Son Volt

Upcoming: The Zombies, Jewel, Knife Party, King Khan, Paramore, Son Volt, etc.

The Airborne Toxic Event: Mon., April 29, 8 p.m., $18/$25. House of Blues, 1204 Caroline, Houston. The Black Angels: With Hanni El-Khatib, Wall of Death., Fri., May 24, 8 p.m., TBA. Fitzgerald's, 2706 White Oak, Houston. Blowfly: Sun., Feb. 10, 8 p.m., $10. Walter's, 1120 Naylor St., Houston. Blu ... More >>

Last Night: Marshall Crenshaw & The Bottle Rockets At The Continental Club

Marshall Crenshaw, The Bottle Rockets Continental Club April 22, 2012 Sunday's Marshall Crenshaw/Bottle Rockets show again raised the question of whether Houston fans of intelligent, literate rock and roll should be disappointed that our city isn't more interested in this kind of music, or whether ... More >>

Buxton: "Not Everyone Is Going To Love You"

Photos by Marc BrubakerBuxton at Rudz in August​Lonesome Onry and Mean has been spinning local sensation Buxton's upcoming release Nothing Here Seems Strange for almost two weeks now. And we're sorry, but we still don't get it. Maybe we are old and jaded and out of it, but to us it sounds l ... More >>

Saturday: New West Records Showcase At Cactus Music

Photos by Jim BrickerRobert Ellis & the Boys​New West Records showcase feat. Buxton, Robert Ellis & the Boys, Wild Moccasins Cactus Music April 16, 2011 Although they had a myriad of opportunities Friday night to make themselves bleary-eyed and drag-tailed - Aftermath chose The Wagoneers, and ... More >>

The Mastersons Fly South To Familiar Territory

Photos via The Mastersons on Facebook​Chris Masterson and wife Eleanor Whitmore may live in Brooklyn these days, but like many New Yorkers, they are avid snowbirds. So much so, their new album will be titled Bird Fly South. "We're like migratory birds, we always head down to Texas for the Chr ... More >>

2011 South By Southwest Supplement

Buxton takes its bump to the roots-rock big leagues in stride.

Fall In

Distant Early Warning: AC/DC, Alice In Chains, Insect Warfare, Jackson Browne, Puscifer, Son Volt, etc.

​12 Stones, Wake The Light, Saturate, Dine Alone: Wed., Sept. 30. Scout Bar Clear Lake. Aaron Neville Quintet's Christmas Show: Fri., Dec. 4. House of Blues. The Accused, Krum Bums, Owl Witch, H.R.A.: Sun., Oct. 11. Walter's on Washington. AC/DC: Sun., Nov. 8. Toyota Center. Baroness, Iron Age, D ... More >>

Chris Masterson & Eleanor Whitmore

Texas Music on Sirius/XM's Outlaw Country

Rex "Wrecks" Bell Is Just Playing

The Galveston singer-songwriter spent a lot of years on the periphery of music greatness and right in the middle of its excesses

2008 Houston Press Music Awards Showcase

A preview of the 60 bands and five DJs that are taking over downtown this weekend

Local Motion

The Bards of Baytown

Scattered Pages' urban art-country music is as pretty as its hometown is ugly

Partners in Rime

People Under the Stairs fix the leak

Son Volt

Okemah and the Melody of Riot

Houston's Gone Gaaga for Haaga

A former king of the Texas metal world unites Houston's warring rock tribes and wins a passel of Music Awards

Cry Uncle

For Uncle Tupelo fans, there's No Depression in reissue heaven

Mando Saenz

Watertown (Plethorazine/Angus Records)

Remembering Doug Sahm

The Texas Tornado is gone, but not forgotten

Sympathy for the Angel

Wilco's Jeff Tweedy and the scourge of great art

Too high. Period.

Curt Kirkwood, now living in Austin, is still a Meat Puppet. His brother Cris is a missing-in-action junkie.

1998 Houston Press Music Awards Winners

On the Right Track

Keen Life

Still Flying

Roger McGuinn is happy to look at the past, but he's not ready to live in it

A Whole Lot Country

And quite a bit rock and roll add up to No Depression music

Rotation

Unpromised Land

Jolene strives to make sense of life's punches -- and make a living

Vintage Sounds

Wayne Hancock is a new-fashioned guy with old-fashioned desires

Great Dwight Hope

Mum's the word in the Yoakam camp, but the music speaks for itself

Unpolished Gem