Soul Asylum

Retro Active: 1987, Here We Come

Bavu Blakes and the Extra Plairs at ACL Fest

Sympathy for the Angel

Wilco's Jeff Tweedy and the scourge of great art

Young Mods from the Garage

Wilco's Jeff Tweedy and the scourge of great art

Pop Moment

Wilco's Jeff Tweedy and the scourge of great art

Sound Check

Wilco's Jeff Tweedy and the scourge of great art

Rotation

Wilco's Jeff Tweedy and the scourge of great art

Static

Wilco's Jeff Tweedy and the scourge of great art

Soul Men

Okay, the name is stupid. But Soul Coughing is still a great band.

Press Picks

Okay, the name is stupid. But Soul Coughing is still a great band.

Static

Okay, the name is stupid. But Soul Coughing is still a great band.

Write or Wrong?

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

Rotation

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

Looks Matter

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

Rotation

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

Vainglorious

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

The Replacements: All Over but the Shouting, by Jim Walsh

A new oral history of The Replacements

Nobody Gets Out of Here Alive

The Houston rock scene and the cultural cringe

Can't Touch the MMMBop

A new boxed set excavates the '90s

Identity Crisis

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

Squint

Friday, July 19

Native Talent

Indigenous Americans blow blues-rock smoke

Rotation

Indigenous Americans blow blues-rock smoke

Sound Check

Indigenous Americans blow blues-rock smoke

Walter's on Washington Leaves Its Namesake Avenue Behind.

Moving on up!

Distant Early Warning: Asleep at the Wheel, Heartless Bastards, High On Fire, Thrill Kill Kult, Will.i.am, White Rabbits, etc.

​"The Festival At The Mink" With White Rhino, Alkari, The Manichean, Flowers To Hide, The Sour Notes, Giant Battle Monster, Gretchen Schmaltz: Sat., Feb. 27, 6 p.m., $8. The Mink. Asleep At The Wheel: Fri., April 30. Dosey Doe Coffee Company. B L A C K I E, Rapeworm, Wife: Thu., March 4. Indie Ho ... More >>

Booker T

​"The Festival At The Mink" With White Rhino, Alkari, The Manichean, Flowers To Hide, The Sour Notes, Giant Battle Monster, Gretchen Schmaltz: Sat., Feb. 27, 6 p.m., $8. The Mink. Asleep At The Wheel: Fri., April 30. Dosey Doe Coffee Company. B L A C K I E, Rapeworm, Wife: Thu., March 4. Indie Ho ... More >>

Lotus Effect Channel Soul Asylum, Shakespeare On Rabbits And Royalties EP

Elise Blog​ OK, in your head, we want you to picture Soul Asylum. No, not "Runaway Train." We mean the energy, angsty effervescence of something like "Somebody to Shove." Wed that haunting voice and throbbing guitars to a mild prog-rock sensibility and you have Lotus Effect's EP, Rabbits and Royal ... More >>

Day Of The Dead: Music In Memoriam 2009-10

itscactus.com​Rocks Off doesn't mean to be morbid, but today is the Day of the Dead, the Mexican holiday and festival honoring those who have gone before. So instead of waiting until the end of the year, the more traditional time for such things, we wanted to compile a list of the notable name ... More >>

Upcoming: Cold War Kids, Diana Ross, The Sword, Etc.

​American Fangs, CB Kings, Another Run, Legacy Fails, Born Again Virgins: Sun., Dec. 26. Fitzgerald's. Arlo Guthrie: Fri., March 25. House of Blues. Authority Zero, Flatfoot 56, Lionize: Sat., Jan. 22. Scout Bar Clear Lake. "New Year's Eve Ball 2011" With Benny Benassi: Fri., Dec. 31. Stere ... More >>

Better Than Ezra Succeeding On Their Own Terms

Rick Olivier​It's been a hot minute since we've heard from '90s hitmakers Better Than Ezra, but they've reconvened over the last year, releasing their seventh album Paper Empire and embarking on a "Road to Mardi Gras" tour which winds down New Years Eve in the band's hometown of New Orleans. ... More >>

Soul Asylum

Rick Olivier​It's been a hot minute since we've heard from '90s hitmakers Better Than Ezra, but they've reconvened over the last year, releasing their seventh album Paper Empire and embarking on a "Road to Mardi Gras" tour which winds down New Years Eve in the band's hometown of New Orleans. ... More >>

Last Night: Soul Asylum At House Of Blues

Photos by Jason Wolter​Soul Asylum House of Blues December 30, 2010 '90s alt-rock mainstays Soul Asylum took the House of Blues stage Thursday night, 18 years after their breakthrough release Grave Dancers Union. Front man Dave Pirner is conceivably regarded as one of the era's most colorful ... More >>

When We Ruled H-Town

Doc revisits Houston's '90s music scene.