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November 23, 2009
Aftermath: Dwight Yoakam at Arena Theatre
Jason WolterInside the pocket of the Arena Towers, you'll find several hundred very happy Dwight Yoakam fans. Or you would have Saturday night, when the Hollywood hillbilly and his five-piece band entertained (to put it mildly) for two and a half solid hours Saturday night. We lost count - we've ... More >>
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November 23, 2009
Dwight Yoakam at the Arena Theatre, Take 2: It Only Hurts When I Cry
[Ed. note: That's right, this show was so nice we're reviewing it twice.] Photos by Jason Wolter Dwight Yoakam may not have sung that particular Ray Price song Saturday night at the Arena Theatre - maybe he forgot; we've never seen a set list in a three-ring binder before - but he's sure got hear ... More >>
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December 29, 2009
Aftermath: Robert Earl Keen and His Touchy-Feely-Talky Fans at House of Blues
Photos by Jason Wolter Aftermath hasn't completely coughed up all his holiday goodwill yet, so we're going to try really hard to keep this review from turning into a rant against the audience that showed up to see Houston's own (by way of Bandera) Robert Earl Keen Monday night. But in order to do ... More >>
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January 11, 2010
Aftermath: Willie Nelson and an Arena Theatre Audience Apparently Raised In a Barn
Photos by Jason Wolter Congratulations, Houston music fans! We are barely a week into the new year, and you already proven to Aftermath that our dreams and hopes for a new decade of change and decorum during live shows was just that: A wish that will never come to fruition, right up there with ho ... More >>
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February 17, 2010
Aftermath: Merle Haggard And Kris Kristofferson Help Us Make It Through The Night
Photos by Jason WolterThere's a line in Merle Haggard's "Are the Good Times Really Over (I Wish a Buck Was Still Silver)" that has become a daily affirmation of sorts for us. It's not the pre-parenthetical part of the title, although we've wondered that often enough. It's this one: "Are we ... More >>
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March 12, 2010
Aftermath: David Gray Is For Lovers; Phosphorescent Needs More Stage Time
Photos by Jason WolterDavid Gray is an artist, but not one to be puzzled over. The British singer-songwriter trades in sophisticated pop songs that express simple emotions, as unambiguous as many of their titles: "Be Mine," "Now and Always," "The One I Love," "You're the World to Me," "This Year' ... More >>
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March 16, 2010
Aftermath: A Quiet Night At The Rodeo With Lady Antebellum, John Mellencamp (Sort Of) And Larry The Cable Guy
Photos by Jason Wolter On Monday night, Lady Antebellum performed to a crowd of a little more than 65,000. Having been in a band, the idea of playing in front of so many people is both exciting and nerve-racking, but by RodeoHouston standards it's about middle of the road, and felt like less. It ... More >>
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April 12, 2010
Aftermath: Mango's Shakes To Warpaint, Grandfather Child, Buxton And Balaclavas
Jason WolterWarpaint, back in Texas again...There couldn't have been a more a disparate yet completely unifying bill at Mangos on Friday. Grandfather Child headlined, showcasing their new seven-inch release, with Los Angeles' Warpaint and Houston's Balaclavas and Buxton bringing up the rear. The ... More >>
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April 12, 2010
Aftermath: Old 97's Match Their Grayer, Mellower House Of Blues Audience
Photos by Jason Wolter Some British band - it may have been the Thompson Twins - once sang about what a drag it is getting old. Aftermath is getting on in years, but still young at heart, which is what compelled us to go check out a similarly more seasoned Old 97s at the House of Blues Saturday n ... More >>
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April 18, 2010
Made In The Shade At iFest
Jason Wolter Ah yes, to be young, shirtless and grabbing a few winks on a leopard-skin blanket. Rocks Off is envious, but we thought we'd give you a little taste of what's to come. Many more pictures from this weekend's downtown festivities tomorrow.
