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May 7, 2012
A Texican In New Orleans: Lessons Learned From Jazz Fest
This past weekend was the last for this year's edition of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, which started way back on April 27. The festival runs over two weekends, usually Thursday through Sunday. Obviously since it is a uniquely Nawlins institution going back to 1970, it's not a festival t ... More >>
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March 27, 2012
But Seriously, Folks... Joe Walsh Coming To Nutty Jerry's May 18
One of the best parts about seeing the Eagles in the 21st century, besides all the jokes about grandchildren and Ben-Gay that they make, is seeing Joe Walsh onstage. That survivor with the dull Everyman stare. The man who did enough drugs to stay awake until the Sun explodes. Because even while Do ... More >>
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February 13, 2012
Who Is Paul McCartney?!: Rocks Off Tells You
So, it's the day after the Grammys, and you may still be wondering who that "hella old" man with the droopy eyes playing the weird left-handed bass was on the telecast last night. You know, the guy next to the guy from Foo Fighters and that one other ancient-looking man in the tight jeans who looks ... More >>
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February 7, 2012
Pop Rocks: So Who's Going to Perform at Next Year's Super Bowl Halftime Show?
If Janet Jackson's nip slip in 2004 threw ice water on the practice of using current entertainers for Super Bowl halftimes, M.I.A.'s middle finger salute dumped it in the Bering Sea. Finally, after eight years of K. Billy's Sounds of the '70s and Pete Townshend's belly (which somehow didn't draw *an ... More >>
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January 4, 2012
R&Grunge: Four Grunge Covers We'd Like To See (& One Actual One)
The '80s and '90s will never die as long as young artists continue to keep their influencers alive in song. When news broke earlier this week that D'Angelo of all people have decided to cover Soundgarden's "Black Hole Sun", it marked one of the few times that R&B, a genre which now sadly revolves ar ... More >>
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December 16, 2011
Not Average Joe: Six Rock and Roll Joes on the Day "Hey Joe" Turns 45
Despite the fact that he never really had a major "hit" (Electric Ladyland reached number one as an album but he never had a single go higher than 20 in the US) and was terribly under appreciated while he was still alive, Jimi Hendrix is one of the giants of rock and roll. His songs and his g ... More >>
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November 21, 2011
Teen Angels: 10 Musicians with a Penchant for Young Girls
In the great 80s comedy Night Shift, there is a scene where Michael Keaton is driving down what appears to be the West Side Highway in New York in a brand new Cadillac with "Jumpin' Jack Flash" blaring from the speakers. In a bid to impress a mildly terrified Henry Winkler, Keaton attempts to demons ... More >>
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October 13, 2011
Last Night: Joe Walsh at the Verizon Wireless Theatre
Photo By Bob RuggieroLike an eccentric, loopy uncle freed from the shackles of his now-stifling longtime marriage (in this case, the recent Eagles), it was a jaunty and loose Joe Walsh who charmed the Houston crowd with his off-kilter stories, jokes, and musical travelogue of more than four d ... More >>
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July 15, 2011
Top 10 Texas Movie Soundtracks
This weekend, as the rest of the world catches Harry Potter mania for (perhaps) the final time, Houston gets a serious dose of Urban Cowboy nostalgia. Theater Under the Stars' production of the Tony-nominated 2003 musical - which The New York Times called "a conclusive demonstration that it's ... More >>
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May 2, 2011
Saturday Night: Bob Seger At Toyota Center
Photos by Jay LeeBob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band Toyota Center April 30, 2011 If Saturday night was supposed to be Bob Seger's final farewell to Houston on what is reported to be his last go-round through the country as a performer, then he picked a stellar set list: 25 songs full of hist ... More >>
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April 12, 2011
Musicians Oblige Peer's Request For Honest Critique
Rocks Off likes to troll the musicians' section of Craigslist in an effort to catch interesting acts at their very inception. Usually we get the same old thing day in and day out: Need FOC (Friend of Christ) bass player for worship band. Must have ride. 18 SERIOUS singer looking for band. M ... More >>
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February 24, 2011
Mojo Working
Shock-rocker Nixon foresees baby-making future for his music.
