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Luke Bryan Closes Out RodeoHouston With the Biggest Show of the Season

By Cory Garcia
Mar 20, 2023

Luke Bryan NRG Stadium March 19, 2K23 There’s something quaint about the fact there are still a handful of country purists out there that think Luke Bryan is the devil. Yeah, we’ve been over this before, about how he has songs with some of the dumbest lyrics around, and how...
RodeoHouston's Current Constant Brad Paisley Mostly Gets the Job Done

By Cory Garcia
Mar 19, 2023

Brad Paisley NRG Stadium March 18, 2K23 It’s a simple question with a complex answer: how does one become a RodeoHouston regular? Getting a shot at the Rodeo isn’t something that seems particularly difficult if you’re a mainstream recording artist; you just need to get one decently popular song and...
Houston Concert Watch 3/15/23: Willie Nelson, Marcia Ball, Rodeo and More

By Tom Richards
Mar 15, 2023

Is it true that St. Patrick was the patron saint of public intoxication, or is that just one of those urban myths? While the level of bacchanalia in Houston doesn’t rise to what is seen in New York and Chicago, there are a number of local options for those who...
Melissa Carper Rambles Into Houston

By Gladys Fuentes
Mar 14, 2023

Finding a place, person or sound that feels like home can be a mysterious process. Sometimes a brand new experience can somehow recreate the feelings of the past and bring a certain kind of peace and comfort that is usually reserved for familiarity. Melissa Carper captures this sentiment perfectly with...
Crystal Gayle Talks Country Classics, "Brown Eyes" and Rivalry with...Miss Piggy??

By Bob Ruggiero
Mar 10, 2023

It’s Rodeo Time in Houston, and a lot of people’s thoughts and memories over the years have not to do with mutton busting or bull riding, but the musical performers they saw at the Astrodome or (now) NRG Stadium. Crystal Gayle graced the dirt-surrounded center stage eight times over the...
Jon Pardi Rides Again at RodeoHouston 2023

By Marco Torres
Mar 9, 2023

Jon Pardi made his RodeoHouston debut last year with a fun and lively show. Last night at NRG Stadium, he took the stage in a smart blue blazer, jeans, and a toffee colored cowboy hat like a true Western gentleman. He looked a bit stiff and somewhat tired during the...
Houston Concert Watch 3/8: Iris DeMent, Willie Colón, Rodeo and More

By Tom Richards
Mar 8, 2023

The website dictionary.com has just announced a plethora of new words (313, to be precise) that have been added to the lexicon this year. Among them: nearlywed (a person who lives with a life partner having set no wedding date), petfluencer (a person who gains a following on social media...
Zac Brown Band Celebrates America at RodeoHouston 2023

By Marco Torres
Mar 6, 2023

My best friend Derek has always been a major influence on my musical tastes. Ever since we met in middle school, he would always share with me his favorite rap tracks, rock anthems, and Tejano hits. Some of the best nights of my life were spent cruising around Houston in...
Skip Seeing Walker Hayes Live and Just Go to Applebee's

By Cory Garcia
Mar 5, 2023

Walker Hayes NRG Stadium March 4, 2K23 There’s a bit that hack comedians do when they want to make fun of country music. You know the drill; “All country songs are about my wife leaving, my dog dying and my truck breaking.” This sort of bit doesn’t really work anymore...
Jason Roberts Keeps the Music of Bob Wills Swinging

By Bob Ruggiero
Mar 3, 2023

Merle Haggard called him “The Best Damn Fiddle Player in the World” on a tribute album. Waylon Jennings opined that it didn’t matter who roamed the halls of state governmental power in Austin, because he was “Still the King.” And his influence is evident on acolytes ranging from Asleep at...
Parker McCollum Hits A Home Run on Opening Night at RodeoHouston 2023

By Marco Torres
Mar 1, 2023

Parker McCollum was born in Conroe, Texas, which sits about 50 miles north of NRG Stadium. To many that might not seem very far. But the journey from being a kid in Conroe to headlining the big stage on Opening Night at RodeoHouston has certainly been long and hard-fought. McCollum...
Houston Concert Watch 3/1: Muse, Buddy Guy, the Rodeo and More

By Tom Richards
Mar 1, 2023

Now that we have enjoyed Go-Texan Day, the BBQ cookoff and the trail ride, it’s time for the actual rodeo itself. I advise you to get there hungry, though, as several new items are on the menu this year. Among the delicacies: a hot Cheeto chicken sandwich on a stick,...
The Quebe Sisters Keep Western Swing's Wheels Rolling

By Jesse Sendejas Jr.
Feb 27, 2023

When it comes to western swing, The Quebe Sisters aren’t trying to reinvent the wheel. But, the Dallas-based trio knows that adding some fresh tread to the tires can’t hurt. The band’s ongoing evolution, more than 20 years into an acclaimed career, is helping to drive the traditional music form...
Houston Concert Watch 2/22: John Mellencamp, Carolyn Wonderland and More

By Tom Richards
Feb 22, 2023

To paraphrase the poet Robert Frost, “Some say the world will end in fire, some say in pigs.” That’s right, reports in Canada are alerting our neighbors to the north of forthcoming porcine peril. A type of “super pig” — a cross between a wild boar and a domestic pig...
Mike Stinson And Johnny Irion Went Back In Time On Working My Way Down

By Gladys Fuentes
Feb 21, 2023

It’s easy to imagine that some of the best songs are never heard by anyone other than those who created them. With their latest project, Working My Way Down due out on March 24, Mike Stinson and Johnny Irion took on the task of making sure that their departed friend...
Houston Concert Watch 2/8: Springsteen, Anthrax and More

By Tom Richards
Feb 8, 2023

OK, let me get this straight. Cracker Barrel, the restaurant chain that is to southern cuisine what the Olive Garden is to Italian fare, has come up with a promotion for Valentine’s Day in which couples who propose at a Cracker Barrel location have a shot at winning free food...
Houston Concert Watch 2/1: Margo Price, Incubus and More

By Tom Richards
Feb 1, 2023

It has been said (by Oscar Wilde, according to many sources) that a cynic knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. In terms of putting a price on things, a recent survey conducted by Assurance IQ asked Americans how much money they would pay to avoid a...
Houston Concert Watch 1/18: Dave Alvin, C.J. Chenier and More

By Tom Richards
Jan 18, 2023

It’s official. Madonna will mount a U.S. tour later this year, with a stop in Houston scheduled for September 13 at Toyota Center. Though Madge inexplicably hasn’t had many hits as of late – “Gang Bang,” “Illuminati” and “Unapologetic Bitch” have all failed to chart during the past decade –...
Samantha Fish and Jesse Dayton Form a Dynamic Duo

By Tom Richards
Dec 30, 2022

Guitarist Samantha Fish has never been afraid to mix things up. Though her albums are filed in the “blues” category, influences from other genres – including soul, R&B, and rap – have showed up in her music, and she occasionally drops a ferocious cover of Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs” into...
Houston Concert Watch 12/28: Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Los Skarnales, and More

By Tom Richards
Dec 28, 2022

It seems that Houston dodged a bullet this past weekend, with the effects of a holiday cold snap relatively minimal, certainly when compared to the rest of the country. Now that the plants have been lugged back outside and the old sheets taken off the shrubbery, it’s time to make...

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