Hou Should Hear This

Kam Franklin’s Solo Debut Sounds Exactly Like Houston

Her anticipated album Land of the Neon Sun is polished, a bit dirty, and long overdue.

Blues Keep Knockin’

The Slow and Steady Burn of Singer Trudy Lynn's Career in the Blues

The Fifth Ward girl who became an incomparable R&B diva.

06/09/2020 By Chris Gray

Stratospheric Soul

The Music City up-and-comer's debut album, Black Hole Rainbow, dropped last month.

Wake Up Baby

The multiple Grammy winner talks his eclectic sound and career ahead of a sold-out Heights Theater show.

12/12/2017 By Chris Becker

Pop Culture Handbook

Make your own old-school mix-tape of these classic Houston tracks, or check out our curated Spotify playlists.

Travel

Visit the city where three Kings exerted an enormous influence over our nation's history and music.

02/08/2017 By Bill Wiatrak

Travel

The King's legacy lives on in Memphis, the home of rock 'n' roll.

01/19/2017 By Bill Wiatrak

Music

A long-awaited tribute to Houston’s rich blues tradition will open in the Fifth Ward this spring.

02/08/2015 By Michael Hardy

CRIME

A long-deceased Houston blues poet's lyrics prophesy a Northside murder.

06/27/2014 By John Lomax

H-TOWN MUSIC HEROES

Far more influential than famous, Johnny "Guitar" Watson effortlessly and flamboyantly excelled in every era from blues to rap.

05/16/2014 By John Lomax

BAYOU CITY BLUES

A never-published photo of the Houston music giant spurs memories.

01/31/2014 By John Lomax

Houston Blues

Remembering Fifth Ward's Sippie Wallace, who was born and died on this date.

11/01/2013 By John Lomax