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Head Nightcat Rick Estrin: "Sometimes I Just Want to Chill"

2013-06-20 07:00:00

As one of the most dapper dudes in blues music (or any other genre), vocalist/harp player Rick Estrin has certain panache when it comes to his trademark hirsute upper lip. "I don't groom it dai...

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10 More Movies Kanye West Should Star In

2013-06-20 06:00:00

It seems Kanye West has got a bit of a movie boner as of late. He's been promoting the hell out of Yeezus, his new album, by projecting videos on buildings across the nation. He started out inno...

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The Five Weirdest Rap Beefs

2013-06-19 12:00:00

Do you remember J-Kwon? If you don't, I'll remind you. He had a song called "Tipsy" back in 2004 that hit No. 2 on the Billboard charts. After that he dropped off the face of the earth (literally,...

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UPDATED: Woodrow's Alum Begs Kickstarter For Another Bar; Plus Three More Insulting Houston Campaigns

2013-06-19 11:00:00

UPDATE (Wednesday, 4 p.m.): According to Little Woodrow's owner Danny Evans, also former owner of Big Woodrow's on Chimney Rock, the man behind the Woodrow's Cypress Kickstarter campaign is not af...

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Ronnie James Dio's Dungeon Opens Again On Magical New Releases

2013-06-19 09:00:00

Dio Finding the Sacred Heart: Live in Philly 1986 Eagle Vision, 143 mins., $14.98 DVD/$19.98 Blu-ray Though he passed away from stomach cancer in 2010 (right here in Houston, according to sever...

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Please, Rick Rubin: Leave Metal Bands Alone

2013-06-19 08:00:00

Unless you live under a rock, you've probably heard that Black Sabbath recently released their long awaited comeback album, 13. It's their first with Ozzy Osbourne on vocals since 1978's Never Sa...

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I Tried to Explain Transgender Doom Metal to My Three-Year-Old

2013-06-19 07:00:00

I wasn't really in a very good mood on Sunday. Taking the Daughter With One F out of the house so the wife can study for nursing school is my task every weekend, and though my daughter is an angel...

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Music's 10 Biggest Tools Right Now

2013-06-19 06:00:00

Let's just jump right on in to this one, shall we? Blogs about musicians exhibiting extreme tool-like behavior don't need much of an introduction. A lot of musicians opt out of behaving like nor...

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Five Waylon Jennings Albums You Should Own

2013-06-18 14:00:00

"Ladies love outlaws," Waylon Jennings once sang, and well knew. Yes they do, and so do plenty of fellers, who may love the late Littlefield-born musician -- who was a losing coin flip away from b...

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Upcoming: Atlas Genius, Brian Setzer Orchestra, Franz Ferdinand, Rancid, etc.

2013-06-18 11:00:00

ADLER: Featuring Steven Adler of Guns N' Roses., Wed., July 24, 7 p.m., $15. House of Blues-- Bronze Peacock Room, 1204 Caroline, Houston, 888-402-5837. Andrew Stockdale: Sun., July 28, 7 p.m., $...

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Free Press Summer Fest Announces July 4 Free Geto Boys Makeup Show

2013-06-18 10:30:00

After the much-anticipated Geto Boys reunion at this month's Free Press Summer Fest went off at only two-thirds strengh, resulting in thousands of disappointed fans, FPSF has announced a free ma...

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Das Boot: Austin Band Films Video In Galveston Submarine

2013-06-18 10:00:00

Think you're claustrophobic? Imagine spending three hours trying to record a song and music video in a decommissioned WWII-era submarine. That's what the Austin-based Royal Forest recently did for...

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Rockshow: Paul McCartney's First Marathon, But Not His Last

2013-06-18 09:00:00

Rockshow Paul McCartney and Wings Eagle Vision, 139 mins., $29.98 DVD/$34.98 Blu-ray According to rollingstone.com, the act that owned last weekend's Bonnaroo Festival was not some hirsute jam b...

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The Rocks Off 100: Shane Tuttle, Updog Owner and Album-Cover Designer

2013-06-18 08:00:00

Welcome to the Rocks Off 100, our portrait gallery of the most compelling profiles and personalities in the far-flung Houston music community -- a lot more than just musicians, but of course they'...

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Good Neighbors: A Look Inside Houston's House-Show Circuit

2013-06-18 07:00:00

House party or house show... which are you at? There's a difference, just as there's a difference between the Grand Canyon and a chuckhole. One inspires awe, creativity and a sense of oneness ...

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Dave Alvin & the Guilty Ones at the Crighton Theatre, 6/15/2013

2013-06-18 06:00:00

Dave Alvin & the Guilty Ones, Mike Stinson Crighton Theatre, Conroe June 15, 2013 Making the relatively short trip to the Crighton Theatre can't help but feel a bit like stepping back a few deca...

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Bun B and Trae Tha Truth at Baybrook Mall, 6/15/2013

2013-06-17 12:00:00

Zumiez Couch Tour feat. Bun B and Trae Tha Truth Baybrook Mall June 14th, 2013 SLIDESHOW: Summer Skate: The 2013 Zumiez Couch Tour Hits Houston Music and skateboarding have always been interco...

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Drake, Miguel Heat Up Toyota Center November 13

2013-06-17 10:00:00

Canadian rap superstar Drake and R&B phenom Miguel will share a bill at Toyota Center on November 13, Live Nation announced earlier this morning. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. this Friday at liv...

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Ariel Pink at Fitzgerald's, 6/16/2013

2013-06-17 09:00:00

Ariel Pink & Haunted Graffiti, Callinan, Purple Pilgrims Fitzgerald's June 16, 2013 On Sunday evening, the turnout for Ariel Pink looked pretty bleak. The show, which was being held in the upst...

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True Blood: Mikky Ekko Makes Me Not Hate Rihanna

2013-06-17 08:00:00

Alan Ball was known for his masterful use of music in Six Feet Under. He's lost none of his touch when it comes to his current HBO series, True Blood -- which happens to be set in the Louisiana sw...

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