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Robert Johnson

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    March 21, 2012

    Last Night: Valerie June At Leon's Lounge

    Valerie June Leon's Lounge March 20, 2012 "Tell your tale and listen too, as others tell their tale to you," stated Valerie June around the start of her set Tuesday, framing the tone for the rest of the night. "Find a point at which you meet, and form a bond that's strong and sweet. But if your lif ... More >>

  • Music

    September 1, 2011

    Old School

    Musicians in their 70s and 80s are keeping Houston's traditional blues scene real.

  • Music

    November 18, 2010

    Blinded by the Light

    Sacred Steel gives Grandfather Child an epiphany.

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2009

    A Musical Guide to Post-Secession Texas, Part 2: "Trinity"

    [Note: This week Rocks Off is looking at the musical heritage, highs and lows, for each of the five possible states that might result should Texas secede from the U.S. like Gov. Rick Perry wants it to. Yesterday we began with the Panhandle/West Texas "Palo Duro" territory; today it's northeastern qu ... More >>

  • Music

    July 23, 2009

    52 Pick-Up

    Your guide to the 2009 Houston Press Music Awards showcase

  • Music

    April 23, 2009

    Hill Country Hoodoo

    No record deal, no recordings — no problem for the South Memphis String Band.

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2008

    Four Lost Neil Diamond Covers

    No record deal, no recordings — no problem for the South Memphis String Band.

  • Blogs

    January 29, 2008

    Reporter’s Notebook: Random Scrawlings from the Van Halen Show

    No record deal, no recordings — no problem for the South Memphis String Band.

  • Music

    December 20, 2007

    Home for the Holidays

    No record deal, no recordings — no problem for the South Memphis String Band.

  • Music

    December 13, 2007

    2007 Music Year in Review

    No record deal, no recordings — no problem for the South Memphis String Band.

  • Music

    May 31, 2007

    Aaron Loesch Vies to Become the Guitar Center King of the Blues

    A dying Houston scene suddenly might have new life

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2007

    Catfish Reef: Truckin' With Albert Collins

    A dying Houston scene suddenly might have new life

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2007

    Catfish Reef: Truckin' With Albert Collins

    A dying Houston scene suddenly might have new life

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2007

    Playbill: John Egan

    A dying Houston scene suddenly might have new life

  • Music

    August 31, 2006

    Unholy Getdown

    Stevie Wonder, Prince and Martin Sexton combine in the Mighty Orq's tasty blues-rock stew

  • Music

    March 2, 2006

    Van Gogh with a Resonator

    Remembering Chris Whitley, the universal bluesman

  • Music

    April 28, 2005

    Rust Belt Blues

    The Black Keys bounce their Rubber Factory out of Akron, Ohio

  • Music

    April 29, 2004

    The Dirty Thirty

    The worst songs of all time from Texas

  • News

    July 18, 2002

    Hot Tunes, Summer in the City

    Houston Press Music Awards Showcase 2002

  • Music

    August 9, 2001

    Racket

    Searching for the First Rock Song

  • Music

    March 1, 2001

    Bowing to Pop

    A Muslim by choice, Jawad couldn't deny the will of his music

  • Music

    August 3, 2000

    Americana Psychos

    Mixing Nashville craft with gothic content, David Olney is a songwriter's songwriter

  • Dining

    July 27, 2000

    Pralines and Pushcarts

    A six-part history of Tex-Mex

  • Music

    July 13, 2000

    Bedeviled Hams

    Handsome Reckless Kelly might not have to sell its soul to Nashville after all

  • News

    April 27, 2000

    Letters

    Handsome Reckless Kelly might not have to sell its soul to Nashville after all

  • Music

    September 9, 1999

    Local Rotation

    Local Music Reviewed

  • Music

    September 2, 1999

    Zydeco's Birthplace

    Hint: It's where you're standing

  • Calendar

    January 21, 1999

    The King Has No Clothes

    Hint: It's where you're standing

  • Music

    August 6, 1998

    World of Their Own

    Carolina retronauts the Squirrel Nut Zippers swing clear of camp

  • News

    June 4, 1998

    Poindexter's Barbecue

    A Houston manufacturing magnate sets West Texas on fire -- and now he's taking the heat

  • Music

    April 2, 1998

    Write or Wrong?

    Marilyn Manson's Long Hard Road Out of Hell is paved with one journalist's bad intentions

  • Music

    March 26, 1998

    Radio Shy

    Marilyn Manson's Long Hard Road Out of Hell is paved with one journalist's bad intentions

  • Music

    January 15, 1998

    Cry Tough

    Essential bassist Tommy Shannon hangs in there

  • Music

    January 15, 1998

    Rotation

    Essential bassist Tommy Shannon hangs in there

  • Music

    December 4, 1997

    Rotation

    Essential bassist Tommy Shannon hangs in there

  • Music

    October 2, 1997

    Rotation

    Essential bassist Tommy Shannon hangs in there

  • Music

    May 1, 1997

    Rotation

    Essential bassist Tommy Shannon hangs in there

  • Music

    September 5, 1996

    A World of the Blues

    Johnny Copeland's music stretches from Houston to Africa and beyond

  • Music

    June 6, 1996

    Happy Trails

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

  • Music

    January 18, 1996

    Static

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

  • Music

    February 9, 1995

    Live Shots

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

  • Music

    February 2, 1995

    Live Shots

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

  • Music

    March 17, 1994

    The Man With the Blue Guitar

    Chris Smither uses the blues as a launching pad for a sound that could make you cry

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