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Chris Ballew from the Presidents of the United States of America ("Lump," "Peaches") now makes his living as children's music performer Caspar Babypants!

Book Asks (and Answers): What Happened to Your Fave '90s Alt Rockers?

By Bob Ruggiero

Dec 10, 2021

Now that high school and college graduating classes of the 1990s are reconvening for their 25 or 30-year reunions, Gen X CD purchasers will undoubtedly share their musical as well as educational memories. Some will recall the sounds of bands like Nirvana, Arrested Development, Marcy Playground, Letters to Cleo, Jesus...

Of and For the People: Jeff Rosenstock Answers Your Questions (And Ours)

By Jesse Sendejas Jr.

Dec 7, 2021

Some things have changed over the years, but a constant for Jeff Rosenstock is that his music and artistic ethos remain of and for the people. Whether through his beloved, seminal bands or his recent acclaimed solo work, he’s able to connect with listeners in a meaningful ways. So, in...

Ancient Cat Society is releasing their second single "Out Of My Mind" and celebrating with a performance on Friday, November 26 at The Continental Club.

Ancient Cat Society Releases New Single And Performs At Continental Club

By Gladys Fuentes

Nov 25, 2021

Just as COVID began shutting everything down in 2020, Splice Record’s artist Ancient Cat Society was heading into the studio. Now the band is ready to let listeners into their new album, due out next year, with the release of their first singles “City Breathes” and “Out Of My Mind.”...

Garrett T. Capps, "The San Antonio Guy", is coming to Houston to perform at The Continental Club for the Kennimer two year anniversary after party on Friday, November 19.

Garrett T. Capps Is Coming In Hot From San Antone

By Gladys Fuentes

Nov 18, 2021

Texas has always been fertile soil for storytelling songwriters and cosmic cowboys who seem to be able to bring all kinds of people together for the sake of a good song and a good time. San Antonio 's Garrett T. Capps fits right into this beloved Texas tradition. Capps will...

Austin's Musician Of The Year Jackie Venson will perform at Rockefeller's Houston on Saturday, November 20.

The Prolific Year Of Jackie Venson

By Gladys Fuentes

Nov 16, 2021

For Austin-based artist Jackie Venson, the past year has been a whirlwind of creation as she released five albums in one year (two studio and three live), brought awareness to and directly challenged the lack of diversity in the lineup for the long running Blues On The Green in her...

Four Horror Classic to Prepare You for Chvrches' Screen Violence Tour

By Cory Garcia

Nov 8, 2021

“There’s no such thing as ‘spooky season’ for Chvrches,” lead singer and instrumentalist Lauren Mayberry explains. She’s talking to the Press ahead of the band’s return to Houston, and with Halloween on the horizon and themes of their newest album Screen Violence being what the are, the talk has turned...

Buenos Diaz will be celebrating the release of Live At Bobo's with a performance at Shoeshine Charley's Big Top Lounge.

Keeping It Fresh: Buenos Diaz Celebrates Release Of Live At Bobo's

By Gladys Fuentes

Oct 12, 2021

It can be hard to keep things fresh as an artist but Houston-born and Austin-based Nick Diaz frequently proves that he is capable of just that. Diaz has released a steady roll of singles and videos throughout the pandemic with his band, Buenos Diaz. Buenos Diaz will be celebrating the...

The Violent Femmes' original lineup in 1991 for "Why Do Birds Sing?": Gordon Gano, Brian Ritchie, and Victor DeLorenzo.

Gordon Gano on the Violent Femmes' Reissue and Return to the Road

By Bob Ruggiero

Sep 13, 2021

The Violent Femmes are just three gigs into their first live shows since the pandemic started. And singer/guitarist Gordon Gano is pretty much just picking up from where he left off. “Well, the stage is the place to be after 40 years of us doing it. In the past, we’ve...

Lucy Dacus Screens Her Past on Home Video [UPDATED]

By Bob Ruggiero

Sep 7, 2021

If there’s one positive outcome from the pandemic, it’s that many people have used the forced downtime to take up a new hobby or interest. A smaller group, of course, has actually stuck to it. Oh, how many sewing machines have sat lonely on dining room tables, or Rosetta Stone...

The Outcrowd celebrates the release of The Outcrowd Vol. 2 with a performance at Big Star Bar on Friday, August 13.

The Outcrowd Will Celebrate the Release of Their 2nd EP at Big Star Bar

By Gladys Fuentes

Aug 12, 2021

It’s never easy to be the new kid in town but Houston’s The Outcrowd has managed to smoothly join the Houston music community during one of the hardest times for musicians. They will celebrate the release of their second EP, The Outcrowd Vol. 2 on Friday, August 13 at Big...

