Bay City Rollers

Last Night: fun. at Bayou Music Center

fun. Bayou Music Center February 13, 2013 How long has it been since America's young people have had something to be optimistic about besides the music on the radio? The '80s? That must be the guiding principle behind newly crowned Grammy Best New Artist winners fun., who played to a full Bayou M ... More >>

Rocks Off's Ultra-Hip Rodeo Concert Guide: The Band Perry

Date: March 14 Name: The Band Perry AKA: "No, Not Katy Perry" Genre: Nashvegas

ACL: Molly's Revenge & Other Encounters

Jim BrickerColdplay: Also with the pretty lights.​A Zilker field. As Friday's shadows lengthened, a young woman - tall, pale, boots - approached Rocks Off. "Are you going to Pretty Lights?" "I don't think so." "Why not?" "I don't know." "Do you know where I can get some Molly?" "Uhhh... ... More >>

Cheap Trick Escape Collapsing Stage, But Not Armageddon

Mason Lankford said, "There will come a day when we forget the Rapture ever even happened," but Rocks Off is keeping an eye out for signs of our impending Armageddon. We were wrong last time, but we're totally right this time! Monday morning, Rocks Off got up and prepared lunches, fed dogs, pants ... More >>

Free Energy

Thursday And Other Musical Days Of The Week

​Today is Thursday, and Thursday is playing tonight at Warehouse Live. The few times Craig's Hlist has said this to co-workers and friends in passing, at least the ones who don't live with their heads shoved up a concert calendar's ass, they have looked at us like we are insane. The band Thu ... More >>

The Ladies Strike Back, Actually

Rocks Off is following our sister Houston Press blogs into the choppy waters of "Comment of the Day," choosing a comment or a handful of comments from the previous day we find especially enlightening, infuriating or just plain hilarious. We're glad our readers have opinions, whatever they are, about ... More >>

Rock And Roll Saved Steve Almond's Life - Here's How

​It's one thing to enjoy music as the kind of casual background noise to a car ride, jog in the park or commercial extolling the incredible mileage of the new Honda. Fiction writer, memoirist and former Miami New Times music writer Steve Almond (My Life in Heavy Metal, Candyfreak) is not that kind ... More >>

Marilyn Manson Reminds Us Where He's From

DethmynameWe hope we aren't in the minority here at Rocks Off in saying that Marilyn Manson is the last living active rock star. True, Jagger and Bowie are still kicking around, but no one ignites tempers and soothes dark hearts like Brian Warner. Plus, the dude can't hide his pop sensibilitie ... More >>

Weekend Music: Skyrocket!’s in Flight

If It's Not Scottish, It's Crap!

Wack puts this whole Franz Ferdinand thing into context

The Right Stuff

Theater LaB Houston strings up boy bands in Boy Groove

A Punk Looks at 50

Billy Idol's mind is still the devil's workshop

Baby, It's Him

Burt Bacharach isn't making a comeback -- he never left

Rotation

Keeping His Cool

Nick the Knife's regained his edge, and the world's a better place for it