Subject: Ryan Scroggins

• Announcing the 2007 Houston Press Music Awards Winners

  August 1, 2007

• Drenched in Blog: Top Ten Albums of 2007

  December 21, 2007

• Ska/Reggae Fest, with the Slackers

  January 29, 2009

• Craig Kinsey

  A Sideshow Tramp goes solo and gives H-town some props

  August 7, 2008

• Local Motion

  December 13, 2007

• Trenchtown in the 'Trose

  Talking ska with Ryan Scroggins

  November 22, 2007

• Local Motion

  October 11, 2007

• Ryan Scroggins and the Trenchtown Texans

  Trenchtown Texas

  September 20, 2007

• Local Motion

  September 6, 2007

• Houston Press Music Awards Winners

  Devin the Dude, Katie Stuckey and The Dimes clean up

  August 9, 2007

• 2007 Houston Press Music Awards Showcase

  July 26, 2007

• No Más for the Vatos Rudos

  Los Skarnales go the way of all flesh

  November 9, 2006

• 2006 Houston Press Music Awards Supplement

  July 27, 2006

• Los Skarnales

  Pachuco Boogie Sound System

  April 7, 2005

• Washington Avenue Rocks

  Jagi Katial cobbles together a local festival worth cheering about

  June 12, 2003

• The 2009 Houston Press Music Award Nominees

  Here they are, folks. You nominated 'em, we mulled 'em over and sorted out the stuffers, and now the 2009 Houston Press Music Awards ballot is set. Normally Rocks Off would say something cute like read 'em and weep, but since we've been listening to almost nothing but '80s hard rock and new bands that totally sound like '80s hard rock (Low Man's Joe, The Answer, Charm City Devils) for the past couple of days, we'll just say this: Eat 'em and smile. Just kidding. We know this is serious stuff, an

  May 21, 2009

• Houston Press Music Awards: And The Nominees Are...

  Here they are, folks. You nominated 'em, we mulled 'em over and sorted out the stuffers, and now the 2009 Houston Press Music Awards ballot is set. Normally Rocks Off would say something cute like read 'em and weep, but since we've been listening to almost nothing but '80s hard rock and new bands that totally sound like '80s hard rock (Low Man's Joe, The Answer, Charm City Devils) for the past couple of days, we'll just say this: Eat 'em and smile. Just kidding. We know this is serious stuff, a

  May 21, 2009

• Running the Numbers

  May 28, 2009

• MP3 of the Day: Sean Reefer & the Resin Valley Boys

  As if Wednesday night's drunken, surly and bearded Clutch show wasn't enough for the House Of Blues staff, tonight they get to rassle with the musical stylings of one David Allan Coe, openers 1100 Springs and Sean Reefer & The Resin Valley Boys. Long a fixture on the Houston honky-tonk scene, Reefer and the Resins' odes to marijuana, cocaine, whiskey, pills and No-Doz are the stuff of local legend. Never before have we encountered such a weed-tastic group of pickers since that old red-headed

  July 16, 2009

• 52 Pick-Up

  July 23, 2009

• ReFried Rice: In the Hot Seat with Nick Gaitan

  ​We're here with Nick Gaitan from Umbrella Man. He's up first in the Hot Seat.Who are you going to see today?Ryan Scroggins. Want to watch Sean Reefer, but we're playing at the same time. And by buddy Jack, we're up against each other for Best Bassist. BUH BUH BUM! (Says in doomy singing voice).I wanted to see the Wild Moccasins but they aren't playing. The TonTons. I'm going to see Sideshow. I'm going to miss Skeleton Dicks. Bunny Rogers from that band recorded the last Skarnales album, Ryan

  July 26, 2009

• HPMA Aftermath: Born Liars, Ryan Scroggins and the Trenchtown Texans, B L A C K I E, Metavenge and Buxton

  Photos by Craig Hlavaty​This member of Rocks Off has never felt so proud of his city, especially after last night's Houston Press Music Awards showcase. He was wont to call it "his" city just a few years back, commuting back and forth into the Inner-Loop breach to review show after show from the suburbs down Highway 288. He had always felt that he perhaps wasn't quite getting what was going on, or that he just wasn't built for it. But Sunday, as we walked down the streets of downtown and saw r

  July 27, 2009

• Tonight: All the HPMA Coverage You Can Handle

  Mark C. Austin​ Only a few more hours until this year's Houston Press Music Awards winners will be announced at Warehouse Live. There's still time for you to head over to Momentum Audi (2315 Richmond) to pick up tickets; doors open to the public at 7:30 p.m. Performing tonight are HPMA nominees Kam, Born Liars, Ryan Scroggins & the Trenchtown Texans, Flamin' Hellcats, Benjamin Wesley (above), Nosaprise and Mechanical Boy. Of course, if you can't make it, Rocks Off will be live-blogging the

