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  Travels with Gen Z: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Part II

  March 18 at 4 a.m.

  Note: In Part I, we looked at the Rock Hall and how it was striving to appeal to Gen Z with new attractions. In Part II, we give some background on its foundation, current exhibits, Houston connections, and just what is considered “rock and roll.”  Also, the Rock Hall has...

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  With the Travails of 2020, the Mastersons Have No Time for Love Songs [UPDATED]

  March 12 at 4 a.m.

  It’s the morning after the city of Austin announced the complete cancellation of the SXSW festival when Chris Masterson and Eleanor Whitmore are on the phone from New York City. The day prior also marked the release date for their new album, No Time For Love Songs, and they’d played...

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  The Glorious Sons Wage a Six-Man War

  January 27 at 4:30 a.m.

  Well, you can’t say that The Glorious Sons don’t give their fans truth in advertising. It’s not just for shock value that their third and most recent studio record is titled A War on Everything. For while the music’s pendulum swings back and forth between pop and hard rock, the...

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  Steve Harris' British Lion Loudly Roars its Own Identity

  January 20 at 4:30 a.m.

  For any new (or new-ish) band based in Europe, the first tour of America is something that’s usually looked forward to with equal levels of anticipation and anguish. English hard rockers British Lion will probably experience those feelings, with nearly 20 gigs booked across the United States in January and...

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  Dirty Honey: Not Changing Their Act for Instagram Moms

  January 14 at 4 a.m.

  In music culture, everything is cyclical. And one glance at today’s Top 40 charts dominated by hip-hop, pop, rap, and balladry means it’s time for yet another round of hoary “rock is dead” stories (insert yawn here). But newer and younger bands like the Struts, Red Sun Rising, Greta Van...

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  Year-end Ruminations on Classic Rock, "Farewell" Tours, Aging, and Concert Resolutions

  Friday, December 13, 2019 at 4 a.m.

  Since a former Houston Press music editor dubbed me “Classic Rock Bob” ages ago, it’s no surprise that the majority of shows I attended in 2019 fell squarely into that genre. But there were a bit fewer than last year, which was even fewer than the year before. And that’s...