Tom Richards

1 week ago | houstonpress.com | Gladys Fuentes |Jeff Balke |Tom Richards

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3 weeks ago | houstonpress.com | Gladys Fuentes |Tom Richards |Vic Shuttee

It can be tempting to take a quick look around at the musical landscape of today and blurt out a cynical “rock and roll is dead” but one listen to JD McPherson can reassure even the toughest critic. Since releasing his debut banger Signs & Signifiers in 2010, McPherson has made a name for himself with his signature guitar playing and depth of sound with one foot in the glory days of early rock and roll and another in the present.

3 weeks ago | houstonpress.com | Tom Richards |Vic Shuttee |Bob Ruggiero

Somebody tell DJ Tanner, because actor, singer and New Kids on the Block-er Joey McIntyre is coming to town,However this time, Joey's flying solo, with phase one of his new tour promoting his semi-autobiographical album Freedom. “I haven’t done a full length solo album in 15 years actually,” the entertainer says ahead of his one night only show on April 4 at White Oak Music Hall. “I wanted to do it, and I guess if I’m going to do it, I wanted to be as honest as possible.

3 weeks ago | houstonpress.com | Tom Richards |Bob Ruggiero

It should really come as no surprise that Mike Campbell’s memoir Heartbreaker (448 pp. $32. Grand Central Publishing) is really as much about his bandmate Tom Petty as it is about him. It’s no wonder. For over 40 years, Campbell served as the lead guitarist in Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, collaborating with Petty on most of the band’s songs. While Petty occupied the spotlight and led the band, Campbell kept things running smoothly in the engine room.

1 month ago | houstonpress.com | Tom Richards |Marco Torres |Bob Ruggiero

With the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo drawing to a close (see below), my thoughts turn to musical performances at rodeos of years past. The most memorable rodeo show that I have seen, hands down, was Elvis in 1970. Sure, it was “Vegas” Elvis, but he was still rocking like nobody’s business. Other highlights over the years included performances by Johnny Cash, Glenn Campbell, Buck Owens and Roy Clark, Merle Haggard and ZZ Top.