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King's X

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2012

    Readers Poll: The Most Underrated Rock Albums Of The '90s

    For this week's readers poll, I asked our Facebook and Twitter chums their choices for the most underrated and unsung albums of the '90s. We all agree on things like Nevermind, Harvest Moon, Mezzanine, The Soft Bulletin, Odelay and OK Computer, but what about albums that fall through the cracks of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 29, 2012

    King's X Marks The Spot: Three Bands Spawned by Houston's Hard-Rock Power Trio

    As many local music fans and members of the hard-rock/metal scene, King's X drummer Jerry Gaskill had a heart attack Saturday. Fortunately, according to bandmate DUg Pinnick, he seems to be responding to treatment and the prognosis appears to be good for the founding member of Houston's third most-r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 26, 2012

    King's X Drummer Jerry Gaskill Has Heart Attack

    ​Jerry Gaskill, drummer and vocalist for Houston progressive hard rock band King's X, had a heart attack Saturday night, according to a Facebook post by his bandmate DUg Pinnick: Jerry had a heart attack last night. He was operated on and is in stable condition at the hospital. Were all waiti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2011

    Vintage Pics Of Destiny's Child, ZZ Top, Blue October & More

    Photo by Steve Harris/Compadre RecordsHayes Carll before he was old enough to shave... not that he ever has.​The other day, one of the Rocks Off Crew was rummaging around in the Houston Press office and came across a bunch of publicity stills for various musicians. Allow us to explain what th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2010

    Meridian: A Retrospective Of Better Days

    Mark C. AustinKings of Leon at Meridian, 2006​The Meridian Saga seems to have ended, after close to a year of weirdness and shady business dealings. In the past twelve months it went through overhauls, new management, lockouts, changes in image, mild scandals, and even a name change. Remember ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2010

    Last Night: Accept And King's X At House Of Blues

    Photos by Mark Britain​Accept, Kings X House of Blues October 13, 2010 While modern heavy metal is split into so many categories and subsets that you practically need a field guild to tell your headbangers apart, things weren't so complicated back in the early '80s when Germany's Accept had t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2010

    Accept: New Singer, But "Balls To The Wall" As Ever

    Photos via acceptworldwide.com​Screaming out of Germany like a Teutonic Terror - which also happens to be the name of their current single - Accept spent a lot of years on the road and in the studio before having heavy-metal success with the albums Restless and Wild ('82), Balls to the Wall (' ... More >>

  • Music

    October 7, 2010

    Accept, King's X

    Photos via acceptworldwide.com​Screaming out of Germany like a Teutonic Terror - which also happens to be the name of their current single - Accept spent a lot of years on the road and in the studio before having heavy-metal success with the albums Restless and Wild ('82), Balls to the Wall (' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2010

    Cardi's Documentary Revisits Houston's '80s Metal Mecca

    ​In the early '80s, Cardi's was the place in Houston for the rising world of metal to play. The club on Westheimer and Fountainview, which has since become Spotlight Karaoke, hosted Metallica, Dokken and a plethora of other iconic names before it was shut down with no notice in 1985. A man na ... More >>

  • Music

    August 13, 2009

    Galactic Cowboys

    ​In the early '80s, Cardi's was the place in Houston for the rising world of metal to play. The club on Westheimer and Fountainview, which has since become Spotlight Karaoke, hosted Metallica, Dokken and a plethora of other iconic names before it was shut down with no notice in 1985. A man na ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2009

    Local Album of the Week: Low Man's Joe's Where I Stand

    Low Man's Joe Where I Stand www.myspace.com/lowmansjoeBefore "Wanted Dead or Alive," before "It's My Life," before Jon Bon Jovi went off to Hollywood and took the Lost Highway through Nashville in 2007, Bon Jovi was a pretty decent hard-rock band. Poppier than most, definitely, but Jon's Springsteen ... More >>

  • Music

    April 23, 2009

    Hello, Houston!

    Noise breaks down the months of live music ahead

  • Blogs

    January 2, 2009

    Aftermath Extra: The Best Concerts of the Year, Part 5

    King's X, Meridian, August 19: "[dUg] Pinnick's bass was very much the lead instrument, negotiating the distance between the complicated vocal harmonies and searing chainsaw riffs with a low-to-the-ground, almost nonchalant assurance." Masters of Metal, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, August 23 ... More >>

  • Music

    December 18, 2008

    King's X

    King's X, Meridian, August 19: "[dUg] Pinnick's bass was very much the lead instrument, negotiating the distance between the complicated vocal harmonies and searing chainsaw riffs with a low-to-the-ground, almost nonchalant assurance." Masters of Metal, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, August 23 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2008

    Aftermath: King's X at Meridian

    King's X, Meridian, August 19: "[dUg] Pinnick's bass was very much the lead instrument, negotiating the distance between the complicated vocal harmonies and searing chainsaw riffs with a low-to-the-ground, almost nonchalant assurance." Masters of Metal, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, August 23 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2008

