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May 4, 2012
Top 5 Ways EDM Is Now Mainstream
1997 provides us with an interesting cautionary tale about the pursuit of the next big thing and how it doesn't always play out the way we expect. From MTV's Year In Rock: Music fans were restless, record sales were stagant... Then, a new music emerged... one that captivated listeners, created new ... More >>
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March 13, 2012
Janis Joplin And Her "Big Brothers" Come Back Live And Raw
A boon for classic-rock fans in recent years has been an increased activity in vault-mining, as record labels are discovering, polishing up, and releasing a lot of unearthed "new" material from favorite bands in the form of live shows, as well as outtakes, demos, new songs and alternate versions oft ... More >>
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March 5, 2012
30 Years Later: 9 Songs For John Belushi
Thirty years ago today, we lost John Belushi, one of the most brilliant comedic actors of his time. He was a member of some of the best seasons of Saturday Night Live in the mid to late '70s, and starred in the classic comedy Animal House. He was one of the Blues Brothers with fellow SNL-cast member ... More >>
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November 28, 2011
2011 Rewind: Concert Tickets From An Alternate Universe
This originally ran on June 8, but seeing that the year is coming to an end, we are looking back at some of our favorite blogs we gave to you these past 12 months. One of the best dreams we ever had was of covering a Clash show for Rocks Off. Yeah, dreaming about work isn't something to brag about ... More >>
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October 28, 2011
Warren Haynes, A "Man In Motion"
Warren Haynes has one of the ultimate guitar player resumes, having played for years with the Allman Brothers, many tours with the Grateful Dead and offshoot Bob Weir and Friends as well as his own wildly popular jam band Govt. Mule. He's also toured with Dave Matthews. Haynes comes to town ... More >>
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September 28, 2011
Father Figures: 100 Famous Musicians' Paternal Professions
If you're a Texan of a certain age, this week you've probably spent some time mourning the death of Jerry Haynes, the children's TV host better known as Mr. Peppermint. Haynes' show on WFAA-TV in Dallas, Peppermint Place, ran from the '60s to the '90s and was widely syndicated across the state, incl ... More >>
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July 20, 2011
Top 5 Cool Summer Snacks
Photo by John SuhStar Snow Ice shaved iceHouston is notorious for its summers: unbearable heat making the mercury climb to the upper nineties and even hundreds, humidity that leaves you drenched in sweat in the two minutes it takes you to go from door to car. And don't forget all the third de ... More >>
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May 11, 2011
Marley's Ghost: Bob Lives In More Than Just Dorm Rooms
The OnionThirty years ago today, Bob Marley passed away from cancer at the young age of 36. According to one joke, it took three days to bury him because his coffin kept jammin'. Bada bum. That's not even our favorite. Earlier this year, Dan Turner, press secretary to Mississippi Governor an ... More >>
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April 18, 2011
Hell Is the Harris County Admin Building
Hope, abandonedAn Icelandic saga as written by Franz Kafka. That is the best way we can describe what happens when you attempt to register and transfer title to a car given to you as a gift by your dad who lives out of state. Through what is now four trips to the Harris County Administration ... More >>
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April 14, 2011
Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers
Hope, abandonedAn Icelandic saga as written by Franz Kafka. That is the best way we can describe what happens when you attempt to register and transfer title to a car given to you as a gift by your dad who lives out of state. Through what is now four trips to the Harris County Administration ... More >>
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April 13, 2011
20 Takes Of "Louie Louie," Motorhead To The Fat Boys
Today is the 48th anniversary of Portland, Ore., garage-rock group the Kingsmen recording their version of Richard Berry's "Louie Louie." The Kingsmen's version would end up being the most enduring and controversial take of the song, unleashing the U.S. government on the group and the song fo ... More >>
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January 19, 2011
20 Musician Biopics Currently In Development Hell
Happy birthday, Janis.News came down last week that Sacha Baron Cohen will be stepping into the rhinestones and glitter as Queen icon Freddie Mercury. It's been a long time coming for Cohen, the Borat and Bruno star who is slowly becoming his generation's Peter Sellers and has been rumored to ... More >>
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December 16, 2010
Robert Earl Keen
Happy birthday, Janis.News came down last week that Sacha Baron Cohen will be stepping into the rhinestones and glitter as Queen icon Freddie Mercury. It's been a long time coming for Cohen, the Borat and Bruno star who is slowly becoming his generation's Peter Sellers and has been rumored to ... More >>
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October 13, 2010
Last Night: Blitzen Trapper At House Of Blues