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April 19, 2010
iFest: Of Drew Brees and Discount Perfume
Photo by Jason WolterEvery year since 1971, iFest has grown. And every year, it becomes less and less distinguishable from any other festival in Houston, for better or for worse. This year's iFest spans two weekends and roughly ten city blocks around City Hall. It's filled with more sights, s ... More >>
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April 26, 2010
iFest Aftermath: A Whirlwind Afternoon With Zydepunks, Some Cha-Chas, Taj Weekes And Dave Alvin's Guilty Women
Jason WolterZydepunks There was a moment as Aftermath was walking through the Caribbean Market section of iFest Saturday when we had the most visceral of flashbacks -- stepping off a Carnival cruise boat at the rip old age of 14 in Nassau, Bahamas, and being inundated by tourist-baiting marketeer ... More >>
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June 1, 2010
La Roux Puts House Of Blues Under Its Electro-Pop Thumb
Photos by Jason Wolter The past year has been a year of renewal for pop music when it comes to new roles for women. In these previous 12 months, the archetype of what a female pop singer is supposed to look and sound like has been completely gutted and reconstituted, leaving room for the more inv ... More >>
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September 24, 2010
Last Night: Drive-By Truckers At House Of Blues
Photos by Jason WolterDrive-By Truckers House of Blues September 23, 2010 To be considered "great," a rock group needs to occasionally (at least) spread itself beyond the confines of songs about chasing girls/ditching school to touch on more universal themes. Some acts come to this realizati ... More >>
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October 8, 2010
Last Night: Gaslight Anthem At Warehouse Live
Photos by Jason WolterGaslight Anthem Warehouse Live October 7, 2010 Quite a great deal of press - too much, really - has been given to the similarities between New Jersey's Gaslight Anthem and that other guy from the Garden State - Jon Bon J... er, Bruce Springsteen. Both Springsteen and GA ... More >>
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October 13, 2010
Last Night: Blitzen Trapper At House Of Blues
Photos by Jason WolterBlitzen Trapper House of Blues October 12, 2010 Because Aftermath only found out former KLOL morning DJ Mark Stevens had died a few hours before Blitzen Trapper went onstage at House of Blues Tuesday night, we couldn't help thinking about that while the Portland six-pie ... More >>
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November 5, 2010
Last Night: Hacienda At Under The Volcano
Photos by Jason WolterHacienda Under the Volcano November 4, 2010 How long did it take Hacienda to warm up and find the rock groove Thursday night? About two drum beats. For a bunch of peaceful, soft-spoken, just-grateful-to-be-here guys who have been touring non-stop all year, the rising ... More >>
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December 17, 2010
Lonesome Onry And Mean's Top 11 Shows Of 2010
Jason WolterToots & the Maytals at House of Blues, May 2Along with the season of shopping madness and suicidal depression comes the season for Best-ofs. Live show-wise, 2010 was very benevolent to Lonesome Onry and Mean. Some of our favorites from 2010: 11. Jon Cleary, The Big Easy: Cleary ... More >>
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December 23, 2010
Project Grimm, Clouded
Jason WolterToots & the Maytals at House of Blues, May 2Along with the season of shopping madness and suicidal depression comes the season for Best-ofs. Live show-wise, 2010 was very benevolent to Lonesome Onry and Mean. Some of our favorites from 2010: 11. Jon Cleary, The Big Easy: Cleary ... More >>
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December 29, 2010
Joe Ely, Bobby Womack Top Early 2011 Concert Picks
Jason WolterJoe Ely (left) and David Grissom at iFest 2010Lonesome Onry and Mean got a Facebook event invitation Monday that caused us to panic and pull our credit card out so we could be sure we had a ticket. And in doing so, we realized that 2011 is upon us and we have some planning ahead t ... More >>
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December 31, 2010
The Worst Local Crowds Of 2010
Jason WolterEditor's Pick: I am so sick of complaining about Houston crowds, ill-behaved as they are, but I will say to whoever decided it would be funny to take Bobby Bare Jr.'s glasses off the stage at Hayes Carll's Warehouse show Tuesday night and put them on: That was not cool. Neph Bas ... More >>
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February 14, 2011
Friday Night: Joe Ely Band At Rockefeller Hall
Photos by Jason WolterJoe Ely Band Rockefeller Hall February 11, 2011 Saturday night, almost exactly 24 hours after the Joe Ely Band's triumphant return to Rockefeller's Rockefeller Hall, Aftermath and a friend were chatting on Facebook about Houston's current bumper crop of up-and-coming in ... More >>
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February 23, 2011
Last Night: Fred Eaglesmith At McGonigel's Mucky Duck
Photos by Jason WolterFred Eaglesmith McGonigel's Mucky Duck February 22, 2011 Rocks Off Sr. wanted to know, and he wanted to know now. "What kinda crowd is this? Canadians?" "Yeah, some, for sure." Aftermath understands these things. Instinctively. It's like drinking good whiskey. "But l ... More >>
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March 28, 2011
Saturday Night: Southern Culture On The Skids At The Continental Club
