David Byrne

Has ACL Festival Jumped the Shark?

Saturday Night: Radiohead in the Woodlands

ACL Is Underway, Rootsy Early On

ACL Dudefest: M. Ward, David Byrne, Bobby Bare Jr. and Ryan Bingham

ACL Fest, Day One: Delta Spirit, Jamie Liddell, Hot Chip, Gogol Bordello and Yes, Even Louis XIV

ACL Fest: Drive-By Truckers, Man Man, Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, and MGMT

Get Lit: The Pitchfork 500

Tonight: Gentleman Auction House at Rudyard's

Lauren Winchester Within about 20 seconds of "A Banner Year," the opener of Gentleman Auction House's new Christmas In Love EP, the St. Louis indie-pop hydra has managed to recall Belle & Sebastian, Arcade Fire and another dozen or so boy-girl bands that are equally earnest and invigorating. I ... More >>

Rotation

Lauren Winchester Within about 20 seconds of "A Banner Year," the opener of Gentleman Auction House's new Christmas In Love EP, the St. Louis indie-pop hydra has managed to recall Belle & Sebastian, Arcade Fire and another dozen or so boy-girl bands that are equally earnest and invigorating. I ... More >>

People's Art

Personalities are as diverse as the art at Blaffer Gallery

Sound Evidence

A documentary delves into theera of electronic music

Afropop Arrives

Motherland music hit a fever pitch with U.S. bands this year

Stop Making Sense

Talking Heads concert film is a good reason to stay up late

MGMT, Yeasayer

Talking Heads concert film is a good reason to stay up late

Yo La Tengo in Hoboken

A Hanukkah pilgrimage

David Byrne, The Knee Plays

A Hanukkah pilgrimage

Pop Goes the Dead

A Hanukkah pilgrimage

DVDs

Cannibal Corpse

Terry Allen

Terry Allen performs Friday, December 29, at McGonigel's Mucky Duck, 2425 Norfolk, 713-528-5999.

Architecture in Helsinki

Wednesday, September 20, at Warehouse Live, 813 St. Emanuel, 713-225-5483

A Beat of One's Own

Founding front man Dave Wakeling is the only original member left in the English Beat, but not for lack of trying

Various Artists

Bonnaroo 2004

Legendary Beats

Get a heady dose of drum 'n' bass at Planet of the Drums

Dogs Die in Hot Cars, with Phoenix and Longview

Tuesday, March 22, at the Meridian, 1503 Chartres, 713-225-1717.

Rogue Bosoms, Bouncing Booties and Pac-Man Raps

Looking back on the '04

A Thin Line...

Introducing the most hated men in rock (besides Sting)

Playbill

Introducing the most hated men in rock (besides Sting)

Mighty Mediocre

Wind bags a few charming laughs, but mostly meanders

Made With Love

Rosanne Cash is the friend who will say, or sing, what you can't

Oh, Doctor!

Robert Altman takes a well-aimed swipe at Dallas's shallow society set

Twice in a Lifetime

Stop Making Sense

Rotation

Stop Making Sense

Going Viral

The infestation of classic-rock threatens the cultural legacy of an entire generation and must be stopped.

Byrne's Eye View

The ex-Talking Heads front man takes stock of his homeland on his second Brian Eno collaboration.

Aftermath: David Byrne at Jones Hall

Photos by Craig Hlavaty David Byrne knows about living in the moment. The white-haired former Talking Heads frontman and unofficial U.S. ambassador for Third World pop, whose hair was as white as his (and his band's) wardrobe, was a genial host at Jones Hall Monday night. "It's nice to be in Mr. Jes ... More >>

The Big Tweet: Special David Byrne Edition

Craig HlavatyRocks Off was hardly the only one who enjoyed David Byrne's show Monday night at Jones Hall. His eclectic, polyglot post-punk/funk presentation brought out all sorts of Twitterers, or those who wished they were there... @CodyScott: "Wilco tonight. Though I think I'd rather be at David B ... More >>

David Byrne Mystified by Houston's Sprawl, Loves Jones Hall

Craig HlavatyYesterday one of our readers (thanks, Mimi!) posted a comment with a link to David Byrne's blog about the white-haired world-pop eminence's thoughts and experiences while on tour. Apparently Byrne got to spend quite a bit of time in Houston, because the entry surrounding ... More >>

David Byrne Bikes Houston

Photo by Craig HlavatyFormer Talking Head David Byrne (we're nor sure, but we're guessing he hates that description) was in town recently for a show at Jones Hall.Byrne has become a biking fanatic these days; he's also an occasional diarist about his tour.His piece on Houston has him complaining abo ... More >>

Live with Me

The best Houston concerts of 2009: U2, George Strait, Kid Cudi, Jandek, Peaches and even T-Pain.

