Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City!
One of rock and roll’s most enduring friendships was between George Harrison and Eric Clapton. From December 1964 when they first crossed paths during a Beatles Christmas show at London’s Hammersmith Odeon (Clapton was playing with the Yardbirds) up to…
Read MoreRoger Earl was all of 12 years old when he went through an experience that his tsk-tsking mother said affected his mental condition. That may have been true, but it also set him on a life and career path that, at age 75, he wouldn’t have traded for any…
Read MoreThough they’ve long billed themselves since their 1978 record debut as “just another band from East L.A.,” Los Lobos is anything but that common. Their inventive and groundbreaking mix of rock, soul, blues, R&B and surf—all wrapped in traditional M…
Read MoreWhile in his late twenties, Pittsburgh-area native Art Rupe decided he very much wanted to start a career in the entertainment industry—and ideally in the world of film. But he also had a lifelong love and deep passion for music, in particular gospel a…
Read MoreThough he lives roughly 93.2 miles east of our city in Nederland—itself roughly between Beaumont and Port Arthur—blues rock singer/guitarist Mike Zito has a soft spot for H-Town. Even if it might piss off some residents of yet another municipality a bi…
Read MoreWhile she was not a native daughter of the Texas city, Corpus Christi has certainly claimed Selena Quintanilla—the late singer who has since become an icon—as a favorite daughter. Diana LĂłpez was born and raised in Corpus Christi, and has now returned …
Read MoreWhen the unwelcome house guest named COVID came knocking on the world’s front doors in March 2020, there were hundreds of bands literally in the middle of tours who had to abruptly cancel everything, pack up and head home. The Atlanta-based Yacht Rock …
Read MoreThough he was of German-Argentinian descent and educated in the United States at Harvard, author philanthropist Georges Bemberg (1915-2011) had a passion for France, French culture, and in particular Impressionist art cultivated during his many years o…
Read MoreHe’s most associated with cities on the far west coast like Portland, L.A., and “Santa Monica.” But if Art Alexakis says from the stage that “It’s great to be back in Houston,” he wants you to know it’s not just rote stage banter; he means it. Beginnin…
Read MoreIt’s a well-worn trope—albeit one that seems to be true—that rock and roll brothers in the same band will battle and break up. Ask the Everlys, Gibbs, Wilsons, Fogertys, Davies, Robinsons, or Gallaghers. Hell, even the Dorsey brothers had a bitter feud…
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