Photos by Jason WolterSouthern Culture on the Skids is back there somewhere.Southern Culture on the Skids Continental Club March 26, 2011 Finger lickin': It's not just for fried chicken anymore. This past weekend, Southern Culture on the Skids packed up the eight-piece box and headed down t ... More >>
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April 12, 2011
Shot In The Dark: The Ones Who Got Away (So Far)
UPDATE (3:23 p.m.): Promotional video by Monica Fuentes added after the jump. Jay LeeLittle Joe Washington at the Continental Club's 10th anniversary, July 2010Slowly but surely, Rocks Off has been getting ready for our "Shot In the Dark" photo exhibition at Warehouse Live's Studio next Thur ... More >>
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April 19, 2011
Last Night: Fitz & The Tantrums At House Of Blues
Photos by Jason WolterFitz & the Tantrums House of Blues Bronze Peacock Room April 18, 2011 Soul music is about power, yoking that gospel id to the pursuit of more worldly affairs, but it's also about subtlety. Grunt all you want, but smooth and steady wins the race (and wins over the ladies ... More >>
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May 2, 2011
iFest's First Weekend Thick With Music, Humidity
GroovehouseJimmie Vaughan (left) and his band gave the large iFest crowd some saxual healing Saturday.Lots more iFest in our slideshows: The bands, the performers, the crowds and even the food. For something that was still going on 24 hours ago, the first weekend of the Houston International ... More >>
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May 9, 2011
iFest's Second Weekend Brings It All Back Home
Jason WolterTexas Connection: Joe Ely, Lucinda Williams and Townes Van Zandt (not pictured)See lots more iFest pictures from Saturday and Sunday (and some food) in our slideshows. Yes, it was hot at iFest this weekend. Houston hot. Sunday afternoon, partway through Lucinda Williams' surprisi ... More >>
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May 20, 2011
Cracker: A Belated Hillbilly Revelation At Fitzgerald's
Photos by Jason WolterSometime after Cracker deposited Rocks Off's jaw on the floor of Fitzgerald's Thursday night, we decided reviewing the show would be superfluous. Our buddy Lonesome Onry and Mean was standing next to us the whole time, and we told him afterward it was hard to think of an ... More >>
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May 23, 2011
Friday Night: The Avett Brothers At Verizon Wireless Theater
Ed. Note: This review was written by photographer Jason Wolter. Photos by Jason WolterThe Avett Brothers Verizon Wireless Theater May 20, 2011 Friday night's Avett Brothers show started out much like any assignment would for me: In the pit photographing the Brothers' opening salvo and then ... More >>
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May 24, 2011
Last Night: Primus At Verizon Wireless Theater
Photos by Jason WolterPrimus Verizon Wireless Theater May 23, 2011 The most important thing Curtis Armstrong, who would also appear that year as Booger in Revenge of the Nerds, tells Tom Cruise in 1983's Risky Business is this indispensable piece of advice: "Every now and then, say 'What the ... More >>
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June 2, 2011
Last Night: Twilight Singers At Warehouse Live
Photos by Jason WolterTwilight Singers Warehouse Live Studio June 1, 2011 The Afghan Whigs are probably one of the most underrated acts to come from the grunge period, but they had all the best lines, a dynamic musical presence, plus one of the most delightfully rusty and eloquent voices in ... More >>
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June 6, 2011
Friday Night: Slobberbone At The Continental Club
Photos by Jason WolterSlobberbone Continental Club June 3, 2011 Maybe it was the lack of warning. Aftermath received notice of last Friday night's Slobberbone show at the Continental Club less than a week prior, and the gig itself was merely one date on a mini-tour among the band's usual Tex ... More >>
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June 15, 2011
Ponderosa Gives House Of Blues A Mouthful
Photos by Jason WolterRocks Off is usually ambivalent, at best, about restaurant shows. One of the few times we're not interested in live music at all is when we're eating, and we imagine we're hardly the only person who feels that way. Strolling violinists and mariachi groups especially get ... More >>
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July 6, 2011
Top 5 Musician Novelists
Ted Barron/New West RecordsSteve Earle: What's up, Doc?Despite what our paychecks and sometimes even our diplomas say, the perception persists that music journalists are not "real" journalists. Similarly, no matter how literate their lyrics, some folks think musicians could not possibly put p ... More >>
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July 11, 2011
Centro-matic Scratches A Very Specific Itch At Fitz
Photos by Jason WolterUnless there's no way to avoid it, the one night of the week Rocks Off does not like to review shows is Friday. After five straight 10- to 12-hour days (at least), our brain is usually in tatters and all we want to do is limp home or to a preferred watering hole and shut ... More >>
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July 18, 2011
Robust Night Of Roots-Rock Shows Scene's True Grit
Jay LeeDave AlvinRocks Off feels like we live in a Western. This is nothing unusual for us, except right now is the part of the movie (every movie) where one cowboy turns to the other one and says, "It's quiet out here." The other answers, of course, "Yeah... too quiet." Since about Free Pre ... More >>
