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Review: Maná at the Toyota Center

Review: Maná at the Toyota Center

Ha*Ash Adds a Dash of Houston to Its Delectable Musical Stew

Ha*Ash Adds a Dash of Houston to Its Delectable Musical Stew

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Houston Concert Watch 3/29: Maná, Megan Thee Stallion and More

By Tom Richards
Mar 29, 2023

It promises to be a wild week ahead in Houston, what with the Final Four and all. And did we mention the Astros’ opening day on Thursday? And April Fools' Day thrown in there to boot? And, oh yeah, city officials are warning of gridlock downtown over the weekend. Brace...
The Spinners' Smooth Sound Sweetens Sugar Land

By Bob Ruggiero
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This year’s nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame are nothing if not an eclectic bunch. The list (which extends far beyond the traditional definition of “rock”) includes artists such as Cyndi Lauper, Iron Maiden, the White Stripes, Willie Nelson, a Tribe Called Quest, Kate Bush, George Michael...
The Sidemen Cometh in the Repeat Offenders

By Bob Ruggiero
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In the parlance of law enforcement circles, a repeat offender keeps doing the same thing over and over again—albeit often not reaching the ending they’d hoped for. But for what they may lack in skills to avoid detection, they’ve got in abundance when it comes to commitment, drive and experience...
Neil Young Revisits Harvest, Generating Plenty of Wheat and Little Chaff

By Tom Richards
Mar 23, 2023

Many years ago, I read a review of a Neil Young album that began with the writer saying something like, “If Neil Young were to take a crap in a paper bag and sell it, I would be first in line at the store.” Such was the devotion that many...
The Texas Tornado Spins Again for Record Store Day

By Bob Ruggiero
Mar 23, 2023

It wasn’t quite subterfuge, and it wasn’t exactly a scam. But during the mid-‘60s any band that smacked of the British Invasion was hot and sure to get attention. So, a number of, um, decidedly American groups tried to adapt a Union Jack in their quest for attention and chart...
Houston Concert Watch 3/22: Peter Gabriel, The Killers and More

By Tom Richards
Mar 22, 2023

Regular visitors to this space may recall that, a few months ago, we mentioned rapper Rick Ross’s fondness for buffalo. As pets, not burgers. Within the past couple of weeks, some of Ross’s bison have escaped from his 235-acre Promise Land estate and are roaming about suburban Atlanta. Though buffalo...
Brothers in Blues Explores the Familial and Musical Bonds of the Vaughans

By Bob Ruggiero
Mar 21, 2023

It’s a well-worn cliché in music history that Brothers Will Battle. From the Dorsey, Everly and Davies boys to the Fogerty, Robinson and Gallagher lads, sonic siblings often don’t get along. But maybe that’s because they’re in the same band. Or—just possibly—They’re not from Texas. After all, two of the...
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...
Marcia Ball Lets The Good Times Roll

By Gladys Fuentes
Mar 16, 2023

Marcia Ball has had a career as lengthy as often cited legs. Long Tall Marcia Ball will perform at The Heights Theater on Friday, March 17 with her newly formed four piece band. “Everything changed and I was lucky again to be able to put something back together that's really...
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...
La Fiera De Ojinaga Runs Wild for Go Tejano Day at RodeoHouston 2023

By Marco Torres
Mar 13, 2023

The headliner for Go Tejano Day at RodeoHouston has been fairly strong the last few years with performances by legends such as Los Tigres Del Norte, Ramon Ayala, and Los Tucanes De Tijuana. Which is why I was surprised when La Fiera De Ojinaga were announced as this year's lead...
Derek Trucks Talkin' "Layla," TV commercials & the Houston Texans

By Bob Ruggiero
Mar 13, 2023

Married couple and parents Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks—also the leaders of the 12-member Tedeschi Trucks Band—are rabidly partisan fans of their hometown NFL team, the Jacksonville Jaguars. They’ve even individually or together performed the “Star Spangled Banner” several times at home games over the years. That said, the Jags...
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...
New Kids on the Block Prove They Still Got It at RodeoHouston

By Natalie de la Garza
Mar 8, 2023

I’m on a first name basis with the New Kids on the Block. I didn’t realize it until I sat in front of my laptop to write this review and found that I could not, for the life of me, bring myself to set the appropriate amount of journalistic distance...
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...
Lil Nas X, Tim McGraw, Keith Urban To Headline March Madness Music Fest

By Matthew Keever
Mar 7, 2023

Less than two weeks after the final show of the 2023 RodeoHouston season, the Bayou City will play host to another group of traveling musicians for The NCAA March Madness Music Festival. Lil Nas X, Tim McGraw and Keith Urban are scheduled to headline back-to-back concerts on April 1 and...
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...
The Spacey Life and Tunes of Leon Russell

By Bob Ruggiero
Mar 6, 2023

Sometimes we tend to forget that even musical heroes have musical heroes. When Elton John came to these shores to play his first highly-anticipated run of shows at L.A.’s Troubadour Club in 1970, he was ecstatic to meet one of his: Leon Russell. Cut to nearly four decades later and...