Written by Rayanna Barker May 31, 2002 at 05:00 PM Upon arriving to the Woodlands for the annual Poison show I wasn’t sure what to expect. The line up seemed a little lighter then last year and it was starting later in the day. With acts like Warrant and Vince Neil on the tour last…

Written by Samuel Barker May 23, 2002 at 08:00 PM Even after 15 years of existence, it takes a band some time to get their tour together. This was the case on this, the opening night of the Goo Goo Dolls’ tour supporting their new record, Gutterflower. The band came out with some early spark,…

Written by Samuel Barker May 18, 2002 at 08:00 PM Just as female singers were coming back to the low point they held in the 50s, as mouthpieces for songwriters selling product over talent, Alanis Morissette returns from dormancy to reclaim some respect for the female songwriter/rock artist. Morissette is best known for her anger-ridden,…

Written by Sara Samora May 16, 2002 at 08:00 PM It is the concert in which I counted the days and the one I long awaited. For the first time that night, I would be experiencing the phenomenal band that had took me so long to notice, yet never too late not to: Garbage. I…

Written by Samuel Barker May 14, 2002 at 08:00 PM When Pink made her first trip to a Houston stage, she was flanked by a group of dancers and a DAT track which she sang to. She was following the path Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera had both traveled on their path to fame and…

Written by Samuel Barker May 11, 2002 at 06:00 PM No matter what the bands tell you, a co-headlining tour is a battle between two popular groups desperately trying to upstage the other. This package usually gives the audience something extra to enjoy from the show. When Blink-182, the darlings of current pop-punk, hit the…

Written by Samuel Barker May 07, 2002 at 08:00 PM After hearing No Doubt’s latest album, Rocksteady, most people were convinced the world had seen the last of No Doubt as a band, for it was just a matter of time before Gwen Stefani ventured into a solo career. With the club rhythms, mostly keyboard…