Stevie Ray Vaughan

Behold the Texas 30, Plus Albums 40-31

At this point, hopefully you know what the Texas 30 is and why Rocks Off is counting down to the Top 30 Texas albums of the past 30 years, as determined by a statewide panel of professional music writers. The short answer is, of course, because we can, and because it was a great excuse to listen to ... More >>

If Houston Restaurants Were Bands: Oxheart As an Oi! Punk Band, Plus More

In a recent story meeting, I mentioned The Pass & Provisions to my fellow staff writers here at the Press. Assistant music editor and all-around pop culture buff Craig Hlavaty quickly threw out there: "That sounds like a screamo band." "In fact," he continued, "a lot of these new restaurants have n ... More >>

ZZ Top Sucks. There, I Said It.

Today ZZ Top is releasing their 15th studio album and first in nine years, LA FUTURA. By all accounts is it much-anticipated. But I'm going to out myself here and now: I do not get why people love ZZ Top. If you are one of those people, can you explain it to me like I'm five years old? Chances are ... More >>

#MadeInAmerica: The Heat, Crowds & Fireworks of Day 1

Rewind: #MadeInAmerica: Translation's Steve Stoute Talks Diversity, Honesty, and The Digital Revolution "If you put on a festival full of good music, people will find you". That was advertising executive and Jay-Z inner circle member Steve Stoute's answer to my question regarding the who/what/why ... More >>

Rebecca Laird, Mojo Girl

20-year-old Katy guitar slinger could be a budding Bonnie Raitt.

Lou Ann Barton

''One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer — Guitar Art, No Strings Attached''

Real Men

Lukas Nelson and his drummer Anthony LoGerfo talk friendship, music and life on the road.

No Surprises: Rock Hall Set To Induct Guns N' Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beastie Boys

Photo By Marco TorresGuns N' Roses are Rock Hall bound, but which version of GNR will show up? ​This morning (well, it leaked last night) the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in Cleveland announced their 2012 class of inductees. Included on the list are Guns N' Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beastie Bo ... More >>

Ask Me Anything: What Would You Ask Your Favorite Artist?

"What do you love about music?" ​Part of the job here at Rocks Off - this daily Make-A-Wish kid circus - is talking to musicians and people in the musical know. One of the most fun parts of the job is booking an interview with an artist coming to town and cramming for a few days into the nook ... More >>

As Transition Begins, A Few Fitzgerald's Memories For The Road

Photos courtesy of Kam FranklinFishbone's Angelo Moore at Fitzgerald's​As Fitzgerald's embarks on a new chapter in its epic history - Saturday's show with Caveman Electric, Peekaboo Theory and others is the last one before shutting down and reopening under new management September 23 - it seem ... More >>

Going Platinum: Artists We'd Pay $10,000 To See - And When

​It started one night on the patio of Big Star Bar in the Heights; over Lone Star and cigarettes, a handful of Houston music wags debated the shows they would pay top dollar to see from lartists, iving or dead. We argued the aspects of an At the Drive-In reformation, seeing Sam Cooke in 1963, ... More >>

Beyond His Years

A bluesman since age ten, Bernard Allison has learned his lessons well.

The Great Green Room In the Sky: The Grim Reaper's 2009 Musical Roll Call

​Thankfully, 2009 was a sorry year for the Greil Marcus Rock Death Meter. Aside from the not terribly unexpected (but still weird) demise of the King of Pop, few bona fide legends went on to the Great Green Room Beyond the Sky. The Rock Death Meter rates rock deaths on a ten-point scale in three c ... More >>

Aftermath: More Drums and Drummers Than We Ever Thought We'd See at an Intercontinental Airport Hangar

Videos by Craig Hlavaty Any drummer jokes, say the one about Ginger Baker and coffee both sucking without Cream, pretty much have to go out the window when you enter an expansive warehouse that includes over 100 boys and girls, and men and women, pounding on their respective kits. Sometimes in tand ... More >>

Jimi Hendrix Covers: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly (P.S. John Mayer Still Sucks)

This week marks the 39th anniversary of the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival, which is famous for a couple of reasons. First, it was such a financial disaster it put the kibosh on any further Wight fesivals for the next 32 years. Second, and more importantly, it marked the penultimate performance of one ... More >>

Burnin' for You

The Return of Mail Call

It's been a while, but let's see what's been lurking in the bin... *Kenton & Hill (Houston): "A side project from Last Soul Descendents producer Darren Roberts, this masterpiece brings together live jazzy, funky, hip-hop grooves with heavy dance beats to create a unique sound." D-Fu-J- ... More >>

The Smokin' Joe Kubek Band with Bnois King

The Wayback Machine: 15, 10, and five years ago in Houston music

Friday Night: Doyle Bramhall at McGonigel’s Mucky Duck

Back Door Slam

Six Organs of Admittance

Alan Haynes

Even in Austin, this blues guitarist stands out

Our top DVD picks scheduled for release this week

Tonk Blokes And the Mean Streets Of Da R.O.

Ten things I read about Houston on Urbandictionary.com, the Wikipedia of the hood

Pretty Girls Make Saves

As video games go indie, Wack imagines a few likely pairings

Tommy Castro

Saturday, March 18, the Continental Club, 3700 Main, 713-529-9666

W.C. Clark

Saturday, September 24, at the Big Easy, 5731 Kirby, 713-523-9999.

Double Ax

Eric Johnson and Adrian Belew fret for you at Club V

New Angels in Rock Heaven

Scoring the grim reaper's 2004 harvest

A Thin Line...

Introducing the most hated men in rock (besides Sting)

Johnny Winter

I'm a Bluesman (Virgin)

The South's Done It Again

Southern rock comes in for another revival

Jay Hooks

Red Line (Provogue Records)

Kenny G.'s Revenge

Smooth-jazz fans blast Racket

Mountain Mohawks

Ex-punkers of Starlings, TN space out with dulcimers and other American originals

Aim to Please

Luther and his Healers know the cure for what ails most local bands

Jay Hooks

The searing guitar work of another Texas bluesman

Native Talent

Indigenous Americans blow blues-rock smoke

Back to the Front

From blues rock to punk, Fitzgerald's plays what it must to survive

My Kinda Sound

Chicago plays home to the blues in Houston

Heeerre's Johnny!

Fresh Spin

Bang with Brains

Family Style

Breedlove fishes in the Vaughan gene pool for a little added talent

Guit-in' Down

The Soul of Storyville

Hot Sounds in the City

The 5th Annual Houston Press Music Awards