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  Tommy Tutone's "Nu-Wave Americana" and Ongoing Love Affair with Jenny

  August 19 at 4 a.m.

  It’s a pretty sure bet that the Houston Fire Department would frown upon lighting fire to a bunch of wood on the stages of the Cactus Records and the Mucky Duck just to create atmosphere for a musical performance. But that’s what singer/guitarist Tommy Tutone wants to do – at...

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  Gerry Beckley on Solo Record and 50 Years of Radio Gold with America

  August 13 at 4 a.m.

  Gerry Beckley spends a lot of time in airports. A lot. As co-founder of the ‘70s hitmaking-and-still-touring group America, the singer/guitarist, partner Dewey Bunnell, and their band play 100+ gigs a year. That means they’re out there on the road about 200 days annually, which means a lot of waiting...

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  Flogging Molly Say Life is Good on Land and on Sea

  August 8 at 4 a.m.

  In recent years, the marriage of live music and the high seas has been particularly thriving – not to mention fruitful and multiplying. It seems that cruises either centered around a specific band (KISS, Metallica, Yes,…even Rick Springfield) or genre (“Monsters of Rock,” “Rock and Romance,” “Outlaw Country Cruise,” “Ultimate...

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  Mac Sabbath's Fast Food Philosophy

  July 30 at 4:04 a.m.

  This is Texas, where we take our beef seriously. After all, we are residents of the state where Oprah Winfrey was sued by an Amarillo cattleman for disparaging the food on her talk show. Remember, this actually went to trial in 1998. Winfrey and her guest were ultimately found not...

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  Pablo Cruise Set Sail with a New and Bigger Engine

  July 24 at 4 a.m.

  One of the more interesting aspects of pop culture is when a musician or band whose songs have not graced the charts in years (sometimes decades), suddenly has an unexpected resurgence. It could be from a song well-placed on a movie, TV, or video game soundtrack. Or a remake. Or...

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  Loud and Proud: Black Joe Lewis Gets Real on The Difference Between Me & You

  July 10 at 5 a.m.

  Black Joe Lewis is sick and tired of being pushed aside. The Austinite experienced a rude awakening in recent years; all the growth in his city has moved many hard working musicians like himself to the sidelines. “I’m kind of not a big fan of Austin anymore. It just straight...