John Evans

Honky Tonk Blood Brothers Ride Again on Hunchback of Mexico

Ed. Note: This article was written by Sonya Harvey. Guns. Knives. Ammo. Mexico. Prisoners. Hunchbacks. Hermanos. This is the stuff of spaghetti-Western legend in the making, which can only be thought up by Johnny Falstaff and Hank Schyma. The Honky Tonk Blood brothers and Houston musicians are up ... More >>

Corb Lund's Bad Case of Cabin Fever

Above: Corb Lund gettin' down on the mountain. It only takes one listen to any Corb Lund album to know the guy is witty and whip-smart. The salty Albertan who studied jazz in Edmonton before joining metal band the Smalls, also has a good sense of history and a strong respect for the land and people ... More >>

Upcoming: Santigold, Yacht, Local H, Melissa Etheridge, Guy Clark, Etc.

10 Years, Fair To Midland, Kyng: Sat., June 30. Warehouse Live, 813 St. Emanuel, Houston. Acid Mothers Temple, The Phantom Family Halo: Thu., May 10. Fitzgerald's, 2706 White Oak, Houston. American Sharks, Knights Of The Fire Kingdom, We Were Wolves, Co-Pilot: Fri., May 25. Fitzgerald's, 2706 Whit ... More >>

Distant Early Warning: Al Green, Balaclavas, Built To Spill, Gladys Knight, Los Campesinos!

​Al Green: Fri., April 27. Arena Theatre, 7326 SW Freeway, Houston. Balaclavas, Black Congress, Psychic Palms: Fri., Jan. 13. Mango's, 403 Westheimer Road, Houston. Ben Kweller: Thu., April 19. Fitzgerald's, 2706 White Oak, Houston. Brandi Carlile: Wed., Feb. 8. House of Blues, 1204 Carolin ... More >>

Dig This: Dig Dug, Bang Bangz, Los Skarnales, The Wiggins & Craig Kinsey

The current volume of local music is staggering, so Rocks Off wants to help you (and ourselves) keep up. Dig Dug​Dig This is back with another round of gems following some successful mining of the Internet. Here's another handful of local music acts for you to explore, including a few that yo ... More >>

Midtown Throwdown

Your guide to our very first Houston Press Best of Houston® BestFest.

BestFest Single-Day Passes Now On Sale For $25

Marco TorresBun B: As trill as it gets.​You asked for it, you got it. Like KISS. Now, right now, you can buy single-day passes for this weekend's Best of Houston® BestFest on the festival's Web site, bestfesthouston.com. If the virtual ticket window isn't quite ready, give it a minute or to ... More >>

BestFest Finalizes Lineup, Releases Schedule

​As much as Rocks Off has been talking about it, planning it, and writing about it these past two months or so, it doesn't seem possible that our first-ever Best of Houston® BestFest is only 10 short days away. By the time we finish coughing up all the dust from our trip to the no-smoking Aus ... More >>

Hayes Carll

The Happen-Ins

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

The Houston Sound Maps Our "No Zoning" Music Scene

Katya Horner/Downtown DistrictThe John Evans Band in Market Square Park​What is the Houston Sound? Until recently, it was a trick question. Although Houston has produced too many distinguished artists to name across a wide variety of genres from blues, country and jazz to psychedelic rock, noi ... More >>

HPMA Audience Members Sound Off On What They Saw

Matthew Keever​Aftermath is pretty familiar with local music fans these days, so on Saturday at the HPMAs, we tried to talk only to people we had never seen at shows before to get a feel for who was enjoying what and what the showcase should try to do next year (besides not set the stages 20-s ... More >>

Upcoming: Adam Lambert, School Of Seven Bells, Vampire Weekend, Etc.

