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How longtime Houston punk musician Richard Molina used music and a lifetime of activism to help honor the memory of his uncle and observe one of the city’s iconic tragedies. The Joe Campos Torres Plaza gets its official dedication this Saturday at 1 p.m. at Commerce Street near Buffalo Bayou.

Oliver Tree called his live show "a high school play on steroids," in a recent Houston Press interview, but it might more aptly be described as a love letter, one he began to pen to himself that he later shared with the audiences everywhere who showed him the love. We offer a peek at the love letter in our review of Tree's Houston show.

With nations warring, arsenals stocked with nuclear weapons, four peace activists on trial in Kansas City, Missouri, in February offered what ...

Faye Webster's thrown an artful gem on I Know I’m Funny haha, her critically-acclaimed 2021 album. The Atlanta-based, multi-hyphenate artist is an Atlanta Braves enthusiast whose music reflects the thoughtful and deliberate pace of a skilled baseball pitcher. Pitch by pitch, she's crafted songs that resonate with listeners who appreciate the change-ups she's delivering. She discussed her approach to songwriting ahead of a scheduled sold-out show in Houston on February 5.

Actor Aml Ameen donned the writer and director hats too for Boxing Day, a British holiday rom-com now airing on Amazon. Ameen talked about the film - billed as the first Black British rom-com - and how music, and one song of Particular Brilliance, were key to his debut as a full-length feature film triple threat.

Actress Veronica St. Clair has a starring role in the new NBC sci-fi thriller La Brea. She recently told Houston Press how music helped bring her character Riley Velez to life, the role it plays in her own, real world and shared a song of #particularbrilliance for our regular feature.

Days N Daze’s Jesse Sendejas talks favorite music, TV & more of 2020 Days N Daze werent idle in 2020, releasing their eighth album, As the end of the year nears, we asked the band to tell us about their 2020 favorites, and singer and multi-instrumentalist Jesse Sendejas obliged, sharing his favorite albums, TV shows, and video games of the year, complete with commentary. Read his list, and stream Show Me the Blueprints, below. Jesse Sendejas 2020 Favorites: The Difference Between Thieves a...

A popular COVID-era music meme asks the question, “You’re quarantined with the last band you saw live – who are your new roommates?” In my case, the answer is the Eagles and I admit, it’s kind of fun to imagine Joe Walsh schlepping around my kitchen in his robe and boxers mumbling about Don Henley drinking the last of the morning coffee. I’m not a super fan or anything, not the sort who’s been held rapt by the band’s every move over its 50 years and certainly not the type who’...