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Ezra Charles

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2012

    7 Cool & Cheap Things To Do This Weekend: 4/20, Record Store Day, iFest, Etc.

    Today is 4/20, and you know what that means. (Or do you? We always forget.) One thing it means is that Art Inst., Ese, Big Gerb & the Bearded Bandidos and Secret Society are playing a show tonight at Walter's. Come hungry. Houston House of Creeps is trying to raise enough money to buy a new PA, so ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2012

    The Rest Of The Best: Houston's Top 8 Blues Clubs

    Like our neighbors over at Eating Our Words, Rocks Off would like to tell you about some places that didn't quite make the cut in our few most recent Best of Houston issues (categories change every year, mostly), but that are worthy on their own merits; today we begin our weekly journey with blues c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2011

    Gene Kurtz, "Treat Her Right" Co-Writer, Passes Away

    Photo by Winker​Bassist Gene Kurtz, who co-wrote Roy Head's 1965 hit "Treat Her Right" and went on to play with a wide range of artists across rock, R&B, jazz and country, passed away Sunday night, according to a post on his Facebook page. Kurtz had just celebrated his 69th birthday last week. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2011

    Houstonians Place High In International Blues Contest

    ​This past week, Ezra Charles & the Works and The Mighty Orq, both long-running pillars of the local blues scene, each represented Houston and the Houston Blues Society at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tenn. The week-long competition brought in 110 performers from all over the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2010

    King Street Patriots: Walking Into The Lion's Den And Living To Tell About It

    From biggovernment.com​The King Street Patriots' headquarters is tucked into a mostly-deserted strip mall in northwest Houston, just beyond the 610 Loop and next door to Demaris Barbeque. Monday night was the final pre-election meeting of the controversial right-wing organization.A lot has been wr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2010

    King Street Patriots Party Hardy At The Rice Lofts

    Finding a watch party in Houston for election night was a bit of a chore. About the only thing in town was Bill White's, and since Hair Balls already had that covered, we had to look elsewhere. Even the New Black Panthers can't stop us​We decided on the King Street Patriots' bash at the Rice Lofts ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 24, 2010

    We're Buzzed About Houston Beer Week

    foshydog​From October 11 to 17, local taprooms, eateries, breweries and beer aficionados will join forces to pay homage to all the creative combinations of hops, malt, yeast and water - better known as beer. The first ever Houston Beer Week will be eight days of beer magic taking place in Hous ... More >>

  • News

    October 1, 2009

    Who Was Roland Carnaby?

    Readers weigh in on the ongoing mystery

  • Music

    September 10, 2009

    Ghosts of Washington Avenue

    Noise goes whistling through the scenester artery's music venue graveyard.

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2009

    iFest Unveils Complete Lineup

    Photos courtesy of iFest BeogaSince we're already playing hangman today, here's another riddle: What do America's finest genre-hopping Latino band, Houston's best Guinness-chugging rockers, a daughter of the nation's premiere gospel family, a perennially unsung honky-tonker who sounds like th ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 29, 2007

    Noise for Toys

    Mucky Duck does it for Christmas

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2007

    Ring in the Holidays at Charles Brown Blues Fest

    Mucky Duck does it for Christmas

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2007

    Uncle John Turner, 1944-2007

    Mucky Duck does it for Christmas

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2006

    Bring Back the Jams!

    Mucky Duck does it for Christmas

  • Calendar

    March 30, 2006

    Getting Fresh

    Mucky Duck does it for Christmas

  • News

    August 5, 2004

    ¡Viva H-town!

    Latinos come to the fore in this year's music awards

  • Music

    July 22, 2004

    Music Awards Survey

    A rundown of every act on this year's bill

  • Best of Houston

    September 25, 2003
  • Music

    December 26, 2002

    Change of Beat

    Just like the rest of Houston, the local music scene saw plenty of ups and downs

  • News

    August 29, 2002

    Warmed Over

    Plus: Shoe Scuff, Stand Up, Broiler Steam

  • News

    January 3, 2002

    Lay of the Land

    Houston headed toward hard times: sports flops, floods and transit duds. If only city fathers could find a proven leader, an energy executive with a KEN-do attitude.

  • Dining

    November 30, 2000

    Sixteenth-Note Snappers

    Speaking off the toque: Carl Johnston

  • Music

    February 17, 2000

    Amplified

    Rick's World!

  • Music

    January 13, 2000

    Amplified

    Out In Sight

  • News

    December 30, 1999

    He Will Survive

    Houston piano man Ezra Charles has outlasted even his worst enemies

  • News

    July 29, 1999

    1999 Houston Press Music Award Winners

    Houston piano man Ezra Charles has outlasted even his worst enemies

  • Music

    November 5, 1998

    Static

    Houston piano man Ezra Charles has outlasted even his worst enemies

  • Music

    October 8, 1998

    Static

    Houston piano man Ezra Charles has outlasted even his worst enemies

  • Music

    July 16, 1998

    Tutoned and Ready

    Houston piano man Ezra Charles has outlasted even his worst enemies

  • Music

    April 2, 1998

    Static

    Houston piano man Ezra Charles has outlasted even his worst enemies

  • Music

    March 12, 1998

    Static

    Houston piano man Ezra Charles has outlasted even his worst enemies

  • Calendar

    October 9, 1997

    Press Picks

    Houston piano man Ezra Charles has outlasted even his worst enemies

  • News

    September 11, 1997

    Letters

    Houston piano man Ezra Charles has outlasted even his worst enemies

  • News

    August 21, 1997

    Letters

    Houston piano man Ezra Charles has outlasted even his worst enemies

  • Calendar

    August 21, 1997

    Press Picks

    Houston piano man Ezra Charles has outlasted even his worst enemies

  • News

    July 24, 1997

    Letters

    Houston piano man Ezra Charles has outlasted even his worst enemies

  • News

    July 17, 1997

    Letters

    Houston piano man Ezra Charles has outlasted even his worst enemies

  • News

    July 10, 1997

    Letters

    Houston piano man Ezra Charles has outlasted even his worst enemies

  • News

    June 26, 1997

    Letters

    Houston piano man Ezra Charles has outlasted even his worst enemies

  • Calendar

    May 29, 1997

    Press Picks

    Houston piano man Ezra Charles has outlasted even his worst enemies

  • Music

    August 8, 1996

    Sounds Like a Winner!

    1996 Houston Press Music Awards

  • Music

    July 25, 1996

    Houston Press 1996 Music Awards

    1996 Houston Press Music Awards

  • Music

    June 27, 1996

    Static

    1996 Houston Press Music Awards

  • Music

    February 15, 1996

    Static

    1996 Houston Press Music Awards

  • News

    August 31, 1995

    Letters

    1996 Houston Press Music Awards

  • Music

    January 5, 1995

    Rotation

    1996 Houston Press Music Awards

  • Music

    December 22, 1994

    Cybersurfing the Lost Highway

    Tone Zone puts its new product on-line; Ezra Charles flogs his the old-fashioned way

  • Music

    September 1, 1994

    Juicy Stuff

    Ames gets sued; the Juice -- Brutal and O.J.-- take to vinyl

  • News

    July 28, 1994

    Hot Sounds in the City

    The 5th Annual Houston Press Music Awards

  • Music

    July 21, 1994

    Miss Molly and Mattress Mac, Too

    The Houston Press has its very own blowout extraordinaire

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