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February 24, 2011
The Eagles' Real Greatest Hits, 1971-1975
Thirty-five years ago today, the Eagles' Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975), became the very first album to be certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, at least in the modern period of the RIAA keeping track. No doubt before Frey & Henley hit the scene, Elvis and the ... More >>
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February 3, 2011
Byrds, Burritos, and Bluegrass: Chris Hillman Interviewed
"'Pay attention. It's very strange out there.'" Chris Hillman (left) and Herb PedersenOften overshadowed by flashier, more volatile, or more tragic bandmates, singer and multi-instrumentalist Chris Hillman's cred as a pioneer of country-rock is nonetheless impeccable. As a co-founder of the ... More >>
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December 8, 2010
John Lennon And Dimebag Darrell: Together In Death
On this day in 1980, Mark David Chapman shot and killed former Beatle John Lennon. On the same day in 2004, Nathan Gale shot and killed Darrell Abbott, aka Dimebag Darrell of Pantera. In the spirit of the famous Lincoln/Kennedy coincidences list, which is mostly bullshit, here is a list f ... More >>
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October 14, 2010
Capital Steps
Dispatches from ACL 2010
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October 13, 2010
The Soft Pack: 30 Seconds With Matty McLoughlin
We sat down with Matty McLoughlin from The Soft Pack to see what we could learn about him in 30 seconds. Rocks Off: What is the worst song in the world? Matty McLoughlin: An Eagles song. It's divorce rock and is always a buzzkill. RO: What is the best lyric in the world? MM: "Nigga plea ... More >>
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October 11, 2010
ACL Day 3 Recap: Eagles, Norah Jones, Wayne Coyne's Diet
Ed. Note: Updated at 1:42 p.m. to include information on Don Henley's medical condition we received from Eagles manager Irving Azoff. Photos by Marco TorresIt's just a few hours after the Eagles left the stage at this year's Austin City Limits Festival, closing out the weekend. Rocks Off mad ... More >>
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October 11, 2010
ACL Day 3 Recap: Devendra Banhart, Band Of Horses, Other Beardos
Photos by Marco TorresAftermath doesn't know the bargain Austin City Limits promoter C3 Presents gets by booking both Lollapalooza and ACL, but to this dog-tired participant, this year's Zilker Park festivities ended up feeling less Austin weird and more something-something. Not that it's a ... More >>
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October 10, 2010
Live From The Austin City Limits Festival, Day 3
Marco TorresTrombone ShortyCraig Hlavaty: News coming out of the media tent: Don Henley of the Eagles had a stent put in his heart this past week. He will be singing and possibly playing guitar, but not exerting himself on drums. This could very well be the last Eagles show for a while - if e ... More >>
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October 6, 2010
Rocks Off Explains Austin City Limits' "Survival Guide"
Mark C. AustinOne day Austin City Limits will live down last year's "Dillo Dirt" debacle. That day is not today.This year marks the fourth year that Craig's Hlist will be covering the Austin City Limits Music Festival for the Houston Press and Rocks Off. Each year we get more acclimated to th ... More >>
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October 5, 2010
Five Songs Classic Rock Radio Should Kill NOW
Rocks Off is a prisoner of the airwaves. At home we can listen to just about anything we want thanks to the comforts of 24-7 satellite radio. Actually, we rarely tune in anything besides Outlaw Country, but that's another story. We can't bring the satellite receiver to work, where we spend th ... More >>
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October 1, 2010
ACL: What Could Possibly Be Worse Than Last Year's Mudbath?
Mark C. AustinCan't WAIT to go back!In exactly one week, Rocks Off will be broadcasting live from the Austin City Limits Music Festival in Austin's Zilker Park. This will be our fourth spin around the grounds since 2007, and every year we swear we won't fall in love with a bartender in the me ... More >>
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August 19, 2010
Vanilla Ice And 11 Other Artists Dallas Can Keep
Tomorrow night at 2016 Mainstage, Houston gets to relive its (our?) dark white-rap past when Dallas native Vanilla Ice hits the stage at the venue formerly known Sammy's On Main. Yes, that Vanilla Ice, from our haughty neighbors to the north who can do no wrong in the eyes of Texas Monthly. ... More >>
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June 28, 2010
Last Night: The Eagles At Toyota Center
Photos by Marco TorresThe Eagles Toyota Center June 27, 2010 For the past five years Aftermath has been told that we should hate the Eagles, but not why. Like a child, we would ask, and all we would hear from the pop-culture constabulary was "because they suck." It's like standing in a line ... More >>
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June 25, 2010
We Like The Eagles: Rocks Off's Not-So-Secret Shame
graphjam.comThe Eagles swoop into Toyota Center Sunday for what the omnipresent radio spots (if not the band itself) say could be their last tour, and Rocks Off has been thinking about them a lot lately. It started more than a month ago, when C3 announced the Eagles would headline/close this ... More >>
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June 3, 2010
Remember Drake's Thank Me Later?
