Bob Ruggiero

1 week ago | houstonpress.com | Bob Ruggiero |Houston Press

click to enlarge A dapper Jason Ringenberg. Photo by Scott Willis In a quote that is a music PR agent’s dream—and appropriately sprawled all across his printed bio and website—England’s esteemed Mojo magazine once dubbed Jason Ringenberg “The Godfather of Americana.”So, in true Mafia terms, if the man himself could “whack” anyone in the music biz today, who would it be? “I would start with all the Bro Country people!” he laughs.

2 weeks ago | houstonpress.com | Bob Ruggiero |Houston Press

click to enlarge Movie Poster Beginning in the mid-‘60s and for decades afterward, if there was a concert in New York City or nearby environs, you would likely know the name of Ron Delsener. Be it at Carnegie Hall, Madison Square Garden, or scores of theaters, dive clubs, and even Central Park, his ubiquitous moniker would appear at the top of advertisements, posters, tickets, press releases, and mentioned on the radio. Even before the musical acts themselves.

2 weeks ago | houstonpress.com | Bob Ruggiero |Houston Press

click to enlarge Movie Poster Beginning in the mid-‘60s and for decades afterward, if there was a concert in New York City or nearby environs, you would likely know the name of Ron Delsener. Be it at Carnegie Hall, Madison Square Garden, or scores of theaters, dive clubs, and even Central Park, his ubiquitous moniker would appear at the top of advertisements, posters, tickets, press releases, and mentioned on the radio. Even before the musical acts themselves.

2 weeks ago | houstonpress.com | Bob Ruggiero |Houston Press

Houston's The Nerve-Curlers were in a playful mood on a recent evening at their East Downtown rehearsal space; Connor Pursell, lead guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for the band wore a Lucha Libre (Mexican wrestling) mask and initially communicated mostly in grunts while drummer Ken Dannelley interpreted for him and bassist Neil Jeffrey also joined in on the conversation. Dannelley announced that Pursell's wrestling persona is "Bee Sting" as Pursell grunted that he got stung by a bee.

3 weeks ago | houstonpress.com | Bob Ruggiero |Houston Press

click to enlarge Nancy Wilson onstage recently. Photo by Julia Bywater Since she joined her sister Ann in the already-existing band Heart back in 1974, Nancy Wilson has played every kind of show: openers, headliners, multi-act bills, festivals, guest appearances, as a duo, and one-offs. But for their upcoming summer tour, the band is opting for the “An Evening With…” format.