Some New Stuff From Our "Washington Shore" DJ Dave Wrangler

Rocks Off is pleased as punch to announce that Houston mash-up maestro Dave Wrangler will be providing the tunes for our douche-tastic "Washington Shore" party at the Washington Avenue Drinkery on February 11. Wrangler also agreed to craft some custom Washington Shore mash-ups we'll be bringing you ... More >>

Aftermath: Yeasayer's Tribal Future Shock And Benevolent Manipulation At HOB

Photos by Groovehouse ​Your brain balls bounce to the bang-bang as you skip through the flash fantastic and your goo-goo ears drip dreamlike while they try to find your face and your tongue stays tied in a twist fist spooning sinews just attacked by a snare snake made of sound leaving litt ... More >>

What Can Lady Gaga, Lil Wayne And Other Stars Claim On Their Taxes?

Photo illustrations by John Seaborn Gray​ Got your taxes done? No? You poor dumb bastard. They won't let you just not do them, you know that, right? Unpleasant as it is, finding out you owe still more money after having paid a sales tax all year, it's nothing compared to what the government will d ... More >>

Houston International Festival

Photo illustrations by John Seaborn Gray​ Got your taxes done? No? You poor dumb bastard. They won't let you just not do them, you know that, right? Unpleasant as it is, finding out you owe still more money after having paid a sales tax all year, it's nothing compared to what the government will d ... More >>

I Wanna Be Your Dog (Or Cat): The Name Of This Blog Is I Wanna Be Your Dog (Or Cat)

Hair Balls was glad to learn that one of our musical heroes, David Byrne, is taking on The Man; namely, Florida Governor Charlie Crist, for using the Talking Heads song "Road to Nowhere" in his U.S. Senate campaign without permission. (Crist is running as an independent, but historically has belonge ... More >>

Os Mutantes: The Best Band You've Probably Never Heard Of

Pink Floit via Flickr​Os Mutantes were one of the most influential rock groups to emerge during the late '60s in Brazil. The band - initially a trio with Rita Lee, Arnaldo Baptista and his brother Sergio Dias) fell under the graces of the founders of the Tropicalismo movement, Brazil's respons ... More >>

Top 10 Recent TV-Show Soundtracks

​A few choice adjectives come to mind when musing on bawdy Eastbound & Down character Kenny Powers. "Inspiring" is not one of them. However, as Rocks Off watched this week's season finale of the side-splitting HBO series, we were pleasantly surprised as we heard indie troubadour Kurt Vile's a ... More >>

Karina Longworth's Top Ten Movies of 2010

​A few choice adjectives come to mind when musing on bawdy Eastbound & Down character Kenny Powers. "Inspiring" is not one of them. However, as Rocks Off watched this week's season finale of the side-splitting HBO series, we were pleasantly surprised as we heard indie troubadour Kurt Vile's a ... More >>

The 25 Most Influential Music Videos Of All Time

​It's hard to fathom a time before music videos, and it's even sadder to remember when channels like MTV and VH1 were wall-to-wall music videos. In between there was a golden age, when with every clip that you watched could spark a revolution in you, or at least change your fashion sense. It's ... More >>

Apocalypse Now: 2 DJs' Playlists For The End Of Days

Lee E. Wright/Sweaty. Sultry. Sandy.​Sand, surf, carnival - and the apocalypse. It sounds like a lead-in to "One of These Things is Not Like the Others" (although probably a little heavy for the Sesame Street crowd), but that was the theme of Sweaty. Sultry. Sandy., an art/fashion show held ov ... More >>

Top 10 Most Underrated Music Video Artists

The Material Girl. The King of Pop (and his sister). The Chili Peppers. Mr. West. Very few artists have become the musical equivalent of the two-sport athlete: Making memorable music and monumental videos. When those people had a new video to premiere, it wasn't a just a video, it was an event. I ... More >>