Kaelen Ohm's "15 Step" Program for Creative Success

By Jesse Sendejas Jr.

Aug 4, 2021

There’s a song of particular brilliance in Kaelen Ohm’s life, one she claims “completely turns the energy up in my body to like 100, you know? It’s like every cell and bone and tissue in my body is just going crazy with this song.” Ohm is a busy actress, filmmaker...

Red Dwarf opened its doors at the beginning of the pandemic and after a long year will celebrate its anniversary on Saturday, August 7.

Still Burning: Red Dwarf Celebrates Its One Year Anniversary

By Gladys Fuentes

Aug 2, 2021

The past year with its pandemic fears and restrictions was not a time in which many would choose to open a new venue. All the unsettling news aside, three Houstonians decided to go ahead and open Red Dwarf in Midtown. This Saturday, August 6, Red Dwarf will celebrate its one...

Mike Zito offers two fingers and six strings.

Blues Rocker Mike Zito Testifies to the Resurrection

By Bob Ruggiero

Jul 15, 2021

Though he lives roughly 93.2 miles east of our city in Nederland—itself roughly between Beaumont and Port Arthur—blues rock singer/guitarist Mike Zito has a soft spot for H-Town. Even if it might piss off some residents of yet another municipality a bit more northerly. “Houston is by far my favorite...

BROS and Sheepdogs: Ewan and Shamus Currie.

There's Harmony and Humor with the BROS Currie on Side Project

By Bob Ruggiero

Jul 2, 2021

It’s a well-worn trope—albeit one that seems to be true—that rock and roll brothers in the same band will battle and break up. Ask the Everlys, Gibbs, Wilsons, Fogertys, Davies, Robinsons, or Gallaghers. Hell, even the Dorsey brothers had a bitter feud with competing big bands back in the day...

The Jenny Thing is: Mike Phillips, Ehren Becker, Matt Easton, and Shyam Rao.

The Jenny Thing: Uniting an '80s Sound and '90s History with Today's Worldview

By Bob Ruggiero

Jul 1, 2021

The plot line of middle aged men “trying to get the band back together” from their youth has been mined—usually for comedic purposes—by plenty of novels and movies. But the reunited four members of The Jenny Thing are plenty serious about reestablishing themselves in 2021. To that end, the ‘90s-born...

Shakey Graves will return to White Oak Music Hall on Saturday, June 19.

Ten Years Of Rolling The Bones: Shakey Graves Returns To Houston

By Gladys Fuentes

Jun 17, 2021

For artists, their first album can be what launches them into the spotlight, be completely forgotten or land somewhere in between those two extremes. For Austin’s Alejandro Rose-Garcia, known as Shakey Graves, his first album Roll The Bones gradually snowballed him into a wider fan-base which has only continued to...

Houston's Say Girl Say will release their highly anticipated second album, Let My Hair Down on May 29 digitally and on vinyl.

Evolving Together: Say Girl Say Lets Their Hair Down

By Gladys Fuentes

May 25, 2021

One of the major takeaways from the collective experience of the past year is that change is hard. Evolution itself takes millions of years to present. Luckily for Houston duo Say Girl Say and their fans, the development of their second album took significantly less time. Let My Hair Down...

Finding Balance: Katie Rushing Sets Sparrow Free

By Gladys Fuentes

May 13, 2021

Who hasn’t stopped at some point to admire the petite and scrappy sparrows that hop around our lawns? Houston artist Katie Rushing has done just that and the little, common bird has inspired the title of her latest album Sparrow. Sparrow is available for streaming now and for pre-order on...

Bob Bradshaw's interests in music, storytelling, and theater mesh on "The Ghost Light."

Troubadour Bob Bradshaw Leaves a Light On in New Record

By Bob Ruggiero

Apr 30, 2021

The world of the theater has a long history of traditions and superstitions (we’re thinking of you, “The Scottish Play”). But one that’s taken on more prominence and meaning during the pandemic is the story of “the Ghost Light.” Usually a single illuminated electric bulb at the top of a...

Vodi will return to the stage supporting Matthew Logan Vasquez at White Oak Music Hall Friday, April 30.

A Family Affair: Vodi Will Perform At White Oak Music Hall

By Gladys Fuentes

Apr 28, 2021

Houston’s music community is as large as the city itself, but for those paying attention there are musicians and bands that in a pre-pandemic time, would continuously pop up on lineups around town. One of those groups, Vodi, will perform on Friday, April 30 at White Oak Music Hall, as...

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