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    October 18, 2011

    Horseshoe's Top 5 F*cked Up Songs

    Photos by Jason WolterHorseshoe at Rudz in May​Greg Wood and his band of merry men known as Horseshoe slide into Under The Volcano Wednesday night for the late-'90s warhorses' second "reunion" gig since getting back together at Rudyard's three months ago. Wood has been described as a songwrite ... More >>

  • Music

    September 29, 2011

    A Band to Save Me

    The first Best of Houston® BestFest makes itself at home in Midtown.

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2011

    BestFest Single-Day Passes Now On Sale For $25

    Marco TorresBun B: As trill as it gets.​You asked for it, you got it. Like KISS. Now, right now, you can buy single-day passes for this weekend's Best of Houston® BestFest on the festival's Web site, bestfesthouston.com. If the virtual ticket window isn't quite ready, give it a minute or to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2011

    BestFest Finalizes Lineup, Releases Schedule

    ​As much as Rocks Off has been talking about it, planning it, and writing about it these past two months or so, it doesn't seem possible that our first-ever Best of Houston® BestFest is only 10 short days away. By the time we finish coughing up all the dust from our trip to the no-smoking Aus ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2011

    10 Houston Artists Who Should Be Playing ACL This Year

    Jim BrickerZZ Top: How-how-how-how have they not played ACL by now?​Rocks Off has been putting it off as long as we can, but we have finally started seriously thinking about this weekend's Austin City Limits Music Festival. And the more we thought about it, the more it slowly dawned on us that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2011

    BestFest Adds Los Skarnales, The Last Place You Look, Umbrella Man & Honky Tonk Blood Trio

    Half-price GA passes = today's "Deal of the Day" GroovehousePachuco Boogie: Los Skarnales' Nestor Serrano (left) and Felipe Galvan at the 2011 Houston International Festival​The first Best of Houston® BestFest is shaping up nicely. Today it gives Rocks Off great pleasure to announce four mo ... More >>

  • Music

    September 1, 2011

    Lord of the Hipsters

    Whatever mashup-pioneering DJ Diplo decides to spin, it's a guaranteed party.

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2011

    Ray Benson: "Before Keith Richards, There Was Bob Wills"

    ​Although he grew up outside Philadelphia, Ray Benson is the quintessential Texas musician. Somewhere in his rambling South Austin studio/office compound is a proclamation declaring him the 2004 official state musician, not to mention the umpteen Grammys he's won as front man and bandleader of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2011

    Singer's Health Scare Prods Horseshoe Reunion

    Artwork via Horseshoe on Facebook​With a band reunion facing him in a little less than three weeks, Greg Wood is just happy to be here. "Man, I had that heart attack when I was 35 and I never figured I'd ever see 47, but here I sit," he gestures expansively around the twilight Sunday scene at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2009

    Distant Early Warning: The Appleseed Cast, Cut Chemist, Norah Jones, Sondre Lerche, Torche, etc.

    ​Abacabb, Upon A Burning Body, Molotov Solution, Dr. Acula: Fri., Jan. 29. Meridian. Al Di Meola: Sat., Feb. 13. Dosey Doe Coffee Company. Alpha Rev, The Fox Derby, Tyagaraja, The Language Room: Fri., Jan. 8. Warehouse Live. The Appleseed Cast: Fri., Feb. 26. Rudyard's. The Bellamy Brothers: Fri. ... More >>

  • Music

    November 27, 2008

    Turkey Trot

    Artists choose the songs that rocked their 2008 worlds

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2008

    The Wayback Machine: Five, Ten and 15 Years Ago in Houston Music

    Artists choose the songs that rocked their 2008 worlds

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2008

    The Wayback Machine

    Artists choose the songs that rocked their 2008 worlds

  • Music

    March 20, 2008

    Local Motion at Cactus Music

    Artists choose the songs that rocked their 2008 worlds

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2007

    Chris King Injured In Wreck

    Artists choose the songs that rocked their 2008 worlds

  • Music

    November 15, 2007

    Anne McCue

    Artists choose the songs that rocked their 2008 worlds

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2007

    That's a Lot of Levi's

    Artists choose the songs that rocked their 2008 worlds

  • Music

    September 28, 2006

    A Lighter Shade of Blue

    Jerry Lightfoot 1952-2006

  • Music

    April 21, 2005

    The Sick Old Man of the Festival Circuit

    An open letter to the organizers and music bookers of the Houston International Festival