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August 9, 2011
Bun B, Deer Tick Come Aboard BestFest Lineup
Jason WolterDeer Tick at HOB's Bronze Peacock Room, October 2010Rhode Island rockers Deer Tick do so wish they were from Houston. They have a deep-seated ZZ Top fetish that manifested itself in a cover of "Cheap Sunglasses" at SXSW a couple of years back, nearly causing a couple of members of ... More >>
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August 11, 2011
Bar Light, Bar Bright: Beer Signs & Songs That Light Them Up
Photos by Jason WolterChris Knight at the Firehouse Saloon, August 3Rocks Off has a bad habit of what some people refer to as "honky-tonkin'." Single, childless and a lifelong Lone Star drinker, we have no reservations about staying out till all hours, even if sometimes it does make us feel l ... More >>
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September 12, 2011
Friday Night: Sideshow Tramps CD Release At Fitzgerald's
Photos by Jason WolterHayes Carll (left) and Craig Kinsey go down the road.Sideshow Tramps Fitzgerald's September 9, 2011 If Aftermath doesn't have to be at the office first thing in the morning, sometimes we let our personal hygiene slide a little. Some days stretch well into the afternoon ... More >>
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September 25, 2011
Umbrella Man, Texans On At BestFest
Photos by Jason WolterNick Gaitan & the Umbrella ManDay 2 of the Houston Press Best of Houston® BestFest is underway. Nick Gaitain & the Umbrella Man opened with a set of countrified conjunto, steamy barrio ballads and one of our favorite Los Lobos songs, "I Got Loaded." The most prophetic l ... More >>
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September 25, 2011
BestFest: Wild Moccasins Made In The Shade, Little Joe Rips
Photos by Jason WolterWild MoccasinsWell, Houston's gradual transformation into Death Valley seemed to work in the Wild Moccasins' favor; although somewhat sparse this early in the day, the crowd nonetheless crowded forward, pressed up against the barriers in front of the stage. Sure, it pro ... More >>
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September 25, 2011
BestFest: Honky Tonk Brothers Draw Blood, Carolyn Wonderland Laps The Field
Photos by Jason WolterThe Honky Tonk Blood BrothersThe Home Brew stage served up a buffet of local talent with Johnny Falstaff, John Evans, Southern Backtones' Hank Schyma, and Craig Kinsey of the Sideshow Tramps, otherwise known as the Honky Tonk Blood Brothers. Each member of the quartet tu ... More >>
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October 7, 2011
Wild Moccasins: What They Can't Live Without On Tour
Photos by Jason WolterWild Moccasins at BestFest, September 25Still younger than springtime, the Wild Moccasins are getting to be old hands at this touring thing. (If you missed their set at BestFest - it was way early - you missed something special.) Lately it seems like the sunny Houston fi ... More >>
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October 12, 2011
Last Night: Dolly Parton At Verizon Wireless Theater
Photos by Jason WolterDolly Parton Verizon Wireless Theater October 11, 2011 Dolly Parton seems like the kind of person so determined to make sure her audience has a good time, she's not above putting them to the thumbscrews to make sure that happens. Luckily, it didn't come to that Tuesday ... More >>
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November 14, 2011
2011 HPMA Showcase: Shuttles, Sideshows and The Beans
Checkout the slideshows of the bands and the crowd at the Houston Press Music Awards Showcase. Photos by Jason WolterThe Beans at Ben's Beans...that's not a joke.We've attended every Houston Press Music Awards showcase since moving to Houston in 2003, and while each has varied slightly from ... More >>
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November 14, 2011
2011 HPMA Showcase: Lonesome, Onry and Mean Edition
Checkout the slideshows of the bands and the crowd at the Houston Press Music Awards Showcase. Photo by Jason WolterTexas Johnny BrownI spent most of the my Houston Press Music Awards day circulating between five contiguous venues: Dirt Bar, Ben's Beans, Reserve 101, Pete's Dueling Piano Bar ... More >>
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November 18, 2011
Last Night: Sting At Verizon Wireless Theater
Sting Verizon Wireless Theater November 17, 2011 Photos by Jason WolterSting gets a lot of shit that Rocks Off has frankly never really understood. Is it the myriad social causes? The way he expected you to know who Chaucer was? The tantric sex thing? We're not going to sit here and defend a ... More >>
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December 22, 2011
Last Night: Lyle Lovett At Verizon Wireless Theater
Photo by Jason Wolter"We were thinking about what might come next," Lyle Lovett said from the Verizon Wireless Stage Wednesday night, before playing a song he had written with Robert Earl Keen at Texas A&M. "We were thinking about venturing off into the great unknown and, in this case, that m ... More >>
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January 16, 2012
Saturday: Chris Gray Day at the Continental Club
Photo by Marco TorresChris with the officers that saved his life.Click here for a slideshow of the bands and here for a slideshow of the crowd. "I didn't know Chris was a celebrity." Chris Gray's mother told a rapt audience from the stage on Saturday afternoon that she was "overwhelmed" by ... More >>
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