Published on September 18th, 2012 | by Christopher Lopez
Previously placed on New Music Express and Rolling Stone’s top 10 tracks for 2009 with their debut album and having won the Mercury Prize in 2010, The xx makes another giant footprint in the Indie music …... Read More →
Published on September 6th, 2012 | by Christopher Lopez
Since the release of their first album, “Tourist History” in 2010, Northern Ireland’s Two Door Cinema Club has grown in the European music scene and hits American shores with their new album “Beacon.” Two Door Cinema …... Read More →
Published on August 27th, 2012 | by Christopher Lopez
U.K indie-rock band Bloc Party has circled back to its post-punk revival roots with a refreshing twist in its new album, “Four.” After Bloc Party’s emergence in 2005, fans have missed its original style. However, the group has …... Read More →
Published on May 14th, 2012 | by Christopher Lopez
Before his set at the Houston Improv, we were able to talk with comedian Jo Koy, who has been on Comedy Central, “Chelsea Lately” and “The Tonight Show.” The California native gave us a ring and …... Read More →
Published on May 14th, 2012 | by Christopher Lopez
Jaret Reddick, singer/songwriter/guitarist of pop punk band Bowling for Soup, talked to The Daily Cougar prior to coming back to his home state of Texas for a few shows in early May. The Daily Cougar: How …... Read More →
Published on April 30th, 2012 | by Christopher Lopez
The Black Keys and Arctic Monkeys performed in Houston on Tuesday at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. As the sun was still out, the Arctic Monkeys opened the concert by playing “Brainstorm” — the track that …... Read More →
Published on April 23rd, 2012 | by Christopher Lopez
Brooklyn duo Sleigh Bells made a Houston stop on its “Reign of Terror” tour dropping a literal wall of sound and screams on an electrified Warehouse Live crowd on Wednesday. The enthusiasm brought by the audience …... Read More →
Published on March 30th, 2012 | by Christopher Lopez
Electronic Dance Music has hit the US like it did in the mid-90s and, just as before, has come to us from other continents to consume the pulsating beats found in American nightclubs. EDM has swept across …... Read More →
Published on March 30th, 2012 | by Christopher Lopez
Though there was a lack of enthusiasm with the venue being House of Blues, there was still a bit of excitement as the backlit sign near the entrance read The Naked and Famous. The New Zealand …... Read More →
Published on March 27th, 2012 | by Christopher Lopez
Frontier Fiesta always has a lot to offer students and on Thursday, with the help of the Mexican American Studies Student Organization, a Hispanic-Polish American self-named “Pocho Joe” took to the stage to tickle funny bones. …... Read More →