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Dallas based Sarah Johnson will perform at Shoeshine Charley's Big Top Lounge on Wednesday, May 25 along with Katrina Cain and Grace Harrison.

Ladies Night At The Big Top With Sarah Johnson

By Gladys Fuentes

May 24, 2022

In the iconic and hopeful words of Dorothy Gale, “there’s no place like home.” For singer songwriter and visual artist Sarah Johnson, it took some time exploring Nashville to realize that she had exactly what she needed to launch her career right at home in Dallas. “Dallas has a lot...

Beloved KPFT programmer Larry Winters will be remembered and celebrated with a full day of live music benefitting KPFT and Bundles of Joy.

Celebrating Your Friend And Mine Larry Winters

By Gladys Fuentes

May 12, 2022

Not every Texan exudes southern charm but one special resident of the small city of Cut And Shoot had that trait to spare. Longtime KPFT programmer Larry Winters was as endearing as they come, holding within his sense of humor a key to bringing folks together. Winters passed away on...

The Eagles, seen here with the Hotel California looming behind them, will be at Toyota Center Saturday night.

Concert Watch 5/11: Khruangbin, The Eagles, and More

By Tom Richards

May 11, 2022

The calendar may not say “summer” yet, but the thermometer certainly does. So, summer solstice and planetary alignments aside, let’s agree to throw in the sweat-soaked towel and declare the summer concert season officially open. The Houston-based trio Khruangbin has been making some serious national noise as of late, but...

Nathan Quick Blues Band Release Black Cat Bones

By Gladys Fuentes

May 6, 2022

During the pandemic, Houston artist Nathan Quick got the blues. Quick decided to start a new project with his band delving deeper down the rabbit hole of the blues into a more old school sound launching the Nathan Quick Blues Band. On Friday, May 6 Nathan Quick Blues Band will celebrate...

The widely popular Night For Guy celebration returns after a three year hiatus. It will take place on Wednesday, May 11 on the Rice University campus.

Cherished Night For Guy Celebration Returns

By Gladys Fuentes

May 5, 2022

Texas songwriting legends Guy Clark and Richard Dobson famously wrote about the unquantifiable value of having a true friend in their song “Old Friends.” Six years after his passing, some of his old friends and admirers are getting back together to celebrate his legacy yet again. The annual and highly...

La Izquierda surf and music festival is back after a two year hiatus.

The Return of La Izquierda to Galveston

By Gladys Fuentes

May 5, 2022

Galveston’s only surf and music festival is back. After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, La Izquierda is back for a full day of fun on the beach. La Izquierda will take place on Saturday, May 7 at Menard Park. The event is free to attend and there will...

Dave Alvin in the studio recording "Southwest Chief" for the "Americana Railroad" compilation.

Carla Olson Rides the Musical Rails for New Anthology Project

By Bob Ruggiero

May 3, 2022

Growing up in the Delwood area of Austin during the 1950s, Carla Olson lived about five blocks from the railroad tracks and would pass them walking home from Maplewood Elementary School every day with her friends. And try not to get killed. “The Southern Pacific came through a lot. If...

Albert Castiglia and Mike Zito a bluesmen and "Blood Brothers."

Mike Zito and Albert Castiglia's Blues PDA of "Brotherly" Love

By Bob Ruggiero

Apr 29, 2022

Once a necessity and staple of ‘70s rock and roll culture, the double live record has had less of a significance in the blues genre. That certainly didn’t stop singer/guitarist (and proud current resident of Nederland, Texas) Mike Zito from unleashing Blues for the Southside earlier this year on Gulf...

Houston's The Free Radicals are celebrating the release of White Power Outage Vol. 2 on Saturday, April 30 at The Continental Club.

The Free Radicals Coming to the Continental Club With White Power Outage Vol. 2

By Gladys Fuentes

Apr 27, 2022

The Free Radicals have been providing Houston with socially conscious and eclectic music for 25 years now. In 2020, the large, funky band released the well received White Power Outage Vol. 1, named “Local Album of the Year” by the Houston Chronicle. This year they did it again with White...

The Spinners in the mid-'70s: Henry Farmbrough, Billy Henderson, Bobby Smith, Pervis Jackson and Philippé "Soul" Wynne.

The Smooth Sounds of '70s Philly Soul Return to the Miller Theatre

By Bob Ruggiero

Apr 11, 2022

Any list of the greatest R&B/Soul record labels of the 1970s would include Motown, Stax and Atlantic. Those very storied names instantly recall a certain image, stable of artists and chart hit after chart hit. Sometimes lost in there is the last of the Big Four—Philadelphia International. It was based...

