Tom Richards

You've gotta give them credit. Nobody knows how to pimp a new record better than the Rolling Stones.

For those who have never darkened its doorway, Dan Electro's is a club in the Heights that has been around since 1988, hosting local and regional talent.

Anyone who has paid the slightest bit of attention to the history of Van Halen knows that relations between the various band members have been, charitably speaking, fraught over the past many years.

Just about every musician who lives near other human beings has dealt with noise complaints. Usually, the objections come from neighbors, but sometimes the call is coming from inside the house.

Let us begin with the etymology of the word “geek.” In its purest form, the term referred to a carnival performer who committed repulsive acts on stage.

Terri Hendrix and Lloyd Maines – two of the finest musicians in Texas – will share the stage on Friday at the

If you want a picture of the classic rock concert business these days, take a look at the schedule for this week at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. With ticket prices climbing ever higher, there has been – if not a return to a “more value for your entertainment dollar” ethos – a definite shift toward the pursuit of a surer thing. This being the case, there are two solid double bills on tap, with fellow midwestern rockers

Get ready for more blues guitar than you can shake a stick at when the Buddy Guy Blues Festival rolls into town on Saturday at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. The festival is a travelling show that features, in addition to Guy, Jimmie Vaughan, Gary Clark Jr., Ally Venable and Christone “Kingfish” Ingram. This means that there are thousands upon thousands of notes to be played, which means that this one starts early, at 6 p.m. Buddy celebrated his 90

If you were making a movie and needed to cast the role of a heavy metal musician, guitarist Zakk Wylde would be your man. Looking like the bastard offspring of Hagar the Horrible and Grizzly Adams, Wylde spent years in Ozzy Osbourne's band before forming his own group, Black Label Society. Catch Zakk and his crew on Thursday at the

It is intriguing to note that this week Houston will play host to both the re-formed (as opposed to “reformed”) Sex Pistols and the “satanic do-wop band” Twin Temple.