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War Perform at The Clarion at Brazosport College Feb. 1 One of the most popular funk groups of the ’70s, War were also one of the most eclectic, freely melding soul, Latin, jazz, blues, reggae, and rock influences into an effortlessly funky whole. Although War’s lyrics were sometimes political in nature (in keeping with their racially integrated lineup), their music almost always had a sunny, laid-back vibe emblematic of their Southern California roots. War kept the groove loose, and they were given over to extended jamming; in fact, many of their studio songs were edited together out of longer improvisations.

Even if the jams sometimes got indulgent, they demonstrated War’s truly group-minded approach: no one soloist or vocalist really stood above the others (even though all were clearly talented), and their grooving interplay placed War in the top echelon of funk ensembles.

The roots of War lay in an R&B cover band called the Creators. Guitarist Howard Scott and drummer Harold Brown started the group in 1962 while attending high school in the Compton area, and three years later, the lineup also featured keyboardist Leroy “Lonnie” Jordan, bassist Morris “B.B.” Dickerson, and saxophonist/ flutist Charles Miller (all of them sang). The group had an appetite for different sounds right from the start, ranging from R&B to blues to the Latin music they’d absorbed while growing up in the racially mixed ghettos of Los Angeles.

Despite a two-year hiatus following Scott’s induction into the service, they released several singles locally on Dore Records (their first, “Burn Baby Burn,” was with singer Johnny Hamilton), and backed jazz saxophonist Tjay Contrelli, formerly of the psychedelic band Love; they also went by the names the Romeos and Señor Soul during this period. In 1968, the band was reconfigured and dubbed Nightshift; Peter Rosen was the new bassist, and percussionist Thomas Sylvester “Papa Dee” Allen, who’d previously played with Dizzy Gillespie, came onboard, along with two more horn players. B.B. Dickerson later returned when Rosen died of a drug overdose. In 1969, Nightshift began backing football star Deacon Jones (a defensive end for the L.A. Rams) during his singing performances in a small club, where they were discovered by producer Jerry Goldstein. Goldstein suggested the band as possible collaborators to former Animals lead singer Eric Burdon, who along with Danish-born harmonica player Lee Oskar (born Oskar Levetin Hansen) had been searching L.A. clubs for a new act.

Eric Burdon Declares “War” After witnessing Nightshift in concert, Burdon took charge of the group. He gave them a provocative new name, War, and replaced the two extra horn players with Oskar. To develop material, War began playing marathon concert jams over which Burdon would free-associate lyrics. In August 1969, Burdon and War entered the studio for the first time, and after some more touring, they re-

corded their first album, 1970’s Eric Burdon Declares War. The spaced-out daydream of “Spill the Wine” was a smash hit, climbing to number three and establishing the group in the public eye.

A second album, The Black Man’s Burdon, was released before the year’s end, and over the course of two records it documented the group’s increasingly long improvisations (as well as Burdon’s growing tendency to ramble). It also featured War’s first recorded vocal effort on “They Can’t Take Away Our Music.” Burdon’s contract allowed War to be signed separately, and they soon inked a deal with United Artists, intending to record on their own as well as maintaining their partnership with Burdon. However, Burdon — citing exhaustion — suddenly quit during the middle of the group’s European tour in 1971, spelling the beginning of the end; he rejoined War for a final U.S. tour and then left for good.

All Day MusicWar had already issued their self-titled, Burdon-less debut at the beginning of 1971, but it flopped. Before the year was out, they recorded another effort, All Day Music, which spawned their first Top 40 hits in “All Day Music” and “Slippin’ Into Darkness”; the album itself was a million-selling Top 20 hit. War really hit their stride on the follow-up album, 1972’s The World Is a Ghetto; boosted by a sense of multi-cultural harmony, it topped the charts and sold over three million copies, making it the best-selling album of 1973. It also produced two Top Ten smashes in “The Cisco Kid” (which earned them a fervent following in the Latino community) and the title ballad. 1973’s Deliver the Word was another million-selling hit, reaching the Top Ten and producing the Top Ten single “Gypsy Man” and another hit in “Me and Baby Brother.” However, it had less of the urban grit that War prided themselves on; while taking some time to craft new material and rethink their direction, War consolidated their success with the double concert LP War Live, recorded over four nights in Chicago during 1974.

Why Can’t We Be Friends? Released in 1975, Why Can’t We Be Friends returned to the sound of The World Is a Ghetto with considerable success. The bright, anthemic title track hit the Top Ten, as did “Low Rider,” an irresistible slice of Latin funk that became the group’s first (and only) R&B chart-topper, and still stands as their best-known tune. 1976 brought the release of a greatest-hits package featuring the new song “Summer,” which actually turned out to be War’s final Top Ten pop hit; the same year, Oskar released his first solo album, backed by members of Santana. A double-LP compilation of jams and instrumentals appeared on the Blue Note jazz label in 1977, under the title Platinum Jazz; it quickly became one of the best-selling albums in Blue Note history, and produced an R&B-chart smash with an edited version of “L.A. Sunshine.”

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Disturbed Perform at Toyota Center January 28 Disturbed is excited to announce the Evolution Tour, the band’s worldwide headline tour, starting January in North America and running through May in Europe. Disturbed is also pleased to announce that Three Days Grace will be the joining the tour in North America.

Disturbed will be touring behind their new album, Evolution, which arrived October 19th of last year and has already yielded the No. 1 mainstream rock song “Are You Ready”.

“We’re gonna try to squeeze in as much as we can in all of 2019, and we’ll see if it takes us into the following year or where we’re at when next year ends,” Disturbed guitarist Dan Donegan recently said about their touring plans for next year.

The Grammy-nominees are expected to play popular cuts like “The Sound Of Silence,” “Down With The Sickness” and “Inside The Fire,” mixed with new tracks off the new album.

Do not expect to see frontman David Draiman’s chin piercings at any of these shows, as they have been retired. The vocalist has worn the chin jewellery for years, but in recent publicity shots for their upcoming studio album Evolution, Draiman has removed them… and now he’s explained why.

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He tells German website Deutsche Welle: “They’re kind of a pain in the butt, to be honest. It just felt weird walking around like a 45-year-old Hot Topic kid. I just felt it was time.”

The band’s new studio album follows their 2015 post-hiatus comeback LP, Immortalized. Disturbed recruited songwriter/ producer Kevin Churko to help them build the album during their

recording sessions in Las Vegas. Churko was also involved in producing a pair of previously shared 2018 releases from Five Finger Death Punch on their And Justice for None LP and Halestorm’s Vicious.

Back in August, Draiman called Evolution – the follow-up to 2015’s Immortalized – “our Black Album”, in reference to Metallica’s classic 1991 record.

Asked about those comments, Draiman replies: “It’s simply a matter of something that every rock and metal band aspires to – they all want to write that record that takes them to the next level.

“That’s what the Black Album did for Metallica and that’s what I’m hoping this record does for us – just in the sense that I hope we can have a similar type of stars aligning and fate taking a hand and things really exploding the way we hope it will.”

A hard-hitting, multi-platinum-selling heavy metal outfit based out of Chicago, Illinois, Disturbed emerged in the late ’90s with an aggressive blend of hard rock and alternative and nu metal. Fortified by a distinct melodic complexity and the uncompromising swagger of frontman David Draiman, the band exploded onto the scene in 2000 with The Sickness, which peaked at number 29 on the Billboard 200, and was eventually certified five-times platinum. They broke huge in 2002 with their sophomore effort, Believe, which, like all four of their subsequent offerings, debuted at number one. Disturbed went into a four-year hiatus in 2011 to focus on various side projects, but returned in 2015 with the chart-topping Immortalized, confirming their status as one of the genre’s most commercially successful acts.

Disturbed came together through the matching of a band with a singer. Longtime friends Dan Donegan (guitar), Mike Wengren (drums), and Fuzz (bass) played together in Chicago for some time before hooking up with singer David Draiman around 1997. Draiman had grown up in a religious family against which he rebelled, being expelled from five boarding schools in his adolescence. His anger found an outlet in the thrashing sound of Disturbed, who built up a following on Chicago’s South Side before a demo tape led to their signing to Giant Records, which released their debut album, The Sickness, in March 2000. Disturbed gained more fans and exposure playing the main stage of the 2001 Ozzfest, then broke away to do their own self-described “victory lap” around the U.S. that fall. Also during this period, they managed to record a vicious new version of wrestler Steve Austin’s theme song that was so good it managed to receive radio play, and they were one of the bands announced to work on a high-profile Faith No More tribute album.

Disturbed stepped into the studio after stepping off the road and began work on a new disc that would reflect their growth as a band. Feeling experimental, the bandmembers worked with producer Johnny K and mixer Andy Wallace in order to create an album that could compare to other classic metal records they admired. Amplifying their fondness for groups like Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Pantera, and Soundgarden, Believe was released in the fall of 2002 and was recognized as a heavier, more varied, and ultimately superior record to their debut, ultimately reaching the top of the Billboard 200. After completing a tour to support the album, Fuzz left the band and was replaced by former Union Underground member John Moyer. The tour document Music as a Weapon II appeared in 2004, followed by the ambitious studio full-length Ten Thousand Fists in September 2005. Dedicated to late Pantera and Damageplan guitarist Dimebag Darrell, and featuring a rollicking cover of Genesis’ “Land of Confusion,” it marked the second consecutive number one debut for the group, as well as the studio debut for Moyer. Released in 2008, the darker and more textural Indestructible saw the group taking over its own production duties. It netted Disturbed their first Grammy nomination, and once again enjoyed an uncontested run at the top of the charts. They went the self-production route again on 2010’s Asylum, which landed them their fourth successive number one debut, but conflicts within the group were coming to a head, and in 2011, after issuing a collection of rarities and B-sides titled The Lost Children, Disturbed officially went on hiatus.

Disturbed: Live at Red Rocks During their time apart, Moyer joined Adrenaline Mob and formed Art of Anarchy (with Scott Weiland as lead singer), Draiman started an industrial metal band called Device, and Donegan and Wengren formed Fight or Flight. After a dinner meeting between Draiman and Donegan in early 2014, the band began hatching plans to return. The duo wrote songs together in the same room for the first time since 2001, and recording sessions were soon booked. Working with producer Kevin Churko in Las Vegas, their next album harked back to a classic heavy metal sound. Immortalized was released in August 2015 and became their fifth consecutive studio album to top the Billboard 200. Released in 2016, the Live at Red Rocks concert LP captured the group’s August 15 performance at the storied Colorado amphitheater. “Are You Ready,” the first single from their forthcoming seventh studio album, Evolution, arrived in 2018.

Billed as a tribute to recently deceased contemporaries Chester Bennington of Linkin Park and Vinnie Paul of Pantera, it also marked the return of Moyer, who had left Disturbed in 2011.

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Blackberry Smoke Perform at White Oak Music Hall January 26 Veteran rock band Blackberry Smoke will head out on a 22-date North American tour this winter in support of their latest studio album, 2018’s Find a Light. The rural-rock band from Atlanta will embark on the first of their 2019 headlining tour dates beginning on Jan. 24 in Mississippi and will continue rocking out for fans until Feb. 22 with a final show at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. They will be performing in Houston at White Oak Music Hall on January 26.

The band released Find a Light back on April 6 via 3 Legged Records. The 13-track, guitar-friendly LP features appearances by similar artists like The Wood Brothers and Robert Randolph on that magical pedal-steel of his. The band followed the studio project up with the release of The Southern Ground Sessions EP back in late October. The six-song EP features mostly acoustic versions of various track initially included on Find a Light. They’ve spent nearly all of 2018 touring and performing around the globe in support of their new projects.

These performances celebrate a landmark year for Blackberry Smoke, which saw the release of their sixth-studio album, Find A Light (stream/purchase here) as well as a new acoustic EP, The Southern Ground Sessions (stream/purchase here). Find A Light was released last April and debuted as the best-selling Country and Americana/Folk album in the country and entered at #3 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and #2 on the Billboard Americana/Folk Albums chart. Of the album, NPR Music praises, “…Find a Light pushes the envelope while providing that famous Blackberry Smoke autonomy, delivered with soulful vocals, haunting harmonies and kick ass songs,” while Relix declares, “Blackberry Smoke have long been heirs to the

road-warrior mantle established by their classicrock and country heroes. And, with their sixth full-length album, Find A Light, the quintet has now firmly established an authentic legacy of their own.” Following the album’s release, Blackberry Smoke returned to the studio and recorded The Southern Ground Sessions. Created as an accompaniment to Find A Light, the 6-song EP was recorded live at Southern Ground studio in Nashville, TN and features acoustic versions of five album tracks as well as a rendition of Tom Petty’s “You Got Lucky” featuring Amanda Shires. Of the EP, Rolling Stone Country praises, “Blackberry Smoke’s crunchy Southern rock may be made for fuzzed-out electric guitars, but their songs sure do translate well to being played acoustically,” while Guitar World states, “With the new EP, a band that has defied critics to pigeonhole them have further proven that there is no one genre that can contain their versatile sound.”

Blackberry Smoke has evolved from rough-edged club act to arena-ready rock ‘n’ roll juggernauts, whilesteadily extending and expanding the Southern rock tradition. Since the group’s formation in 2000, theband has never shied away from hard work, playing more than 250 shows a year and building an ever-expanding audience on the strength of its live shows. In addition to winning fans and friends throughoutthe United States, they’ve toured Europe multiple times and performed for the first time ever in Australia in 2016 to sold-out crowds.