​12 Stones, Egypt Central: Sat., July 24. Scout Bar Clear Lake. Adam Lambert: Wed., Sept. 8. Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. Andre Nickatina, Bizzy Bone, Glasses Malone, TMills, Dot Dot Curve: Sun., Aug. 15. Warehouse Live. Black Label Society, Clutch, Children Of Bodom, 2 Cents: Thu., ... More >>

Artist Of The Week: Partying Beaumont-Style With Hellbilly Hellions The U-Joints

Each Wednesday, Rocks Off arbitrarily appoints one lucky local performer or group "Artist of the Week," bestowing upon them all the fame and grandeur such a lofty title implies. Know a band or artist that isn't awful? Email their particulars to sheaserrano@gmail.com. ​ Here are some things that ar ... More >>

Mike Stinson Added to Tonight's Troubador Tuesday at House of Blues

If you're into song swaps by serious writers, today's Troubadour Tuesdays happy-hour show at House of Blues should be right up your alley. KPFT disc jockey Rick Heysquierdo has just announced that Mike Stinson will be sharing the stage with Oklahoma folk rocker Jubal Lee Young. Young's newest recor ... More >>

The Shredder Returns

One show, one sentence

Distant Early Warning: 311, AFI, HEALTH, Kanye West (Boo!), Regina Spektor, Rob Zombie, etc.

​311, State Radio: Sun., Dec. 6. Verizon Wireless Theater. AFI: Sat., Nov. 21. Verizon Wireless Theater. An Albatross, Dark Meat: Sat., Nov. 7. Mango's. Armin Van Buuren: Fri., Oct. 16. Planeta Bar-Rio. Art Brut: Sun., Oct. 25. Walter's on Washington. Breathe Carolina, Cash Cash, Kill Paradise, F ... More >>

Distant Early Warning: Al Jarreau, Butthole Surfers, The Mars Volta, The Tragically Hip, etc.

​Al Jarreau: Fri., Dec. 11. Arena Theatre. Ben Danaher: Wed., Sept. 30. Dosey Doe Coffee Company. Benjamin Wesley, Prairie Cadets: Sun., Aug. 16. The Mink. Black Crowes, Saving Abel: BEAUMONT., Sun., Oct. 18. Ford Park. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony: CHANGED Sun., Aug. 23. House of Blues. Brother Ali, BK- ... More >>

The Most Dangerous Game: Man Vs. Metro

Photo by Mike GiglioLomax, keeping to his strict warm-up regimen for the big raceIt was to be the ultimate contest between man and machine. Hair Balls announced in earnest at this afternoon's staff meeting its plans to sample the new 402 Quickline Bellaire, which was unveiled by Metro on Friday ... More >>

Chris Masterson & Eleanor Whitmore

Poor Treatment of Returning Veterans

Stageside Blogging: That's a Wrap!

2008 Houston Press Music Awards Showcase

A preview of the 60 bands and five DJs that are taking over downtown this weekend

Carnal Knowledge

Former Los Skarnales frontman Felipe Galvan resurrects the Pachuca boogie

Exile on Main Street

Racket and the new guy take the annual Houston Press Music Awards Showcase plunge

Last Night: The Houston Press Music Awards Showcase

Mail Call

Blown Up

Merle the Pearl

Is the Hag the greatest three-tool talent in country music history?

Houston International Fest 2007

The Bayou City's biggest festival continues making strides toward total recovery

What's in Your Favorite Singer's Backseat?

John Popper, Chingo Bling and John Mayer

Playbill: Johnny Falstaff

Chillin' with tha Eskimoz

We have a Whatachat with the guys behind the fast-food rap video

Bayou City Music Mindbender, Part II

Another chance to test your knowledge of local lore

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Welcome, Neighbors

Houston's music community responds to an unprecedented influx of talent

Downtown H-town Throwdown

Tearing it up at the Music Awards Showcase

The Sick Old Man of the Festival Circuit

An open letter to the organizers and music bookers of the Houston International Festival

Todymania!

Houston's scene sees the release of its second great pop-rock CD in six months; also: March Music Madness hits town on the touring front

White By Whitebread No More

This year's South By Southwest makes room for plenty of local rap. Why can't our rockers get with the program?

Playbill

Stone Country

Sean Reefer and the Resin Valley Boys spark up some primo Western swing and trad C&W

Midtown Honky-tonkin'

Trains and the vintage sounds of the Swank Countrypolitans bring a time warp to the Continental Club

Running Mates

Michael and Nandy Berry are world-class charmers. But what's really behind those two smiles?

Opie Hendrix & The Texas Tallboys

San Jacinto (Def-Texan Records)

Change of Beat

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

Back To Basics

Steven Van Zandt is dedicated to garage rock

Racket

"The Big E" isn't your typical DJ

Playbill

River Oaks Music Festival

Playbill

Ann Parsons Benefit

Buying Time

Investors can fill the void left by papier-mâché labels