This is great news. Local bassist extraordinaire Rozz Zamorano (of Fondue Monks) and Monks guitarist Steve Olson have started a “jazz/funk/fusiony/instrumental” group that plans to play on Sundays at Dan Electro’s in the Heights.
The guys go on around 6:30pm tonight (Sunday, 7.9.06), and will play for a couple of hours or so. They would like […]

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Wille Nelson
The Complete Atlantic Sessions 1973-1974
Atlantic/Rhino

The Complete Atlantic Sessions 1973-1974 might not contain the best of Willie Nelson’s music, but it comes close. Shotgun Willie, the first of three discs included in this new box set, is a favorite among Nelson fans and is a hotbed of early gems. One of the pioneers of the […]

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The remaining dates for this summer’s Free Market Concert Series 2006 include:
July 8 Wild River Band
July 9 John Evans
July 15 Grateful Geezers
July 16 Carolina
July 22 Fidelity Max
July 23 Daddy Kats
July 29 The Posse
July 30 Miss Leslie & Her Juke Jointers
Aug 5 Three of Hearts
Aug 6 Vudu Cafe
Aug 12 Fuzzy Side Up
Aug 13 Ramon Torres & […]

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Please take a few minutes right now to vote for the best in Houston music. Visit this link and vote for your favorite musicians.
The Music Awards showcase is Sunday, 7.30.06, at various locations in downtown Houston. Please make plans to attend.

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Savage Evolution is playing a benefit show for a three-year-old girl who is in desperate need of an operation. The show is this Saturday (7.8.06) at Woody’s Pub, located in NW Houston at 11835 Jones Rd. (formerly the Crooked Ferret, where we’ve all been at one time or another). The shows starts at 8pm. The […]

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The Essence Music Festival continues tonight (Monday, 7.3.06), and features Maze, Frankie Beverly, Toni Braxton, Cedric the Entertainer, Charlie Wilson, & Keyshia Cole at Reliant Stadium.
Also tonight, Arthur Yoria plays a solo acoustic gig at Onion Creek. 8pm show. You should come out — not like you’re working tomorrow. It’s a holiday.
On Thursday, Bring Back […]

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I recently reviewed the A>S>H>S CD, Audible Stellar Hypnotic Situations, for All About Jazz.
Here’s a snippet:

At first listen, A>S>H>S could easily come off as a stereotypical jam band. But to dismiss the group as just another one of the crop of bands spawned by Medeski, Martin, and Wood would be a mistake. Where MMW and […]

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