Upcoming Shows

08/01 - The Tontons @ Cactus Music (free in-store)
08/01 - Houston International Jazz Festival @ Discovery Green
08/01 - Counting Crows @ The Showgrounds
08/01 - William Fitzsimmons @ Mango's
08/01 - Guy Forsyth @ McGonigel's Mucky Duck
08/01 - Charlie Daniels Band @ Woodlands Pavilion
08/01 - Beausoleil @ Dosey Doe Coffee House
08/01 - Shake Russell @ The Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe (Galveston)
08/02 - Bob Dylan/Willie Nelson/John Mellencamp @ Woodlands Pavilion
08/04 - The Legendary Shack Shakers/Bobby Bare Jr. @ Rudyard's
08/04 - Billy Joe Shaver @ Dosey Doe's
08/04 - Jon Hogan @ Last Concert Cafe
08/05 - Jason Boland @ Firehouse Saloon
08/05 - Adam Carroll @ Puffabellys
08/07 - Two Tons of Steel @ Firehouse Saloon
08/07 - Bonnie Bishop @ the Mucky Duck
08/08-08/09 - Free Press Summer Fest @ Eleanor Tinsley Park
08/08 - Franz Ferdinand @ Toyota Center
08/08 - Chris Isaak @ Verizon Theater
08/08 - Sisters Morales @ the Mucky Duck
08/08 - Bob Schneider/T-Bird & the Breaks @ Warehouse Live
08/09 - Hamilton Loomis @ the Mucky Duck
08/11 - Lise Liddell/Lance Smith/Mike Stinson/Teresa Kolo @ the Mucky Duck
08/12 - Gary P. Nunn @ Puffabellys
08/14 - Stoney LaRue @ Firehouse Saloon
08/14 - Toni Price @ the Mucky Duck
08/14 - Adam Carroll/Matt Harlan @ the Old Quarter
08/15 - Bob Schneider @ the Mucky Duck
08/15 - Bonnie Bishop @ Dosey Doe's
08/15 - Jesse Dayton @ the Old Quarter
08/16 - Texas Johnny Boy/Milton Hopkins @ the Mucky Duck
08/16 - Two Star Symphony @ Super Happy Fun Land
08/19 - Country Jim Sloan @ Dosey Doe's
08/21 - Rebirth Brass Band @ Warehouse Live
08/21 - Yvonne Washington @ Houston Museum of Natural Science
08/21 - Soul Rebels Brass Band @ Meridian
08/21 - Sean Reefer @ Fitzgerald's
08/21 - Hamilton Loomis @ Last Concert Cafe
08/22 - Leon Russell/Danny Schmidt @ Dosey Doe's
08/22 - The Gougers @ the Mucky Duck
08/23 - Blondie @ Arena Theater
08/25 - Paul Thorn @ the Mucky Duck
08/25 - Danny Schmidt/Betty Soo @ Dosey Doe's
08/26 - Cory Morrow @ Dosey Doe's
08/27 - Bleu Edmondson @ House of Blues
08/28 - Crosby, Stills & Nash @ Woodlands Pavilion
08/28 - Ray Bonneville @ Anderson Fair
08/28 - Jimmy LaFave @ the Mucky Duck
08/29 - Ray Wylie Hubbard @ the Mucky Duck
08/29 - Across the Water @ Anderson Fair
08/29 - Dale Watson @ Dosey Doe's
08/30 - Depeche Mode @ Woodlands Pavilion
08/30 - Crystal Gayle @ Dosey Doe's
08/30 - Danny O'Flaherty @ the Mucky Duck

