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This Just In: Cure Tour Postponed

This Just In: Tool at the Toyota Center

The Houston Aeros Face Off Against the Lake Erie Monsters

Whither Springsteen?

Ms. Aero, Where Are You?

Tight Fight: Bring Back the Summit!

Reporter’s Notebook: Random Scrawlings from the Van Halen Show

Aeros Shut Out by Iowa Stars. Twice.

Aeros Staying in Houston for at Least Five More Seasons

This Just In: Tonight's Eagles Concert Postponed to October

Tonight: Tina Turner at Toyota Center

Slideshow: Tina Turner at Toyota Center

Damn the Torpedoes, Live Nation is Full Steam Ahead

Start saving those nickels and dimes, kids, because the biggest tour of 2009 (so far) is headed for Houston. At a press conference in House of Blues' Foundation Room this morning, Live Nation President Bob Roux and Toyota Center General Manager Doug Hall announced Elton John and Billy Joel will br ... 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 >>

Trans-Siberian Orchestra

The Toyota Center

Pom Pilots

Get some spirit at the Cheer America Championships

Hangover Hoops

2004 begins with Jazz, Rockets

Duck and Cover

The Aeros look to skewer Cincinnati

Distant Early Warning: Houston's Concert Horizon

[Ed. Note: Since we already run a list of concerts just added/announced in print, we figured we might as well do it online too.]3 Doors Down: Sat., June 27, 8 p.m. Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. Baskery: Thu., Sept. 10. McGonigel's Mucky Duck. Cameo, One Way, The SOS Band: Sat., Aug. 15. Arena Th ... More >>

No Matter Game 7 Outcome, These Rockets Have Heart Of Champions

Photo: Jeff BalkeScrapper Chuck HayesThirty-seven million of the Rockets' approximately $70 million payroll sits on the bench in luxury suits instead of basketball uniforms. With Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady sidelined, the Rockets counter the Lakers' top scoring option -- only one of the best players ... More >>

Summer Sounds

Enough shows to keep concertgoers busy all season long

George Lopez

The "Tall, Dark, and Chicano" comedian stops by Houston on his way to the bank

Rocks Off Succumbs to That Evil Facebook "Bands I've Seen" List

Chris GrayWilco's Jeff Tweedy at Verizon Wireless Theater, March 2008​If you're reading this at all, Rocks Off will just assume you're fairly familiar with the Internet, and therefore that you more than likely also have a Facebook page. Congratulations - don't you feel special? Rocks Off was recen ... More >>

Aftermath: Maxwell Loves All the Single Ladies, Who Definitely Love Him Back, at Toyota Center

Photos by Groovehouse​ Maxwell sure knows his audience. And not just all the single ladies - many of whom were up and dancing to Beyonce's ubiquitous hit the prince of neo-soul used as his intro music Tuesday at Toyota Center - but the men who love them, or at least want to get with them. "Fellas, ... More >>

Hiding on the Backstreets, Part 3: Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band's Last (and Final?) Four Houston Shows

[Ed. Note: This is the final installment of our series reminiscing on Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band's long history in Houston. See here for the '70s, and here for the '80s and '90s.] April 18, 2000: E Street Band Reunion Tour, Compaq Center (the Summit) Daniel Kramer​"It was on this to ... More >>

Aftermath: KISS, Hotter Than Hell and Strutting Like Dinosaurs In Houston Rock City

Photos by Jay Lee​ KISS is a depleting natural and cultural resource. One day there will be no KISS left, and all the world will have is four garish black and silver suits sitting in some futuristic Smithsonian display. We have had KISS on this Earth for almost 40 years, and many people have never ... More >>

KISS Online Takes the Pruning Shears to Rocks Off's Already-Favorable Review

Photos by Jay Lee/ Click here for a slideshow​ Rocks Off welcomes any artists' opinion of our critiques of their work, be it one of our more shining reviews or the instances where we pull up out the six-shooters and make them dance for their musical sins. But it's when you take our entire review, ... More >>

2009 Concert Rewind, April: Springsteen, Jandek, Morrissey, The Faint, iFest, Cake... and Nickelback

Harley C. Pitts​ Kevin and Dustin Welch, McGonigel's Mucky Duck, April 2: "Dustin (son of Kevin) Welch stunned the sparse crowd at the Duck last night from the first note of "One False Move," the brilliant opener to his new album, Whisky Priest. While the graying crowd had mostly come to hear the ... More >>

Aftermath: Trans-Siberian Orchestra's Christmas Megachurch Metal at Toyota Center

Photos by Linda Leseman​ Whatever happened to Savatage? They really weren't half bad. Somewhere between their 1995 album Dead Winter Dead and the light bulb that lit up in producer Paul O'Neill's head in 1996 and told him to create the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, a metal-lite equivalent of Mannheim ... More >>

Second Haitian Relief Concert at Warehouse Live This Week Scheduled for Friday

​ On the heels of Bun B's all-star (if borderline interminable) "Houston 4 Haiti" relief concert at Warehouse Live Monday night that reportedly raised in the neighborhood of $10,000, the venue will open its doors - albeit in the smaller studio room - for another benefit Friday night starring f ... More >>

The Dynamo Stadium Plan Is Magic

​The greatest plan ever has been unveiled.Using absolutely no public funding, the city, by April 1, 2012, will get a 20,000 seat, $80 million Dynamo soccer/Texas State Southern University football stadium that will create a new section of downtown, which will undoubtedly boom with economic growth, ... More >>

