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Live Music
Tommy Castro is the hardest working man in blues. Over his career, Castro has recorded numerous albums and has received several Blues Music Awards including Contemporary Blues Male Artist Of The Year and B.B. King Entertainer Of The Year Award. His album, Hard Believer won Contemporary Blues Album Of The Year in 2010. I had [...]
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I must admit that I was not a Taylor Swift fan. However, I have come to appreciate her songwriting and performing abilities after attending her Speak Now Tour at Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX. The concert was like the biggest slumber party ever with Taylor Swift sharing intimate secrets with 42,000 of her closest [...]
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by Mocha Dad Chicago is a great music town. Although it is know mainly for blues, the city boasts venues and artists that appeal to all musical tastes (see Kurt Schwarz’s profile on Chicago band The Prime for evidence). I visited Chicago a few weeks ago and I had to take in some live music. [...]
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by Kim G. The pairing of piano-playing, soul artist John Legend and jazz-leaning R&B legend Sade seemed like genius. On paper, his solid musical chops made him the perfect opening act for her musically-driven ballads. But after a promising start, where Legend belted out a strong cover of Adele’s Rolling in the Deep, Legend’s set quickly [...]
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by Mocha Dad While on a trip to Canada, I visited bar called On the Rocks and I discovered that Matt Landry and the Dryland Band were scheduled to play a show. The opening act was a band called The Broke Rich Project. Although their instrumentation was sparse (guitar, tambourine, percussion), the band delivered their [...]
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I caught Texas Johnny Brown at the Houston Blues Society show at Discovery Green Park in Houston, TX. I watched this amazing guitarist during sound checks and he blew me away with his talent and skill. When I asked him for some advice on guitar playing, he said, “Just let your fingers feel the music.” [...]
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On my way to another concert, I happened to stumbled across a blues concert as walked through Discovery Green Park in Houston, TX. The Houston Blues Society was sponsoring the show. The society holds periodic jam sessions and concerts around town to preserve the legacy of blues music. Singer Trudy Lynn is a legend in [...]
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Joe Carmouche is one of the best jazz guitarist in Houston. Not only he is a great musician, but he is also a great teacher. He has taught scores of boys and girls to play and appreciate music. I’m fortunate enough to call him my friend and mentor. Joe amazed the crowd at the Texas [...]
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What started out as a small concert in the parking lot of Chick-fil-A restaurants has grown into huge events with more than 2000 in attendance. Over the years, I’ve attended a few of these concerts that are co-sponsored by a local radio station (I saw Kara Williamson at one of the earliest concerts in Katy, [...]
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