Chris GraySherwood Cryer at G's Ice House, 1999Sherwood Cryer, who co-founded legendary super-size Pasadena honky-tonk Gilley's and watched it rocket to worldwide fame in the wake of 1980's Urban Cowboy before a bitter falling out with his partner Mickey Gilley led to the club's demise, passed away last Thursday at his Houston-area home. He was 83, and the cause was natural causes, abc13.com reported.
Cryer, a native of the tiny East Texas town of Diboll, moved to Pasadena after World War II
Chris GraySherwood Cryer at G's Ice House, 1999Sherwood Cryer, who co-founded legendary super-size Pasadena honky-tonk Gilley's and watched it rocket to worldwide fame in the wake of 1980's Urban Cowboy before a bitter falling out with his partner Mickey Gilley led to the club's demise, passed away last Thursday at his Houston-area home. He was 83, and the cause was natural causes, abc13.com reported.
Cryer, a native of the tiny East Texas town of Diboll, moved to Pasadena after World War II
The final installment of our Five States of Texas project brings it all back home, to the new state of Brazoria, encompassing all of Southeast Texas from the Brazos Valley to Sabine Pass.
Patron Saint: Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown. A master of rock and roll, country, Cajun/Creole, blues and jazz, no one area musician sounded more like Southeast Texas. That he spent his life moving all over the area, on both sides of the Sabine, only serves as evidence in favor of one of our geographical hypothe
12 Stones, Wake The Light, Saturate, Dine Alone: Wed., Sept. 30. Scout Bar Clear Lake.
Aaron Neville Quintet's Christmas Show: Fri., Dec. 4. House of Blues.
The Accused, Krum Bums, Owl Witch, H.R.A.: Sun., Oct. 11. Walter's on Washington.
AC/DC: Sun., Nov. 8. Toyota Center.
Baroness, Iron Age, Dark Castle: Tue., Dec. 8. Warehouse Live.
Billy Joe Shaver: Fri., Dec. 18. The Firehouse Saloon & Eatery.
Birds Of Avalon, Hell City Kings, Fired For Walking: Fri., Sept. 25. Rudyard's.
Bob Saget:
Between The Buried And Me, Devin Townsend Band, Cynic, Scale The Summit: Mon., Jan. 11. Meridian.
Billy Dean: Fri., April 16. Dosey Doe Coffee Company.
Bobby Bare: Sat., May 22. Dosey Doe Coffee Company.
"The Canvas Grand Opening" With Chase Hamblin, listenlisten, Sideshow Tramps, The Mighty Orq: Sat., Nov. 7, 7 p.m., Free. The Canvas.
Chuck Negron (ex-Three Dog Night): Sat., Nov. 28. Stafford Centre.
Cross Canadian Ragweed: Thu., Dec. 31. House of Blues.
All this week, Rocks Off is previewing Saturday and Sunday's Westheimer Block Party by asking WBP performers to fill out a list from Lisa Nola's Music Listography book we're so fond of. It's not too late for your band to be up here, either; just email chris.gray@houstonpress.com by noon Thursday if you want to play.
Next up, rabid Tom Petty/Replacements fans and infrequent performers (though more frequently of late) Bright Men of Learning remember the music their parents loved.
Benjamin Davi
