Pam Robinson

Saturday: Will to Live, etc. at Walters

Will to Live, Band of Mercy, Black Coffee, Altered Minds Walters January 26, 2013 Anytime I find myself at a real, honest-to-God hardcore show, it's hard not to compare it to the anarchic, adrenaline-soaked matinees at New York's legendary CBGB. Long after the likes of the Ramones and Television ma ... More >>

Bonus Rocks Off 100: Asli Omar, The Tontons' Indie-Rock Siren

Who? It's hard to argue that any local band is more on the way up than the Tontons, and a lot of that can be credited to the incredible sounds that come out of singer Asli Omar's mouth. Smooth as silk sheets, but with a pop-princess kind of power that enables her to stand firmly with one foot in ind ... More >>

Houston's Top 5 Alternative Venues

5. NUMBERS Numbers fell off. Numbers ain't what it used to be. No one goes there anymore. Blah, blah, blah. Sure, the venue may be a far cry from what it was during its heyday, when the likes of Iggy Pop and Henry Rollins were stomping through town and nearly tearing its walls down. But Houston, as ... More >>

Rest of the Best: Houston's Top 8 Places to See a Local Act

Year after year after year, Houston nurtures and cultivates its music scene. It has grown into substantial force, arguably as powerful and diverse as it's ever been, with legitimate talent in just about every branch or genre. Accordingly, the city is flush with venues to see said talent, be it wel ... More >>

Welcome to the Neighborhood

An iconic Houston music venue settles into new digs amid a hint of controversy.

Bummer, Dude: The 10 Big Musical Disappointments of 2011

Photo by Marc BrubakerThis guy's crazy rant at Fun Fun Fun Fest made the list.​All things considered, 2011 was a pretty bitchin' year for popular music. It wasn't all high-fives and Grammies for our musical heroes, however. More than few steaming flops, blown gigs and sour notes made the yea ... More >>

Four More Years

After 1,661 days (and counting) of immersion in the Houston music scene, a look back.

Walter's No Longer On Washington, But Not Gone Either

Matthew Keever...And then there were none.​Nearly two years after the club first said it was planning to relocate from Washington Avenue, Walter's on Washington has finally shut down, owner Pam Robinson told Rocks Off this afternoon. After Robinson gave her landlord a 60-day notice on March 1 ... More >>

Walter's Is Definitely Moving, Owner Confirms

Photos by Matthew Keever​Pam Robinson, owner of Walter's on Washington, has been keeping busy. "I've been working on this since the first week of February," Robinson said of her plans to move the longtime Washington Avenue music venue to a new location. "I signed all the contracts, I presente ... More >>

Walter's Appears To Be Moving By Month's End

​According to the above poster for the Saxton Fox/Art Institute/Satin Hooks show, which was posted on Hands Up Houston earlier this afternoon, Walter's on Washington appears to be moving before the end of the month. The new location, 1120 Naylor, is just north of I-10, in the same industrial ... More >>

Does Washington Avenue Need Any More Live Music?

Son Lam If Pearl Bar did have live music, where would the band fit?​Last week, the Chronicle ran a story about the owners of Salt Bar, a newer drinking establishment on Washington Avenue, and their goal of building "a live music scene in Houston from the ground up." One of the partners ... More >>

Wild on Washington

The three-mile stretch of avenue is Houston's place to be if you're young, white, single and ready to party. At least for now.

Ghosts of Washington Avenue

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

Walter's on Washington Leaves Its Namesake Avenue Behind.

Moving on up!

Walter's on Washington Closing In October; Club May Relocate

Bill OliveSilver Jews at Walter's on Washington, September 2008​Rocks Off learned this morning that Walter's on Washington, one of Houston's primary venues for local bands, indie-rock, hardcore and touring acts not yet on the radar of Warehouse Live and House of Blues, will close at the end of Oct ... More >>

Walter's on Washington Owner Pam Robinson: "It's Moving, Not Closing"

John VanMelt Banana at Walter's on Washington, November 2007​All of you who think last night/today's news that Walter's on Washington will close at the end of October is another nail in the coffin of Houston's indie scene can relax. Rocks Off reached owner Pam Robinson around 12:30 p.m., and she s ... More >>

The Ghost Of Johnny Fixx

Pam Robinson Fights Back

The Smoking Ban

Has it been good for Houston? A dozen local music figures sound off

Smoked Out

Will "self-enforcement" be enough for Houston's expanded smoking ban to work?

Teen Bands

From Doo Doo Butter to The Dimes, kids leave cover songs and garages behind

Fight the Power

Could there be a fun, pro-music political action committee in Houston? Why the hell not?

Bad Vibrations

Houston's ticky-tack noise ordinance and NIMBY neighbors are killing the scene

Warfare on Washington

In which a routine noise complaint morphs into a small riot

A Right Wing Take on the Walter's War

Restless Pam

Pam Robinson

En Fuego

The Arcade Fire burns Mary Jane's Fat Cat down to the ground; also: Scarface/Geto Boys news and the fate of Mary Jane's

Wigged Gigs

A selection of some of the wildest, weirdest, and most dangerous bands and shows in Houston history

Racket

Country Legends 97.1 takes over as the number one C&W station in town

Sidecar Sideshow

Racket confronts his hatas at a show in his dishonor

Identity Crisis

Mary Cutrufello's leaving makes us wonder: Is your band a Krogers, Randalls or a Fiesta?

CAH? AHA!

Plus: No Foolin', HGO Curtain Call, Shooting Gallery

Pamland Central

Pam Robinson is transforming Washington Avenue one bar at a time