The last time I saw The Lonely H, they were playing Rudyard's on a weeknight, capping an entertaining-yet-oddball bill of local bands that sounded nothing like 'em and pretty much playing to a quarter-packed house at best. And while I'd heard and been pretty impressed by the Washington State band's 2009 release, Concrete Class... (The Lonely H plays Wednesday, February 17th, at Rudyard's.) [more] || [Jeremy Hart] || [02/17/10]

As the single "Mountain Man" moves up the Alternative chart, and "It's Only Wednesday" takes a ride on an apocalyptic road trip in Zombieland, the Crash Kings return to Houston. Opening for Rooney this time around, Tony and Mike Beliveau, along with native Houstonian Jason Morris, have created a sound not easy to put your finger on... [more] || [Dwayne Cathey] || [02/05/10]

For any national act, playing a hometown gig is a special thing. For their special moment, Scale The Summit got to play to a packed Meridian full of fellow Houstonians. STS was the opener on The Great Misdirect Tour, that also featured Between the Buried and Me, Cynic, and the Devin Townsend Project, but while all of the acts have a certain progressive slant to them... [more] || [Scott Whitt] || [02/05/10]