Along the way, Blackberry Smoke has found time to record ahandful of independent releases, including the albums Bad Luck Ain’t No Crime, Little Piece of Dixie andThe Whippoorwill, plus a pair of EPs, the concert DVD “Live at the Georgia Theatre,” the live CD/DVD setLeave A Scar

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and their latest project Holding All the Roses, the first album the band feels properlycaptured their musical essence. Additionally, the band has had songs featured in movie and video gamesoundtracks, including EA Sports’ Madden NFL 16, performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno andConan and toured with and befriended idols such as The Marshall Tucker Band, ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrdand George Jones.

Building on the Lynyrd Skynyrd Southern rock template with a good dose of outlaw honky tonk country and a little bit of bluegrass, gospel, and R&B mixed in, Blackberry Smoke (singer/guitarist Charlie Starr, guitarist/singer Paul Jackson, bassist/singer Richard Turner, keyboardist Brandon Still, and drummer Brit Turner) formed in Atlanta, Georgia in 2000 and quickly built a loyal fan base on the Southern tour circuit, opening for such top-tier acts as Lynyrd Skynyrd, ZZ Top, the Zac Brown Band, George Jones, and others. The group released a debut album, Bad Luck Ain’t No Crime, in 2004

on Cock of the Walk Records, then followed it with the self-released EP New Honky Tonk Bootlegs in 2008. A second EP, Little Piece of Dixie, appeared from Big Karma Records that same year. A full-length album, this one also called Little Piece of Dixie, was released in 2009 by BamaJam Records. The band then signed with Zac Brown’s Southern Ground Records, which released The Whippoorwill in 2012. The Whippoorwill was picked up by Earache, who formally signed the band in 2013. A deluxe live audio and video package entitled Leave a Scar: Live North Carolina was issued in the summer of 2014.

Holding All the Roses Later that year, the band left Brown’s label and signed a deal with Rounder in the U.S. (Earache remained the group’s European label). Taking a short break from touring, they entered the studio with producer Brendan O’Brien and emerged less than two weeks later with Holding All the Roses, then

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MUSIC NEWS Sevendust and Tremonti will be coming together for a special 2019 tour that will kick off at The Scout Bar on February 1. The 2019 tour is in support of All I See Is War, the band’s 12th studio album to date. The album peaked in the top 20 on the Rock & Metal Albums chart and features the singles “Dirty” and “Unforgiven” as well as the standout track “Not Original.” “Dirty” became a hit for the band reaching No. 17 on the Mainstream Rock airplay chart.

Tremonti released their first-ever concept record, A Dying Machine, just last year.

“All I See Is War”, which came out in May of last year is the follow-up to 2015’s “Kill The Flaw” was recorded at Studio Barbarosa in Gotha, Florida with producer Michael “Elvis” Baskette, who has previously worked with ALTER BRIDGE and SLASH, among others.

SEVENDUST’s new disc is the group’s first for Rise Records, the Oregon-based metal and hard rock label which was purchased by BMG in 2015.

In 2016, SEVENDUST received its firstever Grammy nomination after two decades together as a band. “Thank You”, the debut single from “Kill The Flaw”, got the nod for “Best Metal Performance”.

Sevendust recently released the music video for their single “Unforgiven,” off 2018’s All I See Is War. The Scott Hansen-directed music video centers around the concept that “the world is rebuilding and the youth will be the ones to keep mankind going long after the adults are no longer around, a message that has been shared throughout society for decades.”

Atlanta-based quintet Sevendust were one of the most prominent late-’90s nu-metal acts, rising above contemporaries with an aggressive blend of bottom-heavy riffs and soulful, accessible melodies delivered by vocalist Lajon Witherspoon. Over the years, the band would

Sevendust & Tremonti Perform at the Scout Bar Feb. 1

balance the raw energy and brutality of early albums like 1997’s Sevendust and 1999’s Home with increasingly atmospheric production and even late-era acoustic sets on releases like Time Travelers & Bonfires (2014) and Kill the Flaw (2015), home to the Grammy-nominated single “Thank You.” Mortal Kombat: More Kombat The band — comprising frontman Witherspoon, John Connolly (guitar), Clint Lowery (guitar), Vince Hornsby (bass), and Morgan Rose (drums) — first appeared in 1995 as Crawlspace, releasing the single “My Ruin” on the Mortal Kombat: More Kombat soundtrack. Shortly thereafter, the group changed its name to Sevendust and released a 1997 self-titled debut, home to the breakthrough singles “Black” and “Bitch.” Two years later, they issued the gold-selling sophomore set Home (TVT), which featured their mainstream rock hit “Denial.” As their audience grew, they played over 800 shows alongside such groups as Korn, Godsmack, Disturbed, and Metallica, even making an appearance at Woodstock ’99. Their

angst-ridden third album, the aptly titled Animosity, appeared in fall 2001 and landed in the Top 30 on the Billboard 200. Seasons followed in 2003, their highest-charting album to date and last with TVT. Next In late December 2004, word surfaced that Lowery had left the band, and those rumors proved true the following February when Sevendust announced ex-Snot guitarist Sonny Mayo as Lowery’s replacement. (Lowery, a cofounder of Sevendust, eventually surfaced in the hard rock supergroup Dark New Day.) Sevendust’s fifth album and first self-produced effort, Next, appeared in October 2005 on Winedark Records. The record failed to sell as much as its predecessors and Sevendust later signed to Asylum Records, issuing Alpha in March 2007. Alpha fared better than Next, climbing to number 14 on the Billboard charts and paving the way for the band’s seventh effort.

Chapter VII: Hope and Sorrow arrived a year later and featured appearances by Chris Daughtry, Myles Kennedy, and Mark Tremonti.

Cold Day Memory At this time, the band parted ways with Mayo, welcoming Lowery back to Sevendust and restoring their original lineup.

The reunited crew followed with Cold Day Memory in 2010. Landing just outside the Top Ten, it was their highest-charting set to date, yielding the trio of mainstream rock hits “Unraveling,” “Forever,” and “Last Breath.” Their ninth album, Black Out the Sun, arrived in 2013, topping the hard rock chart.

All I See Is War Looking to change things up, Sevendust stripped away their metal edge for their next effort, issuing an album of acoustic tracks. Time Travelers & Bonfires, released in the spring of 2014, debuted at number 18 on the Billboard 200. Bouncing back to basics a year later, the group returned with the heavy yet atmospheric Kill the Flaw, which included the Grammy-nominated single “Thank You.” After touring, they returned to the studio to record their 12th album. Produced by Michael Baskette (Stone Temple Pilots, Incubus), All I See Is War arrived in May 2018 on Rise Records.

Mark Tremonti is one of the hardest-working musicians in rock, as guitarist of Alter Bridge

and frontman of his namesake band Tremonti, not to mention a member of the currently inactive multiplatinum group Creed. His most recent release is the Tremonti album A Dying Machine, a fascinating concept disc that centers on artificial intelligence and is accompanied by a novel of the same name co-authored by Tremonti himself.

Well, I was on tour in Hungary and about to go onstage — I had about 20 minutes until stage time — and I sat down with my guitar. I started playing a chord progression and singing over it, and the words “you’re a dying machine” came out. Within that 20 minutes, I wrote three of the parts for that song. A story developed in my head about a conversation between a man and this being that was created to love him, and doesn’t know anything else but to love him. As the years go by she obsesses; she’s stronger than him and going to live longer than him. In the end, it turns out…it’s not a good ending for him.

Anyway, once I looked at that story I figured that I was having so much fun with that plot, I tried to open my mind and see if I could continue on that plot. I had fun with it, and then I decided that maybe I’d do three or four song concept record within a record. Once I got those songs done, I thought I’d see it through to the end. People have asked me throughout my career, “Is this a concept record? Is that a concept record,” and it’s always been “no.” I’ve never really had any interest in it until I wrote the song “A Dying Machine.” Once the record was almost finished, I said, “You know what, I’ve got this book idea, and I want to get a book published one day.” I’ve always been a massive reader and I thought it would be a huge accomplishment. I thought, “If I’m going to do it, I’ll try to do it now.” I decided to put the novel together to accompany the album.

The thrash-oriented solo project of Mark Tremonti, the Grammy-winning lead guitarist of Alter Bridge (and formerly Creed), was formed in 2010 as an outlet for the prolific songwriter’s material that wasn’t suitable for his main band. Recruiting former Submersed members Eric Friedman and Garrett Whitlock, he went into the studio in 2011, recording his debut album, All I Was, during a period of three months when Alter Bridge singer Myles Kennedy was out on the road as a vocalist with Slash. The album, which was warmly received by critics, showcased a remarkably different sound from the guitarist’s previous work: heavy, fast thrash metal pronouncedly influenced by early Metallica, yet featuring a strongly melodic core with hints of the post-grunge sound that made his other bands so popular. 2015’s Cauterize, his sophomore solo outing, and 2016’s Dust were recorded at the same time, and featured bass work from Wolfgang Van Halen.

2018 saw the release of the band’s fourth album, the more progressive concept effort A Dying Machine, on Napalm Records, which had also recently signed Alter Bridge.

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Monster Truck & Blacktop Mojo Perform at Warehouse Live Jan. 24

This month hard rock band, Monster Truck will be performing with Souther Rockers, Blacktop Mojo at Warehouse Live on Thursday, January 24th.

There’s something comforting about a band name that delivers exactly what you are expecting to hear. The band realizes the potential for a sort of kitsch status being inadvertently placed upon them. However those cuMonster Truck rious to dig deeper will quickly realize their conviction for delivering authentic and original hard rock tunes.

The band was formed in 2009 by Jon Harvey (Bass & Lead vocals), Jeremy Widerman (Guitar & Vocals), Brandon Bliss (Organ & Vocals) and Steve Kiely (Drums & Vocals) as somewhat of a side-project for their other more serious bands (The Reason, Saint Alvia). Quickly the original plan of getting wasted and playing sloppy rock got twisted into something new entirely.

Everyone’s influences gelled in a cohesive and exciting new take on all of the classic rock that had come before them. Quickly show offers piled up as well as festival slots and the band realized that they had something that was undeniably fun and exciting on their hands.

One of the most notable experiences came when the premiere of FUBAR 2 was rolling into TIFF on a flatbed truck driving through Toronto. The band was asked to come aboard to add their music to a mix of Terry, Deaner and dancing bikini babes.

Needless to say a match made in rock n’ roll heaven was quickly formed. Other memorable 2010 shows included two different appearances at the Sound Academy. One supporting Steel Panther and a second show for EDGE 102’s Xmas bash with Die Mannequin.

Playing loud-and-proud hard rock that mixes strutting ’70sstyle arena sounds with a dash of grunge-era sneer, Monster Truck were formed in Hamilton, Ontario in 2009 by members of two of the area’s most popular bands — guitarist Jeremy Widerman and drummer Steve Kiely had played with the group the Reason, and keyboard man Brandon Bliss worked with Saint Alvia. Eager to play the sort of no-nonsense hard rock they’d grown up on, Widerman, Bliss, and Kiely teamed up with singer and bassist Jon Harvey, and in 2010 Monster Truck cut a four-song EP, originally sold at the merch tables at their shows.

The band has quickly become known for their live show and the growing confidence on stage is now more apparent than ever. The constant show regiment and recording process is sharpening the band’s delivery and there’s no doubt that anyone still interested in original and authentic rock music will be compelled to pay attention.

As word about the group spread, they struck a deal with Canadian indie label Dine Alone Records, who in 2011 distributed their second EP, a six-song release called The Brown EP. Monster Truck’s 2011 EP The Brown EP found success for them in Canada. The single “Seven Seas Blues” charted in the top ten of the both the active rock airplay chart and the alternative rock airplay chart in the spring of 2012. “Righteous Smoke” and “Seven Seas Blues,” became staples on Canadian rock radio, and in 2012 Monster Truck gave a handful of their tracks a vinyl rerelease on the 12" LP The Don’t Fuck with the Truck Collection.

The year 2012 also saw Monster Truck joining forces with the Sheepdogs for a sold-out tour of Canada, as well as opening several area dates for hard rock legends Deep Purple.

By this time, Widerman, Bliss, and Kiely had quit their other bands to rock full-time with Monster Truck, and Dine Alone had struck a distribution deal with Universal. In 2013, the band dropped its first full-length album, Furiosity, which rose to number 13 on the Canadian album charts. As Monster Truck began growing into rock stardom at home, they won a Juno Award as the Breakthrough Group of 2013. After more touring in Canada, the United States, and Europe — including a stop at the U.K.’s annual hard rock event the Download Festival and a run of dates opening for Alice in Chains — Monster Truck entered the studio in 2015 to begin work on their second album. The band’s second studio album entitled Sittin’ Heavy was released on Mascot Records on February 19, 2016.

Their track “Sweet Mountain River” was included in Ubisoft’s music game Rocksmith 2014, “Seven Seas Blues” in EA Sports’ NHL 13, and “Old Train” was used in an episode of Orphan Black, “Variable and Full of Perturbation”. The first single from their second studio album was released on October 19, 2015, a track called “Don’t Tell Me How to Live”. A song, “The Enforcer”, was also available only when pre-ordering the album. Their song “Righteous Smoke” is featured in EA Sports’ NHL 17. The song “The Enforcer” was also used as the goal song for the Toronto Maple Leafs after every goal scored with a “Go Leafs Go” chant added to the song.

