Music
Electronic artist skips a beat
With the music scene as diverse as it is in this city, one never knows exactly what to expect when going to a show in Houston — nor should they be surprised when they...
Bonnaroo sets the standard
Everything is supposed to be bigger in Texas, but that isn’t necessarily true. Music festivals are bigger, better and greener in Tennessee.Texas sports several great mainstream music festivals – Austin City Limits, SXSW, Austin...
Music festival promises a good time
Buffalo Springfield hasn’t played a show in Houston since their last tour in 1968, but they will be taking the stage Friday at Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tenn., as a part of their six-show reunion...
Arcade Fire comes home to ‘Suburbs’ where it started
Winning the Grammy for Album of the Year in February opened Arcade Fire to a new audience of fans, as well as a new level of expectations for its performances, but frontman Win Butler...
Yellowcard brings violin to House of Blues
Even without an encore, Yellowcard brings the heat. They may be a bit older than most pop-punk bands — they’ve been around since 1997 — but the House of Blues didn’t seem to notice....
Paisley impresses Rodeo newcomer
Thousands of people packed into Reliant Stadium Saturday night — 73,835 patrons to be exact, according to the Houston Chronicle — to see the rodeo events and, of course, Brad Paisley’s performance. The night started...
Check this band out Now, not later
The band Now, Now has been making waves in the underground music scene with their darker, mellower, indie pop/rock infused sound. The brainchild of Bradley Hale and Cacie Dalager, the duo started producing music...
Raekwon celebrates roots in ‘Shaolin’
For Corey Woods, 1995’s “Only Built For Cuban Linx,” also known as the “Purple Tape” for its distinctive cassette color, marked both the greatest and worst moment of his career. From then on...
Radiohead cut their own groove
Radiohead is at a point in their career where they can really do whatever they feel like doing. They are no longer tied to a major label. They don’t set out to make hit...
Sun Airway debut album is crystal
It’s difficult to define what it is exactly that makes Sun Airway’s album, “Nocturne of Exploded Crystal Chandelier,” such a great find among the great swaths of independent artists clogging the Internet nowadays. It...