Buddy Guy

Tonight: Michael Hardie and Milton Hopkins at Red Cat Jazz Cafe

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 >>

Over the Weekend: Dickens, BMX and 610 Blvd.

Quick not-so-random tip: If you haven't already had your office holiday party yet, we definitely suggest you don't show up too early. The food probably won't be ready, but the drinks just might. Anyway... Dickens on the Strand For the past 35 years, Dickens on the Strand has been celebrated on G ... More >>

Aftermath: Buddy Guy at House of Blues

Photos by Craig Hlavaty As Aftermath was cradling his camera, taking pictures of Buddy Guy on Friday night at the House of Blues, he got a bittersweet twinge in his music-loving soul. Once he and B.B. King shuffle off this mortal coil and join the big blues jam in the sky, there wil ... More >>

The Lame and the Great

Lists you've been waiting all year for, in no particular order

Rap of Ages Inc.

Lists you've been waiting all year for, in no particular order

No More Same Old, Same Old

Buddy Guy finally gets the respect he's always wanted

Nails in the Coffin

Five decades of Chess Records lead to a blues stalemate

The Nickel: A Musical History of the Fifth Ward, Part 4

[Note: Click on the numbers for parts 1, 2 and 3.] Fifth Ward music mogul Don Robey was so taken with Gatemouth Brown's talents that he built his entire Peacock label around him. Robey already owned the Bronze Peacock night club and various other business interests, but it was his meeting of Br ... More >>

Static

[Note: Click on the numbers for parts 1, 2 and 3.] Fifth Ward music mogul Don Robey was so taken with Gatemouth Brown's talents that he built his entire Peacock label around him. Robey already owned the Bronze Peacock night club and various other business interests, but it was his meeting of Br ... More >>

Mind's Ear

Jimmie Vaughan is two albums into a solo career he didn't necessarily want

More Blues Than You Can Use

Jimmie Vaughan is two albums into a solo career he didn't necessarily want

Rotation

Jimmie Vaughan is two albums into a solo career he didn't necessarily want

The Derek Trucks Band: Already Free

Jimmie Vaughan is two albums into a solo career he didn't necessarily want

Jonny Lang

The artist behind Lie to Me and Turn Around brings his special brand of blues to Houston

Shine a Light, The Stones and Scorsese

This film is a treat for movie and music fans alike

The Houston International Festival Is Upon Us

This film is a treat for movie and music fans alike

All in la Familia at Azteca's Bar and Grill

Fathers, sons and "Mustang Sally"

Alan Haynes

Even in Austin, this blues guitarist stands out

Guitar Shorty’s Birthday Party

The bluesman spends his b-day on stage

The Tommy Castro Band

Painkiller

Guitar Shorty

Guitar Shorty performs Saturday, January 13, at the Big Easy Social and Pleasure Club, 5731 Kirby, 713-523-9999.

Buddy Guy

Can't Quit the Blues

Buddy Guy

Saturday, December 3, at Verizon Wireless Theater, 520 Texas, 713-225-8551.

Party Train

Janis, the Dead, the Band and others take the happiest trip of their lives

Relying on Reliant

IFest makes the jump from downtown to South Main

The End Is Near

The day of the Locust is at hand

Endless Boogie

Former Squirrel Nut Zipper Jimbo Mathus gets back to basics

Dark Riders

The good, the bad and the ugly rock-star performance contracts

Corey Harris and Henry Butler

Vü-dü menz (Alligator Records)

Best Jukebox

Warren's Inn

My Kinda Sound

Chicago plays home to the blues in Houston

The Preacher Returns

Chicago plays home to the blues in Houston

Flop Like an Eagle

Brad Tyer checks out of the Hotel California after five songs

Whirlwind Weekend: See What You Missed

It seemed the entire city was out and about this weekend, as the first gorgeous weekend of fall brought beautifully blue skies and perfect temperatures. Check out what you missed this weekend by spending the day on a patio somewhere, sipping a latte (silly you). Photo by Groovehouse​The third ann ... More >>

