Cory Garcia
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Tears For Fears' Curt Smith on Nostalgia, Guardians of the Galaxy
Make no mistake: You’re going to hear the classics when Tears For Fears takes the stage at Smart Financial Center Wednesday night. You’ll get to sing about being head over heels, about everybody wanting to rule the world; you’ll get to shout it all out. But just because those songs... → Read More
At RodeoHouston, Brad Paisley is the Same Brad Paisley as Always, Thank God
Brad Paisley NRG Stadium March 19, 2K22 If you had handed me a blank sheet of paper ahead of his 2022 RodeoHouston performance and asked me to guess 10 songs that would show up on his setlist, I would have scored an easy 90 percent. The only place where it... → Read More
Hey, The Kids Like It: Marshmello at RodeoHouston
Marshmello NRG Stadium March 18, 2K22 I don't remember a lot about my first concert. I know it was Green Day with The Riverdales opening, it was at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, and I went with my Aunt Regan, my hip, rock and roll aunt. I remember young... → Read More
Review: Luke Bryan, RodeoHouston, NRG Stadium, March 7, 2022
Luke Bryan NRG Stadium March 7, 2K22 Luke Bryan doesn't have many speeds, largely because he doesn't need to. Sure, he's got enough songs to put together a solid medley of ballads, and his breakup songs remain a highlight of his set, but he seems happiest singing about a certain... → Read More
Review: Chvrches at White Oak Music Hall, Houston, 11/09/2021
Chvrches have evolved into their final form, a live band that can rock with the best of them without selling out their trademark sound. → Read More
Four Horror Classic to Prepare You for Chvrches' Screen Violence Tour
Chvrches keep things creepy on their new record Screen Violence, and you can get in to the mood for the live experience by watching these four horror classics. → Read More
When the Past Meets Present, The HU Make Music That Soars
The HU's brand of Mongolian rock may have its roots in the past, but the results are modern excellence. → Read More
The Return of Regular Live Music Isn't Close, But It's Getting Closer
The Who was not supposed to be my final concert of 2019. As the lights came up in the Toyota Center, I knew I’d be back in a few weeks for Tool. Buzzfest was also in the future, as was Cher, which promised to be a hoot in and a... → Read More
Taylor Swift's Intimate Turn is One of 2020's Highlights
One of the side effects of modern “stan” culture is the reconception of the album release cycle. Yes, the component parts are all the same — singles, music videos, the album, tours — but it’s reframed the album as more than just a piece of art that you buy one... → Read More
Disney's The Mandalorian Cereal Lets You Eat Baby Yoda at Home
Star Wars returns to the breakfast aisle with a near box based on The Mandalorian, featuring Baby Yoda marshmallows. → Read More
Taylor Swift's Folklore is Whatever Story You Need It To Be
Taylor Swift's new record, Folklore, can be whatever you need to to be, love or hate her. → Read More
Please Don't Think Kanye is Really Running for President
Although some may be handling the twists and turns of 2020 better than others, it seems that as a collective our BS detector has broken entirely. One only has to look at the responses to a tweet sent out by Kanye West over the weekend that he has decided to... → Read More
It May Take a Year, But Live Music Will Be Back
Festivals may be on pause in 2020, but the hiatus will only be temporary in the long run. → Read More
For Hate of a Sneeze: Why the WWE is Still Live During a Pandemic
The surprise isn't that the WWE has been deemed an essential business in Florida, it's why owner Vince McMahon is so eager to get his workers back in the ring. → Read More
To Say Houston Missed Phil Collins is an Understatement
Phil Collins returned to Houston more like a conquering hero than a guy on a generic reunion run. → Read More
Nelly and TLC Confirm the Past is the Future
Nelly, TLC, Flo Rida The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion August 23, 2K19 Our love for the past is not always simply nostalgia. There are certain ages in your life when the media you consume hooks itself into your soul, and there it will live forever. The music you fall in... → Read More
Digital Deep Dive: A Beginner's Guide to Tool B-Sides
It's weird to think of Tool as a living, breathing organism. Yes, Houston Tool fans have seen them alive and kicking multiple times over the past decade-plus since they released 10,000 Days, including a show in 2016 that was among the best concerts of that year, but all those shows... → Read More
Cereal Milk Fans Rejoice!: The Cinnaverse is Here This Weekend
Most of our quick breakfast options are really just vessels for more interesting flavors. Toast is a mechanism to eat jelly/jam/preserves. Waffles and Pancakes are a platform for syrup. And there there's cereal, which is a food that only exists to answer the question: "Do you want your processed corn... → Read More
Still Rocking: The 10 Musicians We'll Miss the Most When They're Gone
Some of the most important figures in rock history are still alive and rocking, for now. → Read More
It's Genuinely Thrilling to Still Be Able to See The Rolling Stones Live
The Rolling Stones returned to Houston, and fans of the group got to watch true masters of their craft do what they do best. → Read More