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6 Ancient Classic Rockers You Didn't Know Put Out Music In 2012

We live in an era of classic-rock revivalism. We go crazy for reunions, we buy as many tickets as we can, and sometimes we even pay attention to the new records these bands put out, even though the general consensus is that no reunited band will ever put out a record as good as the ones they did in ... More >>

Heart's Ann Wilson: Still a Fanatic

Rewind: Last Night: Heart at House of Blues (March 11, 2012) For decades, Heart has been one of the premiere, best-selling and most influential bands in rock. Starting with 1976 debut Dreamboat Annie, the group structured around Wilson sisters Ann (singing) and Nancy (guitars, occasional singing) h ... More >>

Jay Lee: Local Photographer Threatened With Lawsuit by Woman Who Used Copyrighted Photo Without Permission

When Houston photographer, Houston Chronicle blogger, and KPFT tech-talk show co-host Jay Lee found out last month that one of his copyrighted pics of Houston's skyline had been used without permission on multiple websites, he sent the web hosts a Digital Millenium Copyright Act notice informing the ... More >>

2012 Summer Guide: It's a Scorcher

A summer concert season to melt your face off.

Springboard South: A Peculiar New Festival Arises At Citycentre

Springboard South Music Festival Citycentre May 6, 2012 An interesting experiment unfolded this weekend at Citycentre. The Springboard South music festival was the brainchild of Barry Coffing, a music and film industry vet who's the director for the Houston chapter of the National Association of Re ... More >>

Supergroups: 10 Bands That Sprang From Other Bands

From the remnants of other great bands are often birthed more great bands. Oftentimes these little side projects go under the radar unless you are a hardcore fan, or the new band itself gains a lot of airplay or word of mouth. Either way, some of the greatest rock bands of all time have been birthe ... More >>

The Best of SXSW Music: Wednesday 3/14/2012

​If you're familiar with chaos theory, which in its basic form is the attempt to find patterns in the random acts of shit on Earth, then you may understand the difficulty that comes with describing a full day at SXSW. To break down the bright, scintillating chaos, Village Voice Media's roving musi ... More >>

Last Night: My Morning Jacket At Verizon Wireless Theater

Photos By Marc Brubaker​Check out our slideshow of photos from the show. My Morning Jacket, at least to me, are a festival band. It's their natural habitat. Their records are built to be projected across city parks. Out of the half dozen times we have settled in front of Jim James and company ... More >>

iFest's Second Weekend Brings It All Back Home

Jason WolterTexas Connection: Joe Ely, Lucinda Williams and Townes Van Zandt (not pictured)​See lots more iFest pictures from Saturday and Sunday (and some food) in our slideshows. Yes, it was hot at iFest this weekend. Houston hot. Sunday afternoon, partway through Lucinda Williams' surprisi ... More >>

Boz Scaggs: Your Mom Loved Him... And Still Does

​These days, it's good to be the Wizard of Boz. In recent times, Boz Scaggs has been recording and touring as he pleases, including a highly successful road jaunt with Donald Fagen of Steely Dan and ex-Doobie Brother Michael McDonald as "The Dukes of September." Outside of music, he's got a Sa ... More >>

Thursday And Other Musical Days Of The Week

​Today is Thursday, and Thursday is playing tonight at Warehouse Live. The few times Craig's Hlist has said this to co-workers and friends in passing, at least the ones who don't live with their heads shoved up a concert calendar's ass, they have looked at us like we are insane. The band Thu ... More >>

Agent Orange Continues Carpet-Bombing Surf-Punk

David EnsmingerAgent Orange's Mike Palm at Rocbar earlier this year.​Rocks Off recently had the opportunity to speak with Agent Orange's Mike Palm, who founded the Southern California surf-punks in the late '70s and has remained in the trenches ever since. Agent Orange plays Fitzgerald's Sunda ... More >>

Top 10 Celebrity Music-Video Cameos

​Ratt, "Round and Round" Thursday night, Ratt hits up Warehouse Live with what passes for their original line-up. At their peak, the band was a gritty and decadent alternative to bands like Poison, skewing closer to Motley Crue in terms of excess and drug abuse. ​The band managed to ... More >>

Our Texas High School Rock Off Preview, Part 3: Backslash, Searching for Signal and Disfunkshun

This Friday, House of Blues hosts the first (and perhaps only) Texas High School Rock Off, co-sponsored by Fuse, Sonicbids and Rocks Off our own damn selves. See here for information on tickets, which start at the allowance-friendly price of $8. The winner receives $500, a trophy and an opening slot ... More >>

2009 Concert Rewind, March: Erykah Badu, Britney, Billy Joel & Elton John, A Baybrook Beatdown and A Whole Lotta Rodeo

Mark C. Austin​ Rascal Flatts, Reliant Stadium, March 3: "It's almost devious how much these guys sweetened and tune their songs up, close to the point of an almost automaton-like perfection. Each song is custom-built like a souped-up hot rod, with almost no flourish or guitar vamp going to waste. ... More >>

Spain Colored Orange

Gilbert Alfaro and Eric Jackson sound off.

Dan Aykroyd on the (Mostly Texan) Blues Brothers Band, Our New House of Blues, Lightnin' Hopkins, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Houston Kinfolk, SNL in Campaign '08 and More

Superproducer Pharrell Williams is at Home in N.E.R.D.

The Nose Knows

Tino Ortega's Matagorda Island Discs

Bun B's II Trill

Bun B’s II Trill: An Underground King, alone on the throne

Best Non-2007 Music of 2007

Stupid Baby Names

Metallica Jones

South By Southwest

Extraordinary Machination

Sure, Fiona Apple is crazy...like a fox!

¿Niño A?

¡No! Café Tacuba is more than the Mexican Radiohead.

Mellow, Chilled-Out Fellow

The wonder that is Devin the Dude

Karachi Rock

Haven't heard of Junoon? They've sold 20 million albums, and they're at the Meridian this week.

Hold Me Closer, Tony Danza

Here are a bunch of hilarious misheard lyrics. Now send us more.

Cope With This

Finally, someone figures out how to craft an interesting rock/hip-hop blend

The Best Cex Ever

Take combustible hip-hop, add a dash of indie pop, and watch the jaws drop

Drain You

An often-exasperating boxed set offers the final word on Nirvana's legacy

Azita and Carina Round

Life on the Fly (Drag City) and The Disconnection (Weapons of Mass Entertainment / Interscope)

Rock and Roll Never Forgets

Classic rock finds a new generation of fans and keeps on keepin' on into the new millennium

Endless Summer

The deep house of Miguel Migs transcends California vapidity

City Under Siege

Musicians provide HPD with plenty of overtime pay

Spymob, with N.E.R.D., the Roots and Kelis

Wednesday, August 27

Spacek

Vintage Hi-Tech (!K7)

Bowing to Pop

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

Houston Press Music Awards 2000

Your guide to the Music Awards Showcase

Bright Melodies

Blinker The Star's new CD is brooding and beautiful

Solid Delivery

Costner scores by striking out the schmaltz

Star Time

Performing in front of jazz icons doesn't rattle Houston's Mark Dini

Rotation

What's in a Name?

A lot, if you're Moses Guest, and taking another grab at the brass ring

Lee Way

Sample Idea

A boy and his electric toys are the source of Self's soundscapes

Something Old, Something New

If El Palacio is a dream of the past, Cabo is the cocktail party of the future

Juicy Stuff

Ames gets sued; the Juice -- Brutal and O.J.-- take to vinyl

Pink Pigs and Scarred Psyches

One man's triumphant journey through Pink Floyd obsession