Link Wray

Navigating MySpace’s Musical Wilderness

MySpaced Out: Fortress Europe

Aftermath: The Eagles at Toyota Center

1999 Houston Press Music Award Winners

Deke Dickerson & His Ecco-Fonics

Saturday, April 6

Wordless Wonders

Death Valley does its talking through its playing

Rotation

Death Valley does its talking through its playing

Never Too Old to Rock and Roll

From the Malibus to the Natives to on his own, Herschel Berry has haunted -- and been haunted by -- Houston music for three decades. So is he ready to give it up? You've gotta be kidding

Missing Link

From the Malibus to the Natives to on his own, Herschel Berry has haunted -- and been haunted by -- Houston music for three decades. So is he ready to give it up? You've gotta be kidding

Static

From the Malibus to the Natives to on his own, Herschel Berry has haunted -- and been haunted by -- Houston music for three decades. So is he ready to give it up? You've gotta be kidding

Bite This!

Sink your teeth into the 1997 Houston Press Music Awards

Rotation

Sink your teeth into the 1997 Houston Press Music Awards

Rotation

Sink your teeth into the 1997 Houston Press Music Awards

Ready for Recess

Sink your teeth into the 1997 Houston Press Music Awards

Press Picks

Sink your teeth into the 1997 Houston Press Music Awards

MySpaced Out: Vive La France!

Les KiffeursFrance is easily one of my favorite MySpace music destinations. I've stumbled on so much cool stuff I've had to start keeping a notebook. Here are a few of the most interesting artists I've tuned in to lately. Les Kiffeurs (Paris): Loosely translating as people who like to take pl ... More >>

R&B Queen Erykah Badu's Egyptian Mystique

Ankh-ology

Dollyrockers, Hellbound Hoedown

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Music to Shuffle Off This Mortal Coil

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MySpaced Out

Our social-network scout sizes up some all-female Scandinavian bands

Hello, Houston!

Noise breaks down the months of live music ahead

Domino Kings

Friday, February 24, at Blanco's, 3406 West Alabama, 713-439-0072. Saturday, February 25, at 2 p.m., in-store performance at Sig's Lagoon, 3710 Main, 713-533-9525.

Stairway to Heaven

Gauging 2005's rock deaths with the Greil Marcus Death Meter

Link Wray

Monday, April 25, at the Continental Club, 3700 Main, 713-529-9899.

Playbill

Monday, April 25, at the Continental Club, 3700 Main, 713-529-9899.

switchfoot

No matter what you call 'em, they're headlining the Music Awards

West Virginia Wild Man

Though he loves to salute them in songs, chickens aren't all that's on the Hasil Adkins diet

Robert Gordon

Saturday, October 26

Masked Avengers

Forget the headgear. Los Straitjackets are having a seriously good time deconstructing instrumental pop.

Live Shots

Forget the headgear. Los Straitjackets are having a seriously good time deconstructing instrumental pop.

Ghosts of Washington Avenue

Noise goes whistling through the scenester artery's music venue graveyard.

Lonesome Onry and Mean: A Brief History of "Danny Boy" - Evergreen But Not Exactly Irish

​The Pogues are only one week away, so no time like the present to reflect on Irish music. For many Americans, no song epitomizes Irish music like "Danny Boy." Lonesome Onry and Mean was gently prodding my Irish and European friends at the boozer recently regarding their opinions about the top rec ... More >>

Aftermath: Jemina Pearl Spits, Squeals, Hobbles and Rocks at the Mink

Photos by Marc Brubaker / Click here for a slideshow​Looking for all the world like a young ex-Runaways lead singer Cherie Currie (minus the lingerie) and sounding like Kathleen Hanna, Jemina Pearl didn't hesitate to scream her heart out in front of a small but energetic crowd at the Mink la ... More >>

Lonesome Onry and Mean: A Domino King And A Song About A Big Ol' Bear

Stevie Newman of the Domino Kings is one of the shredding-est guitarists Lonesome, Onry and Mean has ever seen. Newman plays and sings honky tonk like it's in his DNA, and he can rock with the best. When he covers Link Wray, Link Wray stays covered. Newman grew up in a musical family. His first mus ... More >>

Dick Dale

Stevie Newman of the Domino Kings is one of the shredding-est guitarists Lonesome, Onry and Mean has ever seen. Newman plays and sings honky tonk like it's in his DNA, and he can rock with the best. When he covers Link Wray, Link Wray stays covered. Newman grew up in a musical family. His first mus ... More >>

Heavy Weather

A band that started by accident, the Dead Weather is now here to stay.

Jungle Rockers

A band that started by accident, the Dead Weather is now here to stay.

Batusis Is No Throwback

Cheetah Chrome and Sylvain Sylvain make rock and roll new again.

Dex Romweber Duo

Cheetah Chrome and Sylvain Sylvain make rock and roll new again.

G N' R, The Cure & Chili Peppers Could Be Hall Of Famers Next Year

Oh, this will be a fun induction ceremony...​This morning, The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in Cleveland announced the list of nominees for its Class of 2012: The Small Faces & The Faces, Freddie King, The Cure, Guns 'N Roses, Heart, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Spinners, War, Joan Jett and the Bl ... More >>

No Surprises: Rock Hall Set To Induct Guns N' Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beastie Boys

Photo By Marco TorresGuns N' Roses are Rock Hall bound, but which version of GNR will show up? ​This morning (well, it leaked last night) the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in Cleveland announced their 2012 class of inductees. Included on the list are Guns N' Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beastie Bo ... More >>

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Snubs Rush...Again

Photo by Jeff Balke​A couple years ago, I was sitting on the back porch at the Continental Club talking music with a fairly well known music writer who seemed to believe that anything with a big hook or the slightest inkling of musicianship beyond the garage band aesthetic was utter garbage. I ... More >>