Cory Morrow

Lonesome Onry and Mean: An Open Letter to Ed Shane, Publisher of Best In Texas

Last Night: Adam Carroll & John Evans at McGonigel’s Mucky Duck

Prodigal Son

Houston's Cory Morrow returns home in his V6 workshop on wheels

Leary of Home

The forgotten treasure found at King's X

A KIKK in the Pants

The new "Houston's Country Alternative" has got 'em waiting, worried at KPFT

Jennifer Fitts

Friday, August 15

Armadillo World Headquarters

The Goode family's shrine to all things Texas could use a shootout or two.

Real Deal

The Goode family's shrine to all things Texas could use a shootout or two.

Letters 07-20-2000

The Goode family's shrine to all things Texas could use a shootout or two.

Oz the Great and Terrible

Happy Australia Day, everybody

Will the Real Texas Musician Please Stand Up

The land of gee-tars and fiddles

Robert Earl Keen

The land of gee-tars and fiddles

Cross Canadian Ragweed

Friday, February 1

On The Scene At The Houston Tea Party

In the end, it exceeded the expectations of even its once-seemingly wildly overenthusiastic organizers. Approximately 3,500 pissed-off demonstrators packed Jones Plaza for a warm-up blues-rock concert and harangues about high taxes, debt, bail-outs, and socialism.     You'd have t ... More >>

Mount Coy

South Park Mexican carves out his place in history with the 2001 Music Awards

Locals Only

South Park Mexican carves out his place in history with the 2001 Music Awards

Downtown's Got Soulphilia

A superbad shindig at Dean's

Cory Morrow & Eli Young Band

Former Houstonian ups his game

RIP, KIKK

A redneck institution drowns in a flood of syrupy smooth jazz

Racism Goes Unchecked at Regent University, Meanwhile the Melanin-Challenged Turn Out to Protest... Something.

Highlights from the Blog at HOUSTONPRESS.COM

Bayou City Music Mindbender, Part II

Another chance to test your knowledge of local lore

St. Patrick's Day Guide 2005

Another chance to test your knowledge of local lore

Playbill

Another chance to test your knowledge of local lore

Pop Quiz

Think you know local music? Take the Bayou City Music Mindbender and find out.

Relying on Reliant

IFest makes the jump from downtown to South Main

Stone Country

Sean Reefer and the Resin Valley Boys spark up some primo Western swing and trad C&W

Bash-ing the Bigwigs

Come Super Bowl week, you can still party downtown, even if you're not very important

Racket

Country Legends 97.1 takes over as the number one C&W station in town

Hothouse Flowers

Groceries spoil in the heat, while the rest of Houston's music community blossoms

F.Co

The King of Texas (F.Co Music Management)

¡Viva Compadre!

Texas's greatest living songwriter signs with a Houston indie label

Owen Temple

Right Here and Now (El Paisano)

Toro! Toro! Toro!

Home to pop queens and dance hall kings, Texas is still bullish about the music market

Racket

In his first 24 years of life, Brad Turcotte has already become a music-business veteran

Crap Shoot

Nothing's guaranteed at SXSW - not even a seat to Dee Dee Ramone's show

Buying Time

Investors can fill the void left by papier-mâché labels

A Musical Guide to Post-Secession Texas: "Palo Duro"

View Five States of Texas in a larger map As any proud Texan can tell you, the Lone Star State is entitled constitutionally to split into five states if it so wishes. The scenario has rarely been more in the news than it has relatively recently, when Gov. Rick Perry played to the wingnut gallery in ... More >>

Distant Early Warning: Jay Reatard - If You Haven't Seen the "Piss" Video, Look No Further - Cafe Tacuba, Dax Riggs, etc.