    Art Rock: Extreme and King's X at Meridian

    King's X, Meridian, August 19: "[dUg] Pinnick's bass was very much the lead instrument, negotiating the distance between the complicated vocal harmonies and searing chainsaw riffs with a low-to-the-ground, almost nonchalant assurance." Masters of Metal, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, August 23 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2008

    More Googlism Poetry

    King's X, Meridian, August 19: "[dUg] Pinnick's bass was very much the lead instrument, negotiating the distance between the complicated vocal harmonies and searing chainsaw riffs with a low-to-the-ground, almost nonchalant assurance." Masters of Metal, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, August 23 ... More >>

  • Music

    January 10, 2008

    Dug Pinnick: Strum Sum Up

    King's X, Meridian, August 19: "[dUg] Pinnick's bass was very much the lead instrument, negotiating the distance between the complicated vocal harmonies and searing chainsaw riffs with a low-to-the-ground, almost nonchalant assurance." Masters of Metal, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, August 23 ... More >>

  • Music

    February 1, 2007

    Nobody Gets Out of Here Alive

    The Houston rock scene and the cultural cringe

  • News

    December 1, 2005

    Letters to the Editor

    The Houston rock scene and the cultural cringe

  • Music

    April 24, 2003

    Jay Hooks

    Red Line (Provogue Records)

  • Music

    October 31, 2002

    Rhythm Room Boom

    Chicks who rock and Tourbaby take the Washington Avenue stage

  • Music

    November 22, 2001

    Moke

    Saturday, November 24

  • Music

    July 12, 2001

    Crash Comfort

    Soul Drunk Lingering Day (Seismic Music/Montrose)

  • Music

    May 24, 2001

    Old Dog, New Tricks

    King's X's Doug Pinnick chews through his leash with Poundhound

  • Music

    February 15, 2001

    Smokin'!

    The Fondue Monks may find their path to success paved with Lucky Strikes

  • Music

    July 20, 2000

    Leary of Home

    The forgotten treasure found at King's X

  • Music

    June 22, 2000

    Holy Diver

    Atomic Opera

  • Music

    June 8, 2000

    Like Father, Not Like Son

    The brothers in Geek could exploit their semifamous papa, but they prefer to take their lumps

  • Music

    May 25, 2000

    Art School Style

    Once a relentless trailblazer, King's X sticks to the familiar with new release

  • Music

    May 11, 2000

    In Good Company

    Once a relentless trailblazer, King's X sticks to the familiar with new release

  • Music

    December 17, 1998

    On Beyond Christian Rock

    Once a relentless trailblazer, King's X sticks to the familiar with new release

  • Music

    August 27, 1998

    Static

    Once a relentless trailblazer, King's X sticks to the familiar with new release

  • Music

    April 9, 1998

    Rotation

    Once a relentless trailblazer, King's X sticks to the familiar with new release

  • Music

    June 26, 1997

    Static

    Once a relentless trailblazer, King's X sticks to the familiar with new release

  • Music

    February 27, 1997

    Back to Earth

    Former Galactic Cowboy Dane Sonnier is having fun again -- with and without his spatula

  • Music

    December 26, 1996

    Static

    Former Galactic Cowboy Dane Sonnier is having fun again -- with and without his spatula

  • Music

    October 31, 1996

    Sound Check

    Former Galactic Cowboy Dane Sonnier is having fun again -- with and without his spatula

  • Music

    August 15, 1996

    Rotation

    Former Galactic Cowboy Dane Sonnier is having fun again -- with and without his spatula

  • Music

    May 16, 1996

    The Resurrection of Sam Taylor

    After years of laying low, a Houston music guru has come back for more

  • Music

    July 6, 1995

    Houston's Great Pop Hope?

    The Jinkies don't care if they are or they aren't. They just want to rock.

  • News

    June 2, 1994

    Letters

    The Jinkies don't care if they are or they aren't. They just want to rock.

  • Music

    May 5, 1994

    Big Band Bayou?

    Blue thoughts for BCT, and the Karankawas are hungry again

  • Music

    May 5, 1994

    Rotation

    Blue thoughts for BCT, and the Karankawas are hungry again

  • Music

    April 28, 1994

    Live Shots

    Blue thoughts for BCT, and the Karankawas are hungry again

  • Music

    March 31, 1994

    Rotation

    Blue thoughts for BCT, and the Karankawas are hungry again

  • Music

    March 17, 1994

    We All Scream for Thora-Zine

    And: The Ramones on a lofty mission, and Celts belt it out

  • Music

    March 17, 1994

    Dumbass Deluxe

    And: The Ramones on a lofty mission, and Celts belt it out

  • Music

    February 10, 1994

    God Listens But He don't buy records.

    Perpetual celestial boys King's X give anger a chance.

  • Music

    January 20, 1994

    Fat Chance

    Call it integrity or call it stubbornness, but the Joint Chiefs won't slim down their bursting-at-the-seams jazz/grunge/funk act

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