Aftermath: Buddy Guy, Silly but Still Scorching at House of Blues

Photos by Eric Sauseda/ Click here for a slideshow​ Of all the still-living bluesmen whose careers were firmly established before the likes of Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, etc. came along in the mid and late '60s, the knock on Buddy Guy is that live, he is the most inconsistent. Convent ... More >>

Artist of the Week: Cum On Feel the Noiz with DOGGEBI

Each Wednesday, Rocks Off arbitrarily appoints one lucky local performer or group "Artist of the Week," bestowing upon them all the fame and grandeur such a lofty title implies. Know a band or artist that isn't awful? Email their particulars to sheaserrano@gmail.com.​During the summer, we taught a ... More >>

Going Platinum: Artists We'd Pay $10,000 To See - And When

​It started one night on the patio of Big Star Bar in the Heights; over Lone Star and cigarettes, a handful of Houston music wags debated the shows they would pay top dollar to see from lartists, iving or dead. We argued the aspects of an At the Drive-In reformation, seeing Sam Cooke in 1963, ... More >>

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010

The greatest of guitar greats dazzle during a two-hour film documentary

Who's Too Old To Rock & Roll?

​It's entirely possible that the Rolling Stones and Paul McCartney will each go on tour this year. With ages ranging from 63 to 69 among the four remaining core Stones, the band is obviously the oldest continuing touring rock act, capable of breaking ticket records almost 50 years into the gam ... More >>

Upcoming: 311, Britney Spears, Sade, Widespread Panic, Etc.

UPDATE (1 p.m.): Britney Spears will be back in July at Toyota Center; the GO-Go's the month after that. ​311, Sublime With Rome: Fri., Aug. 12. Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. "B L A C K I E In 3D": Thu., April 7. Warehouse Live. "The Bamboozle Roadshow" With Chiddy Bang, Dev, Ninjasonik ... More >>

Buddy Guy

UPDATE (1 p.m.): Britney Spears will be back in July at Toyota Center; the GO-Go's the month after that. ​311, Sublime With Rome: Fri., Aug. 12. Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. "B L A C K I E In 3D": Thu., April 7. Warehouse Live. "The Bamboozle Roadshow" With Chiddy Bang, Dev, Ninjasonik ... More >>

Top 10 Texas Movie Soundtracks

​This weekend, as the rest of the world catches Harry Potter mania for (perhaps) the final time, Houston gets a serious dose of Urban Cowboy nostalgia. Theater Under the Stars' production of the Tony-nominated 2003 musical - which The New York Times called "a conclusive demonstration that it's ... More >>

Old School

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

Ana Popovic

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

The Tedeschi Trucks Band Keeps in the Family

​Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks are married both to each other and their musical careers. She with a busy solo schedule, and he with full-time gigs fronting the Derek Trucks Band, playing guitar with the Allman Brothers Band [Derek's uncle is founding member Butch Trucks], and minor side-job ... More >>

Jimbo Mathus

​Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks are married both to each other and their musical careers. She with a busy solo schedule, and he with full-time gigs fronting the Derek Trucks Band, playing guitar with the Allman Brothers Band [Derek's uncle is founding member Butch Trucks], and minor side-job ... More >>

The Roots Of Jimbo Mathus: From Charley Patton To Charlie Parker

Photo By Robyn Friday​Jimbo Mathus's latest work, Confederate Buddha, was easily one of the most overlooked roots albums of 2011. Don't worry, we sort of slept through it too, but that just means you can make up for that with us by checking him out Saturday night at the Continental Club, with ... More >>

Charlie The Dog Is Saved!

Cheer up, Charlie​We told you earlier about Wes Covington, a resident of northwest Harris County who was burglarized. Thieves made off with custom-made guitars -- one signed by Buddy Guy -- but, more importantly, Covington's dog Charlie went missing. Either the thieves took the Boxer, or the ... More >>