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Tonight: "Live In Texas" Photo Exhibit at Cactus Music

Sat Feb 7, 12:30 PM

Stephanie Alexander ZZ Top, alive and well in Grand PrairieCool photo, huh? That's the work of Cy-Fair native Stephanie Alexander, who now has one of the choicest jobs any music-loving camera hound could hope for - even if it... More >>

Art Rock: Free Press Houston's 100th Issue Party at Numbers

Sat Feb 7, 12:00 PM

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Saturday: Don Caballero at Meridian

Fri Feb 6, 5:11 PM

Perhaps Damon Che should have simply joined Creta Bourzia, rather than assimilating the Pittsburgh band into Don Caballero v 2.0. The allure of riding his own famous coattails certainly had something to do with the decision. It didn't hurt... More >>

Slideshow: The Neville Brothers at House of Blues

Fri Feb 6, 4:59 PM

Photo by Mark C. Austin/ Click here for a slideshow... More >>

Features

  • Chris Squire on 40 Years of Prog Life
    Yes Man
    Thursday, February 05
    Prog-rock kings Yes are known for their intricate and multi-movement songs, ethereal lyrics and harmonies, and fantasy-fueled album-cover art... More >>
  • The Story of Los Volcanes and Neil Diamond
    A chance Texas encounter gives a Seattle conjunto band the shot of a lifetime
    Thursday, February 05
    In late October, Eddie Rodriguez and his band Los Volcanes were in their label's home base of Corpus Christi, performing Tejano music on... More >>
  • Moments the Grammy Awards Would Rather Forget
    Soy Bombed
    Thursday, February 05
    The Grammy Awards are second only to the Oscars for self-aggrandizement and clannish political overtones. They seem to exist only for Vera Wang... More >>
  • Randy Weeks
    Thursday, February 05
    Going My Way, Randy Weeks's first Texas record since moving from Los Angeles to Austin, involves subtle changes from his likable albums Sugar... More >>
  • The Bad Plus
    Thursday, February 05
    For a band made famous by imitating more famous bands' songs, jazz trio The Bad Plus has done quite well for itself. From its early covers of... More >>
  • Gov't Mule
    Thursday, February 05
    Remember that old running sketch on TV's In Living Color where the Jamaican family would compete with each other to see who worked the most... More >>
  • Crooked Fingers
    Thursday, February 05
    Fresh off mining the bottomless influence of Tom Waits and Bruce Springsteen over several swell albums, ex-Archers of Loaf barker Eric Bachmann... More >>
  • Meiko
    Thursday, February 05
    Meiko is a bona fide iTunes phenomenon, another of those bootstrap success stories we all love to hear in this day of crashing record labels and... More >>
  • Totally Fucked Up
    Perhaps the best-named band of all time
    Thursday, January 29
    Punk-rock godfather Joe Strummer of the Clash may have propagated the idea of a band as a gang. But for members of Canadian experimental hardcore... More >>
  • Don't Stop Believin'
    Thursday, January 29
    Noise has been thinking about the relationship between faith, music and religion — call it spirituality if you must — a lot lately,... More >>
  • Longtime Cult Band O.A.R. Hopes Top 40 Success Doesn't Leave It "Shattered"
    All Sides Now
    Thursday, January 29
    It's always an odd thing for a band — and its fans — if it eventually breaks through to a wider audience. No musician embarks on a... More >>
  • Recent Super Bowl Halftime Highlights and Lowlights
    Backfield in Motion
    Thursday, January 29
    It's time once again for that annual binge of pageantry and advertising dollars known as Super Bowl Sunday. The matchup on the field this year... More >>
  • Los Campesinos!
    Thursday, January 29
    If you've misplaced your Ritalin or you need some sensory stimulation to prepare for a big test, consider the bratty indie art-punk of Wales's... More >>
  • Warren Hood
    Thursday, January 29
    Warren Hood is probably tired of hearing about his musical genes, but it's really not possible to write about the young guy without at least... More >>
  • The Zydepunks
    Thursday, January 29
    Musically speaking, the Zydepunks' name is a little misleading. Yes, accordion and gnashing guitars are an essential part of the New Orleans... More >>
  • TSOL
    Thursday, January 29
    TSOL singer Jack Grisham is the evil doppelganger of suave Chris Isaak. Both are known for surfing and the accompanying swagger, brawn and good... More >>
  • Pioneers of Hip-Hop Tour
    Thursday, January 29
    As the nation's first president to blast hip-hop on his iPod takes office, this package tour could be considered a Council of Cultural Advisers.... More >>
  • Ume
    Thursday, January 29
    A couple of years ago, word began circulating around Austin about a trio fronted by a lovely young lass — who turned out to be former... More >>
  • Ska/Reggae Fest, with the Slackers
    Thursday, January 29
    Given its members' myriad side projects, it's a wonder that we still get to see the Slackers proper live anymore, ever. It seems like each one... More >>
  • Out of the Cold With the Wild Moccasins
    The local popsters' new EP is much warmer than their house
    Thursday, January 22
    It's cold in Cody Swann's house, and there aren't many lightbulbs. "I don't like changing lightbulbs," says Swann casually, as he walks through... More >>

Slideshows >

National

Music from Coast to Coast

Broward - Palm Beach

Slip and the Spinouts Play Rockabilly Across South Florida

While some local artists lament the lack of live-music venues, Broward's rockabilly phenomenon,... More >>

Dallas

The O's Prepare For Their Debut Release and Tour

Even though he's suffering from an aggravated sciatic nerve that causes him pain when he sits,... More >>

Kansas City

New Orleans funk band Galactic skirts the hip-hop frontier

Some people," Galactic bassist Robert Mercurio says, "think we're just a bunch of college kids... More >>

Miami

Bluesman John P. Hammond Plays the Colony Theatre

He keeps the tradition alive.
It's hard to believe that a New York City kid whose father discovered everybody from Billie... More >>

Phoenix

The Maine Achieved National Success Thanks to Twitter, MySpace, and Buzznet

They Twitter to tell fans what they're doing. They use MySpace to post bulletins and blogs. And... More >>

San Francisco

Marco Benevento experiments on the ivories

Marco Benevento has been whipping up a joyful maelstrom of heavily processed Hammond B-3 organ... More >>

Seattle

Neil Diamond Taps Our Own Los Volcanes for Grammy Party

How an obscure local tejano band came to share a bill with Coldplay and Tim McGraw.
In late October, Eddie Rodriguez and his band, Los Volcanes, were in their label's home base of... More >>

St. Louis

Stranger than Friction: Beloved Lou music champion Fred Friction discusses his debut solo album and new venue

Every musical community has its share of characters, bon vivants and hangers-on. Some show up... More >>

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