Upcoming Shows

07/01 - Sisters Morales @ Puffabellys (Spring)
07/02 - Sideshow Tramps @ The Corner Pub (Conroe)
07/03 - Bill Cade @ The Old Quarter (Galveston)
07/03 - The Derailers @ Armadillo Palace
07/03 - Hamilton Loomis @ Dan Electros
07/03 - The Belleville Outfit @ McGonigel's Mucky Duck
07/04 - Dertybird/Miss Leslie @ the Continental Club
07/06 - The Octanes @ Continental Club
07/07 - The Umbrella Man @ Continental Club
07/07 - Jon Hogan @ Last Concert Cafe
07/07 - Betty Soo @ the Mucky Duck
07/10 - LL Cooper @ Continental Club
07/10 - Bob Schneider @ the Mucky Duck
07/10 - The Band of Heathens @ Dosey Doe Coffee House
07/10 - The Gougers @ Dosey Doe's
07/11 - Dan Dyer @ the Mucky Duck
07/12 - The Swingfield Playboys @ the Mucky Duck
07/14 - Willis Alan Ramsey @ the Mucky Duck
07/16 - Gary P. Nunn @ Dosey Doe's
07/17 - David Garza @ Continental Club
07/17 - Jimmy LaFave @ the Mucky Duck
07/18 - Bruce Robison @ Armadillo Palace
07/18 - Owen Temple @ Cactus Music (free show)
07/18 - Miss Leslie @ Continental Club (free afternoon show)
07/18 - Shake Russell @ the Mucky Duck
07/18 - Los Skarnales/Flaco Jimenez/Brave Combo @ Fitzgerald's
07/18 - Cross Canadian Ragweed @ The Showgrounds
07/19 - Reckless Kelly @ the Mucky Duck
07/23 - Max Stalling @ Big Texas (Clear Lake)
07/23 - Jon Dee Graham @ Continental Club
07/24 - Clandestine @ the Mucky Duck
07/25 - The Fray @ Woodlands Pavilion
07/25 - Katie Stuckey @ Firehouse Saloon
07/25 - 23rd Annual Watermelon Festival @ Last Concert Cafe
07/25 - Terry Allen @ the Mucky Duck
07/26 - Trout Fishing in America @ the Mucky Duck
07/28 - Will Sexton's Wine & Nut Tour @ the Mucky Duck
07/30 - Asleep at the Wheel @ Dosey Doe's
07/31 - The Hollisters @ Blanco's
07/31 - Cory Morrow @ Warehouse Live
07/31 - Randy Weeks @ the Mucky Duck