The band’s third studio album, True Rockers, was announced on June 1, 2018, upon the release of the lead single “Evolution”. The title track featuring Dee Snider was released as a

Blacktop Mojo promotional single the following week. The album was released on September 14, 2018.

Seamlessly blending melody with adrenaline fueled, heavy rock and roll, Blacktop Mojo draws in everyone from old metal heads to people whose radio dials have never left top 40 stations.

With soaring, gritty vocals and impeccably blended heavy guitar grooves set around a raucous southern stomp, Blacktop Mojo’s live shows are sure to leave fans’ screaming at the top of their lungs with metal horns in the air.

Formed in the final weeks of 2012, Blacktop Mojo began

cutting their teeth in the numerous country venues that Texas has to offer, but the guys never quite felt like they belonged. With each song they wrote, the vocals got less twangy and the sound from the amps became more gravelly and distorted until the guys had found their own unique blend of heavy southern rock. Through touring, the band has played with many national acts such as Aaron Lewis, Candlebox, Drowning Pool, Puddle Of Mudd, Smile Empty Soul, Audiotopsy, and Whiskey Myers.

Hard-driving Southern rock unit based out of Palestine, Texas, Blacktop Mojo’s fiery blend of post-grunge, classic rock, and metal falls somewhere between Soundgarden, Black Stone Cherry, and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Founded in 2012 by frontman Matt James and drummer Nathan Gillis, the band eventually morphed into a five-piece with the additions of bass player Matt Curtis and guitarists Ryan Kiefer and Chuck Wepfer. They released their debut album, I Am, in 2014, followed by a heavy bout of touring that saw the group sharing the stage with a wide array of heavy hitters, including Bon Jovi, Sammy Hagar, Candlebox, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, Black Stone Cherry, Shaman’s Harvest, Pop Evil, Puddle of Mudd, and Drowning Pool.

In 2017, the band teamed up with Muscle Shoals producer Jimmy Johnson for their highly anticipated sophomore outing Burn the Ships. The album was released via the band’s label, Cuhmon Records, in March of that year to critical acclaim, and it’s first single, “Where The Wind Blows” reached #27 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, while the band was on its first U.S. tour that fall.

At the beginning of 2018, the band has started work on its third full length release, as well as touring to support the second radio single from, “Burn The Ships”, a cover of Aerosmith’s “Dream On”.

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Gift Remains The Same Toy Drive at The Concert Pub North Tonight we’re at The Annual Gift Remains The Same Toy Drive at The Concert Pub North. The Concert Pub was packed this evening with folks there to donate to kids around the Houston area, as well as celebrate the upcoming Christmas season. We saw a lot of great musicians perform at this event, as usual. It was non-stop music from the beginning to the end of this fantastic evening. The host band for this evening was Whole Lotta Led, the Led Zeppelin Tribute Band and needless to say, it was an evening filled with nothing but Led Zeppelin music performed by Whole Lotta Led and their friends, and believe me, they had a lot of friends taking to the stage at different times. It was a lot of fun and we had a great time listening to all the great music. We’ve got a couple of videos from this show to share with you right now, so you can sit back and start watching them on HMNTV - Houston Music News Television at http://www.houstonmusicnews.net

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Scout Bar Scout Bar is Clear Lake’s only rock club/ lounge! It is also home to hundreds of national acts that come through every year to play there! Plus other great local and tribute bands. Bands like Testify, a tribute to Rage Against the Machine, plus Freaks on a Leash, a tribute to Korn, and 16 Stone, a Bush tribute on Sat. Jan. 5th. Also, 10 Years with The Dead Deads and Shallowside Fri. Jan. 25th, and Marty Friedman with Immortal Guardian Thurs. Jan. 31st! Scout Bar is found at 28307 Egret Bay Blvd.

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The Dirt Brothers Perform at The Jailhouse Saloon Tonight we’re in Olde Town Spring at The Jailhouse Saloon. On stage is The Dirt Brothers, and they’re performing a great mix of ‘classic rock’ tunes for us. The band was performing songs from Stevie Ray Vaughan (“Little Sister”), Santana (“Black Magic Woman”) and Bob Seger (“Turn The Page”) among others. The band was real good and did a great job on interpreting the music. They even performed some of their own original music. If you want to take a listen, you can even download some of their original music off their ReverbNation website.

They rocked. When you get a chance, take a listen to these guys sometime. We think you’ll like them.

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Catfish Performs at The Ashford Pub We’re partyin’ our asses off this day at The Ashford Pub’s Christmas Party. First was the Chili Cookoff featuring a lot of great variety of chili’s topped off with a heapin’ helpin’ of ‘classic rock’ from Catfish.

Those guys were sure at the top of their game this night, performing songs from Stevie Ray Vaughan (“Coldshot”), Marvin Gaye (“Dock Of The Bay,” “What’s Goin’ On”) and Bill Withers (“Ain’t No Sunshine”), among others. It was a real mixture of good music. We, like so many other people there had a great time celebrating Christmas with The Ashford Pub folks. Rock On1

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JD’s Throwdown Band Perform at The Concert Pub North

We dropped by The Concert Pub North this night for Sherree and JD’s Annual Christmas Bash! This was the BLOWOUT of the year. Nothing but fun and great music all night long. Congratulations to Sherree and JD for having the top Christmas Bash in Houston! As usual, we saw a lot of our friends there and got to hang out with them all night. JD and Sherree spent the night on stage with his band, JDs Throwdown Band and it was a fun-filled night of Rock and Roll. In addition to all the great music, they also loaded up the club with a FREE BUFFETT. Yeah Baby! Great food and great music. Who could ask for anything more.

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Blackberry Smoke continued from page 5 went straight back to working on the road. The album was released in February of 2015, debuting at number one on the Billboard country charts. Blackberry Smoke returned in the autumn of 2016 with Like an Arrow, their second album for Rounder. Throughout the following year, Blackberry Smoke hit the road in support of the album, while also returning to the studio to record their sixth full-length record.

The resulting Find a Light — which saw them being joined by guests pedal steel player Robert Randolph, violinist and vocalist Amanda Shires, and folk outfit the Wood Brothers — was released in spring 2018. The set entered the Top Three of the U.S. country and indie charts, peaking just outside the Top 30 on the Billboard 200.

Blackberry Smoke is Charlie Starr (vocals, guitar), Richard Turner (bass, vocals), Brit Turner (drums), Paul Jackson (guitar, vocals), and Brandon Still (keyboards). Since their debut in 2004, the band has independently released six full-length records and has toured relentlessly, building a strong and loyal community of fans. In addition to their work as musicians, Blackberry Smoke remains committed to charitable work and has raised nearly $200,000 benefiting children’s cancer research.

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High On Fire Perform at White Oak Music Hall High On Fire are back on the road again and will be appearing in Houston at White Oak Music Hall on January 31st. They are touring in support of their most recent album, Electric Messiah. The Electric Messiah Tour, named after their latest studio album, Electric Messiah. The tour will kick off on January 10th in Atlanta and run through a February 1st date in New Orleans.

They were forced to drop off their planned coheadlining North American tour with Municipal Waste last fall because of frontman Matt Pike having to undergo a partial toe amputation.

HIGH ON FIRE features Matt Pike (guitar, vocals), Des Kensel (drums) and Jeff Matz (bass).

High On Fire was also recently in the studio recording something for presumably Record Store Day in April 2019. Speculation is that the release will be an EP. This would be High On Fire’s first EP. Matt Pike has had this insatiable drive to get our some new material, so we’re looking forward to see what emerges from this recording session. If it’s anything like Electric Messiah, then we’re in for a real treat.

Electric Messiah is High On Fire’s eighth studio album their fourth studio LP for eOne Music. It was released on October 5, 2018 through Entertainment One Music. It is the band’s third album to be produced by Kurt Ballou, and it serves as a tribute to Lemmy Kilmister of the band Motörhead. On August 6, 2018, Electric Messiah’s title track was released early for streaming. On October 3, 2018, the band released “Spewn from the Earth” as the album’s second single. “Electric Messiah” reunites HIGH ON FIRE with producer Kurt Ballou (CONVERGE, TORCHE, KVELERTAK) for the third time.

“Kurt just has a knack for us, man,” Pike says.

“We all work really well with him. Even if we have differences about how we want to record something, he works with us and understands

what we do. We’ve been sticking with him because we haven’t made a bad record with him yet.”

Matt Pike told Blabbermouth.net that “This band keeps evolving. This is by far the best record I’ve ever made with the HIGH ON FIRE stamp. It just keeps getting better and better. We just try to outdo ourselves. I’m not saying the old work is progressively worse, it’s just that we get better every time instead of burning out, which is a common finality for a lot of bands.

This album is fucking excellent. I just love everything on it; I’m not bummed about anything.

It’s great when you think that about your record.”

Matt also explained that the title of the new album was inspired by the legendary Lemmy Kilmeister from Motorhead. “I had a dream about Lemmy. When Lemmy was still alive, I always got compared to Lemmy, so I had this dream where he got pissed at me. He gave me a bunch of shit, basically, and was hazing me. Not that he didn’t approve of me, but like I was being hazed. The song is me telling the world that I could never fill Lemmy’s shoes because Lemmy’s Lemmy. I wanted to pay homage to him in a great way. And it turned out to be such a good title that the guys said we should call the album’Electric Messiah’.”

High On Fire is one of the most punitive and muscular power trios since Motörhead.

They helped bring heavy music into the 21st century via a sonic beatdown of uncompromising doom and stoner metal. The band was formed in 1998 by frontman Matt Pike, who also plays in another influential stoner/doom rock trio named Sleep. High on Fire released a handful of wellreceived, though largely under-the-radar albums before issuing the acclaimed Blessed Black Wings in 2005. Subsequent efforts like Snakes of the Divine (2010) and Electric Messiah (2018)

continued to blow the unholy horn of plenty, helping the band earn their place as one of the most widely respected heavy metal outfits on the planet.

The Art of Self Defense Guitarist/vocalist Matt Pike, bass player George Rice, and drummer Des Kensel formed High on Fire in 1999.

While Sleep had built their fame on impossibly slothful tunes and copious weed consumption, High on Fire’s first release, The Art of Self Defense, displayed a far more aggressive though still fantasy-themed style of heavy metal. Released to enthusiastic reviews, the album’s prospects suffered from label Man’s Ruin imminent bankruptcy, and it wasn’t until High on Fire landed on grindcore powerhouse Relapse Records for their second album, 2002’s devastating Surrounded by Thieves, that their abundant promise was rewarded. Extensive touring and an ever-increasing fan base followed, so that by the time they unleashed their third release, Blessed Black Wings, in early 2005 (introducing new bassist Joe Preston [ex-Thrones and Melvins]), High on Fire had officially spilled out of the underground into the mainstream. Preston would be replaced by Jeff Matz, who would play

on their 2007 release, Death Is This Communion, which soared to the top of numerous critics’ year-end lists. In 2010, High on Fire returned with their fifth studio album, Snakes for the Divine, released on Koch. It found similar favor with critics and fans, as did 2012’s De Vermis Mysteriis, which was produced by Converge guitarist Kurt Ballou. The following year the stoner metal masters released a pair of live albums, Spitting Fire Live, Vol. 1 and Spitting Fire Live, Vol. 2, capturing two skull-crushing performances in New York City with a two-album set. When re-entering the studio, the trio re-teamed with producer Ballou and unleashed their seventh studio full-length, Luminiferous, in 2015; it featured the band’s sound at its most elemental and stripped down. 2018 proved to be a busy year for Pike, who reunited with Sleep for The Sciences, the group’s first collection of new material since 1999. Later that October, High on Fire released their eighth studio long player, Electric Messiah, which served as a tribute to Motörhead’s Lemmy Kilmister, who passed away in 2015.

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Adam Burchfield’s Birthday Bash at Fitzgerald’s

One of the opening acts for Adam Burchfield’s Birthday Bash was our old buddy, Benny Brasket. Benny and Adam have been friends for years. As expected, Benny did a great job, performing a mixture of origial and cover songs. Later on he even joined Adam on stage to perform. Benny has been performing around the Gulf Coast area since he was a kid and has really gained quite a following. His set here at ‘The Party’ was certainly a lot of fun. Joining Benny on bass guitar is another old friend of ours, Mr. Art Elder.

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Rock N Ray’s Nightclub is a new club on the Northeast side just inside the loop. They’re open Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

They have beer, wine, and set-ups, and early drink specials include $2.00 domestic beers and $2.50 imports from 8pm-9pm. Live music on Saturdays has bands like Hardwired to Kill ‘Em All! (Metallica tribute), Deftunes (Deftones tibute), and Vicinity of War (System of a Down tribute) on Fri. Jan. 4th, the acoustic sounds of Daniel Lee on Sat. Jan. 12th, and U Roc Us with Hellrazor Sat. Jan. 19th. Calling all local talentthere’s an open jam Sunday from 2pm-8pm. Rock N Ray’s is at 6919 Lyons Ave. Call 714 for more info!

White Oak Music Hall is Houston’s newest music venue for national and touring acts!

The place is spacious, while also offering an intimate club feel. They also have a state-of-theart sound and lighting. This month’s shows include Lincoln Durham Wed. Jan. 9th, The Murder City Devils Sun. Jan. 13th, Pink Spiders Tues.

Jan. 15th, and Blackberry Smoke Sun. Jan. 27th.

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Tonight it was Adam Burchfield’s Birthday Party at Fitzgerald’s and there was a whole lot of folks who stopped by to perform and wish him a happy birthday.

