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    October 26, 2011

    The 15 Best Bill Graham Presents Posters And Artwork

    Photo By Tony MorelliBill Graham in 1974​Twenty years ago this week, legendary concert promoter Bill Graham went to the big backstage party in the sky after the helicopter he was riding in flew into a high-voltage tower in Vallejo, Calif. Also killed in the crash was Graham's girlfriend, Melis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2011

    RIP Pinetop Perkins: Blues Legend Dead At 97

    Ralph Mooney, former Waylon Jennings steel guitarist, also dies Steve Azzato/pinetopperkins.com​Legendary multi-Grammy-winning blues pianist Pinetop Perkins has died at his home in Austin, according to his Web site. Perkins, who was part of Muddy Waters' band for years, was 97. No cause of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2010

    Top 10 Honorary Texas Musicians

    West Vita​Right here, right now, and in print all damn week, you can read the Houston Press' interview with perhaps the hottest new band on the South 40, San Antonio's Hacienda (above). Whether or not they go on to become a South Texas Kings of Leon - Hacienda is also three brothers and a cous ... More >>

  • Music

    September 30, 2010

    San Antonio, Baby

    The road to Raul Malo's heart goes straight through Doug Sahm's hometown.

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2010

    Dax Riggs Says Goodnight To The World, Hello To Houston

    myspace.com/daxriggs​Tonight Dax Riggs debuts his brand-new LP, Say Goodnight to the World, for Houston ears at Walter's On Washington. The record is his first full-length release since 2007's We Sing of Only Blood or Love and more than worthy follow-up, tempering Love's death rattles with sof ... More >>

  • Music

    August 5, 2010

    Died and Gone to Houston

    City is ready for another honky-tonk close-up.

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2010

    My Friends Are Gonna Be Strangers: 18 Readings From The Book Of Hag

    ​ When Merle Haggard and Kris Kristofferson take the Verizon stage for tonight's "Who's More Grizzled?" grudge match, they'll bring with them a century of experience as two of the most iconoclastic, poetic voices in popular song, country or any other genre. No disrespect to Kristofferson (four wor ... More >>

  • Music

    February 11, 2010

    Absolutely Fabuloco

    East L.A.'s Los Fabulocos have big zapatos to fill — and are up to the challenge.

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2009

    Hit the Road, Jack: 10 More Notable Musical Deaths From the Past Decade

    ​ Looking back, this past decade wasn't too kind to rock and roll as a whole. We lost plenty of people who weren't exactly disgustingly huge as Michael Jackson or as monolithic as Johnny Cash. This decade took its share of people who were massively influential and iconic, but not on the grand worl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2009

    2009 Concert Rewind, August: Weezy, Blondie, Depeche Mode, JoBros, Katy Perry, Mos Def, De La Soul, Blue October, Green Day and an Audience With King George

    Shea Serrano​ Asher Roth, Kid Cudi, House of Blues, August 1: "[Cudi has] tapped John Goldstein, Kanye's famed stage light guy, to help him create an actual feel to his show. Hipster rappers get derided a lot as not being "real rappers," but they put on a hell of a show. The crowd is already his." ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2009

    Lost Tuneage: "The Singing Fisherman," Honky-Tonk Man Johnny Horton

    Other than Buck Owens, no artist had a bigger effect on Dwight Yoakam than "The Singing Fisherman," Johnny Horton. This East Texas rockabilly cool cat grabbed Rocks Off's attention every time his name was mentioned or a song of his came on the radio. We suspect it was the same for Yoakam, who chann ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2009

    Lonesome Onry and Mean: How Two Houstonians Helped Make Dwight Yoakam a Star

    Dwight Yoakam live at Rockefeller's, October 1986The late Bob Claypool did exhaustive research for his book Saturday Night at Gilley's.​Other than his adopted Los Angeles, Houston may be the most important city in country singer Dwight Yoakam's career. Yoakam's music finally found a rabid country ... More >>

  • Music

    September 10, 2009

    Ghosts of Washington Avenue

    Noise goes whistling through the scenester artery's music venue graveyard.

  • Music

    June 4, 2009

    Merle Haggard

    Noise goes whistling through the scenester artery's music venue graveyard.

