Written by Jim Bille Sep 30, 2006 at 06:00 PM Steve Miller Band The Steve Miller Band took the stage at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in the Woodlands around 8:45 Saturday night and opened the show with one of his ka-zillion hits “Swing Town”. This song was the beginning of what I expected to…

Written by Abel Longoria Sep 26, 2006 at 08:00 PM Queensryche is currently making their way across the country on their Operation: Mindcrime II tour. The original Operation: Mindcrime album was released in 1988 and was the first album that put Queensryche on the map in the main stream rock market. The long awaited follow-up…

Written by Eddie Ferranti Sep 22, 2006 at 08:00 PM Easy to analyze the gig I covered last Friday at the Warehouse Live in H-Town. Something like: “JET lands in Houston then TAKES OFF!” So there. Seriously, these guys walked on stage and just tore into “Come On Come On”, “Get What You Need” and…

Written by Abel Carmona Sep 14, 2006 at 08:00 PM When walking in to the Verzion Wireless Theater Thursday night, I came in on the second song of opener Dr. Dog’s set and to say the least there wasn’t much of a crowd there. My first thoughts were “man these bands must really suck to…

Written by Jim Bille Sep 09, 2006 at 08:00 PM Dave Alvin has been around long enough now that his name should be No.1 in who’s who of the American Roots music catalog.  But don’t even think about pigeonholing Dave Alvin’s music into one category. Alvin has always described his song writing as American Music,…

Written by Eddie Ferranti Sep 07, 2006 at 08:00 PM Had the chance to catch Chris Isaak’s latest tour in Houston the other night. It was my second time to see him in 2006, having caught him in July in Seattle. That show was at a beautiful setting in the hills at a winery. That…