Christian Rock

Gift Rap

Three Revolutionaries: Prince, Radiohead and Stryper

Tonight: Sharks and Sailors, Bullet for My Valentine, Blue Mountain, MercyMe and More

Aftermath: The 71's and Evangeline at Warehouse Live

Photos by Jef With One F It's accurate to say that I went to see The 71's on Monday night with some hesitancy; my knowledge of contemporary Christian music is limited to Jars of Clay's "Flood" and the Prom scene from the movie Saved!. Despite my affection for the band's LP, We Are Locomotive, I ju ... More >>

Sound Check

Photos by Jef With One F It's accurate to say that I went to see The 71's on Monday night with some hesitancy; my knowledge of contemporary Christian music is limited to Jars of Clay's "Flood" and the Prom scene from the movie Saved!. Despite my affection for the band's LP, We Are Locomotive, I ju ... More >>

Heaven Sent?

Caedmon's Call strives to be heard above the Christian rock din

On Beyond Christian Rock

Caedmon's Call strives to be heard above the Christian rock din

Concierto: Gracias Houston (Concert: Thank You Houston)

Raul Brindis throws a Latin music mega-party

The Rentals, Copeland, Goldenboy

Raul Brindis throws a Latin music mega-party

Have a Seat on The Bench

Raul Brindis throws a Latin music mega-party

Biff Upper Lip

Raul Brindis throws a Latin music mega-party

Big Show

Raul Brindis throws a Latin music mega-party

What's on God's iPod?

Raul Brindis throws a Latin music mega-party

Never Opening Near You

Music biopics Hollywood won't make

Be Your Own PET

Be Your Own Pet performs Friday, November 10, at Mink, 3718 Main. Call 713-522-9985 for more info.

Versus the Mirror, with Boy Sets Fire, the Fully Down and My Last War

Wednesday, May 17, at Java Jazz Coffeehouse, 2502 FM 1960 East, 281-528-8129

Page France, with Jason Carmona, Jetpack, Dizzy Pilot and Three Fantastic

Monday, March 13, at Super Happy Fun Land, 2610 Ashland, 713-880-2100

Never Go to a Party in Friendswood

Where does your town rank in the Houston-area good-taste stakes?

Music to Cover Your Eyes To

Houstonian Nick DiFonzo has one of the world's finest collections of bad album covers

Rapping on Heaven's Door

Can Christian hip-hop save Enock from his demons?

switchfoot

No matter what you call 'em, they're headlining the Music Awards

Rock of Ages

Houston singer-songwriter Brandon Stanley gets by with a little help from his friend... upstairs

Holy Diver

Atomic Opera

Go Whisper It on the Mountain

Sevenfold

Gospel According to Matthew

The Good Lord Willing, Songwriter Matthew Levine Plans to Spread the word of Baha'i

What's In a Name? Hey, Look, It's 10th Gräde Cütie Again!

It's a well-known fact that most band names are essentially gobbledygook, but here at Rocks Off, we're trying hard to decode Houston's oddest monikers in order to find a little meaning. We mean this with affection and sincerity: 10th Gräde Cütie destroys everything they touch and should be booked ... More >>

Stryper

It's a well-known fact that most band names are essentially gobbledygook, but here at Rocks Off, we're trying hard to decode Houston's oddest monikers in order to find a little meaning. We mean this with affection and sincerity: 10th Gräde Cütie destroys everything they touch and should be booked ... More >>

What Would Jesus Jam? Christian Bands Who Found Secular Success

​Save for a few modern screamo bands like Underoath and the rap-rocking P.O.D., few Christian rock bands have had has as much an impact in mainstream secular music than the Bible-flinging Stryper. In the mid to late '80s the band was the premier Holy Ghost-filled metal band during a time when most ... More >>

Aftermath: Stryper Shout At The Devil at the House of Blues

Photos by Groovehouse / Click here for a slideshow​This year, Aftermath has seen all strains of metal: From Slipknot and Mastodon's metallic beatdowns at Verizon Wireless Theater, to The Sword's kindly menacing sludge jams at the inaugural Summerfest, to the force of power that is Motorhead at ... More >>

Jimmy Needham

Photos by Groovehouse / Click here for a slideshow​This year, Aftermath has seen all strains of metal: From Slipknot and Mastodon's metallic beatdowns at Verizon Wireless Theater, to The Sword's kindly menacing sludge jams at the inaugural Summerfest, to the force of power that is Motorhead at ... More >>

Wal-Mart Ejects Christian Band From Store

The 71s are a Christian rock band, but don't let that distract you from the fact that they are completely awesome. Trust me, when a former Satanist is a Christian band's biggest cheerleader, then that band is a band to be reckoned with. And a stunt like the story behind the group's "Start Again" vi ... More >>

No Shoes, No Problem

The Listening Room at NiaMoves might be the best live music venue you've never heard of.

The 71's: God's Punk-Ass Kids

The 71's on Facebook​The 71's are a band that by all rights Rocks Off should be throwing rocks at instead of embracing warmly in our ear canals. Their rock is poppy, sincere, and inspired by faith in a God we want nothing to do with. So why do we love their new EP Rock and Roll Reaction Part 1 ... More >>

Pre-Bieber, Five Memorable Musician Interview Gaffes

​Remember in the days before "Bi-winning," when Twitter was all up in arms about Justin Beiber's interview with Rolling Stone? Was it really a surprise that some of the pop star's opinions, as told to the magazine last month, would be half-baked and maybe even a bit ignorant? Put aside for a ... More >>

Stryper

​Remember in the days before "Bi-winning," when Twitter was all up in arms about Justin Beiber's interview with Rolling Stone? Was it really a surprise that some of the pop star's opinions, as told to the magazine last month, would be half-baked and maybe even a bit ignorant? Put aside for a ... More >>

Stryper's Michael Sweet: "God Formed This Band"

Photos by GroovehouseStryper at House of Blues, December 2009​Stryper, the world's coolest and heaviest '80s Christian heavy metal band of the '80s, comes to Scout Bar Monday night, touring behind last month's covers LP, The Covering. It's an appropriately shiny and heavy disc of covers from a ... More >>

Last Night: Mutemath at House of Blues

Photos by Barry Sigman​Let's get something straight right off the bat: Mutemath is not a Christian band. Sure, the band members are all lifelong Christians, but the New Orleans-based act sued their label, Warner Music Group, in 2006 for breach of contract and negligent representation when th ... More >>