Louis Jordan

Is Johnny Guitar Watson’s “Telephone Bill” the First Houston Rap?

1999 Houston Press Music Award Winners

Another One Done Gone: RIP Pete Mayes

L-R: Jerry Lightfoot, Texas Johnny Brown, Joe "Guitar" Hughes, "Spare Time" Murray (obscured) and Pete Mayes James Nagel/www.jerrylightfoot.com Veteran Houston bluesman Pete Mayes, a guitarist and singer whose uptown jump-swing style a la Louis Jordan belied his rural Texas roots, has passed away ... More >>

The Chill is Gone

Texas guitar legend Albert Collins passes at age 61

Press Picks

Texas guitar legend Albert Collins passes at age 61

Swing Crazy

Texas guitar legend Albert Collins passes at age 61

The Once and Future Dolemite

Rudy Ray Moore, the brotherman from another land, is still outta sight

Old Friends

Rudy Ray Moore, the brotherman from another land, is still outta sight

Consummate Gentleman

Pete Mayes, Houston blues' premier nice guy, finally gets busy

Santa Baby

What a few musicians want under their trees this year

Mount Coy

South Park Mexican carves out his place in history with the 2001 Music Awards

Carnal Knowledge

Former Los Skarnales frontman Felipe Galvan resurrects the Pachuca boogie

Big Boss Man

Jimmy T99 Nelson predated and outlived Elvis P. and has won the affections of Elvis C.

Music Awards Survey

A rundown of every act on this year's bill

Grady Gaines and the Texas Upsetters / Calvin Owens

Jump Start (Gulf Coast Records) / The House Is Burnin' (Sawdust Alley)

Subterranean Astrodome Blues

Bob Dylan drops the mask and comes to town with his happiest album in years

Music Awards 2001

A preview of this year's show

Fire Breather with a Sax

Carlos Garnett decides to chill down here after almost 40 years in New York City

Jumping Genres

Carlos Garnett decides to chill down here after almost 40 years in New York City

Jazz la King

Time and time again, Sonny Rollins proves his sax mastery

As Seen on TV

Time and time again, Sonny Rollins proves his sax mastery

Cutout Bin: Kijana's Scented-Hairspray Soul

Kijana The Soul of Kijana Unfolds In Music (Mahdi Records, 1976)​One of the coolest DIY album covers in COB's collection is courtesy of a suave California crooner named Kijana. We've had this record for some time, and have always wondered who this guy was. "Kijana" is a Swahili word meaning "youth ... More >>

Which Other Local Musical Landmarks Deserve Historical Markers?

Chris Gray SugarHill Studios​Monday's announcement that the Texas Historical Commission has approved Eric Davis' proposal for an official state historical marker honoring Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins is wonderful news, but it's also only the tip of the iceberg. Plenty of other spots around town, ... More >>

Five Guys Named Moe

Louis Jordan is the guy who originally got the joint jumping

Capsule Stage Reviews: Five Guys Named Moe, The Hollow, Hunter Gatherers, The Mousetrap

Louis Jordan is the guy who originally got the joint jumping

A Fistful of Soul

One righteous vintage vinyl party.

Rock & Roll: Invented In Houston?

Project Row Houses/ houstondeco.comThe Eldorado Ballroom around the time Ted Williams would have been covering it for the Houston Informer​Rocks Off is pulling double shifts this week - are we ever - so on our "break" that ended a few minutes ago, we repaired to a nearby watering hole for a co ... More >>

Saturday Night: Psychedelic Furs At Warehouse Live

Photos by Groovehouse​Psychedelic Furs Warehouse Live April 23, 2010 The Psychedelic Furs are very much a throwback band, but not in the way you might be thinking. Thanks largely to John Hughes, the Butler brothers' UK crew will forever be remembered as one of the premier musical avatars of t ... More >>

Beanz N Kornbread Cook Up Good Weather Muzik

Marco Torres​When Rocks Off ran into the production duo Beanz N Kornbread at SXSW back in March, we were advised to stay tuned for a big project set to drop sometime this summer. Well the summer is here, and that project is the impressive Good Weather Muzik. We caught up with the team to inqui ... More >>