In the 7-minute chronicle “2007” that concludes his most recent album The Forever Story, JID presents a fascinating, chronological narration of the come-up with guest vocals from 3 different mentors – Dreamville president Ibrahim Hamad, his father Carl Route Jr., and fellow rapper J. Cole. The aforementioned album focused onContinue Reading
There is a small window of time when, among those special bands that are destined to capture the zeitgeist of a genre and advance to large venues and chart toping records, fans can simply walk into a small studio and experience their music with out the pageantry and, yes, theContinue Reading
When I looked up “Trap music” on Wikipedia, the article listed three pioneer rappers: Gucci Mane, T.I., and Young Jeezy. While the 45-year-old Jeezy may not be so young anymore, he certainly performed as if he was an up-and-coming artist in the Atlanta hip-hop scene, just trying to make itContinue Reading
All Photographs by Stephanie Tacy How do you say goodbye to the King of Reggaetón? To the man who made Reggaetón a worldwide genre? To the man who taught us how to shake our hips to the legendary song “Gasolina”? I decided that the best way to show two decade’sContinue Reading
Houston welcomed the Berlin-based indie rock sensation Giant Rooks back to Texas Tuesday night, with open arms. The group’s North American tour had rough beginnings as multiple members of the band came down with the flu shortly after landing in New York earlier this month, leading to a number ofContinue Reading
“Did you enjoy the concert? I know this is a show for old people.” A fellow concertgoer asked me on the way to my car, to which I responded with a laugh and a resounding “yes.” I had only heard so much about these groups before attending the December 3rdContinue Reading
Walking into the Red Bull Soundclash at 713 Music Hall on November 10, The People’s Champ was at the forefront of my mind. As a kid born and raised in Houston, I would see Paul Wall’s influence on my favorite athletes and on more nationally known artists – his presenceContinue Reading
Thousands of fans poured into Houston’s Bayou Music Center Saturday night, November 12, 2022, to experience the hardcore marvel Turnstile, nearing the closing of their Love Connection tour, command the enormous venue with the kind of dynamic and intense performance that has come to define them for over a decade.Continue Reading
Eager fans packed the seats of the Smart Financial Centre in Sugar Land on Saturday, October 8th to see the South Korean boy band known as Enhypen. This was the fourth stop on their Manifesto world tour, their first ever tour outside of South Korea. Even before the seven boysContinue Reading
Steve Lacy has not had the perfect tour, to say the least. His fans, at least the ones attending the concerts, have done everything from interrupting his show for a family video to throwing a whole camera at him to, what could be the worst sin of all, going silentContinue Reading