Among the folks performing there this night were The Luxurious Panthers, The Hipwaders Flying Circus, and Benny Brasket and The Octanes, Adam’s Band. Everybody performing there this night put on a fine show and the whole evening was a big success and very entertaining. The Octanes, Adam’s band, are one of Texas’ premier roots/rockabilly bands. The Octanes play original material, heavily rooted in hillbilly, while revving up the traditional sound with driving rhythms, and a big guitar tone. Adam is also endorsed by Gretsch Guitars. He uses Gretsch exclusively and only Marshall amps. Adam Burchfield has toured the U.S. and Europe with regional and International artists and has shared the stage with the likes of Billy Gibbons, Bill Kirchen, and Chris Duarte. As we said, the evening was a lot of fun and we hope to make it to his next Birthday Bash. Unfortunately, this will be the last time it will be held at Fitzgerald’s since the club has been sold and is being torn down. At any rate, for those of you who didn’t make it to the show and for those of you that want to relive this evening’s Octanes performance, we have 4 videos posted on HMNTV - Houston Music News Television for you to watch. You can see them now at http://www.houstonmusicnews.net. the feel of an intimate bar in the French Quarter.

The weekly entertainment has Zydeco on Sunday, John Egan on Mondays, James Wilhite on Tuesdays, The Big & Easy Blues Jam on Wednesdays, then The Healers on Thursdays! Plus, even MORE live music on Fridays and Saturdays. No Refund Band is Sat. Jan. 5th, and then Holland K. Smith Sat. Jan. 18th, and Evelyn Rubio Fri. Jan. 25th. Don’t miss the Houston Blues Society

International Blues Society send-off on Fri. Jan. 18th! The monthly National Zydeco Foundation Jam is on Sun. Jan. 27th, and the monthly Houston Blues Society Jam is Thursday, Jan. 31st. The Big Easy is at 5731 Kirby Dr. in Houston. Happy 2019 from your friends at The Big Easy!

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Your Guide To Great Food and Entertainment Inside The 610 Loop Black Kite Performs at Rockefellers Black Kite performed a fine show this night at Rockefellers. Black Kite is Vicki Tippit. Vicki largely performs to a preprogrammed music track accompanied by a drummer. Her show at Rockefellers this night was certainly well received. In fact, at times it was hard to see her as folks kept crowding the front of the stage for a better view. We really like the diversness of her show. It certainly showed several different sides to the performer and her music. We really like the diverse acts that Rockefellers has been bringing in lately. It’s a great venue for seeing new music. nal. Many renowned local musicians play there.

Proof Rooftop Lounge Beatles tribute Beetle play a happy hour show at Proof Rooftop Lounge has new manage7pm Thursdays this month. There are different ment, making this cool 7,000 square foot Midhappy hour bands on Friday nights. The rest of town venue back and better than ever! Located the month, some bands you can see are Disco at 2600 Travis Street, they are a good location New Year with Disco Expressions Fri. Jan. 4th. for people to meet up. They also sometimes have Then Baroness: A Queen tribute with Blond-ish, live music there. Look for upcoming shows at a Blondie Experience Fri. Jan. 11th. Bayou City www.proofrooftoplounge.com. Call 832-767Swing presents- Django and Stephane a musical 0513 for other questions. Get ready to party on celebration on Sat. Jan. 19th. The Continental the roof at Proof!

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Velveteen Echo Perform at Rudyard’s British Pub This night we made it out to Rudyard’s British Pub to see Velveteen Echo. Now here’s a band with a sound that is distinctly all its own.

They have one of the mellowest sounds I’ve heard come out of Houston in a long time, perhaps somewhat comparable to The Cranberries or The Sundays. The band has been around for a while now, forming in 2016, so they have quite a few original songs under their belt. The project is spearheaded by guitarist/vocalist Lauren Warthen.

Lauren has stated that a bit of their inspiration has come from pop duo Beach House and the psych rock band Melody’s Echo Chambers. That explains why their spacey sound utilizes such amounts of delay. At any rate their show at Rudyard’s this night was very impressive and entertaining. We weren’t the only ones there that thought so. From the reaction of the audience there, they either had a lot of fans already or at least made a lot of new ones. The band has a song out now on Bandcamp that you can check out. It’s called “Do You.” They indeed look very promising and it will be interesting to see how they progress down the road. In the meantime, if you’d like to try out the Velveteen Echo experience, just tune into HMNTV - Houston Music News Television at http:// www.houstonmusicnews.net and you can see a couple of their performances from this nights show.

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Warehouse Live Warehouse Live is the 3-roomed venue over at 813 St. Emanuel St. in Houston that has lots of different entertainment going on there all the time.

The rooms are the Studio, Ballroom, and Green Room. The Afton Live Showcase is designed to show off new, local talent in a big showcase. This month it includes Sean Kenneally, Zo & The Sensational God, DretheSavage, SkillaOP, Tanktop Bandana, Majah Mec and more Sun. Jan. 6th in the Green Room.

Then it’s Emo Nite Houston Sat. Jan. 12th, and a FREE show with ticket for Back in Black (an AC/DC tribute) with Looks 2 Kill (Motley Crue tribute) Fri. Jan. 25th!! Get tickets on www.ticketfly.com for these shows! For more info about the venue and other shows, go to www.warehouselive.com.

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TRY OUT OUR AWARD WINNING MARGARITAS AND GREAT MEXICAN FOOD! Good Enough For Good Times at The Last Concert Cafe We dropped by The Last Concert Cafe this evening to see this cool band from New Orleans. They’re called Good Enough For Good Times, and let me tell you, these guys rocked. We had a great time listening to them. While some of their music was pretty well structured, another part of it was pure jam, and it was real good. I don’t know really how to describe what they were performing adequately, but it was a lot of fun.

The origins of the band are pretty interesting. They started up as a band due to the lack of musicians in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. A lot of the club owners were calling around asking musicians to put something together to fill their empty stages and they came together to play for them (or for themselves). The New Orleans’ folks who came home after the storm needed to hear some good music to get their minds off off the crazy SH*T that was going on around them. They had such a great time playing together that they just continued to do it, and we’re happy they did. It gave us a chance this night to see something different. Here’s another band you need to check out whenever they appear again in the Houston area. They ROCK! In the meantime, you’re just going to have to be satisfied by listening and watching the cool videos we filmed of them at The Last Concert. You can start watching them now on HMNTV - Houston Music News Television at http://www.houstonmusicnew.net

Houston Underground is the best-kept secret in Houston! You can see local bands around the area that you might not see anywhere else. Don’t miss HTXINDIEFEST, with live music from Swilson, Caleb the Great, Leroy Cook, Holliganz, Curly Sue and more, plus food trucks, live art and graffiti, vendors, and much more on Sat. Jan. 5th. Then see Riot 10 Sat. Jan. 19th, and Barely Alive Fri. Jan. 25th.

WGWW is on Wednesdays with drink specials. For more upcoming bands, go to their Twitter @houstonundergroundofficial or on Facebook at facebook.com/ houstonundrgrnd. They’re White Room Performs at Rock ‘N’ Ray’s at 850 McKee St. in Houston...come by and tell Houston’s newest rock venue, Rock ‘N” Rays has been bringing in some good acts. This night we were treated to the sounds of White Room. ‘em we sent ya! continued on next page Tonight White Room was performing songs from Creedence Clearwater Revival (“Fortunate Son”), The Doors (“Break On Through”), Neil Young (“Southern Man”), Bad Company (“Rock Steady”), as well as Grand Funk Railroad, Robin Trower, and even a cool favorite by ZZ Top (“Francine”). They definitely put on a good show. Rock ‘N’ Rays is presenting live music every weekend, so be sure to visit this new club.

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832538-1635 832-538-1635 WEEKLY EVENTS AT DAN ELECTRO’S GUITAR BAR Monday: Happy Hour All Day and All Night Tuesday: Trivia with John King 8:00 PM with Free Hot Dog Bar Wednesday: Daniel Lee @ 8:00pm Thursday: Beef and Blues 7:00 PM - 11 PM with steaks by Brian “The Meat Mojo” Hawes and a free blues jam with Jonn Del Toro Richardson,and Eric Demmer Saturday: Free Acoustic Show with Guitar Bill 4-6 PM Sunday: Bloodys and Burgers. 3-7 PM. The best cure for your hangover.

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Last Concert Cafe is in historic building that has been open since the 1940’s.

They serve homemade Mexican meals, including vegan and vegetarian options, and alcoholic beverages. What makes them unique is their outdoor stage with live music in a sand-filled courtyard.

Weekly happenings are: Sunday Brunch and Acoustic Jam from 11am-3pm, then Monday Shared Space from 7pm-2am, live music, dancing, and art. Tuesdays have Howard & The Nosebleeds Family Jam a family-style jam followed by an open jam. Then Wednesday PotRoast and The Wednesday Night Drum Circle from 10:30pm-2am.

Other events this month are Cycles with Heapin ‘Helpin’ and Montu Sat. Jan. 12th, then Folk Soul Revival Sat. Jan. 19th and Perpetual Groove with special guests Mamafesta Thurs. Jan. 24th. Last Concert Cafe is at 1403 Nance Street in Houston. You’re bound to have fun at Last Concert!

Spike The Percussionist Celebrates His Birthday at Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar Tonight we dropped by Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar to help Spike The Percussionist celebrate his birthday. A lot of Spike’s friends showed up here to celebrate with him as well. A lot of Spike’s friends performed with him this night as he rocked six performances. A couple of the acts attending included Unified Space and Fiddle Witch and the Demons of Doom. Here’s Spike right now on stage performing with Travis Fitzpatrick.

Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar is at 1031 E. 24th St. in The Heights. Their weekly events starts off with Monday happy hour all day and night, Tuesday Dr Rocket Presents “Fitzgerald’s Going Out Of trivia with John King at Business Party” 8pm. Free hot dog bar.

Tonight was definitely a great night for a party, but the circumstances Wednesdays see Daniel could have been better. Tonight Dr. Rockit and Friends celebrated the Lee performing at 8pm, life and times of Fitzgerald’s with a going out of business party. It was then Thursday “Beef and non-stop music all night long at the historic Houston venue. The club Blues” from 7pm-11pm was packed with people there to say their goodbye’s to this great Houston with steaks by Brian “The landmark. Dr. Rockit was there with a host of friends that rotated through Meat Mojo” Hawes and a the performances all night long. We spotted Rich Layton, Big Al Bettis, free Blues jam with Jonn Dave Carter and many more there saying their goodbye’s in the form of del Toro Richardson and great music. We’ve seen a lot of great acts here, so it’s with a bittersweet Eric Demmer of the Sax “Goodbye” we say farewell to our ‘home away from home.’ We wish Dawgs. Saturday has a free Sara Fitzgerald the best as she moves on to a new life away from acoustic show with Guitar Fitzgerald’s. We’re going to miss you Sara. In the meantime, we’ve got Bill and is from 4pm-6pm, a couple of videos from the night so that you can relive this evening and then enjoy bloodys and over and over again for years to come. You can start watching them at burgers from 3pm-7pm on HMNTV Houston Music Television at http:// Sundays. See bands on the www.houstonmusicnews.net weekends, like Illumin Yachti Sat. Jan. 12th, And Then Come Humans Fri. Jan. 18th, and a gumbo cook-off from noonRockefeller’s 6pm with Franks and Deans from 9pm-12am. on Rockefeller’s is the legendary spot in Sat. Jan. 19th.

Check out Houston that is back with a vengeance! They www.danelectrosbar.com for more TBA. Thanks have a couple of gigs there this month: Amen Houston for a great 2018; here’s to a great 2019! Dunes Fri. Jan. 18th, and then Eric Tessmer, Dave Scher and Western Youth Sat. Jan. 19th. You can also book your band or private event now. Call Rudyard’s Rudyard’s is an established place over in 713-862-4070. Rockefeller’s is at 3620 Washingthe Montrose area with a downstairs area for ton Ave., so come check it out if you haven’t things like darts, pool, sports on TV, plus a full already! bar and flame grill for when you get hungry.

Sundays are FREE hot jazz Sundays at 6pm Frank’s Pizza downstairs, and then A Couple of Stand Up Guys Frank’s Pizza is “downtown and downcomedy open mic on Mondays. Tuesday is In- right good”! Try the best pizza in the downtown dustry and Karaoke night, Wednesday is Hous- area. You can pick it up, or have it delivered if ton Reddit board game meet up, and Thursday you live downtown, as Frank’s is at 427 Travis has the Thursday Night Dart Tournament. The @ Prairie Street. Just call 713-22-PIZZA. Also, weekends have live original music, such as this now you can get $2.00 St. Arnold’s beer. See month: Funk Rock Stacy live benefit with The magician John Star Fri. & Sat. from 7pm-10pm.

Beaumonts, Killer Hearts, The Satanic Overlords Come on out and see why Frank’s Pizza has been of Rock N Roll, The Cops, and Something Fierce voted #1 in pizza in the downtown area!

Fri. Jan. 11th, and Switchblade Jesus, Funeral Horse, and Cactus Flower Fri. Jan. 18th. See Brash, and then Deadhorse Scottish Hell launch party with Peaceful Dead, a Deadhorse tribute Sat. Jan. 26th. Rudyard’s is at 2010 Waugh St. For booking info, call 713-521-0521 between 1pm-3pm on Wednesdays. Thank you!

