Mark May

Sole of Houston: This One's for Rory Miggins

1999 Houston Press Music Award Winners

Houston Press Music Awards 2000

Your guide to the Music Awards Showcase

Post-Cold War Crazies

Your guide to the Music Awards Showcase

Where Ya Been, Ms. Lynn?

Your guide to the Music Awards Showcase

Happy Trails

A cowboy's name hasn't kept bluesman Roy Rogers off his chosen range

Press Picks

A cowboy's name hasn't kept bluesman Roy Rogers off his chosen range

Press Picks

A cowboy's name hasn't kept bluesman Roy Rogers off his chosen range

Quick Study

Can a middle-class Midwestern white guy play the blues? Yeah, if he's Mark May.

Houston Press 1997 Music Awards Preview

A guide to who's who in the Press Music Awards ballot. Plus, the where and when of the Press Music Awards Showcase!

Letters

A guide to who's who in the Press Music Awards ballot. Plus, the where and when of the Press Music Awards Showcase!

Static

A guide to who's who in the Press Music Awards ballot. Plus, the where and when of the Press Music Awards Showcase!

Static

A guide to who's who in the Press Music Awards ballot. Plus, the where and when of the Press Music Awards Showcase!

1998 Houston Press Music Awards Nominees

A guide to who's who in the Press Music Awards ballot. Plus, the where and when of the Press Music Awards Showcase!

Young and Stylin'

A guide to who's who in the Press Music Awards ballot. Plus, the where and when of the Press Music Awards Showcase!

Static

A guide to who's who in the Press Music Awards ballot. Plus, the where and when of the Press Music Awards Showcase!

Amplified

Local Music News

Amplified

Local music news

SoundExchange Wants to Kill Internet Radio

On "lost" artists, found money and the murder of free enterprise

Bayou City Music Mindbender, Part II

Another chance to test your knowledge of local lore

Music Awards Survey

A rundown of every act on this year's bill

Mark May

Doll Maker (Textone Records)

Smokin' Joe's Roadhouse Live Broadcast Anniversary Show

Saturday, September 13

Hothouse Flowers

Groceries spoil in the heat, while the rest of Houston's music community blossoms

The Whole Package

Medicine Show is packed with talent, youth, and charm

Dickey Betts and Great Southern

Thursday, October 17

Big John and Little Joe

Space City's tallest and shortest musicians rule the 2002 Houston Press Music Awards

Hot Tunes, Summer in the City

Houston Press Music Awards Showcase 2002

Unlucky Winners

Is there a Houston Press Music Award jinx?

Racket

At Tim Murrah's Metropol, it's about music, not style

Midnight Riders

Co-founder Dickey Betts is gone from the Allman Brothers Band, while Gregg Allman hits the road on a separate mini-tour

Jailhouse Rock

Clifford Antone looks to diva Barbara Lynn and others to help him regain some R-E-S-P-E-C-T

1998 Houston Press Music Awards Winners

Clifford Antone looks to diva Barbara Lynn and others to help him regain some R-E-S-P-E-C-T

China Girls (and Boys)

Clifford Antone looks to diva Barbara Lynn and others to help him regain some R-E-S-P-E-C-T

The Boys Are Back

Kansas City's Get Up Kids have Something to Write Home About all over again.

Houston International Festival

Kansas City's Get Up Kids have Something to Write Home About all over again.

Heavy Weather

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

The Happen-Ins, Mark May And More Weekend Happenings

Alexandra Valenti/ myspace.com/thehappeninsThe Happen-Ins​ Rocks Off is always looking for a cheapo weekend filled with wine, song, art and, well, debauchery if possible. The cheaper the better. So in that spirit... Rockers the Happen-Ins have been getting considerable buzz in their hometown of Au ... More >>

2010 Music Awards Nominees, Part 1

​Rocks Off is sorry this took so long, but between sifting through dozens of categories with dozens of nominations apiece, and shuffling back and forth to the doctor's office thanks to an unfortunate spill last night, we've been working as fast as we possibly can. Even so, we decided to split ... More >>

Blues Benefit Honors Late Drummer "Butch" Dempsey

​Longtime Houston blues scenester Mark May is hosting a benefit this afternoon at the Continental Club for his longtime drummer Clyde "Butch" Dempsey, who passed away this past July. Joining May on the bill will be local favorites Luther and the Healers as well as Cold Feet, Gonadz and the u ... More >>

iFest Concert Series

​Longtime Houston blues scenester Mark May is hosting a benefit this afternoon at the Continental Club for his longtime drummer Clyde "Butch" Dempsey, who passed away this past July. Joining May on the bill will be local favorites Luther and the Healers as well as Cold Feet, Gonadz and the u ... More >>

Houston and the Blues

Viva the Houston Blues Scene.

Distant Early Warning: Al Green, Balaclavas, Built To Spill, Gladys Knight, Los Campesinos!

​Al Green: Fri., April 27. Arena Theatre, 7326 SW Freeway, Houston. Balaclavas, Black Congress, Psychic Palms: Fri., Jan. 13. Mango's, 403 Westheimer Road, Houston. Ben Kweller: Thu., April 19. Fitzgerald's, 2706 White Oak, Houston. Brandi Carlile: Wed., Feb. 8. House of Blues, 1204 Carolin ... More >>