Upcoming Shows

06/01 - The Octanes @ The Continental Club
06/02 - The Umbrella Man @ Continental Club
06/03 - Al Stewart @ Dosey Doe Coffee House
06/04 - Merle Haggard @ Stafford Centre
06/04 - Bonnie Prince Billy @ Walter's on Washington
06/04 - Brian McNeill/Ed Miller @ McGonigel's Mucky Duck
06/04 - Del Castillo @ Discovery Green
06/04 - New York Dolls/Black Joe Lewis @ House of Blues
06/04 - Micky & The Motorcars @ Big Texas (Clear Lake)
06/05 - Max Stalling @ the Mucky Duck
06/05 - Matt the Electrician/Southpaw Jones @ Anderson Fair
06/05 - The McKenzies @ Mango's
06/05 - Austin Lounge Lizards @ Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe
06/05 - The Gougers @ The Corner Pub (Conroe)
06/06 - The Flatlanders @ Cactus Music (free in-store)
06/06 - The Flatlanders/Ryan Bingham @ Crighton Theatre
06/06 - Asylum Street Spankers @ the Mucky Duck
06/06 - Jesse Dayton/John Evans @ the Continental Club
06/06 - Better Than Ezra @ Cactus (free in-store)
06/06 - Better Than Ezra @ House of Blues
06/06 - Two High String Band @ Anderson Fair
06/06 - 6th Annual Thanks Bob Celebration @ Dan Electro's
06/07 - Danny O'Flaherty @ the Mucky Duck
06/07 - H.A.A.M. @ Discovery Green
06/07 - Petesimple @ Discovery Green (free show)
06/08 - Matisyahu/Les Claypool/Dub Trio @ House of Blues
06/09 - Gomez @ Warehouse Live
06/10 - John Egan @ Under the Volcano (free show)
06/11 - Gaelic Storm @ Warehouse Live
06/11 - The McKay Brothers @ Blanco's
06/13 - Monte Montgomery @ the Mucky Duck
06/13 - The Tontons @ Mango's
06/13 - Benefit for the Old Quarter @ The Orange Show
06/13 - Blaggards @ the Continental Club
06/13 - He Wears Black (Johnny Cash Tribute) @ House of Blues
06/13 - Miss Leslie & Her Juke-Jointers @ the Continental Club
06/13 - Two Tons of Steel/Katy Stuckey @ Firehouse Saloon
06/14 - Hamilton Loomis @ the Mucky Duck
06/14 - David Allan Coe/Resin Valley Boys @ House of Blues
06/15 - David Byrne @ Jones Hall
06/15 - Joe Cocker @ Arena Theater
06/17 - Gypsy Kings @ Arena Theater
06/18 - Steve Earle @ the Crighton Theater (Conroe)
06/18 - Liz Dannemiller @ the Mucky Duck
06/19 - Scott Miller @ the Mucky Duck
06/19 - Craig Kinsey/Sideshow Tramps @ the Continental Club
06/19 - Jimmie Vaughan @ Warehouse Live
06/19 - Carrie Elkin/Karen Mal @ Anderson Fair
06/19 - Cory Morrow @ Big Texas (Spring)
06/19 - Gary P. Nunn @ Blanco's
06/20 - Sisters Morales @ the Mucky Duck
06/20 - Reverend Horton Heat @ House of Blues
06/20 - Shake Russell @ Anderson Fair
06/20 - The Hudsons @ the Old Quarter (Galveston)
06/20 - porterdavis @ Corner Pub (Conroe)
06/21 - The Gypsies @ Discovery Green (free show)
06/24 - Eric Clapton/Steve Winwood @ Toyota Center
06/24 - Roky Erickson @ the Continental Club
06/25 - Joe Ely @ the Mucky Duck
06/25 - Ben Kweller @ Cactus Music (free in-store)
06/25 - Ben Kweller @ House of Blues
06/25 - Jon Dee Graham @ the Continental Club
06/26 - Randy Travis @ Arena Theater
06/26 - Stoney Larue @ Big Texas (Clear Lake)
06/26 - James Hand @ Blanco's
06/26 - Jon Hogan @ the Old Quarter (Galveston)
06/27 - Carolyn Wonderland @ the Mucky Duck
06/27 - Bleu Edmondson @ Firehouse Saloon
06/27 - Ray Bonneville @ the Old Quarter (Galveston)
06/28 - Texas Johnny Boy @ Discovery Green
06/28 - Texas Johnny Boy/Milton Hopkins @ the Mucky Duck
06/30 - Michael O'Connor @ the Mucky Duck