Houston's history is dotted with albums that, fairly or un, have been swept aside. We'll examine them here. Have an album that you think nobody knows about but should? Email sheaserrano@gmail.com. Drake Thank Me Later (Cash Money, 2010) No, Drake isn't technically from Houston, but he likes ... More >>
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May 21, 2010
FAIL: Jeff Beck, Jonas Brothers, Lilith Fair, ACL Fest
If you're reading this, you're either on the Internet, or else you've mastered multi-dimensional thought-projection processes that would make Michio Kaku cry like a little girl. We'll assume the former, and just in case you don't already know, the Internet has decided that the word "failure" is too ... More >>
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May 20, 2010
Which ACL Headliners Will Play Houston?
www.eaglesband.comWho knew the Eagles shot their publicity stills for The Long Road Out of Eden at ACL 2005?When the Austin City Limits festival lineup is released every spring, one of Rocks Off's favorite parlor games besides wondering what sort of Biblical weather-related calamity God will visi ... More >>
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May 13, 2010
Rock And Roll Saved Steve Almond's Life - Here's How
It's one thing to enjoy music as the kind of casual background noise to a car ride, jog in the park or commercial extolling the incredible mileage of the new Honda. Fiction writer, memoirist and former Miami New Times music writer Steve Almond (My Life in Heavy Metal, Candyfreak) is not that kind ... More >>
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December 9, 2009
What Rocks Off Found When We Hacked Tiger Woods' iPod
Since Rocks Off kindly suggested several musicians who would perhaps have made better trysting partners for Tiger Woods than waitresses, porn stars and what have you, the number of the maritally embattled golf superstar's alleged paramours has risen from nine to 11. Whoops, it's gone up from 11 to ... More >>
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November 26, 2009
Jackson Browne
Since Rocks Off kindly suggested several musicians who would perhaps have made better trysting partners for Tiger Woods than waitresses, porn stars and what have you, the number of the maritally embattled golf superstar's alleged paramours has risen from nine to 11. Whoops, it's gone up from 11 to ... More >>
Music
November 26, 2009
Jackson Browne
Since Rocks Off kindly suggested several musicians who would perhaps have made better trysting partners for Tiger Woods than waitresses, porn stars and what have you, the number of the maritally embattled golf superstar's alleged paramours has risen from nine to 11. Whoops, it's gone up from 11 to ... More >>
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October 27, 2009
Congratulations to Our Live Nation Club Passport Winners, and More Background on That John Entwistle Photo
We finally have a winner in Rocks Off's photo contest for those Live Nation Club Passports we started giving away back when George W. was president. Not really, but it seems like it. Congratulations to Houston's Mitsy Parsons, whose shot of her with NYC up-and-comer Ryan Star at September's Coll ... More >>
Music
September 4, 2008
Eagles
We finally have a winner in Rocks Off's photo contest for those Live Nation Club Passports we started giving away back when George W. was president. Not really, but it seems like it. Congratulations to Houston's Mitsy Parsons, whose shot of her with NYC up-and-comer Ryan Star at September's Coll ... More >>
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April 18, 2002
Lone Star Upgrade
Blanco's Tequila Sunrise
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January 22, 1998
Now They're Cooking
Blanco's Tequila Sunrise
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November 13, 1997
Rotation
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August 14, 1997
Rotation
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February 15, 1996
Static
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June 15, 1995
The Future of Rock and Roll
We've seen it in a crystal ball and the pictures aren't pretty
Music
October 27, 1994
Live Shots
We've seen it in a crystal ball and the pictures aren't pretty
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July 28, 1994
Letters
We've seen it in a crystal ball and the pictures aren't pretty
Music
June 30, 1994
Where's the Beef?
A humble Meat Puppet talks about why his band is so great

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