  July 30, 2009

• HPMA: We Have Some Winners: Geoffrey Muller, D.R.U.M., Speakerboxx, Wild Moccasins, Los Pistoleros

  Chris Gray​Groovy, groovy acoustic reggae from Ryan Scroggins & the Trenchtown Texans, featuring Sideshow Tramps' Geoffrey Muller, plus Pat Kelly banging on a couple of 4X4s. Singing about people watching "that old devil box." We guess if they're watching on Channel 39, it's OK. For tonight.So far, our host Johnny Bravo of Jack FM gets a conditional fail for trying a little too hard to be funny. Cool Metallica tee though.Best Miscellaneous Instrument: Geoffrey Muller, Sideshow/Mesmer, for

  July 30, 2009

• HPMA: We Have Even More Winners: Los Skarnales, KPFT, Ryan Scroggins, Little Joe Washington

  Chris Gray​No performer, but here's presenter Hailey Frances of Channel 39. She's pretty.Best Latin Contemporary: Los Skarnales. That trophy case has got to be getting pretty crowded at this point.Best Radio Station: KPFT. Another snippy acceptance speech. "We don't have a university backing us up. We don't have a church backing us up, unless it's the church of the blues."Best Keyboards: Ryan Scroggins. "If Earl Gilliam was here tonight, I'd give this to him. Sorry I didn't play keyboards toni

  July 30, 2009

• The 2009 Houston Press Music Award Winners

  Chris GrayScarface (right) and 2009 Best Punk winners Flamin' Hellcats​ Best Local CD/LP: Bun B, UGK for Life Best Local EP/7-inch: Wild Moccasins, Microscopic Metronomes Best Local Song: Mechanical Boy, "She Does" Best New Act: Roky Moon & BOLT Songwriter: B L A C K I E Local Musician of the Year: Little Joe Washington Best Guitarist: Little Joe Washington

  July 31, 2009

• MP3 of the Day: Yes, There Are Summer Fest Tickets Left

  ​Rocks Off just got off the phone with Free Press Houston editor/publisher Omar Afra, the Bill Graham of Saturday and Sunday's Summer Fest. After disguising himself as "that guy from that punk band you wrote those bad things about" - dude, you're going to have to be more specific than that - Afra asked us to get the word out that although no more Summer Fest tickets are available online or in stores, plenty will be available at Eleanor Tinsley Park tomorrow. The box office opens at 10 a.m.; th

  August 7, 2009

• Aftermath: More Free Press Summer Fest at Eleanor Tinsley Park

  Photos (except where indicated) by Craig HlavatyB L A C K I E and friends​ "How is this Houston?" "How the hell is this Houston?" Aftermath couldn't stop saying that phrase over and over again to whoever we found ourselves walking with the past two days all over Eleanor Tinsley Park at the inaugural Free Press Summer Fest. Attendance figures of up to 30,000 (total) abounded by this morning, though a final number may not be ready for a few days. The two-day concert reminded us of a fun-size Aus

  August 10, 2009

• Distant Early Warning: Aggrolites, Frankie Valli, the Krayolas, Peaches, "Rockers vs. Mods," etc.

  ​ The Aggrolites: Wed., Oct. 14. Meridian. Asher Roth: Thu., Sept. 24. Rich's Houston. Aventura: Fri., Dec. 4. Toyota Center. Bastard Sons Of Johnny Cash: LOUNGE STAGE., Thu., Oct. 1. Fitzgerald's. Buxton: Thu., Oct. 1. Continental Club. Captured! By Robots: Wed., Nov. 18. Super Happy Fun Land. Charles P. & The 10%, Tyagaraja, Peekaboo Theory, Jeff Boortz Band: Sat., Sept. 19. Last Concert Cafe. Concrete Violin, Ascites, Rosemary Malign, Last Rape: Fri., Oct. 9. Super Happy Fun Land.

  September 1, 2009

• Distant Early Warning: Cactus Music Second Anniversary, Delbert McClinton, the Marley Brothers, Mindy Smith, Queen Latifah, the Slackers, Vallejo, etc.

  ​"Cactus Music 2nd Anniversary Party" With The Flamin' Hellcats, DJ Joey McKeel: Fri., Oct. 30, 7 p.m. Cactus Music and Video. Arthur Yoria, Colin Lake: Wed., Oct. 28. Warehouse Live. Delbert McClinton: Sat., Dec. 26. Verizon Wireless Theater. Dir En Grey: Mon., Nov. 2. Warehouse Live. "ArrowFest 2009" With The Doobie Brothers, Foreigner, Eddie Money, Foghat, WAR, Starship, Blue Oyster Cult: Sun., Nov. 1. Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. Doug Martsch (DJ Set): Fri., Oct. 23. The Mink.

  October 6, 2009