DeVaughn Douglas

1 week ago | houstonpress.com | DeVaughn Douglas |Houston Press

The crowd at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion jumped to their feet as the band returned to the stage. Behind them, a projection of the cover art from their 2024 album A La Sala flickered in black and white, as if caught in a thunderstorm. The sound of wind and rain filled the amphitheater, swirling into the cheers like an overture. Bassist Laura Lee Ochoa, in a pink dress and matching headband, stood opposite guitarist Mark Speer, dressed simply in jeans and a black shirt.

2 weeks ago | houstonpress.com | DeVaughn Douglas |Houston Press

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2 weeks ago | houstonpress.com | DeVaughn Douglas |Houston Press

“Houston, you know we’re coming back here every year!” exclaimed Denzel Curry as he took a deep breath and crossed the stage at Bayou Music Center. “DJ, play that melody I like.”As the sample of Keith Mansfield’s “The Loving Touch” played through the venue’s speakers, the haunting voice trailed off and the lights dimmed. When the voice returned, the DJ looped the sample into Curry’s hit “Walkin” from his fifth studio album, Melt My Eyez See Your Future.

1 month ago | houstonpress.com | DeVaughn Douglas

Colorful stars danced across the dirt floor of NRG Stadium, circling the rodeo’s star-shaped stage. As the stage slowly rotated, Bun B addressed the cheering crowd. “Houston, can we turn up for real?” Bun asked as the audience roared in anticipation of the next guest. “I’ve been wanting to bring this person out since we did this the first time, but he was always busy and getting around. I wanted to bring him out because he’s a trapper.

1 month ago | houstonpress.com | Tom Richards |DeVaughn Douglas

In one of his songs for the Velvet Underground, Lou Reed wrote about Jenny, whose “life was saved by rock and roll.” In the case of Five Eight’s Mike Mantione, that’s just about the size of it. When Mantione was in college, he spent time in a psychiatric facility, diagnosed with bipolar disorder and signs of schizophrenia. After his mother saw how heavily sedated the doctors were keeping him, she pulled Mantione out of the hospital.