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New Releases Out Now! release filled with wonderful songs, such as Soundgarden’s “Loud Love,” “Black Hole Sun,” “Been Away Too Long,” and “Outshined.” Temple of the Dog is represented in the song “Hunger Strike.” Audioslave songs include on this release are “Like A Stone” and “Be Yourself.” Solo material on the album include a reworked version of Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean,” “Long Gone,” “Call Me A Dog,” “You Know My Name,” “Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart,” “The Promise,” and a cover of Prince’s “Noting Compares 2 U,” which was recorded live on Sirius XM Radio and was unavailable till now. There are a few other gems here also. Also included in this release is the unreleased song, “When Bad Does Good.” This track was found in his personal archives and when good friend Josh

Chris Cornell: An Artists Legacy Also out from UMe is Chris Cornell: An Artists Legacy. The album was released

by Cornell’s wife Vicky Cornell on behalf of The Chris Cornell Estate through UMe. The album will be released in several formats, the 17-song basic release, a 4-cd box set with 64 songs (11 of them unreleased), and a limited-edition Super Deluxe 4-cd, 1 DVD and 180gm 7-LP box set. The Super Deluxe version holds 88 tracks - 64 songs plus 24 videos, with 13 entries (11 audio + 2 video) previously unreleased overall. The Super Deluxe version also comes with a 66page hardcover photo book wrapped in linen with a red foil signature cover, three artist lithos, three photochromatic lithos inspired

by Chris Cornell’s lyrical fascination about the sun, a turntable mat, a microfiber vinyl cleaning cloth, and a 36x48-inch wall poster.

The box set’s ten unreleased live performances include Cornell’s duet with Yusuf/Cat Stevens on “Wild World” and another duet with his daughter, Toni Cornell, on Bob Marley’s indelible classic, “Redemption Song.” Temple of the Dog’s 25th anniversary reunion/first-ever-official tour in 2016 is highlighted with hometown performances of “Reach Down” and the Andy Wood/Mother Love Bone favorite “Stargazer,” Chris’ personal arrangement of “One” featuring the lyrics to Metallica’s song set to the music of U2’s song of same name, and a first ever album release of

Audioslave’s 2005 ground-breaking performance on Cuban soil of “Show Me How To Live.” Also in 2016, one of Chris’ personal career-topping moments was performing at the prestigious Royal Albert Hall in London where he covered The Beatles’ “A Day In The Life.” Three additional live selections from Sweden in 2006 include “Wide Awake,” “All Night Thing” and Led Zeppelin’s “Thank You” are from the very first show ever where Chris performed by himself with an acoustic guitar in front of an audience which became the creative spark for his future, highly successful Songbook tours. Two unreleased music videos spotlight a solo acoustic performance of “Scream” and the newly edited Soundgarden video “Live To Rise,” showcasing the band only without The Avengers movie footage included.

We received our copy and I was a bit surprised that I’d forgotten how much of an impact that Chris really had on the music scene. His influence was the inspiration of many groups and his participation in so many different projects is astounding. From Soundgarden to Temple of the Dog to Audioslave, not to mention his solo work, Chris left his mark on the music business.

This new career-spanning retrospective highlights quite a few aspects of his career and is a bittersweet farewell to his wonderful career. We received the 17-song basic

Brolin reminded Vicky that the song was a favorite of Chris’, she decided to share it with his fans. Our copy also came with a 12-page booklet with unreleased photos and liner notes written by Kim Thayll, Matt Cameron, Mike McCready, Tom Morello, and Brendan O’Brien.

The album is definitely a great addition to any Chris Cornell fans collection, although it’s really unfortunate that it had to come by way of his death. There are a lot of great moments on this release. If you weren’t a Chris Cornell fan before the release of this album, I’m sure that once you listen to it, you’ll want to add more of his material to your collection. Chris was, without a doubt, a gifted writer and musician.

The proof lies in this new release.

Lenny Kravitz: Let Love Rule Well folks, when it comes to the Lenny Kravitz reissues by Virgin / UMe, the final piece of the puzzle is now in. Out now is Lenny’s first album release, 1989’s Let Love Rule. While the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th albums were released on September 21st of last year, they held up on the release of Lenny’s first album till November 30th.

Virgin / UMe took on a massive project remastering and reissuing the first 5 Lenny Kravitz releases. The results of this campaign were phenomenal. All of the albums were pressed as two LP vinyl releases on 180-gram vinyl. The remastering process was fantastic each album sounded fantastic and even better than its original release. As for Let Love Rule, this is the first time that the album was released on vinyl. That’s right, the original release was on CD only in the United States, so having this on vinyl is really cool.

For those of you that are not that familiar with Let Love Rule, Lenny wrote and produced all the songs on his debut album.

He also went one step further and played nearly all the albums on the album. His wife at the time, Lisa Benet wrote the lyrics to his song “Fear,” and also co-wrote the lyrics to “Rosemary” off the album. Let Love

Rule peaked at #61 on the Billboard 200 chart. Although the title song of Let Love Rule only reached the 23rd and #5 on the US Modern Rock chart spots on Mainstream Rock Tracks, it dominated the airwaves for quite a while and helped launch Lenny’s career into super stardom. The video for “Let Love Rule” was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist.

“Mr. Cab Driver” was written by Lenny after an altercation with a local cab driver.

Although it’s somewhat serious and displays a poignant social commentary of the time, Lenny wrote it with a sense of humor.

Without a doubt, this is a great add on to any audiophile’s collection. It’s time to get your copy before this one disappears off the shelves.

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MUSIC NEWS Tuesday, January 1 James Wilhite (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Karaoke by Overtime Productions hosted by Mary (19th Hole Grill & Sports Bar) Howard and The Nosebleeds Family Jam; Open Mic Night to follow (Last Concert Café) Industry/Karaoke Night (Rudyard’s) Wednesday, January 2 Big & Easy Blues Jam (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Chad Ware (Katie’s) WGWW (White Girl Wasted Wednesday) (Houston Underground) PotRoast and The Wednesday Night Drum Circle (Last Concert Café) Daniel Lee (Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar) Houston Reddit Board Game meet-up (Rudyard’s) Thursday, January 3 The Healers (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Karaoke (Loaded Barrels) “Comedy Night” featuring Robert L Mungle & Adam Bob w/Beth Anne, & George Brito (Scout Bar) Kandy (Stereo Live) Beetle Happy Hour (Continental Club) Fundraiser for Outside of Austin Music Documentary w/Wheel Workers, Velveteen Echo, Mantra Love, Lyta, Rex Hudson, Space Kiddettes, & Bernie Pink (upstairs) (White Oak Music Hall) Donnie Simmons (Katie’s) LaRochelle & Pride (19th Hole Grill & Sports Bar) Bass Legends (Houston Underground) Open Mic (Ashford Pub) “Beef and Blues” with steaks by Brian “The Meat Mojo” Hawes; free blues jam hosted by Jonn Del Toro Richardson & Eric Demmer (Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar) Radar Talk- Live Podcast (Rudyard’s)

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Karaoke (Shenanigans) Karaoke w/Double Down Joe (Diamond Jim’s Country Saloon) Friday, January 4 Step Rideau (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) John Borraza (Loaded Barrels) Hard Wired to Kill em’ all (Metallica tribute) w/Deftunes (Deftones tribute), & Vicinity of War (System of a Down tribute) (Rock N Ray’s Nightclub) “Holiday Hangover” featuring KISS Alike (Kiss tribute), Q (Queen tribute), & Electric Love Temple (The Cult tribute) (concert hall); “Be Someone” featuring Black Velvet Band (bronze peacock room) (House of Blues) Await the Desolation w/Brickhaven, Godhand, Slug in the Sun, In Prism, Sculpting Atrocity, & Kozilek (Scout Bar) Magician John Star (Frank’s Pizza) Picture Book Happy Hour; “Disco New Year” w/Disco Expressions (Continental Club) “Friday Night Experience in Midtown” w/DJ Bobby Bandz, DJ D Wells, & MC Major (Proof Rooftop) Nitpick Productions presents: w/After Hours, Hank Honey, CapCityJackk, SecretBeach, Ca$$inova, In the Low, Chancla Fight Club, Manniquin Mishap, Islands of Pear, PAC- Man The Movie, & Dres_ (upstairs) (White Oak Music Hall) Pitch Please (Concert Pub/North) Ulrich Ellison & Tribe (Katie’s) Carter (19th Hole Grill & Sports Bar) HTXINDIEFEST 5- main stage- “A Mix of

Trap & Soul” w/Trilly Polk, Swilson, Imani Scott, Caleb the Great, Phenomenon the Poet, J3T, Evette, Lilly Aviana, Jayess, Leroy Cook, Ken the Man, Monk Vision, Hollganz, Slight Team, Curly Sue, & Wazeer (Houston Underground) Texas TNT (Bourbon Street) Acoustic Jam hosted by Starr Jernigan (Cruiser’s) Alone on the Moon w/Great White Fire, The Thief and The Architect, & Parallel Waves (Rudyard’s) DJ (Shenanigans) John Miller Band (Diamond Jim’s Country Saloon) Saturday, January 5 No Refund Band (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Texxas Heat (Loaded Barrels) John Barraza Project (Rock N Ray’s Nightclub) The Molly Ringwalds (concert hall); CJSE presents: “H-Town Live” Volume 1- Hip Hop edition featuring DJ StaSo w/Derrick Keener (bronze peacock room) (House of Blues) Testify (Rage Against the Machine tribute) w/ Freaks on a Leach (Korn tribute), & 16 Stone (Bush tribute) (Scout Bar) Grand Old Grizzly w/Ruckus, & Little Outfit (studio) (Warehouse Live) BowiElvis Fest (David Bowie and Elvis tributes) (Continental Club) Backdrop Violet (upstairs) (White Oak Music Hall) Virtue Saturdays hosted by Bryan Rhymez (Proof Rooftop Lounge)

TBA (Concert Pub/North) John “Del Toro” Richardson (Katie’s) TBA (19th Hole Grill & Sports Bar) HTXINDIEFEST 5- main stage- “A Mix of Trap & Soul” w/Trilly Polk, Swilson, Imani Scott, Caleb the Great, Phenomenon the Poet, J3T, Evette, Lilly Aviana, Jayess, Leroy Cook, Ken the Man, Monk Vision, Hollganz, Slight Team, Curly Sue, & Wazeer (Houston Underground) Texas TNT (Jailhouse Saloon) Mark May (Cruiser’s) Free acoustic show w/Guitar Bill (4pm-6pm); Dune Tx annual holiday show (Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar) Heights Funk Collective w/Tighten Up, & Dem (Rudyard’s) Benefit for Elizabeth Ramos (11am); Texas Badlands Band (Diamond Jim’s Country Saloon) Sunday, January 6 HBS-IBC- Zydeco Dots (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) CJSE presents: “Punchline Comedy” featuring Juan Villareal w/Derrick Keener, Keisha Hunt, & Piper the Comedian (concert hall) (House of Blues) “Afton Live” w/Lilfacetime, Drethe$avage, Jdab, Hawleyhood, Sean Kenneally, Flame made that Beat, Kharizma, Zo the Sensational God, Deads Tar & CG Bandz, SkillaOP, Lee100, Jxkidd, Tanktop Bandana, Guap Getta Live, DesireMiah, 1213Lilromeo, Hunter.xx, & Majah Mec (greenroom); “Coast 2 Coast” live interactive showcase- Houston Edition (studio) (Warehouse Live) Sunday Brunch & Acoustic Jam (Last Concert Café) Level 1- “Foundation” hosted by Fat Penguin Improvised Comedy (Pub Level) Jonah the Runner w/Little King, & Shalva (EP release) (upstairs) (White Oak Music Hall) Katie’s Jam hosted by Ricky Jackson (Katie’s) “The Crossing” tour 2019- Alejandro Escovedo w/Don Antonio (band) (The

MUSIC NEWS Heights Theatre) Blues Jam hosted by Ben Herrington (Cruiser’s) Sunday Brunch & Acoustic Jam (11am-3pm) (Last Concert Café) Free Hot Jazz Sundays (downstairs) (Rudyard’s) Monday, January 7 John Egan (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Open Mic hosted by Clint & Chase Stockdale (Pub Level) Industry Night (Concert Pub/North) Shared Space (Last Concert Café) Customer Appreciation Night (Diamond Jim’s Country Saloon) Tuesday, January 8 James Wilhite (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) The Moth- “Intentions” (ballroom) (Warehouse Live) “Industry New Year’s Eve Party” w/DJ Smooth (Pub Level) Karaoke by Overtime Productions hosted by Mary (19th Hole Grill & Sports Bar) Howard and The Nosebleeds Family Jam; Open Mic Night to follow (Last Concert Café) Industry/Karaoke Night (Rudyard’s) Wednesday, January 9 Big & Easy Blues Jam (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) “Misery will find you” tour 2019 w/The Amity Affliction, Senses Fail, Silent Planet, & Belmont (concert hall) (House of Blues) Wills Dissolve w/Sleeping Ancient, Father Rust, & Ethreal (Scout Bar) Lincoln Durham w/Grand Ole Grizzly (upstairs) (White Oak Music Hall) Live Mojo (Katie’s) WGWW (White Girl Wasted Wednesday) (Houston Underground) PotRoast and The Wednesday Night Drum Circle (Last Concert Café)