  • Calendar

    January 20, 2005

    Hay Ya

    Texas dance's grande dame steps into DiverseWorks

  • News

    January 13, 2005

    Letters

    Texas dance's grande dame steps into DiverseWorks

  • Music

    July 1, 2004

    Playbill

    Texas dance's grande dame steps into DiverseWorks

  • Music

    March 25, 2004

    Adieu, Monsieur Mojo

    ...And other SXSW adventures

  • Music

    November 27, 2003

    Computer Error

    When it comes to local facts, don't rely on Allmusic.com

  • News

    August 14, 2003

    Letters

    When it comes to local facts, don't rely on Allmusic.com

  • Music

    May 8, 2003

    Dark Riders

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

  • Music

    May 23, 2002

    Moby Pick

    Beaumont's Barbara Lynn lucks out with a song that almost died

  • Music

    January 31, 2002

    Unlucky Winners

    Is there a Houston Press Music Award jinx?

  • News

    December 13, 2001

    Caring for the Kids

    Plus: Last Seen Wearing..., Punch Lines, Looking Down

  • Music

    July 12, 2001

    Crash Comfort

    Soul Drunk Lingering Day (Seismic Music/Montrose)

  • News

    July 12, 2001

    Music Awards 2001

    A preview of this year's show

  • Music

    November 23, 2000

    Plymouth Rock

    The cornerstones of popular music can be found inside Jimmy's Pawn Shop

  • News

    July 27, 2000

    Music Awards Winners

    The votes are in! See who you picked as winners in the HPMA 2000

  • Music

    January 20, 2000

    Amplified

    That Lonesome Sound: Bye Bye, Clay Farmer Band

  • Music

    August 12, 1999

    Amplified

    Local music news

  • Music

    September 3, 1998

    Static

    Local music news

  • News

    June 11, 1998
  • Music

    January 1, 1998

    Static

    Local music news

  • Music

    May 29, 1997

    Static

    Local music news

  • Music

    March 13, 1997

    Lucky Horseshoe

    Are a praised CD and a slot at SXSW enough to make this band happy? Of course not.

  • Music

    July 25, 1996

    Houston Press 1996 Music Awards

    Are a praised CD and a slot at SXSW enough to make this band happy? Of course not.

  • Calendar

    April 18, 1996

    Press Picks

    Are a praised CD and a slot at SXSW enough to make this band happy? Of course not.

  • Music

    March 14, 1996

    Static

    Are a praised CD and a slot at SXSW enough to make this band happy? Of course not.

  • Music

    January 4, 1996

    Static

    Are a praised CD and a slot at SXSW enough to make this band happy? Of course not.

  • Music

    September 15, 1994

    Big Band, Big Press Kit

    Ladies and gentlemen, the Rolling Stones! (Yawn...)

  • Music

    July 14, 1994

    Flop Like an Eagle

    Brad Tyer checks out of the Hotel California after five songs

  • Music

    June 16, 1994

    Heaven's Gatemouth

    Juneteenth brings a blues great back to Houston

  • Music

    May 19, 1994

    Elvis and Other Attractions

    Juneteenth brings a blues great back to Houston

  • Music

    April 28, 1994

    Sprawling Toward Spunk

    Weeping at the Metropolis, hiding in the Abyss

  • Music

    December 23, 1993

    End Game

    This is the way the year ends, this is the way the year ends, this is the way the year ends, not with a bang but a ... year-end roundup

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