Photos by Daniel Kramer/ Click here for a slideshowRight now there are about 1,000 people in the Greater Houston area nursing crippling hangovers, and Aftermath is right proud to be among their ranks. Must've been the pills I took. No, wait, that's not it. Pretty sure it was the whiskey. And the beer. And the mainline of pissed-off, two=steppin', red-neckin', back-breaking, Skynyrd-stomping honky-tonk Hank III and his cohorts laid down before a - to put it mildly - receptive audience.
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Skyscrapers - something you won't see at Austin City Limits.
Western Swing maidens the Quebe Sisters performed in the shadow of the Jesse H. Jones Library.Previously, Rocks Off's idea about what a "festival" should look like, and what to expect, came from his experiences at Austin City Limits, Lollapalooza, various one-offs at Austin's Auditorium Shores and - though he's never been - what he's heard/seen/read about Jazzfest, Coachella, Bumbershoot, et al. Eithe
Chris GrayHats off to a fine Fourth of July on the Island.
With the sun beating down to the tune of 100 degrees in the shade and police checkpoints every mile or so, Rocks Off decided the most prudent way to spend his Fourth of July was to stay put. Luckily, the Island was hopping with a burlesque show and backyard barbecue at the Continental Club, garage-rock-versus-fatback-R&B DJ showdown at the Big Top and the usual case of Saturday night fever at the Mink. It turned out to be a fine Inde
​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.
