Houston Symphony will pay homage to Louis Armstrong, who, to this day, remains one of the most eminent and influential musicians following his death more than 40 years ago and is arguably the Greatest Jazz Musician that Ever Was. Tribute to the talented New Orleans musician with the unique vocals will be recognized through Houston Symphony performances of timeless Louis Armstrong masterpieces in a concert at Jones Hall Jan. 18, 19, and 20. Classics such as “Sweet Georgia Brown,” “Bourbon Street Parade” and “Sing, Sing, Sing,” along with many others, will be performed for the concert, What a Wonderful World: ... Read More »

By: Erin Dyer Join Dionisio Winery next Saturday, December 15, from noon until 7pm, for its first Wine Festival! Tickets are $25 and can be purchased online through Eventbrite at the link listed below. Each entry ticket includes a souvenir glass and 10 taste tickets that will also be entered into a raffle. Alongside the raffle, there will also be a silent auction. Complimentary bites will be served by Pi Pizza Truck, as well as Buffalo Bayou brews and Dionisio wines. Each additional taste ticket is $1 each. Music for your listening pleasure will be performed by Nick Gaitan and ... Read More »

By: Erin Dyer An irregularly issued magazine with unique content, FOUND Magazine, hits Houston at the end of this month as part of its 10th Anniversary Tour– “My Heart Is An Idiot.” FOUND Magazine is composed of various love letters, poems, photos, diary entries, prison letters, personal notes, and more; with origins varying from Los Angeles to Louisiana, Sweden to North Korea and beyond. These original ephemera included in the magazine are submitted by their finders, who discovered them on the street, in a used couch, in a library book, or somewhere of the like. The magazine and its corresponding ... Read More »

By: Erin Dyer Performance of Keren Cytter’s Show Real Drama at DiverseWorks Theatre starts today, Wednesday, Oct. 10, at 7:30pm. The show will continue to run at the same time each day following its opening until Oct. 13, its last running night. A celebratory Happy Hour provided by Saint Arnold will commence at 5pm before the show begins. Admission for today’s show is on a Pay What You Want basis, and tickets Oct. 11-13 are $15 for General Admission or $10 for DiverseWorks members, students, and seniors. Widely talented artist Keren Cytter is the mastermind writer and director behind Show ... Read More »

By: Erin Dyer It’s that time of year again. Time to abandon your job, procrastinate your school work, forget all your worries, and join a crowd full of happy faces and mesmerizing music for a stress-free weekend in Utopia, TX. The 4th Annual family friendly UTOPiAfest is set to go down September 28-30 in Utopia, between Garner State Park and Lost Maples. Tickets are going fast and the festival is expected to sell out– there are currently less than 300 tickets out of 1800 available. The lineup includes: Dr. Dog, Ben Kweller, Victor Wooten, Jimmy Herring of Widespread Panic, Charles ... Read More »

By: Erin Dyer United Sounds of Africa (USA) is a music project and compilation of the most elite African vocalists, artists, and composers that have the opportunity to globally introduce their diverse African cultures and talent in their first ever North American tour this August. USA works in an effort of combining these distinct African cultures on all music formats/platforms around the world, while the music emphasizes unity and associations amongst Africa and the USA. The USA works with very experienced and fresh partners to produce music and cultural connections with their individual brands in a global music perspective. This ... Read More »

By: Erin Dyer Mixed Media Music Series events at Houston’s Museum of Fine Arts (MFAH) began in 2005 with Beats of Basquiat, in honor of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Eric Castillo, aka Ceeplus Bad Knives, was brought in to curate music in representation and reflection of the art. After Basquiat, the musical parties were continuous and ever changing as different exhibits rotated in and out of the museum. Featured artists over the years have included Grandmaster Flash, DJ Spooky, Shepard Fairey, Glass Candy, Chromeo, Breakestra, Peanut Butter Wolf, Cibo Matto, Kid Koala, I Am The World Trade Center, Juan Maclean, Frankie Chan, ... Read More »

By: Erin Dyer Turquoise Jeep Records consists of a group of musical risk-takers. They quickly became a YouTube sensation with the catalytic release of the music video, “Lemme Smang It,” which has had over 9 million views since its 2010 release. After releasing their first album, “Keep the Jeep Ridin’” and numerous additional music videos, the public has really taken a liking to their creative talent. Blake Jones and I had the opportunity to ask Turquoise Jeep some burning questions about their performance at FPSF, Smanging it on the lawn, synchronized dancing, and Donald Glover. FPH: First off, let us ... Read More »

By: Erin Dyer Shoes, Oh My God, Shoes. You can totally get some awesome shoes at the upcoming H-Town Sneaker Summit, in your very own beautiful city on July 29. This local shoe party will start at 3pm and continue until 8pm at the downtown Reliant Center. Established in early 2004, this event is the world’s largest community based sneaker event, and it will be celebrating its eights annual anniversary in a couple weeks. You can buy, sell, trade, browse, and discuss new fashions in sneakers and clothing of varying sizes, along with rare collectible items. Different brands, shops, and ... Read More »

By: Erin Dyer DOOMSDAY REVUE– aka The Greatest Musical Ever! – is opening this weekend. This wacky cult performance is created, directed, and presented by Houston’s HSPVA graduate, Tamarie Cooper, and writing partner, Patrick Reynolds, on behalf of the Catastrophic Theatre. Intended for “mature audiences,” with musical features such as, “ARM-A-GET-it-ON,” it is a racy and rousing musical and theatrical interpretation of the apocalypse, filled with comedic hilarity and fun. It will be performed every Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from July 13- August 25, 2012 at the DiverseWorks ArtSpace in the downtown warehouse district. Tickets are pay-as-you-can, and they ... Read More »