Upcoming Shows

05/01 - Over The Rhine/Lucy Wainwright Roche @ Warehouse Live
05/01 - Miss Leslie & Her Juke-Jointers @ Blanco's
05/01 - Tito and Tarantula @ The Continental Club
05/01 - Drop Trio @ Avant Garden
05/01 - Li'l Ed & The Blues Imperials @ The Meridian
05/01 - Patrice Pike @ McGonigel's Mucky Duck
05/01 – Lise Liddell @ Dosey Doe’s
05/03 - MV + EE/Jandek @ DiverseWorks
05/06 – Max Stalling @ Puffabelly’s (Spring)
05/06 - Black Joe Lewis @ Cactus Music (In-Store)
05/07 - Old Crow Medicine Show/Justin Townes Earle @ Warehouse
05/08 - Bruce Robison @ the Mucky Duck
05/08 - T Bird and the Breaks/Greyhounds @ Warehouse Live
05/08 - John Evans @ Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe (Galveston)
05/08 – Gary P. Nunn @ Blanco’s
05/08 – Eliza Gilkyson @ Dosey Doe’s
05/09 – Guy Clark/Jubal Lee Young @ Crighton Theatre (Conroe)
05/09 - Slaid Cleaves @ the Mucky Duck
05/09 - Dustin Welch @ Cactus Music
05/09 – Dustin Welch/Mark Germino/The Gougers @ Continental
05/09 – Ann Armstrong & Steve Hughes @ Anderson Fair
05/09 – Sisters Morales @ The Old Quarter
05/10 – Slaid Cleaves @ Cactus Music
05/13 – Jubal Lee Young @ Under the Volcano
05/14 - Bonnie Raitt @ Verizon Theater
05/15 - Clandestine @ the Mucky Duck
05/15 – Jason Boland & The Stragglers @ Big Texas (Spring)
05/15 – John Gorka @ Dosey Doe’s
05/16 - Steve Earle @ Cactus Music
05/16 - James Taylor @ Verizon
05/16 – The Gourds @ Dosey Doe’s
05/21 – Jon Dee Graham @ Continental Club
05/22 – Shake Russell @ the Mucky Duck
05/23 - Band of Heathens @ the Mucky Duck
05/23 – “Third Annual Bob Dylan Birthday Bash” @ the Old Quarter
05/28 – The Belleville Outfit @ Cactus Music
05/28 – The Belleville Outfit @ the Mucky Duck
05/28 – Ray Wylie Hubbard @ Dosey Doe’s
05/28 – Mando Saenz @ the Continental
05/29 – Blaze Foley Documentary @ the Old Quarter
05/29 - B.B. King @ Arena Theater
05/29 - Cordero @ Cactus Music
05/29 - Jimmy LaFave @ the Mucky Duck
05/29 – Dale Watson @ Blanco’s
05/29 – Jack Ingram @ Big Texas (Spring)
05/29 – Tish Hinojosa @ Dosey Doe’s
05/29 – Two Tons of Steel @ Continental Club
05/30 - Stingaree Music Festival @ Bolivar Peninsula
05/30 - King's X @ The Meridian
05/30 – Gurf Morlix @ Anderson Fair
05/30 – Guy Forsyth @ the Mucky Duck
05/30 – Sean Reefer @ the Continental Club

