Fred McDowell

Magic iPod

Various Artists

Recorded Live at the Second Sacred Steel Convention (Arhoolie)

The Man With the Blue Guitar

Chris Smither uses the blues as a launching pad for a sound that could make you cry

Rotation

Chris Smither uses the blues as a launching pad for a sound that could make you cry

Rotation

Chris Smither uses the blues as a launching pad for a sound that could make you cry

Rotation

Chris Smither uses the blues as a launching pad for a sound that could make you cry

Bonnie Raitt

Bonnie Raitt appears Saturday, October 7, at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, 2005 Lake Robbins Dr., The Woodlands. Call 281-363-3300 for more info.

Treasure Hunter

Chris Strachwitz's 40-year journey through ethnic music deserves an arhoolie of its own

New Blues

Alternative rock robs pop's cradle

2010 Musical Resolutions

In which we advise our favorite people in the Houston scene on their goals for the coming year.