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Thunder Soul: Kashmere Stage Band Rumbles Onto Big Screen

Photos courtesy of thundersoulmovie.comHow many high-school bands can you name that had their own publicity shots?​It's hard enough to believe that a single high-school stage band could win 42 out of 46 competitions entered throughout the '70s. It's even harder to believe that the same band th ... More >>

Old School

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

Eldorado Ballroom: A Concise History By Dr. Roger Wood

David Bush/ houstondeco.comThe Eldorado Ballroom in 2006​Rocks Off was pleased as punch to report last week that, thanks to the efforts of the Texas Blues Project's R. Eric Davis and Project Row Houses, which has owned the historic Third Ward venue since 1999, the Eldorado Ballroom will receiv ... More >>

The Thunder Rolls

Doc revitalizes Kashmere Stage Band.

Hollywood Shuffle: Thunder Soul Director Mark Landsman On His Kashmere Stage Band Documentary

​Last week, Hollywood Shuffle told you about a new documentary, Thunder Soul, featuring Houston's legendary late-'60s/early-'70s funky high schoolers, the Kashmere Stage Band. The director, Mark Landsman, is currently in Austin prepping for the world premier of the movie at SXSW Film. A couple of ... More >>

Kashmere Reunion Stage Band

​Last week, Hollywood Shuffle told you about a new documentary, Thunder Soul, featuring Houston's legendary late-'60s/early-'70s funky high schoolers, the Kashmere Stage Band. The director, Mark Landsman, is currently in Austin prepping for the world premier of the movie at SXSW Film. A couple of ... More >>

No Exit

Blondie casts a wide net indeed on the band's Last.fm station.

Bayou Beat: McKenzies Break Up, Live Nation Goes for (Almost) Broke, New Discovery Green Season, etc.

Chris Gray​ Unfortunately, Houston power-pop prodigies the McKenzies (above) announced after Free Press Summer Fest they have broken up, for the usual reasons. "It's all on good terms," the band said via email. "It's just been really hard to do anything... everyone has personal things to do - scho ... More >>

Houston's Jazz History

Chris Gray​ Unfortunately, Houston power-pop prodigies the McKenzies (above) announced after Free Press Summer Fest they have broken up, for the usual reasons. "It's all on good terms," the band said via email. "It's just been really hard to do anything... everyone has personal things to do - scho ... More >>

Wax Museum: MP3s from Acres of Grass, Ruben Perez & 13th Hour, Soul Bros. Inc and More

Chris Gray​ Unfortunately, Houston power-pop prodigies the McKenzies (above) announced after Free Press Summer Fest they have broken up, for the usual reasons. "It's all on good terms," the band said via email. "It's just been really hard to do anything... everyone has personal things to do - scho ... More >>

The Return of the Kashmere Stage band

Chris Gray​ Unfortunately, Houston power-pop prodigies the McKenzies (above) announced after Free Press Summer Fest they have broken up, for the usual reasons. "It's all on good terms," the band said via email. "It's just been really hard to do anything... everyone has personal things to do - scho ... More >>

Three Quick Things: Kashmere Director Passes Away; Free Beethoven Lookalike; ACL Fest Tickets On Sale

Chris Gray​ Unfortunately, Houston power-pop prodigies the McKenzies (above) announced after Free Press Summer Fest they have broken up, for the usual reasons. "It's all on good terms," the band said via email. "It's just been really hard to do anything... everyone has personal things to do - scho ... More >>

This Just In: Kashmere Stage Band Update

Chris Gray​ Unfortunately, Houston power-pop prodigies the McKenzies (above) announced after Free Press Summer Fest they have broken up, for the usual reasons. "It's all on good terms," the band said via email. "It's just been really hard to do anything... everyone has personal things to do - scho ... More >>

“Jazz: A Tribute to the Big Band Era”

Conrad Johnson celebrates National Jazz Month

Everlasting Sounds

Ten of the year's most timeless records

Heapin' Helpin' of Homicide

Mystery Cafe serves up dinner with a side of death

Grady Gaines and the Texas Upsetters / Calvin Owens

Jump Start (Gulf Coast Records) / The House Is Burnin' (Sawdust Alley)

Benefit for Pete Mayes and Hamp Simmons

A concert for under-the-weather bluesmen

Downbeat

Former drummer Ben "Scatman" Turner dies, and the heart of the jazz community skips a beat

Blackieballed

Former drummer Ben "Scatman" Turner dies, and the heart of the jazz community skips a beat

Preservation Hall

Project Row Houses will revive Houston's first home of black music

One For All

Sax giant Illinois Jacquet helped desegregate Houston audiences

Cause Célèbre

Sax giant Illinois Jacquet helped desegregate Houston audiences

Loud Library

Sax giant Illinois Jacquet helped desegregate Houston audiences

Feeling at Ease

Sax giant Illinois Jacquet helped desegregate Houston audiences

PatiencePays

Decades down the line, Sherman Robertson has finally made an album he likes

More Blues Than You Can Use

Decades down the line, Sherman Robertson has finally made an album he likes

Old Friends

Decades down the line, Sherman Robertson has finally made an album he likes

Press Picks

Decades down the line, Sherman Robertson has finally made an album he likes

Static

Decades down the line, Sherman Robertson has finally made an album he likes

Ready for Home

Sherman Robertson left for success; now he's returning for a shot of the Houston blues

Mixed Messages

Houston charts go national -- but at home it's hard-luck stories