Brian McKnight

Ex-Rocket Steve Francis Turns Rapping Twitter Phenom

Every rapper dreams to be a baller and every baller dreams to be a rapper. It rings true today and former Houston Rocket Steve Francis renews the saying with his recently discovered hip-hop label Mazerati Music. Rocks Off cringed when we saw Dan Devine's Ball Don't Lie sports blog on Francis' rap ... More >>

Upcoming: Young The Giant, Old 97's, Anvil, Mason Jennings, Poor Pilate

Anvil: Thu., Feb. 9. Warehouse Live, 813 St. Emanuel, Houston. Aaron Lewis: Thu., Jan. 12. Verizon Wireless Theater, 520 Texas, Houston. Andy Grammer, Ryan Star: Fri., Feb. 17. The Bronze Peacock Room @ House Of Blues, 1204 Caroline, Houston. ​Anthony Green, The Dear Hunter: Tue., Jan. 31. ... More >>

Cheaper to Keep Her

Upcoming: Ozzy! Ozzy! Ozzy! Slash! And Robert Earl Keen

​Alien Ant Farm: Wed., Nov. 17. Scout Bar Clear Lake. "Be A Lot Cooler If You Did: Halloween At The Moon Tower" With Black Congress, Roky Moon & BOLT, LIMB, Venomous Maximus: Sun., Oct. 31. Moon Tower Inn. Brian McKnight: Sat., Dec. 11. Arena Theatre. Cowboy Mouth, Silverleaf: Fri., Dec. 3 ... More >>

Has 50 Cent Jumped The Shark?

Photos by Marc Brubaker / Click here for a slideshow​9:24 p.m.: While waiting at the box office to get our tickets a kid walks up and asks, "Excuse me, how much are tickets?" He looks absolutely crushed when he hears that they're about $50. It's super sad to see. I mean, he just wanted to see ... More >>

Cheaper to Keep Her

One of Houston's own presents a story of the triumph of love

Black Lightning

Top-notch songwriter and guitarist Richard Thompson stops by Conroe.

A Third Ward Pawnshop iPod and the Mysterious Fate of Previous Owner "Scooby"

Whoever he is (was?), Scooby's iPod wasn't short on R. Kelly.​So a couple of weeks ago, after three or four years of increasingly faltering service, Rocks Off's 30 GB iPod finally died. Completely. Out of sheer broke-assedness, we had held on to it for longer than most. By the end, its quirks and ... More >>

Bayou Beat: B L A C K I E on Tour, Michael Jackson Tribute at Discovery Green, Ticket Deals and More

Above is some video from B L A C K I E's performance Monday night at New Orleans' Dragon's Den, the first show of his mini-tour. The feedback-loving local rapper visits Baltimore Friday and Brooklyn's Afro!!Punk!!Fest!! Sunday. Rocks Off has heard through the proverbial grapevine that there's a Mic ... More >>

Hello, Houston!

Noise breaks down the months of live music ahead

Digitalia: iTunes' Top Holiday Songs

The holiday season is a time to enjoy favorite pastimes like expanding your credit-card debt, eating way too much food, and arguing with your relatives. And of course, there's the best staple of them all: butchering holiday jingles. Never finding a song they didn't want to shill, iTunes offers an e ... More >>

Noise Fest '07

Noise Fest '07 is Friday and Saturday, June 1 and 2, at Southmore House, 3107 Leeland, 832-885-4228.

Juvenile

Reality Check

Hot Shows

Summertime concerts that will leave you sweating

Where's the Beef? Right here in H-town

T.I. and Lil' Flip rumble in Cloverland, bringing one of the great rap feuds of recent years to a head

Color-Coded Rodeo

The livestock show's heritage nights are called "outreach" by some and "de facto segregation" by others

It's a Bird, It's a Plane...

...It's Brian McKnight, who wants you to know that he isn't a Superhero

Spontaneous Wayne

Wayne Brady is hoping to be more than just "the music guy"

Billy Cook

Certified Platinum (Def Souf)

A Newer, Hipper Gospel

Yolanda Adams gives us gospel with R&B grooves

Playbill

Brian McKnight, Neural Nectar

Platinum Dreams

Local Latium Records rides pop Latin wave to success

Nonfiction Gospel

Houston's Discipline finds its inspiration in real life

Shake Your Sheilas

Rotation

Dave's World

The Other Vaughan

Unchecked Egos