Music

Let me set the scene for you: a small band of four was formed in 1960 in Liverpool, England. They are unknown and completely unaware of the impact they’re about to have across the world.  The band started out small at first, playing in bars across Liverpool and Hamburg until their eventual discovery turned them...

All photos by: Alina Velasquez As the second and final day of the Honeyland Festival began, crowds of people lined up to enter those familiar gates. The energy was electrifying as attendees started to pile into the vendors on either side of the centerpiece that was the Beats Stage. One thing different about day...

All photos by Alina Velasquez The first day of Honeyland Festival at the Crown Festival Park in Sugarland was filled with amazing food, beautiful handcrafted goodies and flawless performances from Black artists all around the world. Festival goers were overwhelmed with the talent spread out through the...

On November 11 and 12, Honeyland Festival — a two-day celebratory event showcasing the creativity of Black professionals across various industries— is bringing some of the biggest names in food and the music industry to the Houston area. The two-day festival will overtake Sugar Land’s Crown Festival Park, with...

All photos by: Oscar Herrera John Mayer played a solo tour at the Toyota Center in Houston on Monday, Oct. 30. Mayer’s opener, JP Saxe sang an acoustic set to warm up the crowd before Mayer went on near 9 p.m. Mayer opened his concert with one of his greatest hits “Slow Dancing in a Burning Room.” As soon...

Graphic by: Maya Palavali Autumn has finally come; the leaves falling in multi-colored heaps, the air a perfect crisp and the sweater season has arrived. Well… for Texans, it is not quite there yet. Walking to classes still seems like swimming in humidity and the rain does not help the atmosphere. It does...

Wildest Dreams is now a reality, the highly anticipated, self-owned version of the defining album ‘1989’ from Taylor Swift has finally made it out of the woods! One of the top-selling albums of this year, behind only herself for ‘Speak Now (Taylor’s Version),’ and Travis Scott’s ‘Utopia’ in opening weeks sales,...

Trap metal concert at Warehouse Live? It’s HAARPER? Count me in. HAARPER’s concert was something I did not want to miss. It was energy-filled and fresh with performers who were new to my ears and acquainted. The rapper came to Warehouse Live in Houston on October 11. An hour before the concert started, people...

All photos by: Atirikta Kumar Maisie Peters brought her The Good Witch tour to Houston last week and bewitched the crowd with her lyrics, instrumentals and stage presence. Have you ever watched an artist just rock out on stage and remain in awe of them? Like you’re looking at a total rockstar and it’s awesome...

Photo courtesy of: Austin Football Club Local Texas artist Blakchyl opened the Tito’s Handmade Vodka Stage at Austin City Limits Music Festival on Saturday of Weekend Two. They performed hits like “Way Up,” “Protected” and closed the set with “Eastside.” Between navigating the festival for the first time and...