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  Teen Blues Rocker Ally Venable is Nobody's Puppet

  September 11 at 4 a.m.

  A couple of weeks ago marked the anniversary of the death of Stevie Ray Vaughan in a helicopter crash. But in the nearly three decades since, the Texas blues legend has continued to inspire musicians—including those not yet even born for nearly another decade after that tragic event. That category...

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  King of the Road Puts Contemporary Spin on the Legacy of Roger Miller

  September 10 at 5 a.m.

  Among his classic country peers, you’d be hard pressed to find an artist more universally respected and admired than Roger Miller (1936-1992). As both a performer of his own material and as songwriter for others, the Texas-born singer/guitarist/actor is best known for tunes like “Dang Me,” “England Swings,” “Chug-a-Lug,” and...

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  Grand Old Grizzly Returns Ready To Growl

  September 6 at 5 a.m.

  There's so much more to country music than acts who remind you of Waylon, Willie or Hank Sr. Houston's Grand Old Grizzly have always tread a path between old country and the newer pop country that dominates the airwaves as they show on their new album Pure Country Pyrite. Opening...

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  River Revival Is Ready To Flex

  August 24 at 4 a.m.

  No matter what you think a music festival should be, it is after all a gathering of like minded individuals. The River Revival Festival organized by Houston's Splice Records,is now in its fourth year, stretched from two days to three, and from a handful of bands to more than double...

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  From Beyond Adds Machines To Their Metal

  August 21 at 4 a.m.

  On their new album The Band From Beyond, Texas' From Beyond prove they're making more than metal music, coming up with sounds closer to heavy blues mixed with machines. Opening with gloomy and dark sounds on the instrumental track, "Invocation," they set the stage for what's to come. They follow it...

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  Alone On The Moon Riffs Hard On Spectra

  August 16 at 4 a.m.

  Houston's Alone On The Moon have always played heavy music without overclocking things, and the result is their latest release Spectra. The music is all instrumental which at times makes you want vocals. The songs all seem to take the principle of starting slow and building to epic levels. This...