Jack Saunders

The Rocks Off 100: Chris Gerhardt, Mastermind of Giant Battle Monster

Welcome to the Rocks Off 100, our portrait gallery of the most compelling profiles and personalities in the far-flung Houston music community -- a lot more than just musicians, but of course they're in there too. See the entire Rocks Off 100 at this link. Who? Giant Battle Monster, we're fairly cer ... More >>

The Rocks Off 100: The Jobe Wilson Band, the Boys From Chambers County

Welcome to the Rocks Off 100, our portrait gallery of the most compelling profiles and personalities in the far-flung Houston music community -- a lot more than just musicians, but of course they're in there too. See the entire Rocks Off 100 at this link. Who? "Y'all ready?" asks Casey Royer, lead ... More >>

The Rocks Off 100: Kimberly McCarver, Missouri City's Meadowlark

Welcome to the Rocks Off 100, our portrait gallery of the most compelling profiles and personalities in the far-flung Houston music community -- a lot more than just musicians, but of course they're in there too. See the entire Rocks Off 100 at this link. Who? Sometimes a hunch will pay off. Kimber ... More >>

The Rocks Off 100: DJ Panchitron, Stirring the Cumbia/Moombahton Melting Pot

One-fourth of the Bombón crew, DJ Panchitron continues to evolve as one of the best DJ/Producer combos in Houston. His ear for combining cumbia, tropical and tribal with rap creates some of the most adventurous, hard-hitting, and downright funnest music in the city. Who? Panchitron is a native o ... More >>

The Rocks Off 100: D.R.I's Kurt Brecht, Thrash Zone Supervisor

Who? Kurt Brecht is the iron-lunged front man of D.R.I. (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles), the ridiculously speedy hardcore punk band that got its start bashing out tunes inside his parents' house in Houston back in 1982. After shattering the sound barrier with the 18-minute, 22-song Dirty Rotten EP the same ... More >>

The Rocks Off 100: Sloan Robley, The Last Houstonian Banshee

Welcome to the Rocks Off 100, our portrait gallery of the most compelling profiles and personalities in the far-flung Houston music community -- a lot more than just musicians, but of course they're in there too. See the entire Rocks Off 100 at this link. Who? Sloan Robley of Silenced Within is a r ... More >>

The Best Concerts In Houston This Weekend: Red, Diana Krall, W&W, etc.

Red Warehouse Live, May 3 The latest Christian band to cross over into the "active rock" mainstream, Nashville quartet Red indeed takes its name from the blood of the Lamb, but not in an overly dogmatic way. In fact, their success among the heathens keeps right on growing, with fourth album Release ... More >>

The Rocks Off 100: Jack Saunders, Dealer of Grit & Jangle

Welcome to the Rocks Off 100, our portrait gallery of the most compelling profiles and personalities in the far-flung Houston music community -- a lot more than just musicians, but of course they're in there too. See the entire Rocks Off 100 at this link. Who? Jack Saunders is one of Houston's most ... More >>

The Biggest Houston Bands of 1992

Researching what the Houston music scene was like 20 years ago has been an eye-opening experience, to put it mildly. In that benighted era, the world was very analog. Musicians could design a gig flyer or type up some lyrics on their computers, maybe fiddle around with some primitive MIDI-type softw ... More >>

8 Keepers From Mail Call: Hacienda, Elvin Bishop, Janiva Magness, Etc.

Once again, the mailbox has overflowed like a backed-up sewer and Lonesome Onry and Mean has had to make some space decisions: Does this record go on the shelf (keep it, it's good, but I want to listen to something else now), in the Goodwill box (what were they thinking when they recorded this and, ... More >>

7 Cool & Cheap Things To Do This Weekend: Neuwave!, Iguanas, Jack Saunders, Etc.

One final reminder that Belgian electronic body music groundbreakers Front 242's show originally scheduled for tonight at Numbers has been cancelled (for some time, it looks like), but we're guessing Classic Numbers might toss in "Headhunter" or "Never Stop" anyway. If not, you'll hear EBM and every ... More >>

Some Questions About the Texas Music Awards 2012 Ballot

If you think we were flabbergasted by songwriter Bob Cheevers touting his election as 2011 Songwriter of the Year in the Texas Music Awards sponsored by mytexasmusic.com and "sanctioned" (a hedge word that appears frequently in relation to the Texas Music Awards) by the Texas Academy of Music (high ... More >>

U.S. Marine Corps' Toys for Tots Program Fundraiser

China Girls (and Boys)

Tonight: Kathryn Hallberg at Main Street Crossing

I hate Kathryn Hallberg. I hate the fact that she is, at just 14 years of age, already a mature songwriter, guitarists, and singer of undeniable skill and exquisite appeal. I hate that her debut EP, No Surprise, produced by Harold Ruben and Kyle Hutton at Red Tree is four songs of perfect acous ... More >>

Tonight: Randy Weeks at Discovery Green

Weekend Music: (Just Like) Starting Over

Noise for Toys

Mucky Duck does it for Christmas

Last Night: Randy Weeks at the Mucky Duck

Jack Saunders

Jack Saunders performs Friday, March 30, at McGonigel's Mucky Duck, 2425 Norfolk, 713-528-5999.

Eric Taylor

Saturday, January 21, at Anderson Fair, 2007 Grant, 713-528-8576.

Dana Cooper

Made of Mud

This Week's Houston International Festival Highlights

Saturday and Sunday, April 23 and 24, downtown in an area bounded by Dallas, Rusk and Louisiana streets and Sam Houston Park. For information, call 713-654-8808.

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When it comes to local facts, don't rely on Allmusic.com

Toni Sicola

In the Sun (White Cat Productions)

Reelin' In the Years

A look back at Houston Press Music Awards of yore

MVPs

At SRO, some of the best players are on stage, not on screen

Debt Releaf

Cigarette companies get crafty

Local Rotation

Local Music Reviewed

1998 Houston Press Music Awards Nominees

Bite This!

Sink your teeth into the 1997 Houston Press Music Awards

Houston Press 1997 Music Awards Preview

A guide to who's who in the Press Music Awards ballot. Plus, the where and when of the Press Music Awards Showcase!

Press Picks

Static

Matter of Importance

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Regular Treat

1995 Houston Press Music Awards Winners

1995 Houston Press Music Awards

Soundcheck

Puke Sick

Thoughts of Sonic Youth, kid's shows and animal testing with sick body and warped mind

Dismounting dead horse

Michael Haaga splits from Pasadena's premier practitioners of metal

Dana Cooper, Roughly Speaking

Houston expatriate's at home, on the road and in Nashville

A Taste of the Hellhole

Justice plans to "reinvest" in the community with a sampler of local bands

Hot Sounds in the City

The 5th Annual Houston Press Music Awards

Burning Down the House

Arson at the Goat's Head? The latest hippest club, and more.

Ethnical Questions

Plus: Shimmying with Mary Jane on the Washington Avenue shuttle

Mucking It Up

Ballot, ballot on the wall, who's the folkiest of all?

Folk Ways and Means

Houston champion Don Sanders and Austin jazzman Tony Campise