Daniel Lee (Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar) Houston Reddit Board Game meet-up (Rudyard’s) Thursday, January 10 The Healers (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Karaoke (Loaded Barrels) The Monster Energy Outbreak tour presents: Lindsay Ell w/Adam Hambrick (bronze peacock room) (House of Blues) “Acoustic All-Stars” w/Chris Hardy, Jak Frost, Brian “BC” Carrion, Angie & Cisco, Red’s XIII, Scott Easterwood, & Andy Cortez (Scout Bar) Chris Fleming (studio) (Warehouse Live) Slimez (Stereo Live) Beetle Happy Hour (Continental Club) Tony Kamel (from Mood & Wire) w/Cristy Hayes, & Philippe Bronchtein (upstairs) (White Oak Music Hall) Lil Screamin’ Kenny & the Shiney Things (Katie’s) Funkin Torts (19th Hole Grill & Sports Bar) Los Wasted Tones w/Casa De Calacas, & Ritmo Lokura (Houston Underground) Open Mic (Ashford Pub) “Beef and Blues” with steaks by Brian “The Meat Mojo” Hawes; free blues jam hosted by Jonn Del Toro Richardson & Eric Demmer (Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar) Karaoke (Shenanigans) Karaoke w/Double Down Joe (Diamond Jim’s Country Saloon) Friday, January 11 Eric Demmer (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Nathan Quick (Loaded Barrels) Danity Kane (concert hall) (House of Blues) In The Aftermath w/Twelve Years Driven, Space Rhino, Soilborn, & Cymblem (Scout Bar) Culture Wars (studio); “The It’s Just Rap’ show w/JC Seals III, DJ Tha Prince, Penny Boi, MikeG, TripleO, & Amanda Sharee (greenroom) (Warehouse Live)

Magician John Star (Frank’s Pizza) Barones- (Queen tribute) w/Blondish (Blondie tribute) (Continental Club) “Friday Night Experience in Midtown” (Proof Rooftop) Selina tribute (downstairs); Bayside- full band acoustic tour 2019 (intimate venue performance) w/Kayleigh Goldsworthy (White Oak Music Hall) Von Hindenburg (Led Zeppelin tribute) (Concert Pub/North) Josh Garrett (Katie’s) Texas TNT (19th Hole Grill & Sports Bar) Acoustic Jam hosted by Starr Jernigan (Cruiser’s) Funk Rock Stacy benefit- day #1 w/The Beaumonts, Killer Hearts, The Satanic Overlords of Rock N Roll, The Cops, & Something Fierce (Rudyard’s) DJ (Shenanigans) Kelly Wayne Chambers Band (Diamond Jim’s Country Saloon) Saturday, January 12 Josh Garrett (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Brandon Smith & The Goodfellas (Loaded Barrels) Acoustic Sounds of Daniel Lee (Rock N Ray’s Nightclub) Calpurnia w/Lunar Vacation (concert hall) (House of Blues) “Third Coast Grappling Championship” w/DJ Skritchin (Scout Bar) Kevin Hart- “Irresponsible” tour 2019 (Scout Bar) “Emo Night”- Houston (studio) (Warehouse Live) Cycles w/Heapin Helpin, & Montu (Last Concert Café) Breathe Carolina (Stereo Live) Tomar and The FC’s w/Flyjack (Continental Club) Googoosh (Hobby Center) Motel Radio (upstairs); Matt Braunger- advice from a dipshit podcast stand-up (downstairs) (White Oak Music Hall)

Virtue Saturdays hosted by Bryan Rhymez (Proof Rooftop Lounge) TBA (Concert Pub/North) Odell Gray and The House Rules Band (Katie’s) Runescarred w/Vicious Cycle, & Wellborn Road (19th Hole Grill & Sports Bar) Mike and The Moonpies plus Jamie Lin Wilson (The Heights Theatre) Starr Jernigan (Cruiser’s) Cycles w/Heapin’ Helpin’, & Montu (Last Concert Café) Free acoustic show w/Guitar Bill (4pm-6pm); Illumin Yachti (Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar) Public Poetry Open Mic hosted by Outspoken Bean (5pm-7pm); Funk Rock Stacy benefitday #2 w/Denim Demons, Whorehound, The Velostacks, Hell’s Engine, & Poor Dumb Bastards (8pm) (Rudyard’s) Pee Wee Bowen (8pm-12am) (Diamond Jim’s Country Saloon) Sunday, January 13 Raa-Raa (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Gnash w/Carlie Hanson, & Guardin (bronze peacock room) (House of Blues) Sianvar w/Ghost Atlas, & Wolf and Bear (Scout Bar) “B2” tour 2019 featuring Comethazine x Jaydayoungan x Lil Gnar x TNT Tex w/Trvp Dinero, The RealFlexGod, & Noie J (ballroom) (Warehouse Live) Sunday Brunch & Acoustic Jam (Last Concert Café) G.T.S. presents: “Winter Wreck” (upstairs); The Murder City Devils w/Big Business, & Deep Creep (Ex Pretty Girls Make Graves) (downstairs) (White Oak Music Hall) Katie’s Jam hosted by Paul Rameriz (Katie’s) Blues Jam hosted by Ben Herrington (Cruiser’s) Sunday Brunch & Acoustic Jam (11am-3pm) (Last Concert Café) Free Hot Jazz Sundays (downstairs) (Rudyard’s) The Buddy’s (3pm); Funk Rock Stacy benefit-

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MUSIC NEWS day #3 w/Project Grimm, Slow Future, Cactus Flower, & Only Beast (Rudyard’s) Monday, January 14 John Egan (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Open Mic hosted by Clint & Chase Stockdale (Pub Level) Industry Night (Concert Pub/North) Shared Space (Last Concert Café) Customer Appreciation Night (Diamond Jim’s Country Saloon) Tuesday, January 15 James Wilhite (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) The Pink Spiders (upstairs) (White Oak Music Hall) Karaoke by Overtime Productions hosted by Mary (19th Hole Grill & Sports Bar) Howard and The Nosebleeds Family Jam; Open Mic Night to follow (Last Concert Café) Industry/Karaoke Night (Rudyard’s) Wednesday, January 16 Big & Easy Blues Jam (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) “Full Throttle” live music & radio broadcast featuring TBA (Scout Bar) Bayou City Funk w/Bourgeois Mystics (upstairs) (White Oak Music Hall) Freddie Pate (Katie’s) WGWW (White Girl Wasted Wednesday) (Houston Underground) PotRoast and The Wednesday Night Drum Circle (Last Concert Café) Daniel Lee (Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar) Houston Reddit Board Game meet-up (Rudyard’s) Thursday, January 17 The Healers (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Karaoke (Loaded Barrels) JJ Grey w/Mofro, & The Common Heart

(concert hall) (House of Blues) “Emo Forever”- Emo Night (Scout Bar) Gethen Jenkins (studio) (Warehouse Live) Sikdope (Stereo Live) Beetle Happy Hour (Continental Club) Wanderers w/Diosa, Soul//Way, Set/Display, & Familiar with Failure (upstairs) (White Oak Music Hall) Paul Ramirez (Katie’s) Partly Sunny (19th Hole Grill & Sports Bar) Bass Legends (Houston Underground) Open Mic (Ashford Pub) “Beef and Blues” with steaks by Brian “The Meat Mojo” Hawes; free blues jam hosted by Jonn Del Toro Richardson & Eric Demmer (Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar) Radar Talk- intimate live podcast (Rudyard’s) Karaoke (Shenanigans) Karaoke w/Double Down Joe (Diamond Jim’s Country Saloon) Friday, January 18 HBS-IBC Send-Off (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Shay Domann (Loaded Barrels) Soggybizkit (Limp Bizkit tribute) w/People of the Sun (Rage Against the Machine tribute), & Lounge Fly (Stone Temple Pilots tribute) (Rock N Ray’s Nightclub) “Houston Marathon” Kickoff party featuring The Nirvana Experience (Nirvana tribute) w/ Weezhur (Weezer tribute), & Green for a Day (Green Day tribute) (concert hall) (House of Blues) The Spazmatics (Scout Bar) Tyler Carter- “Moonshine” tour 2019 Pt. 1 w/ Riley, & Wesley Jones (studio); Just like Pink (the ultimate Pink experience) (ballroom) (Warehouse Live) Magician John Star (Frank’s Pizza) Eric Benet & Raheem DeVaughan- “MLK Celebration” (Arena Theatre) 12th Planet- “Swamplex” 2019 tour (Stereo Live) Von Hindenburg Happy Hour (Continental Club)

“Friday Night Experience in Midtown” (Proof Rooftop) Walter Beasley (Sugar Cajun/Missouri City) Second Lovers w/TBA (upstairs) (White Oak Music Hall) Amen Dunes (Rockefellers) TBA (Concert Pub/North) Sparky Parker (Katie’s) Chill w/The White Dog & Hover (19th Hole Grill & Sports Bar) Joe Ely (The Heights Theatre) Chxpo (Houston Underground) Texas TNT (Bubba’s Sports Bar & Grill) Acoustic Jam hosted by Starr Jernigan (Cruiser’s) And then come Humans (Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar) Switchblade Jesus w/Funeral Horse, & Cactus Flowers (Rudyard’s) DJ (Shenanigans) Wade Strothers & The Renegades (Diamond Jim’s Country Saloon) Saturday, January 19 Holland K Smith (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Band TBA (Loaded Barrels) U Rock us w/Hellrazor (Rock N Ray’s Nightclub) Jon Spencer & The HITmakers w/Poizon (bronze peacock room); Demitri Martin“Wandering Mind” tour 2019 (concert hall) (House of Blues) Badhouse w/The Weeds, The Blue Side, New Clear Weapon (Scout Bar) BCBC Festival- “Bayou City Burlesque & Circus Arts Festival” featuring Kiki Maroon (ballroom) (Warehouse Live) Folk Soul Revival (Last Concert Café) Tucanes De Tijuana Los Asterios De Durango, & Kanales (Arena Theatre) “The Headbangers Ball” (Stereo Live) Bayou City Swing presents: Django and Stephanie- “A Musical Celebration” (Continental Club) Oak Ridge Boys (The Grand 1894 Opera

House/Galveston) El Ten w/Joan of Arc (upstairs); Backspace Crosses the Pond (downstairs) (White Oak Music Hall) Eric Tessmer w/Dave Scher, & Western Youth (Rockefellers) Virtue Saturdays hosted by Bryan Rhymez (Proof Rooftop Lounge) School of Rock Woodlands- Kids Showcase (11am); TBA (Concert Pub/North) Steve Krase Band (Katie’s) Crewl (19th Hole Grill & Sports Bar) Meshell Ndegecello w/Hanna Benn (The Heights Theatre) Riot 10 (Houston Underground) Texas TNT (Uncle Albert) Paul Rameriz (Cruiser’s) Folk Soul Revival (Last Concert Café) Gumbo Cook-off (12 noon- 6pm); Franks and Deans (Vegas) (9pm-12am) (Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar) American Psychos (Rudyard’s) Salty Dogs (Diamond Jim’s Country Saloon) Sunday, January 20 Ruben Moreno (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) “World Famous Gospel Brunch” (concert hall); Young Dolph- “The Role Model” tour 2019 w/ Kap G (concert hall) (House of Blues) Sunday Brunch & Acoustic Jam (Last Concert Café) Oak Ridge Boys (The Grand 1894 Opera House/Galveston) School of Rock- Woodlands Kids Showcase (10am) (Concert Pub/North) Katie’s Jam hosted by Mark May (Katie’s) Blueface (Houston Underground) Blues Jam hosted by Ben Herrington (Cruiser’s) Sunday Brunch & Acoustic Jam (11am-3pm) (Last Concert Café) Free Hot Jazz Sundays (downstairs) (Rudyard’s)

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MUSIC NEWS Monday, January 21 John Egan (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) 85 South show- live (concert hall) (House of Blues) “The SMG4” tour 2019 (Scout Bar) That 1 Guy (studio) (Warehouse Live) Open Mic hosted by Clint & Chase Stockdale (Pub Level) Industry Night (Concert Pub/North) Shared Space (Last Concert Café) Customer Appreciation Night (Diamond Jim’s Country Saloon) Tuesday, January 22 James Wilhite (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Justin Timberlake- “The Man of the Woods” tour 2019 (Toyota Center) Level 2- “Game” hosted by Fat Penguin Improvised Comedy (Pub Level) Karaoke by Overtime Productions hosted by Mary (19th Hole Grill & Sports Bar) Xavier Wulf and Ikdjeffrey (Houston Underground) Howard and The Nosebleeds Family Jam; Open Mic Night to follow (Last Concert Café) Industry/Karaoke Night (Rudyard’s)

Bar) Back in Black (AC/DC tribute) w/Looks 2 Kill (Motley Crue tribute) (ballroom) (Warehouse Live) Magician John Star (Frank’s Pizza) CNCO- “World” tour USA 2019 (Smart Financial Centre) A Fistful of Soul (Continental Club) “Friday Night Experience in Midtown” (Proof Rooftop) Drama w/Claire George (upstairs); The Devil Makes Three w/Lost Dog Street Band (downstairs) (White Oak Music Hall) Double Vision (Foreigner tribute) (Concert Pub/North) Alan Haynes (Katie’s) An Author A Poet (19th Hole Grill & Sports Bar) Barely Alive (Houston Underground) Texas TNT (Aspens Bar & Grill) Acoustic Jam hosted by Starr Jernigan (Cruiser’s)

