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  St. Patrick's Day Playlist: Kristen Coyle and The Black Swans Edition

  March 13 at 7:06 a.m.

  This week, Irish culture is on grand display as we eye St. Patrick’s Day 2019. Music is a big and fascinating part of the culture and several Houston bands help preserve and advance music styles with Irish roots. We've asked a few of the city’s best and best-loved Celtic-flavored bands...

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  St. Patrick's Day Playlist: Blaggards Edition

  March 12 at 4 a.m.

  This week, Irish culture is on grand display as we eye St. Patrick’s Day 2019. Music is a big and fascinating part of the culture and several Houston bands help preserve and advance music styles with Irish roots. This week, we've asked a few of the city’s best and best-loved...

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  Music From a Movie: Le Butcherettes' Teri Gender Bender Tells How a Short Film Shaped a New Album

  March 6 at 5 a.m.

  Teresa Suárez Cosío recognizes the cinematic aspects of her life and career as the frontwoman for Le Butcherettes. The plot, if you will, has included thrilling moments, like striking a friendship with the band At the Drive-In. The rags-to-riches moment came when a Rise Records representative arrived early for an...

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  With The Interrupters, Tour is a Family Affair

  March 1 at 7:20 a.m.

  Even though he’s making the journey with his brothers, Kevin Bivona – guitarist for the popular ska-punk outfit The Interrupters – assured us that a 40-date tour isn’t much like a family vacation. It’s hard to catch the attractions in any particular city when you’re there to be that night’s...

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  Mariah Carey, ASMR Superstar

  February 27 at 4 a.m.

  The first time I heard Mariah Carey’s vocal run at the end of “Vision of Love” —  the one where she stretches notes in the word “all” into something only an especially skilled and graceful contortionist could shape — I was sitting in the driver’s seat of my Jeep Cherokee...

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  Sam Cooke, Freddie Mercury and the Celebrity's Moral Obligation to Address Social Issues

  February 21 at 6:50 a.m.

  What responsibility does a celebrity have to speak on the day’s pressing social matters? It’s an old question with a new twist since today’s social media platforms and connectivity create more “famous” people than ever before. That means more opportunities for more socially-conscious celebrities to share their own political and...