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Slipknot Binds Its Fans Together

By Tom Richards
Oct 30, 2021

Slipknot spooked the crowd during their visit to the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion.
Dave Koz Is Jazzed About Multiple Musical Projects

By Bob Ruggiero
Jul 30, 2021

With Pandemic Times headed toward the year and a half mark, we are starting to see the tidal wave of new music—in all genres—from artists who have been cooped up in their homes and studios. Many acts have gotten out one record, but overachieving jazz saxophonist Dave Koz has recently...
Everclear Revisits a '90s "Summerland" on Festival Tour

By Bob Ruggiero
Jul 6, 2021

He's most associated with cities on the far west coast like Portland, L.A., and "Santa Monica." But if Art Alexakis says from the stage that “It’s great to be back in Houston,” he wants you to know it’s not just rote stage banter; he means it. Beginning in the spring...
Music Returns to Tomball Depot with Rails & Tails Mudbug Festival [UPDATED]

By Bob Ruggiero
Apr 29, 2021

While the phrase “May Day” typically signals a distress call from a ship or boat, it’s also the traditional nomenclature for May 1 in the calendar year. And for Ted Lee, co-founder/bassist for the Cajun-centric band Bayou Roux, this year’s May Day will be anything but stressful. In fact, he’s...
Ric Lee Still Drumming Away 55 Years After

By Bob Ruggiero
Apr 12, 2021

For more than a year now, musicians unable to play live shows have been forced to use virtual venues, performing everything from solo acoustic shows filmed with a shaky iPhone to full-blown professionally shot band concerts on large stages. It also means that Ric Lee, drummer for classic rockers Ten...
Musical Comic Matt Griffo Leads a Night of Tunes, Visual Art and Humor at Studio Regina

By Vic Shuttee
Apr 7, 2021

Whether it’s Second City or other groups... seeing how people persevere in improv, where they’re still saying ‘we’re gonna make stuff!’ To see them persevering, I think has been really great.
Album Review: Kikagaku Moyo Evolve in Live at Levitation

By Connor Fields
Feb 11, 2021

In treading through the annals of rock music, it’s hard to argue that any approach to the genre has been more persistent than psychedelic-rock. From the jangling opening riff of 13th Floor Elevators’ “You’re Gonna Miss Me,” to the outpouring of groups that flocked to Haight-Ashbury in the late-60s (therein forging a widespread counterculture), to the shoegaze sounds that swept the U.K. throughout the 90s, rock artists have continuously found new ways to interpret the ever-malleable, wide-ranging sound of psychedelic music. Aside from modern pop’s incorporation (*cough* appropriation) of the genre’s aesthetic, the national craze around this music and its culture is clearly not as prevalent as it once was, when thousands of young Americans blew off their middle-class expectations for the Learyology of “dropping out and tuning in”. Since the start of the decade, however, a more subtle independent scene has been brewing...
Kam Franklin & Friends Invite Viewers To The Polls With Online Festival

By Gladys Fuentes
Oct 23, 2020

With Texas leading the country in early voting turnout and Houston alone surpassing 700,000 early votes since voting began last week, it seems all of this year's turmoil has not been in vain. Kam Franklin of The Suffers has partnered with HeadCount, a nonprofit promoting voter registration, and Musik Houston,...
Austin City Limits Music Festival Cancelled for 2020

By Margaret Downing
Jul 1, 2020

Organizers of the Austin City Limits Music Festival have just announced the annual event won't be happening in 2020. Without ever mentioning the words "coronavirus" or "COVID-19" the organizers say: "We would have loved to put on another memorable show this year, however, with the uncertainty surrounding the current situation in...
Another Madness Monday: Madness On Main Continues Their Weekly Livestreams [UPDATED]

By Gladys Fuentes
Jun 1, 2020

Local music festival Madness on Main was due to mark its sixth year this month but like everyone else, it has had to adapt to the times. The yearly event focuses on local and Gulf Coast region bands and was founded to draw attention to Houston’s vibrant local music scene...
Alas Poor Yorick, No Houston Shakespeare Festival This Year. or Texas Music Festival.

By Margaret Downing
Apr 3, 2020

The University of Houston has decided to postpone its much-beloved Houston Shakespeare Festival scheduled for July and August and its Texas Music Festival scheduled for June because of the coronavirus. In a group letter signed by leaders in the McGovern College of the Arts at UH, the writers say that...
Houston Symphony's Schumann Festival Dives Into The Musician's Mind

By Sam Byrd
Jan 29, 2020

The The Houston Symphony will explore the trials, triumphs, love and madness of famed composer Robert Schumann during its Schumann Festival: Angels and Demons. The celebration features a comprehensive exploration to explore the Schumann oeuvre in all its breadth and depth, delving into every facet of his legacy.
Blue October and Bowling for Soup to Headline Mardi Gras! Galveston 2020

By Carlos Brandon
Jan 16, 2020

Top entertainment and other event highlights have been announced for the 105th annual Mardi Gras! Galveston. The biggest Mardi Gras celebration in Texas will be headlined by rock icons and Houston natives, Blue October, along with fellow 2000's pop-rock sensation, Bowling for Soup. Rap legend Bun B will also be...
Celebrating An Unlikely Pair: Splice Records Presents BowieElvis Fest

By Gladys Fuentes
Jan 7, 2020

Elvis Presley and David Bowie were two artists who not only rocked the world with their musical contributions, but also shook the planet with their deaths. Both men have very different styles, but share a birthday on January 8. Local label, Splice Records has been celebrating their lives for the...
Travis Scott Delivers Yet Another Unforgettable Astroworld Festival

By Carlos Brandon
Nov 10, 2019

"The man who left this city with nothing and conquered the world." Dave Chappelle's unexpected appearance on stage at Astroworld Fest to introduce Travis Scott was punctuated by the statement above. A summation of the incredible, improbable rise of a kid from Missouri City, Texas to the pinnacle of the...
Roundtrip Ticket To The Blues: The Mighty Orq Releases Live Album

By Gladys Fuentes
Sep 24, 2019

It’s no secret that Houston has an abundance of great blues, past and present. It has been the stomping ground for many great blues men and women. The Mighty Orq is no exception, he has been a fixture in the Houston blues scene since 2002, and even got his name...
10 Best Bets This Weekend: Robert Frank on Film, Jeff Goldblum, and the Moon

By Susie Tommaney
Sep 19, 2019

Jeff Goldblum in concert, Bill Maher on satire, and the late Robert Frank on film are just a few of the stellar events this weekend in Houston. There's a two day jazz festival, experimental film by female artists, and the world premiere of a new dance by Houston Ballet's Oliver Halkowich...
The Houston Press Guide to Seeing Every Act at Your Favorite Music Festival

By Jesse Sendejas Jr.
Aug 14, 2019

Recently, the world celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing. It was a universal reminder that when humans set their minds to monumental tasks, we find ways to make milestones from the improbable. If we are looking for the next Neil Armstrong in 2019, might we suggest a...
Peter Yarrow on the Promise of Folk Music - Then and Now

By Bob Ruggiero
Jul 19, 2019

During the folk music revival of the early 1960s – which saw both older performers rediscovered and new ones step to the forefront of the genre – there was no bigger or more important venue than the Newport Folk Festival. And there were few acts with both the critical and...
Five years Strong: Splice Records Still Turns the World One Album at a Time

By Gladys Fuentes
Jul 5, 2019

“Make the world go round one album at a time” is a slogan used by Houston’s Splice Records and written by its CEO Shaun Brennan. In a city full of everything under the sun, Brennan started Splice Records in an attempt to offer artists better support and the city better...

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