Free acoustic show w/Guitar Bill (4pm-6pm); Joe Cat w/Brit Wire, & TBA (Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar) Bad Samaritans w/Generation Landslide, & Lonestar Hippie (Rudyard’s) DJ (Shenanigans) Peterbilt (Diamond Jim’s Country Saloon) Saturday, January 26 Alan Haynes (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Greg Brown Band (Loaded Barrels) White Room (Rock N Ray’s Nightclub) Iliza- “Elder Millennial tour 2019 (Revention Music Center) Who’s Bad (Michael Jackson tribute) (concert hall) (House of Blues) Lies of an Alibi w/Valeluna, & Soul Way (Scout Bar) Ugly Wolves K- “Pop Night” w/DYSMYTH, Show_King, Skullector, Miryori, Pegasus, DJ Henry, Zippy9, Young Korea, & Kuntac

(studio) (Warehouse Live) Turkuaz (Last Concert Café) The Manhattans featuring Gerald Alston w/Sir Charles Jones, & Shirley Brown (Arena Theatre) Darude (Stereo Live) Beetle Happy Hour (Continental Club) Laura Gibson (Shoeshine Charley’s Big Top @ Continental Club) Ensiferum w/SepticFlesh, Arsis, & Drotten (upstairs); Blackberry Smoke- “Find a Light” tour w/Chris Shiflett (downstairs) (White Oak Music Hall) Virtue Saturdays hosted by Bryan Rhymez (Proof Rooftop Lounge) School of Rock Champions (11am); INTXS (INXS tribute) (Concert Pub/North) Tony Vega Band (Katie’s) Xxessive Pleasure (19th Hole Grill & Sports Bar) Amanda Shires- “On with the $hit” show 2019 w/Thomas Csorba (The Heights Theatre)

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MUSIC NEWS Saturday, January 26 Emo Night (Houston Underground) Texas TNT (The Pub 529) Mister Kicks (Cruiser’s) Turkauz (Last Concert Café) Free acoustic show w/Guitar Bill (4pm-6pm); Dune Tx annual holiday show (Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar) Brash Brewery presents: Brash/ Deadhorse Scottish Hell Launch party w/Peaceful Dead (Deadhorse tribute) (Rudyard’s) Deep South Texas Band (Diamond Jim’s Country Saloon) Sunday, January 27 National Zydeco Foundation Jam (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness- “Upside Down Flowers” tour 2019 (concert hall) (House of Blues) “Afton Live” featuring WXVY K w/Latoya Pruitt, Meka, Lifekidrnfl, R4C (Radical for Christ), Anthony T Neros, MoWetTheDon, Starboy, 9god, Da Nuwawe Project, Keith Bvtler, Mike Jack, Htown Flaco, FTB Two, Rockstar Jermo, Morning Oceanwave, KasinoMoney, & Xile (greenroom) (Warehouse Live) Sunday Brunch & Acoustic Jam (Last Concert Café) Toni Braxton- “As Long as I Live” tour2019 w/SWV (Smart Financial Centre) Low Steppa (Stereo Live) “Afton” The DCB’s w/White Flag, Sounding Hope, & guests (upstairs) (White Oak Music Hall) School of Rock Champions (11am) (Concert Pub/North) Katie’s Jam hosted by Live Mojo (Katie’s) Blues Jam hosted by Ben Herrington (Cruiser’s) Sunday Brunch & Acoustic Jam (11am-3pm) (Last Concert Café) Gust Workshop (1pm-3pm); Free Hot Jazz Sundays (downstairs) (Rudyard’s) Infinite Record Convention (Hilton Southwest) Monday, January 28 John Egan (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Disturbed w/Three Days Grace (Toyota Center) Open Mic hosted by Clint & Chase Stockdale (Pub Level) Industry Night (Concert Pub/North) Shared Space (Last Concert Café) Customer Appreciation Night (Diamond Jim’s Country Saloon) Tuesday, January 29 James Wilhite (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) YNW Melly- “We all Shine” tour 2019 (studio) (Warehouse Live) Karaoke by Overtime Productions hosted by Mary (19th Hole Grill & Sports Bar) Howard and The Nosebleeds Family Jam; Open Mic Night to follow (Last Concert Café) Industry/Karaoke Night (Rudyard’s) Wednesday, January 30 Big & Easy Blues Jam (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Rap Battle Royal (Scout Bar) “Stage Session” Vol.1 in Houston w/Nafla, Loopy, Mommy Son, Nucksal, & Deepflow (ballroom) (Warehouse Live) Alex Cameron & Roy Molloy- “Take Care of Business” a duo tour 2019 (upstairs) (White Oak Music Hall) Sparky Parker (Katie’s) WGWW (White Girl Wasted Wednesday) (Houston Underground) PotRoast and The Wednesday Night Drum Circle (Last Concert Café) Daniel Lee (Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar) Houston Reddit Board Game meet-up (Rudyard’s) Thursday, January 31 The Healers (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Karaoke (Loaded Barrels)

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Walker Hayes w/Filmore (concert hall) (House of Blues) Marty Friedman w/Immortal Guardian (Scout Bar) Fruition (Last Concert Café) JSTJR (Stereo Live) Beetle Happy Hour (Continental Club) Jesse Cook (Stafford Centre) RKCB & Shoffy- “See for Yourself” tour 2019 (upstairs); High on Fire w/Toke, & Year of the Cobra (downstairs) (White Oak Music Hall) Jay Hooks (Katie’s) “Pretty Things” peep show (The Heights Theatre) Open Mic (Ashford Pub) Fruition (Last Concert Café) “Beef and Blues” with steaks by Brian “The Meat Mojo” Hawes; free blues jam hosted by Jonn Del Toro Richardson & Eric Demmer (Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar) Boiling Players presents: A New World Caberet (Rudyard’s) Karaoke (Shenanigans) Karaoke w/Double Down Joe (Diamond Jim’s Country Saloon) Friday, February 1 The Fab 4 (Beetle tribute) (Revention Music Center) Eric Johnson Electric Band (concert hall) (House of Sevendust w/Tremonti, Cane Hill, Lullwater, & Kirra (Scout Bar) “Conn3ct3d” tour featuring Wifisfuneral & Robb Bank$ (ballroom); Keshi (greenroom) (Warehouse Live) Twiddle (Last Concert Café) Magician John Star (Frank’s Pizza) Glory Kickboxing 63: Petch vs Adamchuk (Arena Theatre) Picture Book Happy Hour (Continental Club) “Friday Night Experience in Midtown” (Proof Rooftop) Rachael Yamagata w/Radnor and Lee (upstairs) (White Oak Music Hall) KISS Alike (Kiss tribute) (Concert Pub/North) Paul Rameriz (Katie’s) Joan Osborne- sings the songs of Bob Dylan (The Heights Theatre) Baked Up (Houston Underground) Texas TNT (Abbey Pub) Acoustic Jam hosted by Starr Jernigan (Cruiser’s) DJ (Shenanigans) Saturday, February 2 Rebelution (Revention Music Center) Texas TNT w/The Skinz (Loaded Barrels) SiriusXM presents: Octane’s- “Accelerator” tour 2019 w/Like a Storm, Royal Tusk, & Afterlife (bronze peacock room); The Cadillac Three (concert hall) (House of Blues) Boys Don’t Cry (Cure tribute) w/Speedway (Morrissey & The Smiths tribute) (Scout Bar) “A Oscuras Me Da Risa” w/Ariel Miramontes Albertano, Alexis Ayala, Raquel Bigorra, Armando Araiza, Benito Castro, Jose Luis Guarneros, & Dianna Motta (Arena Theatre) Disney’s “DCapella” (Smart Financial Centre) Black Tiger Sex Machine w/Lektrique (Stereo Live) Peter Murphy- “40 years of Bauhaus” Ruby celebration featuring David J (downstairs) (White Oak Music Hall) Virtue Saturdays hosted by Bryan Rhymez (Proof Rooftop Lounge) TBA (Concert Pub/North) Mark May (Katie’s) Juan Gotti (Houston Underground) Free acoustic show w/Guitar Bill (4pm-6pm); Dune Tx annual holiday show (Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar) Sunday, February 3 Violent J w/Esham (studio) (Warehouse Live) Sunday Brunch & Acoustic Jam (Last Concert Café) William Fitzsimmons (Continental Club) Katie’s Jam hosted TBA (Katie’s) Blues Jam hosted by Ben Herrington (Cruiser’s) Sunday Brunch & Acoustic Jam (11am-3pm) (Last Concert Café) Free Hot Jazz Sundays (downstairs) (Rudyard’s)

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Vollie Ray’s Circus Vollie Ray’s Circus is located at 937 FM 1959 and is a bar that is always a great time! Sundays have an open jam, then another open jam with Kevin Childress on Mondays, followed by karaoke with Stony on Wednesdays and Fridays, and then Thursdays is an invite-only open jam with the band Premium Blend.

Then Saturdays have live music, like Jypsy Rose & Friends on Sat. Jan. 5th and then The Wheels on Fire with Friends Sat. Jan. 19th. Check out Vollie Ray’s on Facebook for more upcoming events! For band booking info, give them a call at 832-230-1841.

Carranza Perform at The 19th Hole We dropped by The 19th Hole tonight to see Carranza. Guitarist Rob Carranza has been a fixture on the music scene for quite a while now.

You may remember him from one of his previous bands, StarFX, which had a hit record some time ago before forming this band. Carranza has quite a few great songs, and it was definitely a pleasure seeing them this night at The 19th Hole. We certainly like the energy that the band put out with this performance. It definitely made the trip there worthwhile. We’ve got a couple of videos from their performance this evening to share with you, so if you tune in to HMNTV - Houston Music News Television at http://www.houstonmusicnews.net, you can start watching them now.

19th Hole Grill & Sports Bar 19th Hole Grill & Sports Bar is Houston’s home of heavy metal for 26 years and counting!

This fun place up in the Woodlands has stuff like karaoke on Tuesdays by Overtime Productions, from 9pm-midnight, Wednesdays free bingo from 9pm-midnight, then live music Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays!

Hard rock and metal, like Carter Fri. Jan. 4th, Funkin’ Jorts Thurs. Jan. 10th & Thurs. Jan. 24th, and Xxessive Pleasure Sat. Jan. 26th. Come out and bang your head with us at 19th Hole!

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281-650-1953 Outlaw Lynn Performs at Loaded Barrels Hey look, it’s Oulaw Lynn at Loaded Barrels. Loaded Barrels, up on FM1960 is bringing in a lot of really fine entertainment. When we dropped by this night, Outlaw Lynn was on stage performing a great mix of originals and cover tunes. While we were there he performed quite a lot of our old favorites. He breathed new life into ZZ Top’s “Waitin’ For The Bus / Jesus Just Left Chicago,’ and the old standard, “Stormy Monday.” He also performed a few of his cool original pieces, like “Drink My Whiskey” and “Sturgis.” Yeah, Outlaw Lynn was in fine form tonight and he sounded great. We’re glad we made it out to his show. and don’t forget to check out Loaded Barrels. Every weekend they bring in some fine entertainment for your listening pleasure. Take a look at their ad in this issue.

Katie’s Bar is the Bay Area’s finest live entertainment venue, with live music 5 days a week, and never a cover! They are closed on Mondays.

Catch music like Jonn “Del Toro” Richardson Sat. Jan. 5th, Freddie Pate Wed. Jan. 16th, and Jay Hooks closing out the month on Thurs. Jan. 31st. Katie’s Blues Jam is Sunday from 4pm-8pm.

They have a different host each week, like Ricky Jackson, Paul Ramirez, Mark May, and Live Mojo, and all musicians are welcome!

Katie’s is located at 315 Grand Ave. in the old Bacliff post office.

Happy New Year from your friends at Katie’s!

The Janice Spivey Band Perform at Diamond Jim’s Country Saloon

The Janice Spivey Band brought a little R&B to Diamond Jim’s Country Saloon in Texas City this night. That’s right, Diamond Jim’s does has more than just Country Music there. They also bring the best in Rock and R&B to their stage also. Tonight Janice and the guys kept the dance floor packed with songs from Rose Royce (“Car Wash”), Linda Ronstadt (“Heat Wave”), Al Green (“Let’s Stay Together”) and Jackson Puff N Stuff 5 (“Shake Your Body”). They really sounded great and it made for a Puff N Stuff is your wonderful evening of R&B. Drop by Diamond Jim’s whenever you’re one stop shop for your in the Texas City area. Remember, they have great music on weekends. smoke accessories, Tshirts, darts/billiards, body toxin cleansers and Westheimer, has cold drinks, and sometimes, more! All under one roof at great prices, located even bar food. In addition, Big Azz Beer & at Spencer Hwy. @ Perez in beautiful South Trivia Night is Tuesdays, Steak & Poker Night Houston! Call 713-943-0170 for more info! is Wednesdays, Open Mic Night is Thursdays, then Wild West Texas Beer Fest Fridays, and

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Cruiser’s Ice House Cruiser’s Ice House in Santa Fe is a great place to party. This little biker bar at 9002 FM 2004 has everything you cold want-beer, wine, setups, and BYOB. Free pool Mondays, a Friday acoustic jam hosted by Starr Jernigan from 8midnight, and a Sunday Blues jam hosted by Ben Herrington. And there’s NEVER a cover for bands on Saturdays, such as Mark May Sat. Jan. 5th, Starr Jernigan Sat. Jan. 19th, and Mister Kicks Sat. Jan. 26th.

Cruise into Cruiser’s this month!

Hold On Hollywood’s Nick and Ian Perform at Pub Level Hold On Hollywood’s Nick Dees and Ian Dartez brought their acoustic show to Pub Level this night. While Hold On Hollywood has put on an impressive job with their career so far, their acoustic show is equally impressive. These guys held the audience in the palms of their hands the entire evening, performing both their originals and cover tunes.