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2009

    Aftermath: Miss Leslie and Heather Myles at Under the Volcano

    Photos by Reg BurnsIt's not often the Wednesday-night act at Under the Volcano arrives with special guests in tow, but local songstress/honky-tonk goddess Leslie Sloan presented Californian Heather Myles to the Houston music crowd last night. If you call 25 totally mesmerized honky-tonk fanati ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2008

    Get Lit: Hot Burritos: The True Story of the Flying Burrito Brothers by John Einarson with Chris Hillman

    Texas supergroup the Flatlanders (although it still exists) may have been "more legend than a band" but the same could also be said for the Flying Burrito Brothers (above, with female friends). The pioneers of country-rock were a short-lived act that went though numerous lineup changes, but record ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2008

    Tonight: Boxmasters at Scout Bar, Part 1

    Texas supergroup the Flatlanders (although it still exists) may have been "more legend than a band" but the same could also be said for the Flying Burrito Brothers (above, with female friends). The pioneers of country-rock were a short-lived act that went though numerous lineup changes, but record ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2008

    Sunday Afternoon: Ramsay Midwood at Under the Volcano

    Texas supergroup the Flatlanders (although it still exists) may have been "more legend than a band" but the same could also be said for the Flying Burrito Brothers (above, with female friends). The pioneers of country-rock were a short-lived act that went though numerous lineup changes, but record ... More >>

  • Music

    June 28, 2007

    Merle the Pearl

    Is the Hag the greatest three-tool talent in country music history?

  • Music

    October 12, 2006

    Leaving the Wolfe Pack

    It's Johnny Falstaff's time to "Shine"

  • Music

    March 31, 2005

    Elf Rock

    The Decemberists bring their magic-realist, Picaresque new album to town

  • Music

    June 17, 2004

    Playbill

    The Decemberists bring their magic-realist, Picaresque new album to town

  • News

    September 4, 2003

    Letters

    The Decemberists bring their magic-realist, Picaresque new album to town

  • Music

    June 12, 2003

    Mauled Eagles

    The hipster’s First Commandment: Thou shalt not dig the Eagles

  • Music

    January 17, 2002

    Musical Chairs

    It's never the same show with the Good Luck Band

  • Music

    August 9, 2001

    Choo Choo Ch'boogie

    The Derailers get back on track with a major-label deal

  • News

    July 12, 2001

    Music Awards 2001

    A preview of this year's show

  • Music

    August 24, 2000

    Conjunto's King

    Advancements in Tejano aside, Flaco Jimenez is still the champ

  • Music

    October 14, 1999

    Rotation

    New Releases Reviewed

  • Music

    August 20, 1998

    Static

    New Releases Reviewed

  • Music

    August 13, 1998

    Rotation

    New Releases Reviewed

  • News

    June 25, 1998
  • Music

    May 14, 1998

    Outside Looking In

    Jim Lauderdale is a living lesson in how to profit from Nashville's fringes

  • Music

    January 15, 1998

    Tupelo's Curse

    Jim Lauderdale is a living lesson in how to profit from Nashville's fringes

  • Music

    November 20, 1997

    Rotation

    Jim Lauderdale is a living lesson in how to profit from Nashville's fringes

  • Music

    October 30, 1997

    Spit and Polish

    Jim Lauderdale is a living lesson in how to profit from Nashville's fringes

  • Music

    October 23, 1997

    Rotation

    Jim Lauderdale is a living lesson in how to profit from Nashville's fringes

  • Music

    September 25, 1997

    Rotation

    Jim Lauderdale is a living lesson in how to profit from Nashville's fringes

  • Music

    August 7, 1997

    Rotation

    Jim Lauderdale is a living lesson in how to profit from Nashville's fringes

  • Music

    April 10, 1997

    Keen Life

    Jim Lauderdale is a living lesson in how to profit from Nashville's fringes

  • Music

    September 26, 1996

    Grunge Schmunge

    The Melvins don't give a damn, and so should you

  • Music

    July 25, 1996

    Houston Press 1996 Music Awards

    The Melvins don't give a damn, and so should you

  • Music

    April 18, 1996

    Static

    The Melvins don't give a damn, and so should you

  • Music

    March 7, 1996

    Rotation

    The Melvins don't give a damn, and so should you

  • Music

    December 14, 1995

    Rebel from the North

    Mary Cutrufello may not fit the country mold, but she knows the country sound

  • Film

    December 7, 1995

    Critic's Choice

    Appalachia Calling

  • Music

    August 3, 1995

    New Band, Old Country

    The Hollisters rise from the Rounders' ashes, and head for the honky-tonk

  • Music

    November 17, 1994

    Rotations

    The Hollisters rise from the Rounders' ashes, and head for the honky-tonk

  • Music

    July 21, 1994

    Turn Up de Heat

    The Reverend Horton Heat is only the baddest-ass live band coming your way

  • Music

    May 19, 1994

    Like Father, Like Son

    Spanic Boys make classic rock and roll a family affair

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