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May 2, 2012
Rest Of The Best: Houston's Top 8 Jukeboxes
Along with pickled pig's feet and a steady supply of Slim Jims, a good jukebox is a prime element for any great bar. But, like dinosaurs, jukeboxes are a vanishing breed. Unlike digital jukes, iPods or DJs, jukeboxes require love, care and maintenance, as well as -- among the truly great ones -- som ... More >>
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September 14, 2011
10 Songs That Helped Make Nick 13's Country Debut
Tiger Army's Nick 13 delivered his self-titled solo debut this year, and the lead singer of one of the past decade's biggest psychobilly bands has made one of the most enjoyable traditional country records of 2011 not called Photographs. Yes, this 10-song set from the man you first met on t ... More >>
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September 1, 2011
Five Filthy Conway Twitty Ditties Sure To Get Her To Press Charges
The tighter the pants, the stronger the pull. True story, back when we were trying to pick out Twitter handles in 2008, we almost went by @ConwayTwitter, but we instead went for a real name. Now the handle is taken, probably by someone who doesn't even like Conway Twitty, who would have been ... More >>
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May 31, 2011
Top Five Clint Eastwood Soundtracks
pasoroblesfilmfestival.comDr. John, Clint Eastwood and producer/director Bruce Ricker in a publicity photo for "Piano Blues," Eastwood's installment of PBS' 2003 series The Blues.Today the one and only Clint Eastwood turns 81 years old, and he can still kick your ass. According to the Interne ... More >>
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November 11, 2010
No Shame
Dr. Dog shrugs off faint praise.
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October 20, 2010
Six Songs That Shoot First, Ask Questions Later
If there's one musician whose advice is worth heeding, it ought to be Johnny Cash. But when the Man in Black sang "Don't Take Your Guns To Town," a whole lot of musicians must not have been listening. Perhaps they were tuning in one of Cash's other songs that takes a different point of view - ... More >>
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August 25, 2010
Rocks Off's Top 10 Favorite Story-Songs
The Internet wants to kill Gordon Lightfoot - back in February, someone started a rumor that the Canadian troubadour was dead. Of course it started on Twitter, of all places, where an offhand remark about a celebrity death will be held as fact. Hell, the other night we killed Tim Allen and To ... More >>
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March 18, 2010
Long Way Down
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club's Beat the Devil's Tattoo is the reverb-heavy rockers' most cohesive LP yet.
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January 18, 2010
Lonesome Onry and Mean: Songwriting Scholar Steve Young Blasts Nashville's "Yuppa-billys"
For Lonesome, Onry and Mean, they don't come much taller or wiser than Steve Young. Young has been in a love/hate relationship with Nashville and the major labels since he came to town in the early Seventies. Along with Billy Joe Shaver, Young wrote the major anthems of the Outlaw movement that tip ... More >>
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January 7, 2010
Stirred and Shaken
Rebels Honky Tonk's Mother-Effer
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January 6, 2010
Stirred and Shaken: Rebels Honky Tonk's Mother-Effer
Photo by Troy FieldsAt Rebels Honky Tonk (5002 Washington, 713-862-7172), the classics are relegated to the bathroom. The record jackets mounted on the men's-room wall feature the likes of Willie Nelson and Marty Robbins, but on a recent Wednesday night a couple KILT-FM DJs were pumping nothi ... More >>
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November 5, 2009
He Said She Said: Songs That Remind Us of Our Grandfathers
She Said has something she wants to admit. Here goes nothing. We... like... country music. No big deal, right? You wouldn't think so, unless you grew up in a town filled with racist rednecks who thought the glitz of '90s Nashville qualifies for the only music worth listenin' to. She Said rebelle ... More >>
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October 8, 2009
The Quotable Bono
The loquacious Irishman is pathologically incapable of keeping his opinions to himself.
Music
July 30, 2009
Leaving L.A.
West Coast honky-tonker Mike Stinson shocks his peers by moving to Houston.
Music
May 28, 2009
Dexter Romweber Duo
West Coast honky-tonker Mike Stinson shocks his peers by moving to Houston.
Blogs
May 22, 2009
Lonesome Onry and Mean: R.I.P. Vern Gosdin
Foreground: Faron Young (leaning on piano), Tammy Wynette (at piano). Back row (l-r): Unidentified man, Hank Thompson, George Jones, Vern Gosdin, Marty Robbins "Don't you think you should've called To tell me you were coming down Oh, you look so out of place On this troubled side of town" - Vern Go ... More >>
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February 2, 2009
Album of the Week: Bruce Springsteen's Working on a Dream
Bruce Springsteen is one prolific motherfucker. After all, he's produced one entire 4 CD box set (Tracks) of songs that he thought weren't good enough to be included on a regular album, and much of it still blew away anything in comparison. In that vein, we have Working on a Dream, coming littl ... More >>
Music
January 22, 2009
Freddie Krc
Bruce Springsteen is one prolific motherfucker. After all, he's produced one entire 4 CD box set (Tracks) of songs that he thought weren't good enough to be included on a regular album, and much of it still blew away anything in comparison. In that vein, we have Working on a Dream, coming littl ... More >>
Music
June 19, 2008
God, Texas and Tom Waits
Tom Waits may not come from around here, but a good chunk of his favorite music does
Music
May 1, 2008
Mike Ness, with Jesse Dayton
Tom Waits may not come from around here, but a good chunk of his favorite music does
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February 12, 2008
Grateful Coogs
Tom Waits may not come from around here, but a good chunk of his favorite music does
Music
May 4, 2006
Just Say No M�s
In which we examine Cancuntry music
Music
December 20, 2001
Fallout From This Year's Houston Press Holiday Party
John Lomax leaves the paper to pursue singing career after surprise debut
Music
November 1, 2001
Ballads Nuevo
Corridos get updated with drugs and guns
Music
June 14, 2001
World Class?
Houston can't join the ranks of other cities until it has an anthem of its own
Music
November 23, 2000
On the Off-Road Again
Country legend Ray Price continues to take the path less traveled
Music
September 21, 2000
Going Public
Dave Alvin's private loss inspires him to search for the eternal sounds
Music
March 2, 2000
Like Fine Wine...
The Hollisters keep getting better with age
Music
September 9, 1999
Roundabout Way
Cornell Hurd finally finds his musical niche
Music
May 6, 1999
He's Ba-ack
Burt Bacharach's swanky pop stylings return to hipness
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April 20, 1995
Border Songs
Burt Bacharach's swanky pop stylings return to hipness
Music
June 23, 1994
Pure-D Purty
Don Walser's yodeling can bring tears, even to the eyes of a Nashville record exec

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