Among this week's Distant Early Warnings comes Jay Reatard, who is set to hit Walter's "Possibly Still" On Washington December 8. The art-damaged garage-rocker recently pissed on (and pissed off) his backing band at Goner Fest 6 in Memphis. It's hard to tell exactly why the things happened in the v ... More >>

Cory Morrow, Roger Creager, Jason Boland

Among this week's Distant Early Warnings comes Jay Reatard, who is set to hit Walter's "Possibly Still" On Washington December 8. The art-damaged garage-rocker recently pissed on (and pissed off) his backing band at Goner Fest 6 in Memphis. It's hard to tell exactly why the things happened in the v ... More >>

Armadillo Palace Branching Out Beyond Yee-Haw Texas Music

facebook.com/ArmadilloPalace​Don't look now, but subtle changes are occurring with the music lineup at Goode's Armadillo Palace. Long one of the bastions of the Texas music scene associated with the likes of Pat Green, Cory Morrow and Roger Creager, this week finds fresh blood - honky-tonker M ... More >>

Upcoming: Chris Isaak, Dr. Dog, Misfits, Of Montreal, Slayer, Etc.

​Black Congress, Omotai, Side Arms, The Formations: Sat., Sept. 4. Walter's on Washington. The Bloody Beetroots: Sat., Oct. 23. House of Blues. Chris Isaak: Sun., Oct. 17. House of Blues. Corinne Bailey Rae: Sun., Aug. 15. House of Blues. Cory Morrow: Wed., July 28. Pub Fiction. Deniz Te ... More >>

Upcoming: Atari Teenage Riot, Heart, Rocks Off's "Reduxion," Etc.

Poster by DUAL​Atari Teenage Riot, Black Congress, Female Demand: Wed., Sept. 29. Numbers. Betty Wright, Willie Clayton: Sat., Oct. 2. Arena Theatre. Cory Morrow: Mon., Aug. 30, 5:30 p.m. Cactus Music & Video. Devil Driver, Kataklysm, Kittie: Tue., Aug. 31. Scout Bar Clear Lake. Flyleaf, ... More >>

Upcoming: Das Racist, Echo & The Bunnymen, Surfer Blood, Etc.

​Arcade Fire, Explosions In The Sky: Wed., May 4. Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. Bob Schneider: Thu., April 7. McGonigel's Mucky Duck. Cory Morrow: Sat., April 23. The Firehouse Saloon. Das Racist, Fat Tony, Muhammadali, Simple Success, DJ iPod Ammo: Tue, March 22, Fitzgerald's. David C ... More >>

Championship BBQ Cook-Off

​Arcade Fire, Explosions In The Sky: Wed., May 4. Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. Bob Schneider: Thu., April 7. McGonigel's Mucky Duck. Cory Morrow: Sat., April 23. The Firehouse Saloon. Das Racist, Fat Tony, Muhammadali, Simple Success, DJ iPod Ammo: Tue, March 22, Fitzgerald's. David C ... More >>

The Five Most Texan Types Of Music

​Happy San Jacinto Day, fellow Texans and people who wish they were; i.e. everyone else. If you don't know why today is special, shame on you. But since us Texans are a friendly sort, allow Rocks Off to fill you in. On April 21, 1836, Texian forces under Gen. Sam Houston (aka "Big Drunk") lau ... More >>

A Cold Shot At Brittmoore Ice House

It's not always about the music out there in Lonesome, Onry and Mean's world. For instance, two nights ago we drove to west Houston near the I-10/Beltway 8 intersection to hear local bluesman John McVey & the Stumble play at a cool little venue called the Brittmoore Ice House. This fine establish ... More >>

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 >>

Music from Big Pink

The road goes on forever for Texas Music upstarts Rosehill.

Upcoming: Buzzfest XXVII, The Gourds, Mastodon, Sting, Etc.

​Brent Nettles, Literary Greats, Poor Pilate: Sat., Sept. 24. Continental Club. Brown Bird, The Devil Makes Three: Fri., Dec. 2. Fitzgerald's. Buxton, By The End Of Tonight, Cosmic Sound: CHANGED Fri., Sept. 30. Mango's. "BuzzFest XXVII" With Bush, Staind, Chevelle, P.O.D., Everlast, 10 Ye ... More >>

Hugs and Hoots

Corporate shenanigans way out yonder at Whiskey River.