Subject: The Black Crowes

• Confessions of a Classic Rock Whore, or One Man’s Journey

  July 13, 2007

• Highly Anticipated Albums of 2008

  January 25, 2008

• HPMA Aftermath: Indian Jewelry, Wild Moccasins, Espantapajaros, Poor Dumb Bastards and More

  July 28, 2008

• Alabama Thunderpussy, with God's Temple of Family Deliverance and Axehandle

  Thursday, March 17, at Walter's on Washington, 4215 Washington Avenue, 713-864-2727.

  March 17, 2005

• Aftermath Extra: The Best Concerts of the Year, Part 9

  [Note: This is the final installment of Aftermath's survey of memorable 2008 concerts - the ones he attended and reviewed (mostly, but not always, by him) anyway; kudos to Valient Thorr, Ice Cube, Dr. Dog, Son Volt, Journey/Heart, Wilderness, the HPMA showcase and many others. Don't miss parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, and here's hoping 2009 is as bountiful.] Black Crowes, House of Blues, November 20: "Of course, the Black Crowes are a band for whom no two set lists

  January 5, 2009

• Rotation

  April 13, 1995

• Simply Beastie

  May 4, 1995

• Saturday Night: Echoes at FBI Rocks

  If you say you want the Pink Floyd experience, it generally means you're going to the laser show at the Planetarium, probably with pharmacology of questionable legality. But if you actually want a chance to stand in the audience of a Pink Floyd concert when they ruled the 70s like gods, then seeing Houston's own Echoes is probably as close as you can come. Focused mostly on the 1971 - 1977 era of Floyd (Meddle, Obscured by Clouds, The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here and Animals), Ech

  January 30, 2009

• It's a Happening!

  July 18, 1996

• Rotation

  August 15, 1996

• Widespread Tactics

  November 20, 1997

• In the Black

  October 15, 1998

• Aftermath: Lady Antebellum at RodeoHouston

  Photos courtesy Houston Livestock Show & RodeoFrom one-night stands to missing the one that got away, love and country music go hand in hand. Monday night, fresh pop-country faces Lady Antebellum - reigning ACM Top New Duo or Group and CMA New Artist of the Year - rocked out to all of love's in-betweens. Kicking off the show was the trio's recent hit, one-night-stand disclaimer "Lookin' For a Good Time," a surprisingly decent splice of Lady A's own sound and AC/DC's "You Shook Me All

  March 10, 2009

• Rotation

  January 21, 1999

• Et tu, Lenny

  April 29, 1999

• Mark Olson & Gary Louris: Ready for the Flood

  February 19, 2009

• The Year in Albums

  December 25, 2008

• The Black Crowes

  November 20, 2008

• Jenny Lewis: Acid Tongue

  October 16, 2008

• Drive-By Truckers, A to Z

  Alabama Ass Whuppin'

  September 18, 2008

• Rock The Bayou Is a Bust

  September 11, 2008

• Who Stole the Roll?

  August 28, 2008

• The 2008 Houston Press Music Awards Showcase Is Filled with Talent and Absurdity

  July 31, 2008

• Last Concert Café

  Hippie wolves haunt and howl at the former whorehouse

  April 17, 2008

• The Black Crowes: Warpaint

  March 27, 2008

• Local Motion at Cactus Music

  March 20, 2008

• Fill 'Er Up

  Ten-gallon hats and ten-gallon gas tanks come to mind when BR5-49 plays

  February 17, 2000

• The Black Crowes

  concert preview

  August 30, 2007

• Grady

  Grady performs Saturday, July 28, at the Continental Club, 3700 Main, 713-529-9899. Studio Magick Black is also on the bill.

  July 26, 2007

• Mud Boy

  Chris Robinson decides to Crowe it alone with an earthy new band

  November 21, 2002

• Hill Country Hoodoo

  No record deal, no recordings — no problem for the South Memphis String Band.

  April 23, 2009

• Spencer Durham

  Much More Than Words Cavender Castle

  February 15, 2007

• The Black Crowes

  Thursday, April 21, at the Verizon Wireless Theater, 520 Texas, 713-230-1600.

  April 21, 2005

• Tennessee Tornadoes

  Preachers' kids Kings of Leon want none of the sounds-like name game

  November 6, 2003

• Rock Around the Cock

  The Datsuns zoom out of New Zealand with Zeppelinesque flair

  May 22, 2003

• Podunk

  Saturday, December 15

  December 13, 2001

• Moke

  Saturday, November 24

  November 22, 2001

• Crap Shoot

  Nothing's guaranteed at SXSW - not even a seat to Dee Dee Ramone's show

  March 8, 2001

• Playbill

  Coming This Week

  September 30, 1999

• Crowes Feat

  Black Crowes make rocking and rolling rock and roll

  April 29, 1999

• Eyeballin': The Black Crowes' Warpaint Live

  To celebrate the release of 2008's Warpaint, the Black Crowes played the entire record straight through for a special series of shows. Already released as a 2-CD set, this DVD of one performance shows why the Crowes are such an effective live unit. Two things immediately jump out. Singer Chris Robinson eschews his usual chattiness and whirling-dervish dancing, perhaps in an effort to put more of the attention on the new material. And new lead guitarist Luther Dickinson more than proves his worth

