The 2015 Houston Press Music Awards: The Floor Is Open
A couple of weeks from now, we will announce the nominees for the 2015 Houston Press Music Awards. Part of the process of putting together each year’s ballot — the first part, actually — is reviewing...
View ArticleHayes Carll Playing Free Concert After HPMA Ceremony
We’re getting ready to announce the nominees for the 2015 Houston Press Music Awards (soon), but first we’ve got some exciting information about the ceremony on Thursday, August 20 at War ehouse Live....
View ArticleThe 2015 Houston Press Music Award Nominees
It always amazes us when the Houston Press Music Awards ballot comes out every year. First, because it means the damn thing is finally done — which it usually isn’t until the very, very last minute —...
View ArticleThe 2015 HPMA Nominees, Cross-Referenced and Linked
I’ve always been fascinated with those “laid end to end” factoids, like how it would take almost 7,600 nickels (or $3,795.60) to reach a mile. That’s the sort of thing that was running through my mind...
View ArticleThe 2015 HPMA Reader's Choice Nominees Are...
This is only the second year, but the Reader’s Choice Award is quickly becoming one of our favorite parts of this whole process, if for no other reason than because it leads to comments like this one:...
View ArticleGet the Full HPMA VIP Experience For Only $25
Everybody wants to be a VIP these days, or at least feel like one, and we'd like to help you out. Starting right now, the Houston Press is offering a very limited number of VIP tickets to our upcoming...
View ArticleMeet the 2015 HPMA Reader's Choice Nominees
Let’s get one thing out of the way – being named a Houston Press Reader’s Choice nominee is not some sort of bad-news proposition. Certain types always see a half-empty glass, no matter what good stuff...
View ArticleLast Call to Vote For the 2015 Houston Press Music Award Nominees
Last call is nobody’s favorite part of a night out. About the only upshot is it means there’s not much more damage you can do to your bank account, except maybe that cab or Uber home. But last call...
View ArticleGet to Know the 2015 HPMA Best New Act Nominees
“New." It’s one of the most exciting words a person can use when talking music. Whether it’s new material being released by an old favorite or a fresh slate of show dates that includes your city, the...
View ArticleWhat the HPMAs Looked Like In 1995
Think for a minute about how long 20 years is. It may be halfway to retirement for some people (if only), but the people who just graduated from high school this past May or June weren’t even alive...
View ArticleHayes Carll Is Closing Up the Honky-Tonks For a While
By now it's a familiar anecdote, passed along through the years by programs like Extra! or Entertainment Tonight. Cut to an awards show, where the combination of nerves and the refreshments on hand is...
View ArticleThe 2015 Houston Press Music Award Winners
BEST LOCAL RECORDING: The Suffers, Make Some Room BEST LOCAL SONG: The Suffers, “Gwan” BEST LOCAL MUSIC VIDEO: The Suffers, “Make Some Room” LOCAL MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR: Kam Franklin, The Suffers...
View ArticleSuffers Dominate, But HPMAs Celebrate Every Corner of Houston Music Scene
Some people mistakenly believe Houston is one enormous bayou, a sub-sea-level Waterworld that grows with each new downpour. When it comes to local music, outsiders are quick to pour water on what they...
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