Photos by Jason WolterBlitzen Trapper House of Blues October 12, 2010 Because Aftermath only found out former KLOL morning DJ Mark Stevens had died a few hours before Blitzen Trapper went onstage at House of Blues Tuesday night, we couldn't help thinking about that while the Portland six-pie ... More >>
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September 10, 2010
Dave Matthews Band's Seven Best Covers
Craig HlavatyTonight the Dave Matthews Band hits the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion with Austin's Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears as their supporting act. Now into their second decade of massive touring schedules, the DMB is now a cash machine on wheels - a sort of cleaner and less hairy Gr ... More >>
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March 2, 2010
Two Houston Artists Named Finalists In John Lennon Songwriting Contest
myspace.com/alexanderleeLee AlexanderWhat do Fergie, Natasha Bedingfield, singing pop sisters the Veronicas, former Grateful Dead bassist Bob Weir, ex-MTV 120 Minutes VJ Matt Pinfield and legendary Motown songwriter Lamont Dozier have in common? They're all new fans of Houston Americana singer-so ... More >>
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January 25, 2010
Texas Traveler: Terlingua to the Park
Photos by Brittanie SheyFire at La KivaEd. Note: This is the fourth part in a series of posts on traveling to Big Bend and back. Let me start off by saying that if you are a Big Bend virgin and you have the opportunity to visit the park for the first time with a seasoned veteran, jump on that ch ... More >>
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January 6, 2010
Road Trippin': A West Texas/Big Bend Playlist
Right after Christmas, Rocks Off hopped into our car and headed straight for the bowels of West Texas. It's a long drive to Big Bend, mostly through the middle of nowhere, huge swaths of land where even AM radio can't reach. Twelve hours in the car demands a certain kind of playlist that, like a ... More >>
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August 27, 2009
Capsule Art Reviews: "Amy Blakemore: Photographs 1988-2008," "Carlos Runcie-Tanaka: Fragmento," "Detritus," "No Zoning: Artists Engage Houston"
Right after Christmas, Rocks Off hopped into our car and headed straight for the bowels of West Texas. It's a long drive to Big Bend, mostly through the middle of nowhere, huge swaths of land where even AM radio can't reach. Twelve hours in the car demands a certain kind of playlist that, like a ... More >>
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August 20, 2009
Capsule Art Reviews: "Amy Blakemore: Photographs 1988-2008", "Carlos Runcie-Tanaka: Fragmento", "Detritus", "No Zoning: Artists Engage Houston"
Right after Christmas, Rocks Off hopped into our car and headed straight for the bowels of West Texas. It's a long drive to Big Bend, mostly through the middle of nowhere, huge swaths of land where even AM radio can't reach. Twelve hours in the car demands a certain kind of playlist that, like a ... More >>
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August 14, 2009
Dirty, Dirty Hippies Were the Least Odious of Woodstock's Many Shameful Legacies
This weekend marks the 40th anniversary of Woodstock, as if you needed us to remind you. Documentaries, feature films, tours and boxed CD sets have been rolling out all summer in order to wring still more cash from the corpses of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and - to a lesser extent - Country Joe McD ... More >>
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August 6, 2009
Capsule Art Reviews: "Amy Blakemore: Photographs 1988-2008," "Carlos Runcie-Tanaka: Fragmento," "Detritus," "$timulus," "Toil and Trouble"
This weekend marks the 40th anniversary of Woodstock, as if you needed us to remind you. Documentaries, feature films, tours and boxed CD sets have been rolling out all summer in order to wring still more cash from the corpses of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and - to a lesser extent - Country Joe McD ... More >>
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June 18, 2009
Roky Erickson
This weekend marks the 40th anniversary of Woodstock, as if you needed us to remind you. Documentaries, feature films, tours and boxed CD sets have been rolling out all summer in order to wring still more cash from the corpses of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and - to a lesser extent - Country Joe McD ... More >>
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May 14, 2009
Bob Dylan: Together Through Life
This weekend marks the 40th anniversary of Woodstock, as if you needed us to remind you. Documentaries, feature films, tours and boxed CD sets have been rolling out all summer in order to wring still more cash from the corpses of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and - to a lesser extent - Country Joe McD ... More >>
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August 8, 2008
Aftermath: Valient Thorr and Early Man at Rudyard's
This weekend marks the 40th anniversary of Woodstock, as if you needed us to remind you. Documentaries, feature films, tours and boxed CD sets have been rolling out all summer in order to wring still more cash from the corpses of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and - to a lesser extent - Country Joe McD ... More >>
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May 29, 2008
Dr. Roger Wood's Matagorda Island Discs
