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Get Lit: I Hate New Music: The Classic Rock Manifesto by Dave Thompson

If productivity alone conferred greatness, then flinty rock scribbler Dave Thompson would be the Trollope of pop-culture quick reads. I Hate New Music is the latest of over 100 titles this insta-book wizard has blinked into being. And dig the intro penned by the legendary Richard Meltzer, the Big Ba ... More >>

Got Live If You Want It

Our Spring/Summer concert preview, part deux

Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Vivian Girls

Our Spring/Summer concert preview, part deux

Aftermath: The Killers at Verizon Wireless Theater

Photos by Torey Mundkowsky Next year this decade will be over, and very few new bands have distinguished themselves either at the turnstiles or the cash register. Even one of the main ones that has, the Killers, chose to hit the theater circuit this winter after releasing its th ... More >>

RIP Gary Kurfirst

Stop Making Sense Music-business legend Gary Kurfirst passed away from undisclosed causes while on vacation in Nassau, the Bahamas, January 13. A venue owner, talent manager, film producer and label founder, Kurfirst opened New York City's Village Theater, later known as the Fillmore East, in 1967 ... More >>

Craiged In Blog: My Year in Concerts

Metallica, Toyota Center, November 20: When Death Magnetic came out in September during Hurricane Ike, initially I dismissed it as I was knee-deep still in the new Black Keys and Beck albums and fence rubble. But somewhere along the line I picked this up again and destroyed my car stereo speakers. ... More >>

Eyeballin': Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell

A shy and awkward Iowan prairie boy sits down in front of the camera somewhere in late 1970s New York, and out comes one of the most enigmatic and genre-confounding voices of our time. Recently released DVD Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell is less of a documentary and more of a dee ... More >>

The Killers: Day & Age

A shy and awkward Iowan prairie boy sits down in front of the camera somewhere in late 1970s New York, and out comes one of the most enigmatic and genre-confounding voices of our time. Recently released DVD Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell is less of a documentary and more of a dee ... More >>

Get Lit: The Pitchfork 500

A shy and awkward Iowan prairie boy sits down in front of the camera somewhere in late 1970s New York, and out comes one of the most enigmatic and genre-confounding voices of our time. Recently released DVD Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell is less of a documentary and more of a dee ... More >>

XM Nation: Catching Up and Moving On

A shy and awkward Iowan prairie boy sits down in front of the camera somewhere in late 1970s New York, and out comes one of the most enigmatic and genre-confounding voices of our time. Recently released DVD Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell is less of a documentary and more of a dee ... More >>

Last Night: Negativland at Rice University

A shy and awkward Iowan prairie boy sits down in front of the camera somewhere in late 1970s New York, and out comes one of the most enigmatic and genre-confounding voices of our time. Recently released DVD Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell is less of a documentary and more of a dee ... More >>

SXSW: Fourteen Bands in Eight Hours

A shy and awkward Iowan prairie boy sits down in front of the camera somewhere in late 1970s New York, and out comes one of the most enigmatic and genre-confounding voices of our time. Recently released DVD Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell is less of a documentary and more of a dee ... More >>

Drenched in Blog: SXSW Bitchin' Band Alert: Magic Bullets

A shy and awkward Iowan prairie boy sits down in front of the camera somewhere in late 1970s New York, and out comes one of the most enigmatic and genre-confounding voices of our time. Recently released DVD Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell is less of a documentary and more of a dee ... More >>

Know Your Idols

A shy and awkward Iowan prairie boy sits down in front of the camera somewhere in late 1970s New York, and out comes one of the most enigmatic and genre-confounding voices of our time. Recently released DVD Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell is less of a documentary and more of a dee ... More >>

Hootenanny

A shy and awkward Iowan prairie boy sits down in front of the camera somewhere in late 1970s New York, and out comes one of the most enigmatic and genre-confounding voices of our time. Recently released DVD Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell is less of a documentary and more of a dee ... More >>

Judy’s Catalog Finally Available on CD

A shy and awkward Iowan prairie boy sits down in front of the camera somewhere in late 1970s New York, and out comes one of the most enigmatic and genre-confounding voices of our time. Recently released DVD Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell is less of a documentary and more of a dee ... More >>

Last Night: Dan Deacon at Walter's on Washington

A shy and awkward Iowan prairie boy sits down in front of the camera somewhere in late 1970s New York, and out comes one of the most enigmatic and genre-confounding voices of our time. Recently released DVD Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell is less of a documentary and more of a dee ... More >>

I Can’t Stand the Rain...

A shy and awkward Iowan prairie boy sits down in front of the camera somewhere in late 1970s New York, and out comes one of the most enigmatic and genre-confounding voices of our time. Recently released DVD Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell is less of a documentary and more of a dee ... More >>

Scissor Sisters

An interview with the band

The Gospel According to Gnarls

Cee-Lo breaks down the genius behind St. Elsewhere

The Raw Power of Really Smooth Music

Climb aboard the Yacht Rock revolution at this week's Michael McDonald/Steely Dan show

True Aim, Blue Flame

How Elvis Costello turned his eclectic nature into career gold

Get Down with Dave

Chappelle returns with a raucous Block Party

Freestyle Fellowship

Sometimes awesome live bands also make magic in the studio

A Beat of One's Own

Founding front man Dave Wakeling is the only original member left in the English Beat, but not for lack of trying

Leaps, Leather and Lingerie

Catch a Dark and Lovely performance at Houston Ballet's "Mentors & Prodigy"

Double Ax

Eric Johnson and Adrian Belew fret for you at Club V

Of Montreal, Tilly and the Wall, with Spain Colored Orange

Saturday, June 11, at Mary Jane's Fat Cat, 4216 Washington Avenue, 713-869-5263.

Freshen Up, Freshen Up

Pearland new-wave legends the Judy's reunite for a benefit show and possibly more

The Mars Volta

Frances the Mute

Of Montreal and Mahjongg, with Apollo Sunshine

Saturday, March 19, at Mary Jane's Fat Cat, 4216 Washington Avenue, 713-869-5263.

Rock Radio (and Rock Romano) Redux

Bo knows good rock when he sees it. Do Houston radio programmers?

Jammin' on the Sabbath

If the Sunday-afternoon concert series isn't enough, there are still 10,000 free reasons to go to the Space Place

Pattern Recognition

Can defunct German bands become the sheezy in '05? Ja, they Can. We explore these and other of this year's trends.

Great Balls of Fire

The Arcade Fire's vast, spastic music will have you confused, thrilled and begging for more

Rogue Bosoms, Bouncing Booties and Pac-Man Raps

Looking back on the '04

Gabba Gabba Henh

The Ramones bopped toward history and an unhappy end

How Long, Oh, Lord, How Long

Another outpost of crap plops onto the Houston dial, as this open letter reveals

A Thin Line...

Introducing the most hated men in rock (besides Sting)

Electric Shtick

The Electric Six's shenanigans have them laughing all the way to the bank

Flesh for Fantasy

Dreamy Red Dragon completes the Hannibal boxed set

the notwist

Neon Golden (Cityslang)

Squint

Friday, July 19

Scene But Not Heard

Houston's student shortage forces the indie scene to go the blue-collar route

Swamp Thing

Out of the soup of southern Louisiana comes a collection of Cajun all-stars with an indescribably sweet sound

Burning Down the House

Looking for connection but finding only escape, the principals in This Is Our Youth rail against the cold comfort of the '80s

New Releases Reviewed

Luscious Jackson

Twice in a Lifetime

Stop Making Sense

Rotation

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