John Egan

Playbill: Dave Knudsen’s Mojo Rises

Last Night: John Egan at Rudyard’s

Midday MP3s: Lise Liddell at the Tasting Room

The Wreck of the Record Rack

Another local music institution bites the dust

Hellish Houston

A summer selection of the Bayou City's most miserable music and depressing songs

Static

A summer selection of the Bayou City's most miserable music and depressing songs

Static

A summer selection of the Bayou City's most miserable music and depressing songs

The Smoking Ban

Has it been good for Houston? A dozen local music figures sound off

Tombstone Blues

The Nightfly

Mr. Renfrow Risin'

A fresh coffeehouse and some familiar radio voices shine new light on the Houston scene

Fat Beats

The real reason Houston stays near the top of the chunkiest-city charts

Van Gogh with a Resonator

Remembering Chris Whitley, the universal bluesman

Computer Error

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

Lucky Boy's Confusion

Ignoring hometown neglect, Mando Saenz signs a Nashville publishing deal and ponders his next move

Cultural Clash

SXSW turns a cold shoulder to the Houston music scene

Age-Old Axiom

The Axiom can't seem to shake its past

Sure Shots

Composed of three country-folk converts, the six-month-old Tequila Cowboys are already a scene fave

Where Does Sunday's Rockets Victory Rank? It'll Have To Top These To Make The Top Five

Where does yesterday's deceptively close 99-87 shellacking of the Lakers rank in the annals of great Rockets victories? It's too soon to tell. If they build on that win by taking this series and then slip into their fifth NBA finals, minus not just Yao but also his geriatric Congolese understudy, no ... More >>

Tonight: John Egan and Little Joe Washington at Under the Volcano

Olivia Flores AlvarezWord has reached Lonesome, Onry and Mean that Little Joe Washington will be on hand tonight when local blues rocker John Egan takes the stage. And Washington will have his guitar with him, if you know what I mean (wink, wink). Egan, who was featured in the Chronicle's Sunday Zes ... More >>

Things to Do This Weekend If You're (Almost) Broke: "Thriller" at Midnight at Numbers, Free Tickets and More

What's the best thing about going to see live music? Frickin' air conditioning, because even the dingiest dive will be pumping out some sort cooled air to calm down all you crybabies who forgot sometime after Ms. Pelz's tenth-grade IPC class that we live in a humid-as-shit subtropical climate ne ... More >>

9 Places We'd Send The New York Times

Mark C. AustinJandek (right) and trio at Rudyard's... who says we're not hip?​ As we may have mentioned, Rocks Off was none too pleased when we read The New York Times' most recent article on Houston in this past Sunday's travel section and found exactly zero mentions of anything music-related. Th ... More >>

Little Joe Washington Now Feeling Well Enough To Record Again

UPDATE (5:40 p.m.): Boondocks' Shawn Bermudez says Little Joe will resume his Tuesday residency at the bar tomorrow night. Little Joe Washington, all smiles as usual, and John Egan (right)Steve Christensen​Only a few weeks out of the hospital, Little Joe Washington took another step back this ... More >>

The Happen-Ins

R&B-tinged rockers shun Austin's "dorky" alt-country scene.

SXSW With LOM: French Rockers, Free Tequila And MXMW

Photos by Amy PrasadInspector Cluzo, aka The French Bastards​So we're checked in and we're on the way up to the room. Who's in the elevator with us? John Popper from Blues Traveler. In person, he looks like a cartoon character, something waxy and a bit spooky about his motel tan. He's all effu ... More >>

Clint Broussard Has Blues In Hi-Fi After Car Wreck

Lauren Summerville​Longtime KTRU disc jockey Clint Broussard, whose popular show Blues in Hi-Fi has been a Wednesday-night staple for more than 12 years, is recuperating at home after two surgeries on his leg. Broussard's leg was "separated below the knee" during a collision on U.S. 59 near th ... More >>

Upcoming: Bright Light Social Hour, Otep, Sia, UFO, Etc.

​"American Idols Live" With Casey Abrams, Haley Rheinhart, Jacob Lusk: Thu., July 21. Reliant Arena. The Black Dahlia Murder, Darkest Hour, Six Feet Under: Fri., Aug. 19. House of Blues. The Bright Light Social Hour: Fri., June 10. Warehouse Live. Dave Koz: Sat., June 18. House of Blues. ... More >>

Carolyn Wonderland, John Egan

​"American Idols Live" With Casey Abrams, Haley Rheinhart, Jacob Lusk: Thu., July 21. Reliant Arena. The Black Dahlia Murder, Darkest Hour, Six Feet Under: Fri., Aug. 19. House of Blues. The Bright Light Social Hour: Fri., June 10. Warehouse Live. Dave Koz: Sat., June 18. House of Blues. ... More >>

Top 10 Healing Songs, From One Who Knows

Chris Nelson/FacebookClint Broussard in his natural habitat.​Rocks Off was happy to run into our friend and Blues In Hi-Fi DJ Clint Broussard the other day at Leon's Lounge (where else?). We were a little surprised too, because it was the first time we'd seen him with two shoes on in months. ... More >>

First Look at the Band Lineup for Chris Gray Day January 14

​Chris Gray Day will be held in Houston, Texas on Saturday, January 14, 2012 at The Continental Club complex, at 3701 Main, affectionately known to locals that live near and haunt the grounds as "The Island". Today Rocks Off gets to announce the first round of bands playing that day's festivit ... More >>

Chris Gray Day Tentative Schedule Released

​Chris Gray Day will be held in Houston, Texas on Saturday, January 14, 2012 at The Continental Club complex, at 3701 Main, affectionately known to locals that live near and haunt the grounds as "The Island". Today Rocks Off gets to announce the first round of bands playing that day's festivit ... More >>

Chris Gray Day Finalized Schedule

​The lineup is finally set for this Saturday's concert benefitting Houston Press music editor Chris Gray and it's a doozy. Tomorrow, we'll give you a rundown of all the silent auction items and you'll be even more impressed. For now, let's focus on the bands. The bonanza of bands gets started ... More >>

Chris Gray Day: The Final Details, Lineup and Information

​Tomorrow beginning at 10 a.m., a loud, raucous, event will take place in support of our music editor, Chris Gray, and it couldn't be more appropriate. Chris Gray Day opens with breakfast with the Allen Oldies Band and closes just south of 2 a.m. with Horseshoe on the Continental Club stage. ... More >>

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 >>