Live Review: Stalley – Fitzgerald’s (1/17) Brandon Caldwell January 18, 2013 Concert Reviews 2 Comments Much has been made about Stalley's career arc in the past 12 months. At the close of 2011 he still held on to Lincoln Way Nights, one of the year's best mixtapes thanks to its varied personalities...
Live Review: Kendrick Lamar – House Of Blues (12/29) Brandon Caldwell December 31, 2012 Concert Reviews, Top Posts 4 Comments Photo Cred: Grant Tucker of SCKNOWS The amended version of this article originally appeared in the Houston Press. There have been many monumental moments in House Of Blues rap history. There was...
Live Review: Hoodstar Chantz – Warehouse Live (12/20) Cecilia Smith December 24, 2012 Concert Reviews Part hood lyricist, part turn up master; don't sleep on Hoodstar Chantz. With many artists in the city breaking out from the pack this year, Chantz has quietly grinded, and is poised to make 2013 his...
ReCap: A3C “Straight Outta Texas” T. Piper December 11, 2012 Concert Reviews This past October we had the opportunity to witness the Texas takeover at A3C Hip Hop Festival in Atlanta. 24 Hour Grind and Pushermania collaborated to "put on" and represent with their Straight Outta...
Event Recap: SCBB9 – Fitzgerald’s (11/25) Brandon Caldwell December 1, 2012 Concert Reviews As much hype as you give a rap battle in a public form for being personal and a little testy at times, the same goes for a beat battle. Drums, hi-hats and snares are pretty much the same as calling...
Live Shots: Nas & Lauryn Hill – Bayou Music Center (10/31) Brandon Caldwell November 1, 2012 Concert Reviews 1 Comment As the night slowly drew to a close, a few things had to be said. Lauryn Hill, whose last Houston stop in 2010 resulted in one of the longest waits ever to be had at House of Blues, was actually less tardy...
Live Shots: 2 Chainz – Prairie View A&M University (10/20) Brandon Caldwell October 22, 2012 Concert Reviews, Live Performances What a week for Prairie View. The HBCU celebrated its homecoming over the week but not without controversy. Their vice president for student affairs threatened to end homecoming activities for current...
Live Shots: Red Hot Chili Peppers – Toyota Center (10/20) Brandon Caldwell October 22, 2012 Concert Reviews Oh ye Gods of scheduling fail. Saturday night, the Red Hot Chili Peppers played a make up date for a cancelled spring show. The original show was set for March, sometime after SXSW where I probably would...
Live Shots: RZA – Warehouse Live (10.16) Brandon Caldwell October 17, 2012 Concert Reviews Originally published in the Houston Press. At three separate intervals of Tuesday night, Wu-Tang Clan leader RZA took to a table, grabbed a bottle of alcohol and declared, "Tonight isn't about me...
Live Review: Scarface & Shock G – Warehouse Live (9/27) Day & A Dream Team September 28, 2012 Concert Reviews The staff (well, three of us) ran the three man weave of last night's Scarface & Shock G show presented by Gentleman Jack and their Art, Beats + Lyrics series. Due to alcohol consumption by at least...