This was a great chance to see Nick and Ian up close and personal. We could tell that everyone there was having a great time. In fact, when the show was over, the folks there didn’t want them to get off the stage.

They just couldn’t get enough of Nick and Ian. Great evening! Glad we made it.

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Freddie Pate Performs at Katie’s In Bacliff Tonight we visited Freddie Pat at Katie’s in Bacliff. Freddie has had a pretty productive career. Among the bands he’s performed with, he was a member of Wayne Toups and Zydecajun. Over the years, he’s also opened up for some of the best entertainers around, including Ronnie Milsap, Willie Nelson, Johnny Rodriguez, Eddie Rabbit, Alabama, Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn, David Alan Coe, George Jones and many others. In 1985 Freddie and his band, Metropolis even wot the Marlbaro Country Music Talent Roundup and also were finalists in the Willie Nelson Music Showdown. Part of the prize from this event was being able to open for Ricky Skaggs, Ronnie Milsap, Hank Jr., and Merle Haggard at the Houston Summit. Hey, anybody out there remember the Houston Summit. At any rate, Freddie is one first class guitarist and really puts on a great show. His show at Katie’s was real impressive and we had a great time there. We’ll definitely be back to see Freddie.

Stereo Live is Houston’s home for electronic music! This large venue has a main room with a DJ booth, signature loft for private parties, and a big outdoor terrace, as well. If electronica is your thing, then you may wanna check out Breathe Carolina Sat. Jan. 12th, Sikdope Thurs. Jan. 17th, and DVBBS Fri. Jan. 25th. For these events and more, go to www.eventbrite.com and use code “2019” for all upcoming shows! Expires Jan. 4th at midnight. Happy New Year! Call 832-251-9600 for

more info. The party starts at Stereo Live!

Texas TNT This month, make it a point to go see Texas TNT! This rollicking good party band plays your favorite rock hits from the 80’s until now, and more! See them first up at Bourbon Street Bar in Katy Fri. Jan. 4th from 9:30pm-1: 30am, and then at Jailhouse Saloon in Spring on Sat. Jan. 5th from 8pm-midnight. Then it’s continued on next page

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back to Spring for a show at 19th Hole Grill & Sports Bar Fri. Jan. 11th from 9:30pm1:30am. Bubba’s Sports Bar & Grill is where they’ll be next, on Fri. Jan. 18th, from 8:30pm12:30am, followed by Uncle Albert’s Pub in Cypress Sat. Jan. 19th from 9:30pm-1:30am.

Then it’s a show at Aspen’s Bar & Grill in Kemah Fri. Jan. 25th from 9pm-1am and one The Pub 529 in Houston Sat. Jan. 26th from 9pm1am. Thanks from Texas TNT, and hope to see you soon!

Barstool Revelry Perform at Vollie Ray’s Circus Pictured here at Vollie Ray’s Circus is Barstool Revelry. The band was here performing some of their great original material along with some really cool cover songs as well. The main focus of this band seems to be Southern Rock. The original songs they were performing here tonight really show a lot of promise, great melodies and hooks enfused with some profound lyrics. We’re looking forward to see these guys come out with a project soon. Their cover songs even sounded great as well.

We liked their take on “Johnny B. Goode,” and “Sweet Home Alabama.”

If you get a chance, check these guys out. Look at Vollie Ray’s Circus to see when they’ll be there again.

Infinite Records Convention It’s time again for the next Infinite Records Convention! Come Sun. Jan. 27th to the Hilton Southwest for a HUGE selection of vinyl, plus CD’s, bootlegs, memorabilia, and more, from many local vendors! You buy, sell & trade. They are open 10am-4pm and admission is only $4.

Hilton Southwest is at 6780 Southwest Freeway (I-59 at Hillcroft. See ya Cool Beans Perform at Cruiser’s Ice House there!

We’re at Cruiser’s Ice House tonight listening to Cool Beans. Tonight they’re playing a great mixture of music from The Doors (“Love Her Diamond Jim’s Madly”) to Steely Dan (“Rikki, Don’t Lose That Number”) to even Linda (“When Will I Be Loved”) with a little Loggins & Messina Country Saloon Ronstadt (“Angry Eyes”) and Carly Simon (“Anticipation”) thrown in to balance Diamond Jim’s things out. The band sounded really good tonight. For those of you Country Saloon is in who don’t know who Cool Beans are, Cool Beans are Steve Shannon Texas and is mostly a (guitar, vocals), Claudia Hammond (guitar, vocals) and the legendary country music bar. Dur- Lee Jolly (bass, vocals). Lee used to be one of the most popular DJs on ing the week, they also Houston Radio many years ago. In 1994 he gave it up to follow his have Customer Appre- other passion, performing music. I’m sure that a lot of you out there ciation Day (wear your have probably heard Lee on the radio. At any rate, he’s still behind the Diamond Jim’s T-shirt microphone.... this time singing. Check these guys out sometime. for specials and discounts) and dance lessons Monday, and Tuesday is Dart League and dance lessons, along Shenanigan’s with Ladies’ Night. Then, Wednesday night has Shenanigan’s is also in Texas City that Men’s Nite w/ Pool League. Thursday it’s pool has been around for over 3 decades and countleague and karaoke with Double Down Joe! ing. They’re open everyday, and have pool, Fridays and Saturdays have live music. You can darts, and big screen TV’s. Plus a large dance see local country/ rock artists like Texas Bad- floor. Ladies’ Night is Wednesday, and karaoke lands Band Sat. Jan. 5th, Wade Strothers & The is Thursday nights from 9pm-1am! There’s a Renegades Fri. Jan. 18th, and Peterbilt Fri. Jan. DJ on Friday nights spinning your favorite tunes 25th. Diamond Jim’s is over at 3317 Loop 197 and come back Saturday nights to see bands N. in Texas City.

Go to TBA. Check www.shenanigansworld.com to www.diamondjimscountrysaloon.com to catch see what they have coming up. Shenanigan’s is up with all the latest! located at 820 34th St. North in Texas City. if you’re in the area, come on by!

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Jay is bringing in the Bombs!

The Barbarian Bombshells are a traveling Vaudeville musical comedy group full of beautiful and funny babes!

That are ready to sing, dance and train you in the ways of a Barbarian!!

The Barbarian Bombshells feature battle songs, raunchy jokes, innuendoes and a zany lesson in the ways of BARBARIAN BATTLE! If you are epic enough to have gone to the Texas Renaissance Festival, you have seen greatness, and if you have not, then witness the only mature rated stage act at the Texas Renaissance Festival while drinking in the atmosphere of The Barbarian Inn. This show is NOT for the faint of heart or for younger audience members.

The Barbarian Bombshells are theee song and comedy troupe! They are badass, battle-ready babes! Their cast members include: Atilla (Kari Kron), Becky (Dana Graham), Brat (Corayn Martin), Brandy (Karma Lavonne), and Belinda (Kelly Ryan Boren) f a c e b o o k . c o m / BarbarianBombshells

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Rose believes music unites, and builds peace among people.

In 2013 She released “The Other Side of Me” as Wild Cactus Rose and it became #1 on New Zealand Country Charts. Jypsy loves people and loves to encourage people to be who they were meant to be and participate regularly in dancing and playing. She is precise about hearing each instrument piece played in the studio herself. She believes that “real, raw” music and phenomenal story telling is what this broken world needs to hold itself together.

Jypsy really believes in the music & endeavors to help other up coming musicians, being a “self made” woman in the biz. Not to mention her voice is extraordinary and unique. Her range is unbelievable. Jypsy Rose is an extremely talented live entertainer. You’ll never want to miss a show.

Such As Circus of the Dark Presents Jypsy Rose with Friends at Vollie Ray’s Circus on Sat, Jan 5, 2019 @ 8:00PM. Vollie Ray’s Circus is located at 937 Dixie Farm Rd, Pearland, TX 77581. f a c e b o o k . c o m / circusofthedarkpresents Circus of the Dark Presents events in 2019 you will not want to miss with occasional burlesque dancer auditions. Sometimes that is sultry cause after the day ends.

It becomes the dark. These special dark souls that dress to impress in such themes will receive discounts for admission fee, those that dance will enter free, plus be put in the Circus Of The Dark video game which features Jypsy Rose! Be sure to see Jypsy Rose and her band rocking the big top Jan 5th! And now with great honor we entitle Jypsy Rose an Icon at Badassery! Thank you so much for all your hard work! jyspyrosemusic.com

Icons at Badassery - Jyspy Rose This month Icons at Badassery, we would like to honor Jypsy Rose! Jypsy was accepted on the TV show the Voice. This has ignited her music career and now, Jypsy Rose has become a local celebrity, entertaining on Houston’s own Country Television Show, South By Due East YouTube show. She has become a household name for women in music in the Houston area, appearing on several radio shows & gearing up her own show as a radio/internet

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continued from page 3 threaten the gritty, socially aware funk War specialized in. Later in 1977, the band switched labels, moving to MCA for Galaxy; though it sold respectably, and the disco-tinged title track was a hit on the R&B charts, it fizzled on the pop side, and proved to be the last time War would hit the Top 40. After completing the Youngblood soundtrack album in 1978, the original War lineup began to disintegrate. Dickerson left during the recording of 1979’s The Music Band (which featured new female vocalist Alice Tweed Smith), and not long after, Charles Miller was

murdered in a robbery attempt. After The Music Band was released, the remaining members attempted to refashion their image to fit the glitz of the era, and added some new personnel: bassist Luther Rabb, percussionist Ronnie Hammond, and saxophonist Pat Rizzo (ex-Sly & the Family Stone). The Music Band 2 flopped, and the group was thrown into disarray; Smith exited, and the follow-up took an uncharacteristic three years to prepare. Released in 1982, Outlaw was a moderate success; the title track was a Top 20 R&B hit, and “Cinco de Mayo” became a Latino holiday standard. Yet it didn’t restore War’s commercial standing. Rizzo left later in the year; Harold Brown followed in 1983, after Life Is So Strange flopped; and Rabb was replaced with Ricky Green in 1984. In the years that followed, War was essentially a touring outfit and nothing more. Papa Dee Allen collapsed and died on-stage of a brain aneurysm in 1988, leaving Jordan, Hammond, Oskar, and Scott as the core membership (Oskar would finally leave in 1992). Interest in War’s classic

material remained steady, however, thanks to frequent sampling of their grooves by hip-hop artists. 1992’s Rap Declares War paired the band with a variety of rappers, paving the way for the 1994 comeback attempt Peace Sign; for that record, Brown returned on drums, and Jordan (now on bass), Scott, and Hammond were joined by saxophonists Kerry Campbell and Charles Green, percussionist Sal Rodriguez, harmonica player Tetsuya “Tex” Nakamura, and Brown’s son, programmer Rae Valentine (plus guests Lee Oskar and José Feliciano). The album failed to chart, however, and the group returned to the touring circuit. Brown and Scott left the lineup in 1997.

Greatest Hits LiveJordan continued to tour with a new version of the band in which he was the only original performing member. In 2008, War performed a one-off reunion date with Eric Burdon at London’s Royal Albert Hall as a precursor to the Rhino reissues of his albums with the band, and a pair of compilations. Later that year, Jordan’s War issued the audio/video live

package entitled Greatest Hits Live, covering material from the band’s best-known era, 19691975. In 2009 the group was nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but failed to secure enough votes for induction.

Evolutionary From 2009 on, War was a steady concert draw, either on the nostalgia group tour circuit or playing at festivals internationally.

In 2014, the band issued Evolutionary on Universal, its first new album of studio material in a decade. The set was combined with the additional disc of its classic Greatest Hits album as an added incentive to consumers.

Conroe’s Release The Reign Signed to Rock Avenue Records

Conroe, TX. – Rock Avenue Records, USA is proud to announce the signing of Release the Reign.

Release the Reign is a Rock & Roll/Alternative band from Conroe, Texas. Brought to the label by (MaryAnn Hartman) VP of the label, she knew the band was a hit. ’’Their fire and star quality is just remarkable’’. This amazing 3 piece band Release the Reign, has shared the stage with some of the top current National and Regional touring acts like Wayland and Rockett Queen as well as Stephan Pearcy of Ratt, The Bullet Boys, Tora Tora and of course the hottest local Texas bands and artist.

Band Quote’s - Release the Reign, KATELYN -“Hey y’all I’m super stoked to officially be a part of the Rock Avenue Records USA family. We can’t wait to see where 2019 takes us. Thank you all for your love and support, and we look forward to meeting and hanging out with every one of our awesome fans! We will be rockin with y’all soon! Love, Kat”.

NATALIE - I am extremely proud to say that my band is part of Rock Avenue Records USA! We have worked so hard for so long to become a signed recording artist. I am looking forward to making new music, recording songs , and playing festivals and venues. I think that this will be an amazing journey as we are just staring to take off! I would like to thank Rock Avenue Records USA for taking us in and giving us the opportunity to be with y’all! Caleb - Thank you so much for this opportunity, I’m very excited to work with Rock Avenue Records USA and see where this takes us!

Label Quote - Rock Avenue Records USA is proud to have Release the Reign on the record label. As the process of signing a truly, young fully multi talented band such as Release the Reign, Rock music will have a helpful blast in 2019. This will begin the journey for Release the Reign to grow and gain the path to success, as a label, we can best say, get ready to Rock & Roll again, here comes Release the Reign.

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