Month: June 2013

Sensory Overload in The Big Easy: 2013 New Orleans Wine and Food Experience

Written by Eddie Ferranti Jun 14, 2013 at 12:01 AM The slogan for this year’s New Orleans Wine and Food Experience was ‘Come to your Senses’, which fit Rose and myself to a tee. It had been since 2008 when we had last ventured to the Big Easy to partake in a super good time…


A Day In The Life Of Youngblood Hawke

Written by Written by Robert B. Johnson (@RobertSatellite on Twitter) Jun 12, 2013 at 12:01 AM When a band bursts onto the scene the way Youngblood Hawke has, the demands are great. Traveling from one city to the next, meeting commitments to radio stations and playing nightly shows, being in a band can be downright…


Mando Saenz – Studebaker

Written by Samuel Barker Jun 08, 2013 at 12:01 AM Over the years, the name Mando Saenz has popped up far more than once within circles of my friends when asked about favorite Texas artists. I had just never gotten around to checking out one Saenz’s shows or his albums. However, I have known him…


Fall Out Boy – Bayou Music Center – Houston, TX

Written by Robert B. Johnson (@RobertSatellite on Twitter) Jun 07, 2013 at 08:00 PM After a nearly three year hiatus, Patrick Stump, Pete Wentz, Joe Trohman, and Andy Hurley, have reformed Fall Out Boy, released a new album, and hit the road for a full-scale tour. On Friday, June 7th, Fall Out Boy hit up…


Fleetwood Mac – Toyota Center – Houston, TX

Written by Dave Clements Jun 05, 2013 at 08:23 AM A ‘Hump Day’ night visit by one of the best Classical Rock Bands of my era got a very full house over the hump at the Toyota Center this Wednesday evening. Still Christine McVieless Fleetwood Mac (FM) came roaring into H-Town ready to give their fans…


Slaid Cleaves – Fighting the War

Written by James Killen Jun 01, 2013 at 12:01 AM It’s been four years since the release of “Everything You Love Will Be Taken Away” and high time for another Slaid Cleaves collection of stories and laments. “Still Fighting the War” is due out in mid-June, but if you have been lucky enough to see…