Singer-songwriter Dana Cooper will play shows in and around Houston April 8, 10, and 13 in support of his new album I Can Face the Truth.

Dana Cooper Continues His “Long Journey” with a New Album and Shows in Houston

By Tom Richards

Apr 1, 2022

There was a time, a couple of years on either side of 1980, when it seemed that just about everybody in Houston had a copy of Songs on the Radio, an album by local troubadours Shake Russell and Dana Cooper. The record garnered significant radio air play, and the duo...

Delbert McClinton and his band the Straitjackets whipping the crowd into a frenzy around 1960. His new album Outdated Emotion returns McClinton to the music that he heard growing up in Fort Worth.

Texas Treasure Delbert McClinton Reunites with Songs of His Youth on New Album

By Tom Richards

Mar 28, 2022

Delbert McClinton has been called many things – rocker, bluesman, honky-tonker - but never a poser. He is, as they say, the real deal. McClinton, a Texas musical treasure who started out playing Fort Worth juke joints as a teenager, has done it all in a career stretching back to...

The youngster from El Paso attracted 68,807 fans into NRG for his show last night.

Khalid Brings Soul to RodeoHouston

By Marco Torres

Mar 17, 2022

In an Instagram post earlier this month, singer/songwriter Khalid proudly announced that his single "Better" had surpassed more than 1 billion streams on Spotify. This would mark the eighth song in his repertoire to reach that level of popularity. "Even through discouragement, I'm always reminded of how blessed I am...

Splice Records artists Folk Family Revival will perform at The Continental Club on their way to the annual River Retreat.

Expanding The Family: Folk Family Revival Will Perform At The Continental Club [UPDATED]

By Gladys Fuentes

Mar 17, 2022

For Houston’s Folk Family Revival, COVID-19 allowed them the chance to regroup and focus. “My callouses went away on my fingers, my voice changed, I got inspired in new ways to write and then came back with a lot of energy for music and a lot of direction,” says lead...

Houston's Irish rockers The Blaggards will perform with special guests Heidi Riggs and The Basil Trio on St. Patrick's Day at The Heights Theater.

Houston's Good Luck: Blaggards To Perform On St. Patrick's Day

By Gladys Fuentes

Mar 14, 2022

St. Patrick’s Day is a big deal in bars all across America where many people celebrate their Irish heritage or dig deep to find it. Though not everyone knows the history of the day, they share equal enthusiam for the holiday and the search for green beer and good luck...

Bun B headlined the Texas Takeover Friday night at NRG Stadium

Bun B Shows The Power of Houston Hip Hop With His Star Studded Rodeo Takeover

By DeVaughn Douglas

Mar 12, 2022

The sound of the crowd roaring vibrated off the cinderblock walls as fans in NRG Stadium jumped to their feet. Three candy-colored slabs rode through the dirt around the rotating, star shaped stage, kicking up dust as their drivers hit switches making them jump and pop trunk. E.S.G stood proudly...

Houston's First Lady of the Blues Trudy Lynn proves her title on her latest album Golden Girl out on March 18. She will perform at The Continental Club on Saturday, March 12.

Trudy Lynn Proves She's Still The First Lady Of The Blues On Golden Girl

By Gladys Fuentes

Mar 9, 2022

In just one conversation, Houston native and Blues legend Trudy Lynn has already got the bones for two new songs that just came to her while chatting about life. “I tell people all the time, I got more time behind than I do ahead. That’s what you've got to think...

After being a long time side musician in many bands, Mark Riddell is taking his turn with his debut solo project Corporeal Pilot.

Mark Riddell Takes A Turn With Corporeal Pilot

By Gladys Fuentes

Mar 4, 2022

Rock and roll has taken on many forms throughout its conception with each passing decade adding new elements to the genre. On Mark Riddell’s debut solo album, Corporeal Pilot he intentionally taps into the many faces and phases of rock and roll. Riddell will celebrate the release of his new...

Sur Fest Shines A Light On Houston's Latin Rock

By Gladys Fuentes

Feb 25, 2022

There is no denying the strong Latino presence in our city. Every day individuals come to Houston from Central and South America looking for a better future bringing with them their own cultures while adapting to their new environment. One music festival has been celebrating the city’s Latino music community...

Jimmy Raycraft on stage with the Dishes, a band that kept folks on the dance floor during the '80s.

Dishes Leader Jimmy Raycraft Exits Stage Left

By Tom Richards

Feb 23, 2022

Jimmy Raycraft was unique, in the strictest sense of the term. Sui generis. If you caught his act, you would never forget him. Raycraft, a phenomenally talented guitar player possessed of a surreal sense of humor and an obsession with mayonnaise, passed away on February 8 after a lengthy illness...

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