AltWeeklies Wire
The Country Music Pistol Packers Hall of Famenew

Billy Joe Shaver was already the greatest living Texas songwriter, and now he's perhaps the greatest country music pistolero of all time -- here are some rivals for that throne.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
04-23-2007 |
Music
Rod Stewart Trivia!new
Think you're a Rod Stewart expert? Take our Rod Quiz and find out.
Houston Press |
Olivia Flores Alvarez |
04-10-2007 |
Music
Translating Critic-speaknew
Ever read a CD review and think, "What the hell does that mean?" We do. Sometimes readers need a cheat sheet to decipher the terms critics use, so we thought we'd start a Critics Dictionary.
Houston Press |
Olivia Flores Alvarez |
04-03-2007 |
Music
Song Title Scramblenew
We took the top 20 songs on the Billboard hit singles chart and scrambled the words in the titles and came up with new, improved (and we hope clever) titles.
Houston Press |
Olivia Flores Alvarez |
03-05-2007 |
Music
SXSW, Wtf?new
The evolution of SXSW into the goliath it is today might or might not have been inevitable, but once its momentum started, it was difficult to stop.
Houston Press |
Jonanna Widner |
03-05-2007 |
Music
Fadin' Renegadenew
Doug Supernaw's long, sad spiral.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
02-13-2007 |
Music
Tags: Doug Supernaw
Coming Soon: New Music Genresnew
Gangsta jazz (repped by Branford Marsalis), underground gospel, and more.
Houston Press |
Olivia Flores Alvarez |
01-31-2007 |
Music
Goodbye Joe, Me Gotta Gonew
There are 25,000 Cajuns in Houston, and almost none of them play Cajun music -- why not?
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
01-31-2007 |
Music
'Idol' Chatternew
Opening day for America's fourth national sport is upon us.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
01-23-2007 |
Music
Rogue Wavesnew
A new report cuts through the static on the radio industry.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
01-16-2007 |
Music
In With the Newnew
Despite doom-and-gloom predictions, 2006 wasn't at all bad.
Houston Press |
Jonanna Widner |
01-08-2007 |
Music
DISConnectnew

Sales of CDs are falling faster than you can say iPod.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
01-08-2007 |
Music
Snap to Itnew
Comeback kids, rhymin' Limeys and songs about partying defined Hip-Hop Nation in 2006.
Houston Press |
Dan Leroy |
12-18-2006 |
Music
Espanol Sung Herenew
Crossing over -- who's doing it, who's not.
Houston Press |
Olivia Flores Alvarez |
12-18-2006 |
Music