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Houstonian Wins Apple Music Award

By Ana Mae Holmes on Dec. 13, 2020

Who won Apple Music’s Breakthrough Artist of the Year? If you drive through downtown, you might find a clue. Houston First Corporation, Visit Houston’s parent company, partnered with Apple Music to light up a vibrant eight-story projection of the winner on the east side of downtown Houston. Check out our exclusive behind-the-scenes video of the setup. “On behalf of the Houston community, I congratulate Megan Thee Stallion on winning the Apple Music Award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year…

Jazz It Up- A Guide to the Best Jazz Spots in Houston

By Kathleen Landry on Aug. 03, 2018

Houston is paving its own way with a Jazz scene that pulls from a number of different cultures, sounds and influences. Jazz enthusiasts are enjoying the city’s impressive music scene as the genre continues to grow in popularity. As such, there are great spots for anyone looking to enjoy a night of jazz music. Whether you’re looking for Latin, blues, classic or swing, our city has you covered with multiple venues for your listening pleasure. Perhaps one of the most well-known and paramount spots…

Feel the Music…BIORHYTHM is Here!

By Marthea Davis on Jan. 17, 2018

There is something about music that connects, inspires and moves people. Something that can't be defined. At least it couldn’t be, until now. It’s BIORHYTHM. From the John P. McGovern Museum of Health and Medical Science ("The Health Museum") comes BIORHYTHM: Music and the Body, a traveling exhibition that explores the connection of rhythm and the body. But what is it? Well, several sources define biorhythm as an innately determined “rhythmic biological” process. This is exactly what The Health…

Day for Night: A Day to Night Guide

By Kathleen Landry on Nov. 27, 2017

Solange, St. Vincent, Thom Yorke and Pretty Lights all in Houston for one weekend? You’re not dreaming. This amazing lineup is just one perk to attending the Day for Night festival. The festival takes place Dec. 15 – 17 at Post HTX. Along with concerts, the festival will feature 18 art installations (think LED displays that will blow your mind) and performances by internationally renowned visual artists. The festival aptly describes itself as, “a visually immersive art and music festival…

Houston Grand Opera Opens Season in New Space: The Resilience Theater

By Ana Mae Holmes on Oct. 16, 2017

Over a month after Hurricane Harvey swept across southeast Texas, many of Houston’s premier performing arts venues like Jones Hall, the Alley and Wortham Theaters are still out of commission. Just as they were entering the height of their season, members of the Houston Grand Opera found themselves forced to relocate, undone by 14 feet of floodwater throughout their beautiful facility. Fortunately, in true fashion of the theater, they decided that the show must go on and chose to forge ahead…

White Oak Music Hall Claims Live Music Dominance

May. 21, 2016

Houston was just named one of America’s top 10 music scenes by Travel + Leisure . The addition of a 38,000 square foot new live music entertainment complex probably doesn’t hurt either. Just minutes from downtown, White Oak aims to become “the best live music venue in Texas”. We visited White Oak this week to see how construction was coming along before its grand opening July 2. The Lawn stage is completely finished and already hosting big name concerts each weekend like The Lumineers, The…

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