This weekend marks the 40th anniversary of Woodstock, as if you needed us to remind you. Documentaries, feature films, tours and boxed CD sets have been rolling out all summer in order to wring still more cash from the corpses of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and - to a lesser extent - Country Joe McD ... More >>
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May 4, 2008
Like a Rolling Stone: The Strange Life of a Tribute Band, by Steven Kurutz
This weekend marks the 40th anniversary of Woodstock, as if you needed us to remind you. Documentaries, feature films, tours and boxed CD sets have been rolling out all summer in order to wring still more cash from the corpses of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and - to a lesser extent - Country Joe McD ... More >>
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May 1, 2008
Classic Rock Corner: Mudcrutch, Golliwogs, Mynah Birds, Moving Sidewalks and More
This weekend marks the 40th anniversary of Woodstock, as if you needed us to remind you. Documentaries, feature films, tours and boxed CD sets have been rolling out all summer in order to wring still more cash from the corpses of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and - to a lesser extent - Country Joe McD ... More >>
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March 12, 2008
Be of Good (Blue) Cheer
This weekend marks the 40th anniversary of Woodstock, as if you needed us to remind you. Documentaries, feature films, tours and boxed CD sets have been rolling out all summer in order to wring still more cash from the corpses of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and - to a lesser extent - Country Joe McD ... More >>
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February 7, 2008
Last Night: Over the Rhine at the Mucky Duck
This weekend marks the 40th anniversary of Woodstock, as if you needed us to remind you. Documentaries, feature films, tours and boxed CD sets have been rolling out all summer in order to wring still more cash from the corpses of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and - to a lesser extent - Country Joe McD ... More >>
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January 3, 2008
Flying Burrito Brothers: Live at the Avalon Ballroom 1969
This weekend marks the 40th anniversary of Woodstock, as if you needed us to remind you. Documentaries, feature films, tours and boxed CD sets have been rolling out all summer in order to wring still more cash from the corpses of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and - to a lesser extent - Country Joe McD ... More >>
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December 13, 2007
2007 Music Year in Review
This weekend marks the 40th anniversary of Woodstock, as if you needed us to remind you. Documentaries, feature films, tours and boxed CD sets have been rolling out all summer in order to wring still more cash from the corpses of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and - to a lesser extent - Country Joe McD ... More >>
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November 15, 2007
Misfits, a Love Story
Punk for uncool kids in Nowheresville
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September 20, 2007
Under the Volcano
Ducking Humberto at Under the Volcano
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January 25, 2007
Singing with Giants
Fun and games with Austin's Hickoids
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June 8, 2006
Really Good Sax
Fun and games with Austin's Hickoids
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January 19, 2006
Extraordinary Machination
Sure, Fiona Apple is crazy...like a fox!
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August 11, 2005
Russian Radio
A former KTRU staffer takes her show on the rails
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August 4, 2005
Houston's Gone Gaaga for Haaga
A former king of the Texas metal world unites Houston's warring rock tribes and wins a passel of Music Awards
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April 14, 2005
Karachi Rock
Haven't heard of Junoon? They've sold 20 million albums, and they're at the Meridian this week.
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July 15, 2004
Playbill
Haven't heard of Junoon? They've sold 20 million albums, and they're at the Meridian this week.
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July 3, 2003
Downtown's Got Soulphilia
A superbad shindig at Dean's
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February 3, 2000
Amplified
Saks Fifth Dimension
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September 23, 1999
Jamming for Dollars
Widespread Panic makes its bucks the old-fashioned way
Dining
May 6, 1999
Capital Improvement
The Travis Cafe feels like Austin -- if Austin had good food
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August 13, 1998
Dave's World
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February 6, 1997
Press Picks
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May 16, 1996
The Name Game
When Austin's Little Sister found she had too many siblings, she became Sister 7
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April 18, 1996
Everything Festival
When Austin's Little Sister found she had too many siblings, she became Sister 7
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May 4, 1995
Heeeeere's Branford!
The Tonight show behind him, Branford Marsalis moves to "de-ghettoize" music
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