Music
Q&A: Bowling for Soup’s Jaret Reddick
Jaret Reddick, singer/songwriter/guitarist of pop punk band Bowling for Soup, talked to The Daily Cougar prior to coming back to his home state of Texas for a few shows in early May. The Daily Cougar:...
The Black Keys leave fans ‘Howlin’ for more
The Black Keys and Arctic Monkeys performed in Houston on Tuesday at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. As the sun was still out, the Arctic Monkeys opened the concert by playing “Brainstorm” — the track...
Bells ‘Sleigh’ crowd with sound
Brooklyn duo Sleigh Bells made a Houston stop on its “Reign of Terror” tour dropping a literal wall of sound and screams on an electrified Warehouse Live crowd on Wednesday. The enthusiasm brought by the...
Band readies new material
A brand new self-released EP and several tour dates are just a few things This Providence has been focused on since announcing their split from former label, Fueled By Ramen, in March. The band recorded...
Local hip-hop figures visit campus
The Council of Ethnic Organization hosted a panel discussion called “What is Hip Hop, Anyway?” Tuesday night at the Cullen Performance Hall that featured rapper Bun B, graffiti artist Article, B-boy dance crew Havikoro...
Sophomore record aims for intimacy
Just six months after the release of its full-length debut album, All Get Out has embarked on its first national gig supporting La Dispute on their Wildlife Tour. All Get Out started playing together in...
Band gets heavy with H-town
Adamantium, a Houston-based, female-fronted, hard rock band, is climbing the ranks in Houston’s local music scene and preparing for a number of shows, including Houston’s annual Beer Fest on June 9 at the Hermann...
A+ for an audacious opera
The red curtain of the Moore’s Opera House flew swiftly up to reveal the absurd world of an opera filled with swinish relatives, conniving busybodies, frivolous women, a pseudo-lesbian love triangle and several successful...
Panelists discuss the ‘Screwed Up’ hip-hop history of Houston
The main attraction of the “Awready!: Houston Hip Hop Conference” brought together a wide variety of Houston rappers and nationwide scholars who wanted to contribute to the discussion about a movement that propelled Houston’s...
Upstart DJs drop beats in ‘screwed up’ battle
Six students closed out a conference honoring the late DJ Screw in true hip-hop fashion — by battling on the disc jockey decks. Hosted by Rice University’s Houston Enriches Rice Education Project, the “2012 College...