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Houston now has its own mural recognizing the late singer-songwriter and visual artist Daniel Johnston, known for his “Hi, How Are You” greetings. As part of the annual Hi, How Are You day, people everywhere on Wednesday remembered Johnston. …
Read MoreRight about this time a year ago, Yola was awaiting the February release of her debut album, Walk Through Fire. Not many people knew her, but she knew herself and that was already a huge accomplishment in a career and a life that had been beset with ha…
Read MoreAt Christmas, my son gifted me a copy of the very first U.S. Now That’s What I Call Music! album. My initial reaction was a burst of laughter. I hadn’t received a compact disc (you remember those, right?) as a gift in several years, but, as he astutely…
Read MoreWe’re now into the second week of fallout from the biggest scandal to ever rock Houston sports, the shame that is the Houston Astros’ sign stealing fiasco. Baseball fan or not, virtually everyone in this city by now knows the hometown heroes were knock…
Read MorePiñata Protest will be in town this week to help celebrate Los Skarnales’ silver anniversary. Àlvaro Del Norte, founder and band leader for the San Antonio-based and accordion-powered Tex-Mex punk outfit, said the groups have a common approach to music…
Read MoreJust days before her band celebrates the release of its new album, Jessica Murillo considers what’s been most challenging about the process of creating the first-ever Cactus Flowers LP. Was it writing the nine tracks on the record? Nope. Murillo said t…
Read MoreCher/Nile Rodgers and Chic Toyota Center December 15, 2019 Two-thirds of the way through her set at Toyota Center last night, the video screens flashed a montage of films starring Cher. Her wildly distinct voice narrated the segment. While clips from f…
Read MoreHeavy metal vocalist Suzy released an EP of new songs recently, but it wasn’t so long ago that the Houston singer’s music pursuits seemed hopelessly stalled. She’d started her music career in her 50s, late in life for any musician in any genre, much le…
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