  July 8, 2009

• Distant Early Warning: Al Green, Arctic Monkeys, Living Colour, Meat Puppets, Melvins and More

  Al Green: Fri., Sept. 11. Arena Theatre. Arctic Monkeys: Sat., Oct. 3. House of Blues. The Beauvilles, Flowers To Hide, The Live Lights: Sat., July 25. Meridian. The Black Crowes, Truth & Salvage Co: Wed., Oct. 14. House of Blues. "Broke Lizard: Live": Thu., Oct. 15. House of Blues. Cold, Taproot, Midnight To Twelve, The Killers And The Star: Mon., Aug. 17. Scout Bar Clear Lake. Deadmau5: Sun., Nov. 8. House of Blues. The Get Up Kids: Tue., Nov. 17. House of Blues. Hell City Kings (CD Relea

  July 14, 2009

• Aquarium Drunkard (Snarkily) Remembers the Fabulous Satellite Lounge

  Deron NeblettThe Hollisters at the Fabulous Satellite Lounge, circa 2000For a solid decade, Washington Avenue's Fabulous Satellite Lounge was Houston's go-to spot for roots-rock, alt-country and pretty much anything else that might get covered in the late, recently resurrected online No Depression magazine. Though he was living in Austin throughout the Satellite's run (it closed in January 2003), Rocks Off remembers a Dick Dale/Drive-By Truckers gig that was especially sick. Turns out other peop

  July 16, 2009

• Distant Early Warning: Al Jarreau, Butthole Surfers, The Mars Volta, The Tragically Hip, etc.

  ​Al Jarreau: Fri., Dec. 11. Arena Theatre. Ben Danaher: Wed., Sept. 30. Dosey Doe Coffee Company. Benjamin Wesley, Prairie Cadets: Sun., Aug. 16. The Mink. Black Crowes, Saving Abel: BEAUMONT., Sun., Oct. 18. Ford Park. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony: CHANGED Sun., Aug. 23. House of Blues. Brother Ali, BK-One, Evidence, Toki Wright: Thu., Oct. 29. Warehouse Live. Buju Banton: Thu., Oct. 22. House of Blues. Butthole Surfers: Thu., Sept. 24. House of Blues.

  July 28, 2009

• Aftermath: Collective Soul and Black Stone Cherry at House of Blues

  Photos by Craig Hlavaty​ Something strange happened during the '90s. Southern Rock as we once knew it all but disappeared. Charmed by grunge, drowned in amplification, bands began shedding the elements of blues and country that threaded that noble line from Lynyrd Skynyrd through the Georgia Satellites and the Black Crowes. Just as importantly, they abandoned lyrics that carried on the rich Southern storytelling tradition in favor of cheap radio platitudes and MTV-pandering nonsense. In that p

  September 2, 2009

• Bayou Beat: Come Play Beatles Rock Band With Rocks Off, Watch Us On TV, Zeppelin Lounge Goes Bye-Bye, Black Crowes Admit "Houston Don't Dream About Me," etc.

  ​Rocks Off has managed to secure a copy of Beatles Rock Band, and because we're not selfish at all, we're inviting everyone to come play along with us at 7 p.m. next Wednesday at Coffee Groundz, 2503 Bagby. Pit your button-mashing skills against Rocks Off's house band, enjoy Beatles-themed drinks (what's in a "Polythene Pam," you reckon?) and possibly win some prizes, including a pair of KISS tickets. Sunday afternoon, watch Rocks Off get tongue-tied as he tries to explain what makes the H

  September 2, 2009

• The Black Crowes

  October 8, 2009

• The Music of True Blood, Episode 2: Austin's Vallejo Lies Down With a "Snake In the Grass"

  ​Vallejo is a rock and roll band of the highest caliber from just a few miles away in El Campo. The band started as a trio of three brothers who moved to Austin in order to pursue their dream of being the next Santana. Once in the "live music capital of the world," they added a rhythm guitarist and a conga player to further explore their saucy Latin side, and settled down quietly to become one of the foremost acts in the city. Vallejo has since toured with the likes of Stone Temple Pilots, Fue

  October 16, 2009

• "MMMBro": Hanson And Other Rock And Roll Bands Of Brothers

  Back in the summer of1997, one couldn't walk out of their house without hearing someone humming, blaring, or damning to Hell that juicy nugget of pop rock that was Hanson's "MMMBop". Depending on your age and gender, you either understood the hooky genius of the song or you were just in love with the boys dreamy locks of hair and gentle Oklahoma-bred smiles. For a moment in time, Isaac, Taylor, and Zac could do no wrong in the eyes of teen girls the world over. Smug folks dismissed "MMMBop" a

  October 30, 2009

• Which Hard-Rocking Northern Irishmen Might Blow AC/DC Off the Stage Sunday? The Answer Is The Answer

  ​Rocks Off is about as excited about Sunday's AC/DC show as we were for the Black Ice ballbreakers' show 11 months ago, but for a much different reason. Last time it was because we hadn't seen AC/DC since 1996 at Austin's Frank Erwin Center; this time it's because we're itching to see the band behind our pick for hard-rock album of the year, Everyday Demons. It's not AC/DC, rather openers The Answer. Formed in Belfast in 2000, the Answer is fueled by the denim-and-diamonds riffs of guitarist P

  November 6, 2009