Justin Bieber Plays Toyota Center November 6

​ America's favorite tow-headed prepubescent pop moppet, Justin Bieber, announced the second leg of dates for his My World summer/fall tour, including a stop at Toyota Center November 6. Tickets go on sale Wednesday, June 9 in a special presale (see bieberfever.com), and Saturday, June 12 to the g ... More >>

More Lady Gaga Tickets Just Released

​Hot off the wire from our pals at Toyota Center: Hey friends! We are releasing tickets for the Sunday, July 25 and Monday, July 26 Lady Gaga shows right now. They will be in the $49.50 price level (lower bowl and upper bowl seats). These tickets are available at www.toyotacentertix.com, by ... More >>

Cartoon Band To Play Toyota Center

My my, we're busy today. Rocks Off this sent this into the Twitterverse earlier, but for all you non-tweeters, Gorillaz, the UK hip-hop/electronica/rock band composed of Murdoc Niccals, 2D, Noodle and Russel Hobbs - the cartoon avatars of Blur's Damon Albarn and his pal Jamie Hewlett - are pencile ... More >>

Mascot School: How To Entertain, And What About Having To Pee?

Photos by GROOVEHOUSEHeads up, people​See a slideshow from mascot camp. Saturday morning around eight, merely a handful of hours after my Friday night had ended, I was standing next to the administration entrance at the Toyota Center with a group of high school and college mascots, their parents, ... More >>

Friday Night: "Jai Ho: The Journey Home" At Toyota Center

Photos by Marco Torres​A.R. Rahman "Jai Ho: The Journey Home" Toyota Center September 17, 2010 The Indian film-score composer A.R. Rahman, now widely known as the winner of two 2009 Academy Awards for Slumdog Millionaire, is the master of the movie-musical genre known as Bollywood. He is also ... More >>

Believe It Or Not: Yao Ming Plays Basketball At Toyota Center

Photo by GroovehouseBasketball season is almost here​The Houston Rockets played a pre-season game last night at the Toyota Center. Reports are that a very tall Chinese person participated and -- somehow -- did not injure his foot.Incredible, no? Check out the slideshow for proof.

Cirque du Soleil: Alegría

Photo by GroovehouseBasketball season is almost here​The Houston Rockets played a pre-season game last night at the Toyota Center. Reports are that a very tall Chinese person participated and -- somehow -- did not injure his foot.Incredible, no? Check out the slideshow for proof.

Usher

Photo by GroovehouseBasketball season is almost here​The Houston Rockets played a pre-season game last night at the Toyota Center. Reports are that a very tall Chinese person participated and -- somehow -- did not injure his foot.Incredible, no? Check out the slideshow for proof.

Last Night: Usher At Toyota Center

"He has to be wearing control underwear" Photos by Marco Torres​Usher Toyota Center November 23, 2010 Usher sweats performance. The man doesn't know how to put on a half-ass show, and he packs each one of those shows dangerously full like a munitions specialist loading C4 into a bomb. There' ... More >>

Dynamo's New Stadium To Compete With Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion For Music Acts

A new player for concerts​The Harris County-Houston Sports Authority agreed on a deal today to be the landlord for the Houston Dynamo in a new downtown stadium, an important -- but not final -- step on breaking ground. Dynamo president Chris Canetti tells Hair Balls the new facility won't jus ... More >>

New Dynamo Stadium May Not Change Concert Climate Much

Marco TorresLady Gaga at Toyota Center, July 25​Conceivably, today's announcement that the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority has agreed to act as landlord for the proposed Houston Dynamo stadium in downtown's East End could present a serious challenge to the Houston area's reigning concer ... More >>

Guns N' Roses, Rolling Stones, Prince Coming In 2011?

Sind Axl und Slash wieder Freunde geworden?​Rocks Off is in the concert business for all intents and purposes. We scour Pollstar and other Web sites and almost hourly looking for new shows and tours to tell you about around the clock. In the span of writing this introduction we just listed Luc ... More >>

Last Night: Linkin Park At Toyota Center

Photos by Groovehouse​Linkin Park, Paper Tongues Toyota Center March 3, 2011 "God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference." Rock writers cannot change what we see, but we can change how we see them. We ... More >>

Yelawolf

Photos by Groovehouse​Linkin Park, Paper Tongues Toyota Center March 3, 2011 "God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference." Rock writers cannot change what we see, but we can change how we see them. We ... More >>

Saturday Night: Maná At Toyota Center

Photos by Marco Torres​Maná Toyota Center July 2, 2011 It takes a special combination of hype and talent to sell out a concert, let alone two in a row. In recent memory, only two other artists have been booked to perform on consecutive nights at Toyota Center: Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga. Me ... More >>

Guns N' Roses Tickets On Sale Next Friday

There's a date and venue for Axl & friends' Houston show now - Friday, November 4 at Toyota Center. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. next Friday at livenation.com and toyotacentertix.com, or by phone at 866-4HOUTIX. Welcome to the jungle, y'all. See you at BestFest.

Cirque du Soleil: Dralion

There's a date and venue for Axl & friends' Houston show now - Friday, November 4 at Toyota Center. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. next Friday at livenation.com and toyotacentertix.com, or by phone at 866-4HOUTIX. Welcome to the jungle, y'all. See you at BestFest.