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Drugged and Disorderlynew

The Hold Steady keeps it cinematic.
Houston Press |
Scott Faingold |
02-14-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Hold Steady
That's the Way They Get Bynew
Spoon's Britt Daniel turns his camera on.
Houston Press |
Scott Faingold |
02-07-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Spoon
Seventies Glam-Disco Partynew

Of Montreal proves there's life, funk and creativity after Elephant 6.
Houston Press |
Scott Faingold |
01-24-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Of Montreal, The Sunlandic Twins
Music to Cover Your Eyes Tonew

Houston's Nick DiFonzo has one of the world's finest collections of bad album covers.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
01-10-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Road Tripnew
A mid-list glam-trash rock band spent six weeks in an RV, fueled by chili.
Houston Press |
Brian McManus |
11-14-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Oregon, California, New York, Detroit, Houston, Washington, Chicago, Portland, D.C., Michigan, Fatal Flying Guilloteens, MySpace.com
The O.G. of Lovenew
Houston native Johnny "Guitar" Watson gets his due with a new two-disc set. Not as well-known as his contemporaries, Watson was nevertheless one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, even anticipating the advent of rap.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
10-18-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Scared Straightnew
The pop-punk band has become a beacon of clean living at the height of its success, instead of after a pathetic fall.
Houston Press |
Andrew Miller |
09-26-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Million-Dollar Smilenew
After seven years of scuffling on the hip-hop scene in Houston, Paul Wall is having his day.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
09-26-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Endangered Songbirdsnew
The Wrens majestically reemerged in 2003, after surviving a near-decade of depression, debacle and disaster.
Houston Press |
Rob Harvilla |
08-29-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Down Is Upnew
System of a Down is rock's least likely success story.
Houston Press |
Michael Roberts |
08-15-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Thug Lifenew
Houston rapper Slim Thug has paid the cost to be the Dirty South boss, and he's on the verge of stardom.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
07-18-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Dubble Trubblenew
Troubled Hubble packs a one-two wallop of great music and an even better live show.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
06-27-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Freshen Up, Freshen Upnew
A whole generation has been born and finished grad school since the Judy's ruled the Texas new-wave scene.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
05-16-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
System Overloadnew
Justin Moyer, Edie Sedgwick and Supersystem's Justin Destroyer are all the same person -- sort of.
Houston Press |
Michael Roberts |
05-16-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Rapper With a Non-Rap Namenew
It's not just self-promotion that got Mike Jones where he is -- the dude's also got some skills on the mike, a likable, hard-grindin' personality and a voice that always sounds like it's as happy as a pig in slop to be where it is.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
05-10-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews