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
Declan’s sophomore album, Zeros, a salute to British punk and glam rock with some searing political commentary, seems perfectly placed in the chaos of 2020 when it was released. But the record translates well to the stage, and it’s no mystery why, two years after its debut, McKenna fills venuesContinue Reading
Metal Heads from Houston and beyond stormed Warehouse Live Thursday night for a sold-out show featuring Swedish metal gods themselves; Meshuggah. Joining them on the bill was also Swedish metal bands In flames and Torch. This was my first time seeing Meshuggah and I already knew from the get goContinue Reading
All Photographs by Violeta Alvarez Christopher Cross is not a household name, even among an older generation of music enthusiasts. Fans will certainly recognize “Sailing,” “Arthur’s Theme,” and “Ride Like the Wind,” three fundamental classics of the soft rock era. However, after attending his show on October 8th at theContinue Reading
If you know anything about hip hop-soul music, then you know Saturday night, October 1 at Toyota Center was legendary. Mary J. Blige is a top tier performer and is a must see if she stops through your city, also bringing along a great opener in Ella Mai, who isContinue Reading