Subject: Sean Reefer

• Last Night: The Houston Press Music Awards Showcase

  July 30, 2007

• Last Night: Sean Reefer & the Resin Valley Boys at Boondocks

  April 29, 2008

• Aftermath Extra: The Best Concerts of the Year, Part 3

  Sean Reefer & the Resin Valley Boys, Boondocks, April 28: "Reefer and friends can be a benign ensemble whose greatest sin (and virtue) is defibrillating the shade of Hank Williams Sr. for an audience whose appetite for debauchery is more in line with grandson Hank III." Mike Ness and Jesse Dayton, Meridian, May 6: "Ness' hard-luck characters took an unplanned back seat Tuesday to-the-all too real predicament of opener Jesse Dayton. En route from Dallas, Dayton's tour bus was pulled over

  December 31, 2008

• Burnout Houston

  February 26, 2009

• The Shredder

  One Show, One Sentence

  October 23, 2008

• Sgt. Pepper at Discovery Green

  April 24, 2008

• Ryan Scroggins and the Trenchtown Texans

  Trenchtown Texas

  September 20, 2007

• Carnal Knowledge

  Former Los Skarnales frontman Felipe Galvan resurrects the Pachuca boogie

  September 6, 2007

• Exile on Main Street

  Racket and the new guy take the annual Houston Press Music Awards Showcase plunge

  August 2, 2007

• 2007 Houston Press Music Awards Showcase

  July 26, 2007

• Hello, Houston!

  April 23, 2009

• Wheel Good Time

  March 30, 2006

• Worst and Weirdest

  A sampling of some of the most out-there freak-outs and calamitous train wrecks H-Town bands have experienced the last few years

  July 19, 2007

• Leaving the Wolfe Pack

  It's Johnny Falstaff's time to "Shine"

  October 12, 2006

• The Orange Show

  Spain Colored Orange takes home four Press Music Awards

  August 10, 2006

• Houston Band Cartography

  The launch of our blog brings forth a quixotic attempt toward a local music atlas

  July 6, 2006

• Farewell to the Twenty Nickel

  Looking back on the '05 and dreaming in the '06

  December 29, 2005

• Goodbye Joe, Me Gotta Go

  There are 25,000 Cajuns in Houston. Almost none of them play Cajun music. Why not?

  January 25, 2007

• 2006 Houston Press Music Awards Supplement

  July 27, 2006

• Houston's Gone Gaaga for Haaga

  August 4, 2005

• DJ Big E's "Rock It Baby, Rock It" Show

  Saturday, July 30, at the Continental Club, 3700 Main, 713-529-9899.

  July 28, 2005

• The Sick Old Man of the Festival Circuit

  An open letter to the organizers and music bookers of the Houston International Festival

  April 21, 2005

• Rogue Bosoms, Bouncing Booties and Pac-Man Raps

  Looking back on the '04

  December 23, 2004

• Playbill

  November 25, 2004

• Playbill

  October 7, 2004

• Wigged Gigs

  October 7, 2004

• Music Awards Survey

  A rundown of every act on this year's bill

  July 22, 2004

• Stone Country

  Sean Reefer and the Resin Valley Boys spark up some primo Western swing and trad C&W

  February 26, 2004

• Ronald Reagan's Army

  In your heart, you know the Yuppie Prick$ are right

  February 19, 2004

• Midtown Honky-tonkin'

  Trains and the vintage sounds of the Swank Countrypolitans bring a time warp to the Continental Club

  January 15, 2004

• Creep Show

  May 14, 2009

• 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

• Distant Early Warning: Atmosphere, Chickenfoot, Weezy & Jeezy, the Pogues and More

  Andy Moor: Fri., July 17. Rich's Houston. Atmosphere, Eyedea & Abilities, Attracted to Gods: Tue., Aug. 4. Warehouse Live. Chickenfoot: Wed., Sept. 16. Verizon Wireless Theater. Cosmic Gate: Fri., July 3. Rich's Houston. David Allan Coe, Sean Reefer & The Resin Valley Boys: CHANGED Thu., July 16, 8 p.m., $20-$40. House of Blues. Forever The Sickest Kids, Sky Eats Airplane, Driver F, Thee Armada: Sat., Sept. 5. The Java Jazz. Jesse Dayton: Sat., Aug. 15. Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe.

  June 23, 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

• ReFried Rice: In the Hot Seat with Larry Meeker from The Snake Charmers

  ​Chemist by day, guitarist by night. What bands are you checking out today?I came to play the gig or get my ass kicked. The Ton Tons. Flying Fish Sailors... (Uh. they aren't playing.) Who are your HPMA picks?Best Bassit I believe is not on here. It's our Best Bassist, Will Bloomingtrim. Jack Schulz of Sean Reefer. That's the thing, musicians are the worst about telling other musicians what's going on. We suck at not being competitive. What are you listening to right now?I've been having a c

  July 26, 2009

• Distant Early Warning: Al Jarreau, Butthole Surfers, The Mars Volta, The Tragically Hip, etc.

  ​Al Jarreau: Fri., Dec. 11. Arena Theatre. Ben Danaher: Wed., Sept. 30. Dosey Doe Coffee Company. Benjamin Wesley, Prairie Cadets: Sun., Aug. 16. The Mink. Black Crowes, Saving Abel: BEAUMONT., Sun., Oct. 18. Ford Park. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony: CHANGED Sun., Aug. 23. House of Blues. Brother Ali, BK-One, Evidence, Toki Wright: Thu., Oct. 29. Warehouse Live. Buju Banton: Thu., Oct. 22. House of Blues. Butthole Surfers: Thu., Sept. 24. House of Blues.

  July 28, 2009

• HPMA: We Ain't Done Yet: Winners Roky Moon & BOLT, Sean Reefer & the Resin Valley Boys, Kam, Bun B and Spain Colored Orange

  Chris Gray​Ben Wesley is killing with a song that, according to his good buddy Cornbreadd, he wrote two days ago. It just keeps building and building on itself, spreading its wings rather than collapsing under its own weight. Wesley started out with a guitar and a bass strapped to him, hunched over a keyboard. He ended with nothing, screaming into the mic like a madman. Brilliant."IBest New Act: Roky Moon & BOLT. A moonage daydream come true for the best glam-rock band Houston has ever see

  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

• Things to Do This Weekend If You're Almost Broke

  Another Friday afternoon and Rocks Off is itching to leave, so let's get to it. Friday​Pop duo Adam & Lena play a free Cactus Music in-store at 5:30 p.m. Free beer, etc. Hurry, but if you miss them they'll be at Robusto's Cigar Lounge in Katy tomorrow night. House of Blues hosts a triple bill of damn fine local bands - Southern Backtones, Sideshow Tramps and Buxton - for an H.I.S.D. benefit (the school district, not the rap group) in the Bronze Peacock Room. Admission is $10 or $10 worth o

  August 28, 2009

• Wednesdays are Honky-Tonk Heaven In Houston, and Thursdays are Hillbilly Hell

  Photos by Chris GrayRobert Ellis & the Boys, under the blue neon​ It's no secret Rocks Off is a big fan of the country music, which is why we're starting to get a little excited about the inner-loop honky-tonk scene that's taking root. Over the weekend, we caught Sean Reefer & the Resin Valley Boys doing their hemped-up Hank Williams thang at the West Alabama Ice House, and Miss Leslie & Her Juke-Jointers' Sunday-evening sets (6-9 p.m.) at the Continental Club, a fine way to wind d

  November 5, 2009

• Honky-Tonk Revival

  November 19, 2009