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Concert Watch 1/11: Patrice Pike, Keeshea Pratt, and More

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Accept This: Classic German Heavy Metal Comes Roaring Back

By Bob Ruggiero
Sep 29, 2022

During the pandemic, bands had to come up with creative ways to record and perform. The heavy metal men of Accept already had half a new record in the can before scattering, but months later they gathered in Nashville where leader/guitarist Wolf Hoffmann lived to finish the tracks. The problem...
Concert Watch 5/25: Tears for Fears, Buzzfest, and More

By Tom Richards
May 25, 2022

Several venues that ordinarily host concerts will, this week, be giving their stages over to graduation ceremonies instead of musical performances. If you end up at one of these Pomp and Circumstance soirees, feel free to throw up the metal horns, flick a lighter, or shout out “Freebird!” if that...
Hey, The Kids Like It: Marshmello at RodeoHouston

By Cory Garcia
Mar 19, 2022

Marshmello NRG Stadium March 18, 2K22 I don't remember a lot about my first concert. I know it was Green Day with The Riverdales opening, it was at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, and I went with my Aunt Regan, my hip, rock and roll aunt. I remember young...
Ronnie Scott's Doc Blows Jazzy Tales of the Man and the Club

By Bob Ruggiero
Feb 3, 2022

“Only really an idiot would really go into the jazz club business. Let’s face it.” – Ronnie Scott For more than six decades, jazz fans have flocked to London’s Soho District with one destination in mind: to glide through the small, nondescript door of Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club. Since its...
The Box Tops Deliver a Letter to Houston

By Bob Ruggiero
Aug 9, 2021

In many rock, blues, and country songs, written letters do not bring good or welcome news to the recipients. They usually carry messages about the death of a loved one, a dumping by a romantic partner, demands for payment or threats of retribution. But in 1967’s “The Letter” by the...
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...
Mercy, Mercy, She: A Famous Groupie's Wild Child Story

By Bob Ruggiero
May 31, 2021

In the late ‘60s and early ‘70s, Mercy Fontenot was anything but a shrinking violet. In her alter ego as “Miss Mercy” — sporting distinctive raccoon eye makeup and dressed in layers of flowing gypsy clothes of lace, leopard prints, and feathers (usually purchased at local thrift shops) — she...
Keeping The Star Shining: Red Dwarf Requests Help To Make It Through

By Gladys Fuentes
Feb 9, 2021

When Red Dwarf decided to go ahead and open last summer, owners Shan Pasha, his sister Sarina Pasha and James Koby Boren knew they would be facing major challenges that go beyond the normal challenges of operating a music venue, coffee shop, cafe and bar all rolled up into one...
Satellite Bar Makes Final Push To Stay Open

By Gladys Fuentes
Oct 20, 2020

With basically all music venues and theaters across the nation in dire straits and few organized attempts to secure them the help that they need, small venues are taking matters into their own hands to stay afloat. Houston’s Satellite Bar is the latest independent music venue asking for a little...
Back To The Rooftop: Axelrad Will Host Second Rooftop Drive-In Concert

By Gladys Fuentes
Sep 8, 2020

Socially distanced concerts have become the new normal during this time with music lovers and performers working overtime to try to find innovative ways to connect while safely and responsibly providing a live music experience. Houston’s own Axelrad was one of the first in the state to offer a live...
Beloved Alice’s Tall Texan Bar Is Closing Its Doors Forever In August

By David Rozycki
Aug 3, 2020

Alice’s Tall Texan bar has recently announced on their Facebook page that they will be permanently closing in August.
Space City Gets Its Own Red Dwarf In Houston's Newest Midtown Venue [UPDATED]

By Gladys Fuentes
Jun 22, 2020

Red dwarf stars are some of the smallest, faintest and longest living stars in the galaxy. Space City is about to get its own Red Dwarf in the new Midtown venue opening July 1, in the previous location of the popular bar, Mongoose Versus Cobra at 1011 McGowen. Red Dwarf...
The Sky's The Limit: Axelrad Will Host First Rooftop Concert With El Lago And Flower Graves [UPDATED]

By Gladys Fuentes
May 21, 2020

As the city is slowly opening back up, bars and music venues are trying to find ways to roll with the new normal. Axelrad, the eclectic outdoor midtown bar, planned an innovative event weeks before the Governor announced his decision to begin phase two of reopening the state. Axelrad will...
Independent Music Venues in Houston Are Fighting To Stay Alive

By Gladys Fuentes
May 19, 2020

There is no industry that has been safe from the economic wrath of the COVID-19 pandemic. The effects, long or short term, cannot be denied but one area that will most likely suffer for a long time is the music industry. Music venues, large and small, were some of the...
Antonio Eyez Blasts Into The Future With The Second Coming

By Gladys Fuentes
Apr 24, 2020

When an artist as monumental as Prince passes away, he leaves a gaping hole in the landscape of popular music that is not easily filled. As we reach the four-year anniversary of the artist's passing, his influence is still as present as ever. Houston’s downtown venue Lucille’s holds a yearly...
Beautiful Noise: LEYA Finds Ground Between Worlds [UPDATED]

By Gladys Fuentes
Mar 12, 2020

With the decision to cancel SXSW, bands from all over the world and venues in Austin are trying to fill in the gaps and make due with the current situation they find themselves in. One of those bands is New York-based experimental duo, LEYA who had been accepted as an...
Seeing Stevie Ray: Local Photographer Tracy Anne Hart Captures The Texas Blues Scene [UPDATED]

By Gladys Fuentes
Mar 11, 2020

To photographer Tracy Anne Hart Texas blues is her religion and Joe Ely, Jimmie Vaughan and his brother Stevie Ray Vaughan are her holy trinity. She began photographing musicians, specifically guitarists, as a student at the University of Texas many years ago and then homed in on the Texas blues...
Just Warming Up: Raul Malo Brings His Solo Show To Houston {UPDATED]

By Gladys Fuentes
Mar 9, 2020

Latino contributions to rock and roll have been significantly overlooked historically. Artists like Richie Valens and the Sir Douglas Quintet influenced the layout for popular music in their time and beyond, without always getting the credit they deserve. Raul Malo of The Mavericks agrees, “It certainly is under appreciated, but...
Not Dead Yet: Jon Dee Graham Comes Back Swinging

By Gladys Fuentes
Mar 4, 2020

Don’t worry, Jon Dee Graham was only dead for a little while. The beloved Austin artist had a close call this past summer but he’s back on his feet and playing the guitar with more energy than before and a band of Houston artists lighting a fire deep from deep...
Sounding The Alarm: Fat Tony Is Forcing People To Wake Up And Look Around

By Gladys Fuentes
Mar 2, 2020

Houston’s own Fat Tony is sounding the alarm and forcing everyone to wake up. “The whole album is about the chaos that we are in right now, not explicitly about the chaos, but about how it's making us feel and my ideas about how we can react against it,” says...

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