Upcoming Shows

04/01 - Jubal Lee Young @ Puffabellys
04/02 - Kevin Welch @ McGonigel’s Mucky Duck
04/02 - Carrie Rodriguez/Jubal Lee Young @ Heritage Place
04/03 - Shotgun Party @ Last Concert Cafe
04/03 - Two Hoots & a Holler @ the Continental Club
04/03 - Front Porch Society @ the Mucky Duck
04/03 - Clandestine @ the Mucky Duck
04/03 - Pocket Full of Soul @ Cactus Music (in-store)
04/03 - Wade Bowen/Band of Heathens @ House of Blues
04/03 - Gary P. Nunn @ Blanco’s
04/04 - Yonder Mountain String Band/Todd Snider @ HOB
04/04 - Sisters Morales @ the Mucky Duck
04/04 - Porterdavis @ Anderson Fair
04/04 - Two Star Symphony/Chiara String Quartet @ AvantGarden
04/04 - Guy Forsyth @ Dosey Doe Coffee House
04/04 - Matt Harlan/Brad Boyer @ JP Hops House
04/05 - Jandek @ Rudyards
04/06 - The Octanes @ the Continental
04/07 - The Umbrella Man @ the Continental
04/07 - Will Sexton & friends @ the Mucky Duck
04/08 - Jubal Lee Young @ Under the Volcano
04/08 - Bruce Springsteen @ Toyota Center
04/09 - John Evans @ the Mucky Duck
04/09 - T-Bird & The Breaks @ Cactus Music (in-store)
04/10 - The Gougers @ the Mucky Duck
04/10 - Shake Russell @ Anderson Fair
04/10 - Dale Watson @ Blanco’s
04/10 - Bleu Edmondson @ Firehouse Saloon
04/10 - Matt Harlan @ Bohemeo's
04/11 - Texas Johnny Boy & Milton Hopkins @ the Mucky Duck
04/11 - Johnny Bush/Tommy Alverson @ Dosey Doe’s
04/11 - Morrissey @ Jones Hall
04/11 - Two Star Symphony @ Cactus Music (in-store)
04/11 - The Stone Coyotes @ Cactus Music (in-store)
04/11 - Wayne Hancock @ Armadillo Palace
04/14 - Lise Liddell/Ben Mallott/Teresa Kolo @ the Mucky Duck
04/14 - The Magpies @ Cactus Music (in-store)
04/15 - Dertybird @ the Continental
04/15 - Michael Hearne @ Dosey Doe’s
04/16 - Gurf Morlix @ the Mucky Duck
04/16 - Fred Eaglesmith @ Dosey Doe’s
04/16 - Country Jim Sloan @ Blanco’s
04/16 - Gurf Morlix @ Cactus Music (in-store)
04/17 - Carolyn Wonderland @ Last Concert Cafe
04/17 - Kevin Burke @ the Mucky Duck
04/17 - Michael Fracasso @ Anderson Fair
04/18 - The Stone Coyotes @ the Mucky Duck
04/18 - Mike McClure/Stephen Pointer @ Firehouse Saloon
04/18 - The McKenzies @ Cactus Music (in-store)
04/18 - The Octanes @ Cactus Music (in-store)
04/19 - Mavis Staples @ ifest
04/20 - The Faint/Ladytron @ Warehouse Live
04/21 - Beoga @ the Mucky Duck
04/22 - Michael Martin Murphy @ Cactus Music (in-store)
04/22 - John Egan @ Under the Volcano
04/22 - Jon Hogan @ JP Hops House
04/23 - Michael Martin Murphy @ Dosey Doe’s
04/23 - Iris DeMent @ the Mucky Duck
04/23 - Seth Walker @ Cactus Music (in-store)
04/23 - John Lee Hooker, Jr. @ House of Blues
04/23 - Rupa & the April Fishes @ Under the Volcano
04/24 - Jimmy LaFave @ the Mucky Duck
04/24 - Paul Minor @ Cactus Music (in-store)
04/24 - The Hudsons @ The Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe
04/25 - South Memphis String Band @ the Continental
04/25 - Randy Weeks @ the Mucky Duck
04/25 - Two Tons of Steel @ Dosey Doe’s
04/25 - Vince Bell @ Anderson Fair
04/25 - Lise Liddell @ Cactus Music (in-store)
04/25 - James Hand @ iFest
04/25 - Roy Rogers & the Delta Rhythm Kings @ Meridian
04/26 - Cheryl Wheeler @ the Mucky Duck
04/26 - Cherish the Ladies @ iFest
04/26 - Los Tres Reyes @ iFest
04/26 - Los Lobos @ iFest
04/28 - Ryan Bingham & The Dead Horses @ Warehouse Live
04/29 - The Black Kids/Mates of State @ Warehouse Live
04/30 - Dan Dyer @ the Mucky Duck
04/30 - George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic @ House of Blues

Mother of All Funk Chords

Ok, I know this video from Kutiman is blowing up everywhere...but I feel obligated to post it here. I first saw this over at the listenerd (my favorite blog at the moment). This is probably the best YouTube video I've ever seen. It's easily the best video mashup I've seen. As one YouTube commenter put it: "Watching this makes me happy in about 5 different ways."

This is art. Arguably the finest masterpiece in a newly emerging art form.

More amazing examples of where the future of music and technology are heading can be found at ThruYou.

Documentary on Russian Orthodox community in Houston

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Here is a very interesting article (from the Houston Chronicle) on a documentary filmed for Russian television on St. Vladimir Russian Orthodox Church in Houston.