 6, 2000

    Amplified

    All People Considered

  • Music

    July 29, 1999

    Houston Blues

    Local hero Joe "Guitar" Hughes knows success takes more than talent

  • Film

    January 15, 1998

    Made in Houston

    Local hero Joe "Guitar" Hughes knows success takes more than talent

  • Music

    December 18, 1997

    Rotation

    Local hero Joe "Guitar" Hughes knows success takes more than talent

  • Music

    November 27, 1997

    Static

    Local hero Joe "Guitar" Hughes knows success takes more than talent

  • Calendar

    May 22, 1997

    Press Picks

    Local hero Joe "Guitar" Hughes knows success takes more than talent

  • Music

    February 27, 1997

    Here Comes the Judd

    Local hero Joe "Guitar" Hughes knows success takes more than talent

  • Music

    December 28, 1995

    Home with the Blues

    Joe "Guitar" Hughes has never strayed far from the town that gave him his sound

  • Music

    May 4, 1995

    Heeeeere's Branford!

    The Tonight show behind him, Branford Marsalis moves to "de-ghettoize" music

  • Music

    August 11, 1994

    Live Shots

    The Tonight show behind him, Branford Marsalis moves to "de-ghettoize" music

  • Music

    May 26, 1994

    Rotations

    The Tonight show behind him, Branford Marsalis moves to "de-ghettoize" music

  • News

    April 28, 1994

    A Hard Case of the Blues

    Roy Ames and his Home Cooking records have spread the sound of Houston blues around the world. Some local musicians are wondering why he hasn't spread more of the wealth as well.

  • Music

    April 28, 1994

    On the Blues Highway

    Trudy Lynn recalls her journey to musical acclaim

  • Music

    December 30, 1993

    Rock Death in l993

    How cool are you when you're dead? Here's the ultimate sick scorecard of musical hipness.

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