Month: September 2013

Hardin Burns – Almost Austin – Pasadena, TX

Written by James Killen Sep 28, 2013 at 08:00 PM On day four of a five consecutive day tour of South Texas, Andrew Hardin and Jeannie Burns pulled in to Kenny Pipes place in Pasadena following an afternoon appearance on Larry Winters’ Spare Change Show at KPFT. It takes a couple of professionals to pull…


ZZ Ward – House of Blues Bronze Peacock Room – Houston, TX

Written by Eddie Ferranti Sep 18, 2013 at 08:00 PM Sometimes you just have to branch out and open your ears to music that you have zero clue about. That is exactly what my sidekick, Dr.Ray, and I did at the Bronze Peacock Room in Houston, Tx. Being described as blues, pop, rock, hip hop…


Ray Wylie Hubbard – Discovery Green – Houston, TX

Written by Samuel Barker Sep 26, 2013 at 06:30 PM Discovery Green has really been outdoing itself with their Thursday Night Concert Series. They’ve been pulling in some stellar acts, filling up the lawn and showing everyone a good time. If you’ve looked through this site, you see we’ve made it out to quite a…


OneRepublic – Bayou Music Center – Houston, TX

Written by Robert B. Johnson (@RobertSatellite on Twitter) Sep 21, 2013 at 08:00 PM Hot off the release of new album, Native, OneRepublic tore through Houston, Texas, putting on a riveting display of musical talent. The band, popularly known for songs like “Secrets” and “Apologize,” owned the stage at Bayou Music Center for an hour…


Cyrus James – Dosey Doe Cafe – Conroe, TX

Written by James Killen Sep 21, 2013 at 08:00 PM Barbara and I took a little trip north Saturday night to take in a dose of outlaw country at the Dosey Doe Café on FM1488 with Cyrus James on the bill. I must admit that I knew very little about the gentleman, except that he’d…


Danny Schmidt – Anderson Fair – Houston, TX

Written by James Killen Sep 20, 2013 at 08:00 PM Danny Schmidt picked a rainy night to play Anderson Fair as they opened this week after the summer vacation. It was coming down in buckets and patrons were slow to arrive. Schmidt had originally been booked for this date to be accompanied by his wife…


Robert Ellis w/ The Clarks – Discovery Green – Houston, TX

Written by James Killen Sep 19, 2013 at 06:30 PM The fall concert series at Discovery Green has begun again with an up-and-coming Houstonian taking the lead on stage for the first show. Robert Ellis has been influenced by talents as diverse as George Jones, Paul Simon and the Grateful Dead. The first show of…


Mumford & Sons – Woodlands Pavilion – Spring, TX

Written by Michael Pittman Sep 17, 2013 at 08:00 PM “We know we were supposed to be here earlier” says Ben Lovett (keys, vocals), “but Ted (Dwane, bass, vocals) had a headache and couldn’t make it. But that’s all behind us now and we’re glad to be in Texas”. To which Marcus Mumford (lead singer,…


Eric Burdon – Til Your River Runs Dry

Written by James Killen Sep 14, 2013 at 02:00 AM British invasion veteran, Eric Burdon, has been recording for the last 50 years in various incarnations. He first hit the charts as the leader of the Animals, coming from the British Blues tradition and transitioning to the psychedelic movement with songs like “We Gotta Get…


Marc Anthony – Toyota Center – Houston, TX

Written by Cary Corral Sep 05, 2013 at 08:00 PM He’s the undisputed king of salsa — Marc Anthony ruled the night last Thursday at Toyota Center. The Nuyorican is on tour celebrating his first original salsa album in more than a decade. The album, 3.0, was well worth the wait. The sizzling new single…