Written by Robert Johnson Nov 03, 2012 at 08:00 PM According to Adam Lazzara, November 3rd was a celebration.  Ten years ago, his band Taking Back Sunday released its breakthrough album Tell All Your Friends.  And a celebration it was!  For an hour and a half, the Houston House of Blues was absolutely on fire….

Written by Marc McKinney Nov 02, 2012 at 10:00 PM No one knew, it was hush-hush … I guess … “This is PiL” were the first words out of his mouth.  Yes, Johnny Rotten Lydon was in Houston … to play!!  Not even the Houston Press knew he was in town.  I spoke with Thomas…

Written by Eddie Ferranti Nov 02, 2012 at 08:00 PM Alejandro Escovedo is enjoying a renaissance in his career and takes nothing for granted these days. After his well documented bout with death and Hepatitis C, AE has spawned three consecutive albums that seem to be steering him back to his edgier punk roots of…

Written by Samuel Barker Nov 01, 2012 at 11:00 PM A lot has changed in the four years since I last caught up with Against Me! The band released a second major label album, White Crosses, got dropped from the major label, started their own record label and had a couple of new drummers come…

  Written by Samuel Barker Nov 01, 2012 at 08:00 PM Minus the Bear is a name I have heard for years, but never seemed to track down. My only real experience with the band was seeing lead guitarist Dave Knudson’s old band, Botch, years ago. With that being my only marker for what to…